Interesting thread by @MattWalshBlog on whether acting has improved since 1930s movies.
I think, how could it not have?
There's cumulative progress in almost every technical art such as acting: better talent scouting, training, role models, feedback, competition.https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog/status/1138905067246018561 …
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Oh absolutely. And acting styles have improved as well. Compare a decent actor today with the best from the 40s. It's not even close. However, charisma is the same. So I am equally enthralled with Bogart as I am with Clooney, Lewis, or Pitt.
Even with charisma... Did anybody in 1930s movies have The Rock's raw charisma? Modern society is just more efficient at identifying every form of talent.
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This is a hot take! Bogart is unmatched (see The Big Sleep, Casablanca, and The Maltese Falcon). John Wayne also oozed charisma though he wasn’t a great actor.
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It's the result of continual refinements in the division of labor and labor markets.
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Clark Gable and William Powell.
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thou churlish rough-hewn whey-face!
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