None of them are “great”. But Bautista puts in the most effort with trying various roles and actually “acting”, and improving every time he tries a new role. So he gets the nod for actually taking the craft seriously, even if he’s not particular great at it yet.
Cena is likable enough and he plays his character well. But he doesn’t stray into trying to seriously act, he just takes fun goofy roles for the most part and that’s fine. But I haven’t seen him challenge himself like Bautista does.
And the Rock is…just “The Rock”. He has no characters. In any movie it’s just “The Rock climbing a skyscraper”, “The Rock get’s lost in a Jumanji game”, “The Rock cosplays as Buford Pusser”, etc… etc…
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.
None of them are “great”. But Bautista puts in the most effort with trying various roles and actually “acting”, and improving every time he tries a new role. So he gets the nod for actually taking the craft seriously, even if he’s not particular great at it yet.
Cena is likable enough and he plays his character well. But he doesn’t stray into trying to seriously act, he just takes fun goofy roles for the most part and that’s fine. But I haven’t seen him challenge himself like Bautista does.
And the Rock is…just “The Rock”. He has no characters. In any movie it’s just “The Rock climbing a skyscraper”, “The Rock get’s lost in a Jumanji game”, “The Rock cosplays as Buford Pusser”, etc… etc…
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.
See was such a wild show, I wish it (like all Jason Mamoa shows) didn’t become a Jason Mamoa moves like an animal show. But it did.
That’s been Mamoa’s fate since Stargate Atlantis.