Rob Pattinson: The New James Dean, Marlon Brando? (Vote!)Comments Off
Posted by Isabel // Categories: Press //
The Improper has a very interesting article comparing Robert Pattinson to James Dean and Marlon Brando. The article points out the many similarities in the themes of the first movies of the three handsome young actors and the characters they played. You may read part of the article below then follow the link for the remainder.
The site is also running a poll that asks the question: Is Rob his generation’s Brando or Dean? Or someone else? You may vote at the link below.
Robert Pattinson has captured the hearts of an untold number of fans with his portrayal of Edward Cullen in “Twilight.”
Rob’s brooding good looks and the film, about eternal love and teen angst, are strikingly similar to two monumental teen idols from previous generations – James Dean and Marlon Brando – who starred in similar movies.
Every other generation or so, an actor comes along who captures the imagination of their contemporaries. Brando and Dean were those actors in the 1950s.
Rob is having the same breakout success in “Twilight.” Ironically, both Brando and Dean became international sensations in coming-of-age movies about teenage angst in tumultuous times.
What makes them so alike and what makes them different?
Dean, a relative unknown, vaulted to fame in “East of Eden,” a film based on a novel by Nobel Laureate John Steinbeck. He played the troubled son of a farmer in a story loosely based on the Biblical tale of Cain and Abel.
His performance in the film foreshadowed his role as Jim Stark in “Rebel Without A Cause,” which has parallels to “Twilight.” Both Dean’s and Pattinson’s characters are angst-ridden, misunderstood outcasts, trying to find themselves, if for different reasons. (more)
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