By skyforbes Every once in a while there is a movie where the actor disappears. You stop seeing the face. You stop thinking about the name. You only see the character, like a real person. It hits you in a quiet way. You forget it is acting.
I felt this with Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer. At some point I stopped seeing the actor. I only saw the weight on his face.
I felt it with Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight. It did not feel like a role. It felt like someone who walked out of a different world.
I felt it again with Casey Affleck in Manchester by the Sea. His silence felt more real than dialogue.
This happens in movies more than people admit. A moment when the performance becomes a real person in your mind. You believe the character more than the actor. You feel something real for a few minutes.
Share the scene or actor where this happened to you.
Thank you.