Nicolas Cage, Crazy or a Genius

This may come as a surprise, wait who am I kidding, but Nicolas Cage might just be the craziest actor working today. Hailing from one of the most prolific families working in film today, The Coppola’s. Though he changed his name he is in fact the nephew of Francis Ford Coppola and he is yet another Academy Award winner in the beloved family. No matter the time in his career he has chosen both great roles and terrible roles but I find a weird fascination with his bad film. They are borderline terrible but yet so much fun to laugh at that I can’t say the experience itself is great. All actors take bad roles, it’s just the fact of the matter but Nicolas Cage has made of career of choosing the worst of the worst. Though he has made terrible upon terrible movie the man has an Academy Award win and another nomination so he can’t be that bad right? He is either 100% self aware of the internet meme that he has become or just straight up crazy. I give the man credit for what he has accomplished but also nervous about some of his movie choices.  He has played an alcoholic on a quest to kill himself, twin authors, a depressed weatherman, and a bunch of worthless action movie roles. Now the question is “Is Nicolas Cage a good actor or a bad one?” You tell me.

Below I’ve included a video from Deadfall, his craziest movie.

Birdman Trailer

The trailer for this came out about a month ago and I may be a little late to game when it comes to posting about it. Alejandro González Iñárritu is one of the most promising directors working today. His entire filmography has gained critical acclaim and a bunch of Oscar nominations. Birdman could possibly be an awards darling when it is released, just based on the directors track record. I personally cannot wait for this movie. Based on some of the news regarding the cinematography and how they plan to have be a continuous take or very little takes, who knows at this point but that alone gets me excited. Michael Keaton deserves a comeback and this role looks perfect for him. Having once played a superhero, similar to his character, it brings authenticity to the role that not many people can do.

An actor (Keaton) – famous for portraying an iconic superhero – struggles to mount a Broadway play. In the days leading up to opening night, he battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career, and himself. The play in the film is an adaptation of Raymond Carver’s What We Talk About When We Talk About Love.

Birdman is directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. Starring Michael Keaton as Riggan Thomson / Birdman, Edward Norton as The Rival Stage Actor, Emma Stone as Riggan’s Daugther, and Zach Galifianakis as Brandon Vander Hey. Produced by Regency Enterprises. Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures.