tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27598054.post3375371575375414098..comments2010-01-15T23:23:16.149-08:00Comments on BRANDOFAN: KBRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00918874725826573716noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27598054.post-42696546156511197942007-10-16T02:10:00.000-07:002007-10-16T02:10:00.000-07:00I feel that one of the most enduring and defining ...I feel that one of the most enduring and defining performance by Brando was of Terry Malloy in 'On the Waterfront'. Little wonder then that Martin Scorsese modeled the finale of his 'Raging Bull' as homage to 'On the Waterfront'. This Oscar-winning 1954 American film about mob violence and corruption among longshoremen has become a standard of its kind. While this film can be rated as one of the most 'iconic' portrayals by any actor ever, ironically upon the screening of the completed version of 'On The Waterfront', Brando walked out even before the film could end. He later confirmed in his book 'Songs My Mother Taught Me' that 'on the day Kazan (the director) showed me the completed picture, I was so depressed by my performance that I got up and left the screening room'.<BR/>What is also interesting to know is that while shooting the movie, Brando had it written in his contract that he would be allowed to leave the set early everyday to see his therapist. :)Adreklusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12102160439616208797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27598054.post-38441737033992733622007-07-27T05:26:00.000-07:002007-07-27T05:26:00.000-07:00my first exposure to the magic of brando was with ...my first exposure to the magic of brando was with the 'mutiny on the bounty'.<BR/><BR/>you can imagine how havoc much the topless women played on my barely adolescent mind. however brando did manage to leave an indelible impression.<BR/><BR/>i saw the 'apocalypse now' for the umpteenth time yesterday. and the brando magic is as fresh as ever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27598054.post-53046064588653176862007-07-16T10:57:00.000-07:002007-07-16T10:57:00.000-07:00great post and comments. amazing that at 9, you kn...great post and comments. amazing that at 9, you knew something was special about him, kbr.<BR/><BR/>that's good calling desiree a comedy, christian ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27598054.post-18917915620627309382007-07-12T21:57:00.000-07:002007-07-12T21:57:00.000-07:00his first comedy is a nice way of looking at it. B...his first comedy is a nice way of looking at it. Brando himself dint take the movie or his performance too seriously and just let his costume do the acting for him. thats whay he says...<BR/><BR/>but he even in his casualness, he totally rocked.<BR/><BR/>superman is another great example, he might have been bushwacked by some critics of that time for his paypacket and for appearing in a silly comic book film, but the fact is he bought gravitas to the entire thing and nearly 30 years later when superman was launched again, they could think of only brando as the caped ones father...<BR/><BR/>how is that for impact...KBRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00918874725826573716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27598054.post-68165530750244629882007-07-12T12:42:00.000-07:002007-07-12T12:42:00.000-07:00Very interesting. Personally, my first Brando was ...Very interesting. Personally, my first Brando was a light one as well: Superman. Napoleon and Jor-El have that combination of seriousness and fun that Brando mastered actually very early on. I for one consider Desirée to be his first comedy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com