Did you know that Kristen Stewart has quietly become one of the best actresses working today?
Stewart has been acting in movies since the early 2000s, but we all know she became best known for the 'Twilight' series starting in 2008.
So here's the thing… the 'Twilight' films… well, let's just say that they won't be compared to 'Citizen Kane' anytime soon. When the public deemed Stewart " the girl from 'Twilight, " her name became synonymous with the film series.
When something like this happens, people tend to confuse their opinion on the films with their opinion on the actors. I remember commonly hearing from friends and people on the internet that Stewart was a " bad actress" .
Well, she's not. Like not at all. She's actually really good.
While she surely doesn't give a career-best performance in any of the 'Twilight' films, a lot of the issues lie in the fact that her naturalistic approach to acting isn't really suited for dreamy fantasy, let alone the artificial sounding dialogue.
Watch these two clips back-to-back.
Which one has the better acting? The second one, right? And why is that?
It's really just context.
The scene from 'Twilight' has dialogue that may deliver an unintentional laugh or two, it has the overly dramatic score, and these completely unnecessary camera moves that take us out of the moment, and most importantly, they call attention to the acting.