The truth is it was Marlon who came up with the idea," she says. "That scene wasn't in the original script. You miss the point that ACTING the role of someone having anal sex is what she felt embarrassed about! What you're trying to do is paint me as somebody who is sympathizing/promoting this assault for easy karma - because obviously nobody is going to disagree that it is wrong. Which I was not, I was just being pedantic. them - Devil's Advocate would be explaining a potential defense of the offender. If I were playing Devil's Advocate I would be saying what the director/Brando did was justified. Saying it is rape is like saying an actor hitting another actor on purpose is murder.įurthermore, that is not what Devil's Advocate is.
And it was a strict violation of trust on set. Because I'm sure the thing people who have actually been raped want is that word becoming a broad, powerless generalization that can be applied to any sort of violation. I was wrong, let's keep perpetuating the idea that literally anything can be rape.
Sorry, for a second I must have forgotten that the world is strictly black and white and there is only one side to every coin. Those early 50s performances pretty much set the standard for method acting, Brando and Montgomery Clift (often overlooked) basically paved the way for actors like Pacino, De Niro, Hoffman, DDL - there's a reason why they all cite him as main influence.Īs for his later career, he eventually he got disenchanted with being a Hollywood mega star, saw the whole industry for what it was (money, money, money) and decided to milk as much as he could from big studios, because why not? I actually find it funny how Hollywood sold him as a rebel in 50s, made loads of money off this appeal, then turn it against him later on when he starts to rebel against the producers/studios. His performances might not seem mind-blowing now compared to what came after, but his style- particularly in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) and On the Waterfront (1952) was really modern and groundbreakig compared other Hollywood actors at the time (actors like Cary Grant, James Stewart, Humphry Bogart - don't get me wrong, brilliant actors, but more in the classic style). Firstly you're wrong, secondly you've got to put things in context.