tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post6595822285734122739..comments2023-11-28T15:20:59.369-05:00Comments on Cinema Viewfinder: The Late Show - The Late Movies Blogathon: Giant (1956)Tony Dayoubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04632329277519635858noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-31258368366436248932013-12-06T17:32:31.355-05:002013-12-06T17:32:31.355-05:00Yes, yes, yes! In a way, it's a concession fro...Yes, yes, yes! In a way, it's a concession from Stevens that this Method actor could reach something visceral that his co-stars could not. BUT Stevens was determined to contain it so it wouldn't overtake the rest of the film.<br /><br />Then again, there is a necessary static quality that Taylor and Hudson possess that Dean could probably never achieve either. That's useful to remember also.Tony Dayoubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04632329277519635858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-24743218556082401012013-12-06T17:23:12.743-05:002013-12-06T17:23:12.743-05:00Good work sir. The main thing about Dean in "...Good work sir. The main thing about Dean in "Giant" is that he's the antagonist to Hudson and Taylor's ideal marriage -- and premier social position. Consequently a "method" performer like Dean is perfectly cast as everything he dos physically proceeds from an entirely different "school" than his co-stars. They're "out of his league" in any number of ways,DavidEhrensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016905507543736049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-72729825489532091292013-12-06T15:16:55.830-05:002013-12-06T15:16:55.830-05:00Fantastic stuff, Tony! I'm often struck by Ste...Fantastic stuff, Tony! I'm often struck by Stevens' bold framing choices -- considering he was known for covering action from every conceivable angle, it's striking that he quite often selects not the BEST view, but the most obscured, distant or cramped one. It's absolutely deliberate, and he does it for all kinds of reasons, as you suggest.D Cairnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10011972431535816835noreply@blogger.com