The James Dean Effect

Rating: 9/10 (29 May 2011)

Heath Ledger's performance will go down as legendary simply because of the JAmes Dean effect, as he was immortalized on screen after filming Rebel Without A Cause. The same happened to Brandon Lee of The Crow. Actors like ledger join the list of artists like Jim Morrison because they die in their prime and leave us wondering what could have been. Everyone will always argue that it was his method performance and work that ultimately took Heath out. That Heath was driven to madness by his own work, not unlike Van Gogh.
One can only hope that Christopher Nolan doesn't curse his own actors as he has now found the next great discovery in Tom Hardy and his photo leaks of Bane look inspiring.