Although his real name is James Eugene Carrey, Jim Carrey is the first name of this actor and comedian of Canadian origin who, active since the seventies, He is recognized for his comedic slapstick or physical comedy performances. For his work in the cinema, he has received two Golden Globe Awards and was nominated for an Oscar three times and one for the BAFTA Award, although he has received numerous other awards (such as the Mtv Award).
With everything, born on a day like today, January 17, he reaches his 61st birthday and we have to celebrate his talent as an actor beyond the laughter that naturally arouses, now let’s review his best tapes in which he has assumed a “serious” role, that is, roles that highlight his histrionic ability and prove that Carrey is an outstanding debt to the Academy of Arts and Sciences in Hollywood.
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‘THE MAJESTIC’ (2001)
The role that Carrey plays in ‘The Majestic’ –a film directed by Frank Darabont, who had just filmed ‘The Shawshank Redemption’, but failed with this new drama– is one of the first “serious” characters for the actor, who even then he was a Hollywood star. Now, success did not come, but its quality was recognized in critical reviews and it already had two Oscar nominations that just hadn’t happened. Anyway, the feature film is a tribute to cinema and collective memory, one of Darabont’s best.
‘MAN ON THE MOON’ (1999)
Seasoned director Milos Forman – famous for ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ and ‘Amadeus’ – faced the challenge of directing Jim Carrey in this production that addressed the life of the unique American comedian Andy Kaufman. His work as an actor was widely recognized and nominations poured in for the film, though he did not win.
In any case, the tape is now cult thanks to its characterization.
-‘I LOVE YOU, PHILLIP MORRIS’ (2009)
One of his most acclaimed recent films; is a dramatic comedy directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, where he shared credits with Ewan McGregor, it is about a family man who decides to tell the world that he is gay after suffering a spectacular accident, although to pay for his new and dissipated life he commits a series of frauds that land him in jail, where he meets Morris, falls in love, and his life becomes even more complicated. The basis of the story is the true story of a con man who continually escaped from jail to meet his lover.
-‘ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND’ (2004)
Without a doubt, it is one of his best films. Directed by Michel Gondry and with a script by Charlie Kaufman, critics praised the role of Carrey and that of his partner in the film, Kate Winslet. It is a representative production of the time, with overtones of science fiction that adapt to a “dramedy”. where Carrey holds back but explores new sensibilities; The story follows a couple who hire a company to forget each other, but technology fails to eliminate love and its weight in memory.
-‘THE TRUMAN SHOW’ (1998)
Perhaps the most important of Jim Carrey’s tapes; Directed by Peter Weir, it is considered much more than a film, as it seems more like a philosophical treatise on the human condition and an x-ray of the solitary confinement society. It’s a sci-fi comedy-drama and Carrey looks splendid and cool with a character who gradually gains consciousness and escapes from his captivity.
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