Then again, not a contender
: Terry Teachout writes the contrarian obit of Brando: Not a genius.
6 responses to “Then again, not a contender”
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When Brando picketed San Quentin to oppose the execution of Carl Chessman I swore I would never give him dime. I never did.
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Fine, he wasn’t a genius, but even though he was an addled twit and an out-of-control narcissist, Brando made himself immortal. On the Waterfront is an astounding performance. It’s not for us to decide whether he deserves to be remembered; he’s going to be anyway. What a God… too bad he got fat, vain and dumb.
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I don’t get it. he likes it when the actors own personality gets in the way of a perfomance?
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Jeff, you’ve become obsessed with politics lately. What’s up?
I’m here for the meta-media stuff. One of the reasons I don’t go to Glenn Reynolds much anymore is that he’s become so “Decision 04” focused and, frankly, predictable. I wish Larry Lessig posted more frequently, then I could delete Instapundit. -
You’re right, Jeff. Terry Teachout is obviously not a genius.
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Er, what happened to the western tradition of focusing on the positive in obits?
