Hello everyone, Sorry it's been long since an editorial. I've got something to talk about that seriously annoys me to no end. This isn't meant to be offensive to the actor Johnny Depp, I agree with many he's a good actor, but more of the fans of him who annoy me in this light.
We all know Johnny Depp got his big BIG start in Wes Craven's Horror Classic A Nightmare on Elm St. and he acted well in it, but unbeknown to the filmmakers, a terrible terrible chain of events would stem from his on screen debut, that horrible thing is called "Fans Who Overate Actors, who are only as good as Actors who aren't" Again I'm not saying Johnny Depp is a bad actor, i'm just saying fans give him Way too much credit. While actors such as Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ed Norton, and Christian Bale (just to name a few) aren't as Culturally large. Some of the blame lies in the pure truth of some are only fans because they think he's sexy and don't care about his acting, others are fans because he's both, and some like him just because he's generally a decent actor. Personally I'm a fan, he's not my favorite actor, but he's on the top 20 list. But the people who slap his name on everything for a quick buck are just as horrible as those who give worship to this. People just get too obsessive and some even get violent just defending the opinion he's the best actor, verbally that's OK, but when you get so silly about it "you deny other actors talents and even go so far as saying he could be good in anything" then you are just too obsessive and closed minded about one person.
I like Christian Bale as an actor, but there's a shit ton of roles i would never even want him considered for, same thing applys with Johnny Depp. He's really bigger than no actor should be, Yes actors become role models people idiotically worship some of them and go beyond the safe zone boundaries of becoming a fan. People we need to draw this back, and Big time, and it's not only with just actors i see this, We have fans of Tim Burton who defend Alice in Wonderland, who Defend anything he's done when he like most other directors have made box office blunders that most people dislike. Yet like with Johnny Depp he's just as overrated, he's got talent, they both do, but people please this is just too out of control for this situation to go on.
I understand the worship side, ii have a brother of mine and we argue many things especially concerning Heath Ledger(may he rest in peace), such as who's Joker was the best, Whether or not He got the Oscar because he deserved it or because he isn't with us anymore. And i give an almost faithful worship to my opinions to an outrageous extent, but i don't buy everything with his face on it. I own maybe 2 DVD's featuring Mr. Ledger, Brothers' Grimm (a gift) and of course The Dark Knight. People get crazy with this idea that Johnny is beyond perfect in his acting, he's the best, all that stuff, but to be honest, there's better more dedicated Actors who learn the role just as well and sometimes even better than Johnny does, but what will a Johnny Depp fan say if you present this statement to one: "The Film was very well written, the acting was perfect, Christian Bale was perfect as Batman" I swear ones i would talk to would always reply "It was good, But Johnny Depp could've made it better."
Sad thing is, even though for half of this article it goes without saying, most of the people who are like this (this is pertaining to my specific area of Columbus, IN) are in fact females generally 13-24. To be frank about it, I'm starting to lose my mind with this, I'm not wishing them to stop liking the guy, just stop overrating his ability, stop acting like he's literally a gift from god, and for the love of god stop using him as your backgrounds on myspace and such, he's a decent actor but he's not the best. Maybe if he one like 7 Oscars or something I'd be more willing to allow this shit to slide out of the grace of the prestigious award, but still people treat him like he shits gold nuggets and frankly it's getting very sad and depressing to see people so attatched to this guy. He's an actor, doesn't mean you need to follow his every move.
Anyway out of fear of jumping off topic I'm ending my argument by just saying I understand if he's your favorite actor, everyone has one, just don't be overly obsessive about it, it's creepy and is just plain annoying.