I disagree that Cena doesn’t challenge himself. If you go back and look at The Marine, then at Peacemaker Season 2, the difference is night and day. He’s done interviews about how he tried to bring his pro wrestler mentality into acting and fell flat on his face. When he came back with roles like the boyfriend in Trainwreck and the dad in Blockers, you can tell he slowed down and started having fun with it. From there, I’d argue he turned himself into a decent actor.
That’s true. But Blockers and Trainwreck are a part of what I’m describing. He’s content to mostly stick to the same basic character; a jovial everyman, basically. I don’t see him ever wanting to tackle the stage on Broadway or play Macbeth, or anything for “serious” actors. He’s just happy to be doing his thing. And hey, that’s fine and dandy. More power to him.
I see Bautista as someone who (Ironically I wasn’t a fan of at all in GotG) legitimately wants to climb that acting ladder. I don’t think he’ll succeed…let’s be clear. He won’t be winning any oscars any time soon. But I respect the effort to stretch himself with things like Bladerunner 2049, Dune, Knock at the Cabin, See, etc… which are all drastically different characters.
Yeah Cena has grown in leaps and bounds as an actor. Even the growth in his skill from The Suicide Squad to season 2 of Peacemaker is really visible, and that’s because of the work he’s put in to keep up with some of the other actors. He’s great case study in someone with some natural talent who’s pushing themselves to become good.
But yeah I’m bit biased as he’s the only guy I could see playing Carrot in a Discworld Guards movie and I really want that.
I could see that but he’s short and stocky. After watching Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Peter Claffey’s Dunk would be a great Carrot, he’s got the slouch and gentle giant demeanor dialed in.
I disagree that Cena doesn’t challenge himself. If you go back and look at The Marine, then at Peacemaker Season 2, the difference is night and day. He’s done interviews about how he tried to bring his pro wrestler mentality into acting and fell flat on his face. When he came back with roles like the boyfriend in Trainwreck and the dad in Blockers, you can tell he slowed down and started having fun with it. From there, I’d argue he turned himself into a decent actor.
That’s true. But Blockers and Trainwreck are a part of what I’m describing. He’s content to mostly stick to the same basic character; a jovial everyman, basically. I don’t see him ever wanting to tackle the stage on Broadway or play Macbeth, or anything for “serious” actors. He’s just happy to be doing his thing. And hey, that’s fine and dandy. More power to him.
I see Bautista as someone who (Ironically I wasn’t a fan of at all in GotG) legitimately wants to climb that acting ladder. I don’t think he’ll succeed…let’s be clear. He won’t be winning any oscars any time soon. But I respect the effort to stretch himself with things like Bladerunner 2049, Dune, Knock at the Cabin, See, etc… which are all drastically different characters.
Yeah Cena has grown in leaps and bounds as an actor. Even the growth in his skill from The Suicide Squad to season 2 of Peacemaker is really visible, and that’s because of the work he’s put in to keep up with some of the other actors. He’s great case study in someone with some natural talent who’s pushing themselves to become good. But yeah I’m bit biased as he’s the only guy I could see playing Carrot in a Discworld Guards movie and I really want that.
I could see that but he’s short and stocky. After watching Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Peter Claffey’s Dunk would be a great Carrot, he’s got the slouch and gentle giant demeanor dialed in.