One of the most inspiring elements of the world of cinema is the plastic aspect, the costumes, the special effects in makeup and in characterization. There are characters who have been tremendously inspiring, who have been mythologized and honored in the graphics sector. Without going any further, the illustrator we saw recently, Butcher Bill, constantly uses them as a source of inspiration.
Here is a selection of more than forty impressive and inspiring characterizations in the world of cinema. Do you think any mythical ones are missing? Tell me!
Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight
Johnny Depp in Eduardo Scissorhands
Linda Blair in The Exorcist
Robert Englund in A Nightmare on Elm Street
Johnny Deep in Pirates of the Caribbean
Rebecca Romjin-Stamos in X Men
Ralph Fiennes in Harry Potter
Johnny Deep in Alice in Wonderland
Gary Oldman in Hannibal
Helena Bonham Carter in Planet of the Apes
Jim Carrey in The Mask
Brad Pitt in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Christian Bale in The Machinist
Helena Bonham Carter in Alice in Wonderland
Michael Keaton in Bitelchús
Doug Jones in Pan's Labyrinth
Danny Devito in Batman Returns
Ian Mckellen in The Lord of the Rings
Gary Oldman in Bram Stoker's Dracula
Jim Carrey in The Grinch
John Matuszak in The Goonies
Jack Nicholson in Batman
Bruno Ganz in The Sinking
Robin Williams in Mrs. Doubtfire
Tom Hanks in Castaway
John Travolta in Hairspray
Vincent D'Onofrio in Men in black
Charlize Theron in Monster
Ron Pearlman in Hellboy
Gwyneth Paltrow in Blind Love
Anjelica Huston in The Witches' Curse
Eddie Murphy in Norbit
Helena Bonham Carter in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Dustin Hoffman in Big Little Man
Robert de Niro in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Eric Stoltz in Mask
Eddie Murphy in The Prince of Zamunda
Michael Chiklis in Fantastic Four
Tom Cruise in Tropic thunder
Jim Carrey in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Catastrophic Misfortunes
Nicole Kidman in The Hours
Benicio del toro in The Werewolf
Glenn Close in The 101 Dalmatians
Christian Bale has crept into the list as a characterization, and it really is not about that but a radical physical change that he achieved by following a diet based on 1 can of tuna and 1 apple a day until reaching 55kg. Still great post!
Excellent gallery, hopefully it is possible to expand its content, so that we better know our great actors, their characters and why not, their great makeup artists and character designers, in good time for their fans and movie lovers.