This was meant to be an essay based on the obvious fact that Morgan Freeman, the actor, is cooler than you or anybody you know (who is not Morgan Freeman or I). I intended to support this piece by citing the numerous films, of exceptional quality, in which he has appeared. I was not going to mention the Academy Award (and numerous nominations), however, because the Oscars are bullshit. Oh, fun, let's all watch a bunch of rich and privileged asswipes pat each other on the back. Great.
Back on topic, some of the brilliant films I was going to mention were as follows:
1- Glory
2- The Shawshank Redemption
3- Million Dollar Baby
4- Seven
5- Batman Begins
6- Bruce Almighty
That's a pretty impressive and varied list. Not only that, Morgan Freeman has also been in a number of films that didn't make this list because I wouldn't label them as "brilliant." This doesn't mean that they weren't good. Even in movies that weren't up to the awesomeness of Morgan Freeman, that he must have taken out of pity for a friend or boredom, he still shines. Movies such as:
1- Clean and Sober
2- Dreamcatcher
3- Deep Impact
4- Outbreak
5- Kiss the Girls
6- Driving Miss Daisy (sorry, not a fan, critics be damned!)
It doesn't mean that he's any less of an actor, it just means that these were lesser movies. They can't all be Hamlet, you know? Of course you do.
I pretty much had an air-tight case built to prove my point. My research had clearly shown how cool Morgan Freeman is and that very few people will ever be as cool as he is. I was all proud of myself and considering a career change. Surely, if I could come up with such a brilliant argument, could I not be a gifted lawyer? I surely could.
Then I remembered about Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves...
Then I vomited. |
