Why I couldn’t help falling in love with Austin Butler’s Elvis | msmegwatson
“In my humble opinion, [Butler’s] performance is unprecedented and FINALLY done accurately and respectfully,” Lisa Marie Presley wrote on Twitter, after the film’s premiere at Cannes.The task of performing Elvis – let alone performing Elvis for his immediate family – is monumental when you think about it. Elvis was a unique and almost other-worldly figure who redefined the bounds of fandom and popular entertainment in the 20th century. He was the King of Rock and Roll.
But it’s not just that. The King also inspired an entire industry of impersonators and tribute artists attempting to capture a glimmer of his likeness and talent. And, partly because of this and partly because pop culture mythology isn’t static or set over time, his image has been distorted with each year since his death.
How do you go about delivering a fresh performance of a man who has likely been performed more than anyone else on the planet? And how do you do that in a way that is sincere and affecting for a generation that has largely grown up associating him with fried peanut butter sandwiches and cheesy Vegas matinées?
Butler found a way. And, when you combine that with the Oscars’ love of both biopics and method acting
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