He got a lot of hate for playing Joker in Suicide Squad (the first one), not only because their version of Joker was a cringey edge lord instead of the brilliant psychopath he's usually portrayed as, but also because, while he was "in character," he did a bunch of awful things to his costars, including mailing them used condoms. All because his character would've done those things and he was trying to live out the role in real life.

Then he acted in Morbius and was again awful to deal with until filming was wrapped, and it sparked a whole debate over whether method actors were even good actors in the first place.

I mean, as far as I'm concerned, if you can't seamlessly slip into a role when the cameras turn on, then you're kind of a shitty actor. If you need to adopt the role and be that character for the entire production timeline, then you kind of suck at acting. But that's just my opinion.

[–] otacon239@feddit.de 21 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I imagine most of the time, method acting doesn’t really produce a better result for the audience. I will say one of my favorite movies, Man on the Moon, was done with Jim Carey doing method acting and I can’t imagine that movie being the same if he didn’t. For yet another blah-tier superhero movie, probably not worth it, but on the rare dramatic role that calls for it, I can understand its use cases.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 19 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Have you watched the behind the scene documentary for Man on the Moon though? Because Carey was being an asshole too...

[–] state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Why do actors only go method when portraying assholes?

[–] TheQuietCroc@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

So they can have an excuse for their behavior

[–] exocrinous@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

I also enjoyed the method acting used for the movie ABED.

[–] exocrinous@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

How about we just have a rule that method actors can't play evil characters?

[–] boogetyboo@aussie.zone 29 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I don't think he was until his ego caught up with him. Then whatever you see him in, it's just Leto 'acting', not the character. No immersion.

He also runs a sex cult so there's that too.

[–] Cruxifux@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

And thirty seconds to mars was a terrible band.

If I ever have to hear the kill again it might, ironically, drive me to kill someone.

[–] all-knight-party@kbin.run 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Even the best songs can be driven into the dirt from being overplayed. 30 seconds has made some pretty good music, though, there's a reason that song got popular.

[–] Cruxifux@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

I’m a metal head from a small town that had to put up with so many parties where the emo chicks I was trying to get with put it on endlessly. I didn’t like it the first time I heard it, and it never grew on me.