The stereotype of an actor with a friendly face, of eternal youth, perfect for camouflaging behind any role. I bring him to this space after finding him as the protagonist of a series on the novel 22.11.63 by Stephen King which I will be ready to see shortly (I don't know how I missed it before).
Beyond this series, I have been remembering some of his movies to make this selection. And the truth is that I had to do a good memory exercise. I had my gaps beyond Harry Osborn in his Spiderman deliveries. But once his visioned interpretations have been recovered, we go there with what came to me the most from a filmography made in James Franco that has everything from humor, to romance, going through dramas or even the epic roll (if you can call it that). Marvel universe).
Top 3 Recommended James Franco Films
127 hours
AVAILABLE HERE:The harrowing story based on true events of the adventurer trapped between the rocks. A story that almost all of us will remember thanks to a James Franco who was great at transmitting to us that anguish that places us between life and death over a slow fire.
The real case of an Aron Ralston who would undoubtedly be fully satisfied with James' performance. One of those movies with reduced scenes but full of tension. From the initial confusion at being trapped between the rocks, through a doctorate in survival for extreme situations and reaching the moment of the dramatic decision when hallucinations, hunger, sleep and all possible setbacks point to the only solution, amputation. …
Aron Ralston was exploring Blue John Canyon, near Moab, Utah, when a boulder fell from the mountain and crushed him, preventing all his movements. After five days trying to lift or break the stone that was jamming his forearm, Ralston was kept alive by his own urine until he thought he would die.
So, he recorded an emotional goodbye to his family with his video camera until, suddenly, he decided to make one last effort. The urge to survive took over him and, without thinking twice, he broke his radius and ulna with a rock and cut his muscles and flesh with a razor.
The Disaster Artist
AVAILABLE HERE:The creative process has its own. First of all, the muses have to arrive, debtors of the ingenuity that few have but everyone seeks. A film that in its bursts of humor reminds me of that other Spanish film "The Author", where Javier Gutierrez he was looking for the perfect plot from the interior patio of his apartment, once the muses did not succumb to any of his charms...
But going back to "The disaster Artist", we already know that in Hollywood everything is done in a big way, with bigger productions to start with. James Franco's commitment as a director and actor is commendable in this case. And so the quixotic story of the little gifted creator, unfortunate or perhaps abandoned to his fate by muses from Olympus or the neighborhood, ends up being interesting, juicy and magnetic.
From the grotesque genius sometimes awakens, as if bewitched by the opposite pole of ridiculousness. In these cases it is a matter of mere fortune, of admiration for what is creaky in substance and form. And that, friends, can also be art, especially seventh art.
It tells the true story of the production of the film 'The Room', which has been considered “one of the worst films in history”. Directed in 2003 by Tommy Wiseau, 'The Room' has been playing to sold-out theaters across North America for over a decade. 'The Disaster Artist' is a comedy about two misfits in search of a dream. When the world rejects them, they decide to make their own movie, a wonderfully terrifying film thanks to its unintentionally comedic moments, sparse plots, and terrifying performances.
Origin of the Planet of the Apes
AVAILABLE HERE:The glorious movie "Planet of the Apes" found one of its peak moments when Charlton Heston, near the end of the film, declaimed his curse on human civilization. At that time the questions were open to assumptions of all kinds about why. What happened to our world that it ended up being ruled by monkeys?
And of course, this prequel took the gauntlet to reach the level of the classic in a surprising way. Also considering the gain in resources and technical effects, the events narrated in that world about to be handed over by humans to monkeys are completely convincing, shocking.
Also providing a point of view between the sociological, the ecological and even the humanist, the film is already a perfect work to combine entertainment and that something else, the residue of any fantastic plot that points to the apocalyptic as an event to consider thanks to the evolution of our civilization...
Will Rodman, our James Franco, is a young scientist who is researching monkeys to obtain a treatment for Alzheimer's, a disease that affects his father. One of those primates, Caesar, a newborn chimpanzee whom Will took home to protect, experiences a truly astonishing evolution in intelligence. In studying the ape he will be helped by a beautiful primatologist named Caroline.
The thing could have pointed to an understanding between humans and animals. But like so many other times, fear, pride and ambition lead everything to disaster...