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How Marlon Brando Changed Acting

In his most recent video, Evan Puschak takes a close look at Marlon Brando’s face and gestures in a scene from On the Waterfront to explain how Brando changed film forever.

And this is what makes Brando a genius: when his eyes betray his words. His voice says, “What do you really care?” But his eyes say, “Please care. Please show me that you care.”

Welp, time to watch On the Waterfront, I guess.

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Laura

This video made me cry. Totally unexpected, and I'm still trying to figure out why.

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Paolo

Although I didn’t understand why, watching On the Waterfront when I was 10 years old with my dad and 20 years old older brother made me fall in love with cinema

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