Now outside of Redmayne’s performance, the supporting cast also do quite well. He completely threw himself into the character of Hawking and, although I preferred Cumberbatch’s performance, I have to acknowledge the quality that Redmayne delivers in this film and admit that he probably did deserve the Oscar just a little bit more. I know I said that it’s easier to recognise the quality of his acting because of the conspicuousness of the performance he has to deliver but the moments where I appreciated his acting the most was in the emotion he was able to convey in the look of his eyes or in the movement of his eyebrows. It’s not something obvious like being bound to a wheelchair or having to completely alter your speech pattern, it’s all about portraying nuances and, for me, this requires greater skill.īut, that being said, I still do believe Redmayne deserved his Oscar. But in Imitation Game, Cumberbatch has to display idiosyncrasies and subtle personality cues and it’s easier to miss these. It’s easy to see a limp or hear slurred speech, so it’s easier to identify the quality of the acting. Let me explain: throughout the movie, Hawking is going through a process of losing control over his muscles, including his speech. I still prefer Benedict Cumberbatch’s performance in The Imitation Game but it’s two different approaches to acting and the approach that was needed to portray Hawking is easier to spot as good acting. Now, unfortunately, The Theory of Everything only has one of these three elements, that being Redmayne’s superb acting. ![]() I’ve found that there are, generally, three principal elements: a powerful, well-driven story, good acting and good composition (which is made up of the technical aspects of film such as editing, direction, the score etc). ![]() But Hawking doesn’t let this hold him back and proves that he can do anything a regular person can, like creating groundbreaking theories that change the world of science and getting cheated on by his wife.īefore I begin my review, I’m going to have a little discussion about what makes a good movie. Okay, basic plot: Eddie Redmayne stars as Stephen Hawking, an incredibly intelligent, super funny and all round charismatic nerdy physicist who gets dealt a pretty shitty hand from life when he finds out that he has Motor Neuron Disease. Now movies like this – biopics on tortured geniuses with physical or mental abnormalities – are usually fast-tracks to Academy Awards (well, unless you’re Leonard DiCaprio) so I walked in expecting a lot from this movie and, with the exception of Eddie Redmayne’s acting, I was left thoroughly disappointed.
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