His performance in this scene is a perfect example of how his madness is established through the way his lines are delivered and his body language. He starts out walking down that corridor in a slow pace whilst jerking his arms angrily, and stills shows a lot of stress when he sits at the bar. I can then detect a transition from this stress to a seemingly relaxed state when he sees Lloyd and moves his hands from his face. It gives me sense that this is his way of venting, by hallucinating and creating this scenario where he's talking to a friend and drinking beer. I also get a sense that he comfortable in this scenario, but the shaky and manic body language, as well as the manner in which Nicholson reads his lines also gives the audience discomfort, as his madness is still extremely evident.
Saturday, 29 November 2014
Acting Reference: Jack Nicholson in The Shining
In Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, Jack Nicholson pulls off a fantastic performance as a man slowly descending into madness. His portrayal of this character is brilliantly done throughout the film. His performance in this film portrays the character's descent in both a subtle and non-subtle manner, because Nicholson finds a perfect balance between the two. He manages to jump between chewing the scenery and moving in a subtle manner, while a lot of his lines are read silently, they can also be quite manic without being delivered in an overly loud voice. His performance typically reaches a level just below over-the-top so that feels believable and genuinely makes the audience uncomfortable.
His performance in this scene is a perfect example of how his madness is established through the way his lines are delivered and his body language. He starts out walking down that corridor in a slow pace whilst jerking his arms angrily, and stills shows a lot of stress when he sits at the bar. I can then detect a transition from this stress to a seemingly relaxed state when he sees Lloyd and moves his hands from his face. It gives me sense that this is his way of venting, by hallucinating and creating this scenario where he's talking to a friend and drinking beer. I also get a sense that he comfortable in this scenario, but the shaky and manic body language, as well as the manner in which Nicholson reads his lines also gives the audience discomfort, as his madness is still extremely evident.
His performance in this scene is a perfect example of how his madness is established through the way his lines are delivered and his body language. He starts out walking down that corridor in a slow pace whilst jerking his arms angrily, and stills shows a lot of stress when he sits at the bar. I can then detect a transition from this stress to a seemingly relaxed state when he sees Lloyd and moves his hands from his face. It gives me sense that this is his way of venting, by hallucinating and creating this scenario where he's talking to a friend and drinking beer. I also get a sense that he comfortable in this scenario, but the shaky and manic body language, as well as the manner in which Nicholson reads his lines also gives the audience discomfort, as his madness is still extremely evident.
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