I don't even know why I'm bothering...
so, you believe that at the height of his popularity he decided to make a mockumentary and for 2 years straight he was so committed that he was appearing everywhere in "character", even at his mums parties where there were no cameras, with terrible b.o. asking if we were fkd up too. Well... he had me fooled.
you guys are so thick.
I think you greatly underestimate a true Thespian's committment to his craft. DeNiro put on 40 lbs for "Raging Bull". Bruno Ganz hired a speech therapist to teach him the accent of the Obbersalzberg area where Hitler was born for his role in "Der Untergang". Natalie Portman practiced twisting and did special exercises for hours a day for almost a year for her role in "Black Swan". Great actors are fanatically committed to making a role as realistic as possible.
Phoenix was hired to play the role of a multi-millionaire celebrity who is so alpha that he leaves everything to pursue his dream despite everyone ridiculing and criticizing him for his decision. This role required a famous actor because it was about exploring how the public and media reacts to celebrities. And no one played alpha male as well as Joaquim Phoenix. His stunt as a mad modern-day caveman who doesen't bathe and sings about telling people to go fuck themselves was the most alpha and most entertaining thing I have ever seen.
Do you think the alternative is more plausible? That Phoenix suddenly went crazy, left his multi-millionaire Hollywood paychecks for an uncertain career in hip-hop of all musical styles, let his beard grow to a degree that would scare an Al Quaeda recruitment officer, started to walk and talk like a late-stage alcoholic who also looks like he has several infections like toxicoplasmosis and salmonella, and then suddenly in a moment went back to being normal?
SUCKMYMUSCLE
