Originally posted by: return_to_hades
Some of the most accomplished actors are method actors. It can be such a treat to watch someone who transforms to get into the skin of a character.
That being said method acting can be perturbing. Acting is about pretending to be someone else. Actually, losing yourself to become someone else feels wild. Then there are things like personal injury or abusive behavior to others (justified by characters) that feel like they cross a line that mustn't be condoned. Within certain constraints, method acting gives us great and believable characters. But cross a line and method acting is dark and dangerous.
I don't think Ranbir is dissing method as a whole acting per se. He does talk about surrendering to the role and vision (a trait of method actors). He does acknowledge that actors have to become the character to a certain extent. He seems to be calling out the extremity that is wildly dangerous and to a certain extent stupid.
This is a good article about method acting. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/03/the-method-acting-isaac-butler-review/621310/
Video link kiya hu
Kisi ko confusion nahi hai ki Ranbir is talking about bad side of method acting
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