Look at this picture. Where do your eyes go first? Is it his glowing chocolate brown eyes, his perfectly placed 'messy' hair, that smooth, soft face or his chiseled, tan body? What more could you ask for in an actor?
His physical appearance is the reason for his casting as 'Jacob Black' in the overly popular movie 'Twilight'. Catherine Hardwicke, the "Twilight" director, chose Taylor Lautner for a reason. Since the target age group for the "Twilight" movie was 12 - 15 year old females, she used a young, attractive man to portray one of the main male characters and thus, reel in the viewers. This decision appeared to be a success based on the fact that the first "Twilight" movie in the series made over 7 million dollars in the first few nights of showing. Has our pop culture community seriously come down to this? Do we disregard lack of any talent what’s so ever for drop dead gorgeous looks? Unfortunately, even though Taylor Lautner may be attractive or a very kind person in real life, the reality is that he has weak acting skills. Like most of the popular actors and actresses of our time, he seems awkward on screen. Many new young actors and actresses appear stuck portraying a similar character, role after role. I hope that soon new actors will become famous because of their talent rather than their looks.
We are blinded by beauty. Lets try to see beyond that.
I personally like Taylor Lautner, however I do understand where you are coming from. I have seen the movies so I realize his acting is not the strongest. His acting seems slightly forced at times. However he is still young and I'd like to see him in some other roles other than The Twilight Saga before I make my descision on whether he is a good actor or not.
ReplyDeleteI do agree that his acting skills arent the best, although I do think his acting was better than & helped to make up for the lack of acting the leads of the movie exhibited.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you; these days it seems the entertainment industry is based more on looks rather than actual talent. Hopefully Mr. Lautner decides to step up his game in "Breaking Dawn".
ReplyDeleteIsn't this kid like 16 or something? Sure, you could grate cheese on his abs but just because his rock-hard muscles are all in your face doesn't mean you should cast him as your were-wolf kid. He's a mediocre actor at best and all he has going for him are his looks.
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