Overview
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Tom Cruise can be both a personality star and an actor star. As a personality star, people like watching him because of the confidence and energy he brings to his movies. Even when he plays different characters, you can still tell it's Tom Cruise. Movies like Top Gun and Risky Business made him really popular because people liked his style and wanted to keep watching him.
I also think Tom Cruise is an actor star because he has shown he can play different kinds of roles. In Born on the Fourth of July, he played a Vietnam veteran who goes through a lot of difficult moments, and it was way different from his action movies. He also played a crazy movie producer in Tropic Thunder, and I honestly didn't even know it was him the first time I saw it. That showed me he can do more than just action movies and isn't afraid to try something different.
The podcast also talked about casting against type, which means giving actors roles that people don't expect them to play. I think Foxcatcher is a good example of that. Steve Carell is mostly known for making people laugh, but in this movie he played a serious and creepy character. Channing Tatum also played a much more emotional role than what people were used to seeing from him. Since both actors were playing characters that were different from their normal roles, it made the movie feel more real and kept the audience interested. If they had picked actors who always play serious roles, it probably wouldn't have had the same effect.
Overall, this chapter helped me understand that being a movie star isn't just about being famous. Some actors become popular because people like their personality, while others stand out because they can play all kinds of different characters. Sometimes, taking a chance by casting an actor in a role nobody expects can end up making the movie even better.