re: Tom Hanks After Storming The Beach On D-Day

Cast Away, of course he could, and you're being dumb saying he couldn't. League............again, we haven't seen him in a comedy so it's hard to fathom.

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we haven't seen him in a comedy so it's hard to fathom.

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It's possible DDL hasn't done a comedy because he knows he can't

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Cast Away, of course he could, and you're being dumb saying he couldn't. League............again, we haven't seen him in a comedy so it's hard to fathom.

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It's not even debatable. Part of what made Hanks great in Cast Away was him being the "every man" guy. He was so good in that movie because most people could relate to him. That's not DDL's wheelhouse. His bread and butter are completely over the top characters.

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Again, I feel that range of movies and range of acting is getting confused here.

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I think you're conflating range and depth. DDL has great depth. He dives and immerses himself in a character. But he doesn't stray far from his dramatic comfort zone. He displays wonderful range within that comfort zone, but he is an actor of depth, not range.

Character actors like Brendan Gleason and PSH (and to some degree Robin Williams) have astonishing range and depth. Gleason in particular has astonishing depth considering the range he has. He can disappear into a character while also managing to be dramatic or comic. He is unbelievable.

Hanks has tons of range. He can do comedy, drama, even a little action. But he's a star and, as such, is constrained a bit in how much he can disappear into his characters. There must be a sense of familiarity with him. That said, roles like Forrest Gump and Philadelphia showcase his ability to actually become a character and leave himself out of it.

So I think that DDL has proven himself to be one of the finest dramatic actors of all time, perhaps the best and certainly the best working today. But he has not shown himself to have great range in the sense I believe most of us are speaking.

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How is that BS? Is it not possible that he doesn't do comedy because he can't? Seems more reasonable to think he can't otherwise he would have done so by now.

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I've seen him do funny moments in his movies. Considering how picky he is, I think it's more reasonable that he just doesn't prefer to do those types of films.

I hear that argument all the time with video games. "You don't like it because you suck at it." No. That's not it at all.

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hear that argument all the time with video games. "You don't like it because you suck at it." No. That's not it at all.

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I mean, it could be. And it sounds like it is in your case otherwise why bring that completely unrelated topic up?

It's called "analogy".

Lewis and Hanks could do anything they wanted, they're that talented. I won't say neither of them have done horror because they know they'd suck at it. I won't say neither have done a movie with Adam Sandler because they wouldn't be any good.

It's called "context," you sniveling little shite. And your comment about video games lacked it. It appeared more an opportunity to vent your frustrations about people saying you aren't very good at video games rather than saying, "just because you aren't good at something and don't like it, doesn't mean you don't like it because you aren't good at it."

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It's called "context," you sniveling little shite.

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Just because you choose not to do something doesn't mean you're admitting you're awful at it.

MAYBE DDL thinks he would suck at comedy. Or maybe he feels he would be all right but of course is never going to be approached for that role. These are all assumptions since we'll probably never see him in a comedic role. I think DDL would be excellent in a Coen Brothers film. Shoot, this scene is pretty comedic to me.

Again, apples and oranges. Hanks will probably go down as one of the greatest, but I feel you guys are discounting DDL in this simply because he hasn't done nearly as many films and is super picky.

Why are we even arguing between DDL and Hanks? They are two of the best. There skills are just different. It's like arguing between which supermodel you would rather bang.