Big Bucks

So, if you don't know me and Justin very well, we are movie people. Let us watch a good movie and we will rant about it all day long. I know, nerdy, right? Well I DID work at Blockbuster for 4 and a half years. :) My point? I can really appreciate what the actors do to entertain. I can sit in front of the mirror for 20 minutes acting out a joke that I will present to Justin and the moment he is there and I try, I can't keep a straight face. In Hollywood, they are all pros (well, most of them). That's why they pay them the "big bucks". Haha, I know, I'm a nerd. But seriously, when I am bored, I will sit and watch the special features and watch the interviews and special effects and it's amazing what they can do. But what really gets me is the big namers that do all the dirty work. Take Johnny Depp for example, everyone KNOWS he's amazing but in POTC 3, the scene where Jack Sparrow and Davy Jones are sword fighting on a beam--you guessed it, that's really Johnny Depp. No one would get me up on a beam, 10 ft in the air, wires or not.

Another one who really amazes me? Ashton Kutcher. He can play pretty much any part. He's so funny in most of his roles, but then he surprises you in something like The Butterfly Affect. What really gets me going is that people can talk all day about how anyone can act and anyone can walk in 5 inch heels in a 20,000 dollar dress any day. But the truth is, not everyone can do that, that's why it's called talent. Actors and actresses are up at the butt crack of dawn and stay up into the night doing interviews, filming, going to awards shows while giving up quality family time and all rights to privacy.

So next time you sit and criticize them for making so much money "without any talent", think about how much you like it when people get mad at you and criticize you for doing what you are good at.

This is kind of a random post but thanks for reading! :)
Meg