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Originally Posted by GoldHeart
This reminds me of the uproar over Rain man , all of a sudden now people think it's bad & insensitive that Dustin Hoffman played a man with autism  .
Actors especially good actors are meant to be able to play any role surely . And Dustin Hoffman was amazing in Rain Man . That's the whole point to put yourself in the characters shoes . |
Same with Leonardo DiCaprio in
'What's Eating Gilbert Grape' his performance was absolutely brilliant yet when he won an Oscar I remember the fumes on twitter about him playing a disability but it's called ACTING.