Liam Gaughan is a film and TV writer at Collider. He has been writing film reviews and news coverage for ten years. Between relentlessly adding new titles to his watchlist and attending as many screenings as he can, Liam is always watching new movies and television shows.
The Big Picture While Hollywood does its best to impress us with great visual effects, it’s ultimately the charisma of a compelling movie star that generates enthusiasm from audiences when they watch a movie. Even when working within established franchises or well-known archetypes, films must create characters who have a strong emotional connection with their audiences.
Clint Eastwood Didn’t Look like a Typical Movie Star Although he would eventually create a persona that was synonymous with the revitalization of the Western genre, Eastwood began his career working on low-budget horror films for Universal.
Although these brutish qualities may have been to blame for the initial breakdown in Eastwood’s relationship with Universal, it was his unusual mannerisms that helped turn him into a global superstar. After being dropped by Universal, Eastwood left the United States to work with the Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone on the 1964 Western A Fistful of Dollars, which became a massive hit and essentially kickstarted the “Spaghetti Western” subgenre.
Universal’s objections to Reynolds’ trajectory suggests that they did not understand why his persona was so appealing. By often succeeding at playing rogue characters with checkered backstories, Reynolds challenged the traditional notions of heroism. His black sense-of-humor and immense physicality seemed like an odd match, but Reynolds proved himself capable of leading both dramatic and comedic projects. Like Eastwood, he owned much of his success to the Western genre.
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