While the pretty boys with worthy talent are out sculpting their bodies some of the talented female artists have decided to stick to what they know and believe in. At the tender ago of 20, Jennifer Lawrence has mastered the art of switching between characters flawlessly; changing herself from one of the best actresses’ of her generation to her mature, almost parental self.
Jennifer recently took part in the movie, ‘Winter’s Bone’, in which she plays a stubborn 17 year old who needs to fend for herself and her two younger siblings and find their missing father. Lawrence successfully captured the stubborn courage of her character as well as a perfect sense of responsibility and adulthood.
As David Denby of The New Yorker reviews ‘The movie would be unimaginable with anyone less charismatic playing Ree (Jennifer’s role). She’s more believable as a heroic character than any of the men we’ve seen peacock-ing through movies recently.’
Jennifer Lawrence has had her fair share of hardships, at first she did not get the role of Ree Dolly, her look wasn’t right for the movie and she was deemed too pretty. However Lawrence flaunted that intense charisma and courage that she possess’ and re-auditioned after which she got the role. She says “There are actresses who build themselves, and then there are actresses who are built by others, I want to build myself.” She is one of the superheroes of our generation while all the others are out losing true sight of why they got into this business Lawrence wants to keep her original goal in sight. While the American male actors sit with one leg on the other and arms poised waiting for someone to find their talent, American actresses are blossoming into brave and courageous women now.
It’s the difficult parts being taken on by girls who define the quality of this generation, while the guys titter over the edge; the girls are taking chances and jumping in head first.
Emma Roberts has taken on the role of a psychiatric patient in ‘It’s Kind of a Funny Story’, while Zoe Kravitz stars as an abused prostitute in ‘The Brave One’; while Yaya Dacosta costars in ‘The Kids Are All Right’ as the exotic lover, the role could have easily become clichéd but Dacosta gave her character an identity with a courageous heartbeat.
Lawrence agrees that the business does try to mould you into what they’re looking for, she knew she wasn’t a Disney kid.
The boys hide while the girls are out in the open field, I’m sure we’ll see more girls out there than guys. Diversity takes courage and that’s something the girls in this generation don’t lack.
