{"id":85461,"date":"2020-10-09T14:16:15","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T11:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/andrew-garfield-and-the-true-meaning-of-compassion\/"},"modified":"2020-10-09T14:16:15","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T11:16:15","slug":"andrew-garfield-and-the-true-meaning-of-compassion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/andrew-garfield-and-the-true-meaning-of-compassion\/","title":{"rendered":"#Andrew Garfield and the True Meaning of Compassion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bf20d87bae\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/andrew-garfield-and-the-true-meaning-of-compassion\/#Lions_for_Lambs_2007\" >Lions for Lambs (2007)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/andrew-garfield-and-the-true-meaning-of-compassion\/#Boy_A_2007\" >Boy A (2007)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/andrew-garfield-and-the-true-meaning-of-compassion\/#Red_Riding_2009\" >Red Riding (2009)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/andrew-garfield-and-the-true-meaning-of-compassion\/#The_Imaginarium_of_Doctor_Parnassus_2009\" >The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/andrew-garfield-and-the-true-meaning-of-compassion\/#Im_Here_2010\" >I\u2019m Here (2010)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/andrew-garfield-and-the-true-meaning-of-compassion\/#Never_Let_Me_Go_2010\" >Never Let Me Go (2010)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/andrew-garfield-and-the-true-meaning-of-compassion\/#The_Social_Network_2010\" >The Social Network (2010)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/andrew-garfield-and-the-true-meaning-of-compassion\/#The_Amazing_Spider-Man_2012-2014\" >The Amazing Spider-Man (2012-2014)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/andrew-garfield-and-the-true-meaning-of-compassion\/#99_Homes_2014\" >99 Homes (2014)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/andrew-garfield-and-the-true-meaning-of-compassion\/#Hacksaw_Ridge_2016\" >Hacksaw Ridge (2016)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/andrew-garfield-and-the-true-meaning-of-compassion\/#Silence_2016\" >Silence (2016)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/andrew-garfield-and-the-true-meaning-of-compassion\/#Breathe_2017\" >Breathe (2017)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/andrew-garfield-and-the-true-meaning-of-compassion\/#Under_the_Silver_Lake_2018\" >Under the Silver Lake (2018)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Andrew Garfield and the True Meaning of Compassion<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">\n                <\/aside>\n<p><!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 3.7.7--><em>Welcome to\u00a0<\/em><strong><em>Filmographies<\/em><\/strong><em>, a biweekly column for completists. Every edition brings a working actor\u2019s resum\u00e9 into focus as we learn about what makes them so compelling. In this entry, we spotlight the filmography of Andrew Garfield.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><strong>Andrew Garfield<\/strong> is the epitome of a generous actor. Having consistently produced commanding and striking performances since the mid-aughts, his <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach to variously complex \u2013 and at times, inexplicable \u2013 characters brims with empathy.<\/p>\n<p>Garfield\u2019s old stomping grounds in British television nurtured the early years of his screen career. A short bumbling stint in the 2005 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> <strong><em>Sugar Rush<\/em><\/strong> and an adorably shaky attempt at an American accent in two episodes of <strong><em>Doctor Who<\/em><\/strong> mark his more memorable moments on TV at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Another of Garfield\u2019s earliest screen gigs \u2013 <em><strong>Mumbo Jumbo<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 banks on a similar goofy lovability. The satirical comedy tells of three paranoid youths preparing for some version of the apocalypse. The short film lacks any discernible sense of rhythm or flow. Yet <em>Mumbo Jumbo<\/em>\u2018s confusing setup doesn\u2019t preclude the buoyant charisma that Garfield utilizes and would continue to hone over the years in subsequent projects.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<h2 id=\"h-lions-for-lambs-2007\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lions_for_Lambs_2007\"><\/span>Lions for Lambs (2007)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Still, not everyone has the bragging rights of featuring in a Robert Redford film upon their initial jump into the spotlight. Garfield\u2019s big-screen debut in <strong><em>Lions for Lambs<\/em><\/strong> is packed with star-studded names amid its mid-sized budget, but even between Redford, Meryl Streep, and Tom Cruise, the young actor unequivocally shines.<\/p>\n<p><em>Lions for Lambs<\/em> is divided into three concurrently running vignettes that collectively comment on the increasingly disillusioned state of American politics during the War in Afghanistan. Garfield, who plays a privileged, clever, but ultimately disaffected college student named Todd, spends most of his time onscreen debating his political <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> professor, Stephen Malley (Redford), over a culture of cynicism gone rampant.<\/p>\n<p>Malley wishes to kindle a spark of hope, drive, and purpose in his exhausted student, repeatedly commending Todd\u2019s brainpower and pointing out his many <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> advantages compared to other students. But as the two argue back and forth, we as the audience are made privy to Todd\u2019s true anger beneath his shell of nonchalance.<\/p>\n<p>This burgeoning fury makes Garfield stand out as the most heartfelt performer in <em>Lions for Lambs<\/em>. From his first moment onscreen, the actor plays up a visage of mischief that ideally matches up with Redford\u2019s own cheekiness. Matthew Michael Carnahan\u2019s screenplay then beckons Garfield to slowly unmask his character\u2019s innate antsy earnestness, which the actor does so with incredible conviction.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<h2 id=\"h-boy-a-2007\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Boy_A_2007\"><\/span>Boy A (2007)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>That same year, Garfield netted himself a Best Actor BAFTA TV Award for what remains his most harrowing and depressing performance to date. John Crowley\u2019s <strong><em>Boy A<\/em><\/strong> is adapted from Jonathan Trigell\u2019s novel of the same name. The indie drama is a gale-force wind of emotional intensity that poses fundamental questions about the messy paths of redemption between concepts of heroism and villainy.<\/p>\n<p>The movie begins when Garfield\u2019s character is released from a secure facility under the name of Jack Burridge. Through a series of flashbacks, viewers get a glimpse into his difficult childhood \u2013 back when he went by Eric Wilson and was either continuously picked-on by other kids or outright ignored by his distant parents. However, young Eric soon finds kinship with a local troublemaker, setting terrible events into motion that would affect the trajectory of his life well into adulthood.<\/p>\n<p>Garfield\u2019s central performance makes <em>Boy A<\/em> so incredibly heart-wrenching. The film hinges on his ability to sincerely depict Jack\u2019s sweet and impressionable nature. Each of Garfield\u2019s sheepish glances, awkward gestures, and jittery stances comes from a place of authenticity. At the same time, he layers on the character\u2019s anxiety, grappling with both Jack\u2019s deeply misguided impulses to act out in indignation and his immense guilt over his criminal past. <em>Boy A<\/em> is \u2013 if nothing else \u2013 complicated enough to simply humanize the many conflicting shades of its protagonist, and it wholly succeeds thanks to Garfield\u2019s raw honesty.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<h2 id=\"h-red-riding-2009\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Red_Riding_2009\"><\/span>Red Riding (2009)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Despite getting his scenes cut from another big-name ensemble vehicle (Justin Chadwick\u2019s <em><strong>The Other Boleyn Girl<\/strong><\/em>), the <strong><em>Red Riding<\/em><\/strong> trilogy nudges Garfield more firmly into a more traditional leading role. This three-part TV adaptation of David Peace\u2019s \u201cRed Riding Quartet\u201d books comprises a series of intertwined murder mysteries set in Yorkshire that entangle themselves with themes of corruption and organized crime.<\/p>\n<p>Garfield features most prominently in <strong><em>Red Riding 1974<\/em><\/strong>, the first film of the trio. The actor headlines the movie as Eddie Dunford, a na\u00efve crime correspondent who is largely characterized by his work-oriented ambitiousness as well as a penchant for easy, flirtatious charm. Eddie is fresh-faced enough to inspire a sense of annoyance in anyone over his incessant cockiness. That same quality invites us to root for the character unequivocally.<\/p>\n<p>The combination of Eddie\u2019s immaturity, impulsiveness, and pride only ignites an idle powder keg of violence and greed deeply-rooted within the fabric of <em>Red Riding 1974<\/em>. As he dives headfirst into a bleak underbelly, he becomes increasingly haunted and unyielding. Garfield keeps Eddie quick on his feet. The character adapts quickly but realistically to the shocking and brutal education that he undergoes, a spiral that is simultaneously painful and spellbinding to withhold.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<h2 id=\"h-the-imaginarium-of-doctor-parnassus-2009\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Imaginarium_of_Doctor_Parnassus_2009\"><\/span>The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>That year continues to be massive for the blossoming Garfield. First, I consider the short film <strong><em>Air<\/em><\/strong>. The 18-minute thriller would later be included in the 2012 compilation movie <strong><em>Heroes and Demons<\/em><\/strong>. However, it stands up on its own as a chilling little drama following Garfield as a foreign student wandering through the vast expanse of Texas on a solo hiking <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>. <em>Air<\/em> \u2013 complete with oppressing strangeness and creepy child co-star \u2013 is the closest thing Garfield comes to starring in a conventional psychological horror movie.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, Terry Gilliam\u2019s sprawling fantasy <strong><em>The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus<\/em><\/strong> recaptures some lightness in Garfield\u2019s r\u00e9sum\u00e9. At least, a sense of sanguinity exists in his performance as the adorable, charismatic barker named Anton. He is but one member of the ailing eponymous traveling troupe roaming the streets of London.<\/p>\n<p>I would be remiss not to mention that <em>The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus<\/em> is hugely influenced by Heath Ledger. Ledger\u2019s celebrity status, spectacular acting capability, as well as the circumstances of his untimely death undoubtedly maintained buzz around the film.<\/p>\n<p>That said, the gangly Garfield unexpectedly steals the show. In depicting Anton as the ungainly, slightly irritating love interest, his thoroughly intuitive performance lends soul-stirring benevolence to the movie. Garfield seamlessly bridges the gap between the high-concept make-believe themes and the emotional resonance at the heart of <em>The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus<\/em>.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<h2 id=\"h-i-m-here-2010\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Im_Here_2010\"><\/span>I\u2019m Here (2010)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Spike Jonze\u2019s <strong><em>I\u2019m Here<\/em><\/strong> is the most notable of Garfield\u2019s short films so far. Although basically an ad for Absolut Vodka, this sci-fi romance wheedles its way into our hearts, aptly illustrating the assimilation of civilization with <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>I\u2019m Here<\/em> is melancholic and meditative, examining ideas of loneliness and connection through the eyes of Garfield\u2019s robot protagonist. Shy, achingly polite, and observably isolated from the world around him, he goes through the motions of everyday life, commuting daily between his mundane job in a local library and equally boring, unadorned apartment. Suddenly, he meets a female robot and finds love.<\/p>\n<p>More than anything, Jonze\u2019s film lets Garfield explore a more muted character. Both Sheldon\u2019s quiet personality and his mechanical nature depend on it. Garfield has always nailed affection, but it is his portrayal of hushed hesitancy and germinating emotional insights that make Sheldon all the more distinctive.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<h2 id=\"h-never-let-me-go-2010\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Never_Let_Me_Go_2010\"><\/span>Never Let Me Go (2010)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>I\u2019m Here<\/em> functions as the perfect precursor to Mark Romanek\u2019s dystopian 2010 feature, <strong><em>Never Let Me Go<\/em><\/strong>. These films comparably occupy the same genre spaces of science-fiction and romantic drama. They deliberate the quandaries of survival, too. However, there isn\u2019t much flashy technology to necessarily ponder over in Romanek\u2019s devastating film. Rather, <em>Never Let Me Go<\/em> compels viewers to fully bathe in the fundamental, ethical drives of its characters\u2019 dire emotional circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>Garfield steps into the shoes of the softhearted Tommy D. An emotionally volatile young man, he is raised from birth to be an inevitable organ donor \u2013 conditioned to willingly give up his body in service of humankind. There\u2019s an airiness to Tommy\u2019s personality \u2013 a sweetness that makes him susceptible to suggestion compared to the rest of his peers.<\/p>\n<p>Tommy represses the more explosive side of himself to better fit in with those around him, including his best friends and potential lovers (played by Carey Mulligan and Keira Knightley). By the time he reaches adulthood, his honesty is dampened into a largely tentative persona. Regardless, through wide teary eyes, tight shoulders, and a graceless gait, Garfield has no trouble in expressing Tommy\u2019s multitudes of feeling. Brimming with hope, desire, and despair, the character represents a dreadfully relatable portrait of humanity.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<h2 id=\"h-the-social-network-2010\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Social_Network_2010\"><\/span>The Social Network (2010)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Garfield rounds out the 2000s by starring in one of the most influential films of all time, and we\u2019re only halfway through his filmography! David Fincher\u2019s <strong><em>The Social Network<\/em><\/strong> has become an ageless period piece merely one decade after its release. The part of its premise that focuses on the founding of Facebook is not nearly as compelling as the power struggles that simmer beneath the surface. <\/p>\n<p>This definitely includes Garfield\u2019s intrinsically committed depiction of entrepreneur Eduardo Saverin. By now, so often have fans of the actor witnessed his knack for endearing vulnerability. It feels almost entirely expected to immediately give Garfield the benefit of the doubt once he steps into the frame.<\/p>\n<p>That said, Eduardo\u2019s earnest efforts to maintain his relationship with Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) appears unnerving the more we witness it. While cultivating and realizing his own aspirations of success in the business world, Eduardo makes bad choices in the name of love.<\/p>\n<p>Now, part of <em>The Social Network<\/em>\u2018s success whittles down to Aaron Sorkin\u2019s searing dramatic writing, which so effectively unravels the threads of friendship in the Internet age because it is so invariably humane to virtually everyone involved. Ultimately, Garfield graciously tackles these flaws in his outwardly charitable character. The actor expertly guarantees that Eduardo\u2019s empathy begets the downfall of the very thing he so ferociously wishes to protect \u2013 his seemingly unbreakable bond with his best friend. The fact that Garfield was so terribly snubbed during the subsequent awards season still stings.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<h2 id=\"h-the-amazing-spider-man-2012-2014\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Amazing_Spider-Man_2012-2014\"><\/span>The Amazing Spider-Man (2012-2014)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Considering the fervor surrounding Garfield\u2019s cumulative success, his brief stint as a superhero then hardly comes as a surprise. At the time, it felt like he was making a great career choice, even from my perspective as a fan. I vividly remember the sheer excitement rattling through <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JMcyclphuNs\">the entire experience of finding out<\/a> one of my favorite actors had been cast as Peter Parker \/ Spider-Man.<\/p>\n<p>Garfield\u2019s own passion and elation compounded that era of Spidey adaptations. His love for Peter ensures that although <strong><em>The Amazing Spider-Man<\/em><\/strong> is an imperfect franchise, his rendition of its leading man would be well-rounded and unequivocally real.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s easy to pigeonhole Marc Webb\u2019s offerings in Marvel\u2019s Spider-Verse into the \u201cdark and gritty\u201d category. Yet, the fact of the matter is that the first film has so much heart. <em>The Amazing Spider-Man<\/em> is leaps and bounds ahead of its successor because it crucially gives Garfield the space to explore Peter\u2019s traumatic beginnings. <em>The Amazing Spider-Man 2<\/em>, which ultimately rushes to exponentially prove its own apparent \u201cepicness,\u201d should have more gradually and carefully expanded upon that lore.<\/p>\n<p>The actor absolutely nails Peter\u2019s physicality \u2013 everything from the film\u2019s high-impact action sequences to the goofier aspects of the character\u2019s behavior fits him like a glove. Furthermore, reading between the lines of Garfield\u2019s particularly sardonic take on Peter\u2019s origin story, we unearth the actor\u2019s vested interest in sustaining the timbre of the saga\u2019s emotional beats.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<h2 id=\"h-99-homes-2014\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"99_Homes_2014\"><\/span>99 Homes (2014)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Garfield\u2019s frustratingly short-lived tenure as Spider-Man serves as a pertinent warning of the contemporaneous highs and lows of mainstream success. As a result, his subsequent return to dramatically-weighted projects feels like a given. <\/p>\n<p>Ramin Bahrani\u2019s thriller <strong><em>99 Homes<\/em><\/strong> is Garfield\u2019s homecoming (pardon the pun) to more harrowing cinematic territory. He leads the project as Dennis Nash, a single father who lives job to job as a construction worker. After struggling to make payments on the family home, the Nashes face eviction. Dennis eventually finds himself abandoning his morals for a chance at economic stability, fighting to protect his family\u2019s safety, authority, and self-determination.<\/p>\n<p>Steeped in pulsating contemplative anxiety, <em>99 Homes<\/em> introduces a distinct maturity to the actor\u2019s filmography as a whole. Garfield employs confidence and intense argumentativeness to emphatically portray Dennis\u2019 desperation as a failing breadwinner. There is no ill intent behind his fraught decisions. Nevertheless, Dennis is far from a saint. Witnessing Garfield wrestle with the ethical conundrums of his choices in Bahrani\u2019s film isn\u2019t just a wake-up call for the character. Instead, there is true relevance in <em>99 Homes<\/em>\u2019 social commentary.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<h2 id=\"h-hacksaw-ridge-2016\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hacksaw_Ridge_2016\"><\/span>Hacksaw Ridge (2016)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Garfield continues to make a name for himself dabbling in several leading roles, even ones that are about as orthodox as they come. Mel Gibson\u2019s <strong><em>Hacksaw Ridge<\/em><\/strong> is a prime example of Oscar-bait and indeed garnered Garfield his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. The film, based on the true story of US Army corporal Desmond Doss, nosedives into traditional biographical drama territory with ample spectacle, myth-making, and masculine bravado.<\/p>\n<p>The movie tracks Cpl. Doss\u2019 career as a combat medic. From his Seventh-day Adventist childhood to his declaration as a conscientious objector to his superiors, we observe the overwhelming vigor and earnestness that drives him across battlefields at home and abroad.<\/p>\n<p>Doss is a character of instinctual heroism, so much so that he often seems too good to be true. But all credit goes to Garfield for transforming an admittedly hammy script as well as the movie\u2019s tiresome, unrelenting footage of gory carnage into a holistic, moving character study. The meditative qualities that he brings to Doss create a full-bodied performance that convinces us as much of the healing ruminations of faith as it does of the staggering realities of war.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<h2 id=\"h-silence-2016\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Silence_2016\"><\/span>Silence (2016)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Conversely, Martin Scorsese\u2019s <strong><em>Silence<\/em><\/strong> is the antithesis of glorified faith-based cinema. The film, which in itself is a decades-old passion project of Scorsese\u2019s, threads together a delicately thoughtful, if also tumultuously excruciating, narrative about the subjects of belief, suffering, and absolution.<\/p>\n<p>Conceptually, this grueling one-hundred-and-sixty-one-minute epic is remarkably basic. Garfield stars as Sebasti\u00e3o Rodrigues, one of two Jesuit priests who set out in search of an old mentor, Father Ferreira. What troubles Rodrigues most is that Ferreira has reportedly renounced Catholicism while captive in 17th century Japan.<\/p>\n<p>So begins an arduous odyssey that brings even the most unshakeable believer to their knees, but not in ways one would think. No doubt that we as viewers blatantly discern Garfield\u2019s physical and psychological transformations for his role. Rodrigues\u2019 efforts to ostensibly save one of his own is an almost predictable remark on his humanity. Still, the real test is a more interior assessment of spirituality, which Garfield flawlessly personifies using his established gift of humble conviction.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<h2 id=\"h-breathe-2017\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Breathe_2017\"><\/span>Breathe (2017)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Andy Serkis\u2019 directorial debut, <strong><em>Breathe<\/em><\/strong>, is a surprise. In some ways, this biopic about disability advocate Robin Cavendish has all the fixings of an expectable colonialist tear-jerker. The film zooms in so closely on its charming protagonist that we are predisposed to fall in love with him and stay invested in his story.<\/p>\n<p>Garfield, who dons the lead role, is as dashing as he\u2019s ever been, effortlessly selling the self-assured roguishness of his version of Cavendish. Pair that with subtle alterations to his vocal intonations and overall mannerisms and he is, once again, thoroughly magnetic.<\/p>\n<p>But moreover \u2013 and perhaps most peculiarly \u2013 <em>Breathe<\/em> refuses to agonize its audience scene after scene. Garfield indulges in quirkiness and mirth, especially when he\u2019s opposite the incomparable Claire Foy. The movie is a true two-hander between them and both performers bounce off of each other\u2019s obstinate, yet affectionate energies to superb effect. Thus, <em>Breathe<\/em> becomes a heartening experience to lavish in, sans any overt saccharine qualities.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<h2 id=\"h-under-the-silver-lake-2018\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Under_the_Silver_Lake_2018\"><\/span>Under the Silver Lake (2018)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Just when we think we have Garfield figured out, he throws a curveball shaped like <strong><em>Under the Silver Lake<\/em><\/strong>. Given that Gia Coppola\u2019s <strong><em>Mainstream<\/em><\/strong> and Michael Showalter\u2019s <strong><em>The Eyes of Tammy Faye<\/em><\/strong> are up for soon-ish releases (at the time of writing), it isn\u2019t a stretch to call David Robert Mitchell\u2019s anticipated <em>It Follows<\/em> successor a forecast of the actor\u2019s unhinged predilections in the coming years.<\/p>\n<p>For now, we only have Mitchell\u2019s Lynchian-esque movie to dissect, and it\u2019s more than enough. The neo-noir thriller \u2013 a categorization that must be used sparingly \u2013 is genuinely tough to pin down. Thematically, <em>Under the Silver Lake<\/em> tells a rough story about identity and conspiracy within its eerie setting of East LA. Garfield\u2019s leading man, Sam, is thrown into the fray without any warning besides a universal sense of foreboding built up around his weird, detached life.<\/p>\n<p>This results in Garfield\u2019s most detached performance to date. His doe-eyed expression, which has often become synonymous with emotional complexity, shifts into something akin to morbid curiosity. Garfield is almost impenetrable in this one, which ups the film\u2019s creep factor. Somehow, despite Sam perpetually nursing a growing fixation on cults and lifestyles, Garfield remains so personable that it feels impossible to abandon this character. Maybe it\u2019s because he seems so damn helpless in the movie. For better or worse, he ensures that we are on that same headache of a pilgrimage alongside him.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>Garfield is just getting started. His filmography showcases how much more room he has to grow, priming him for longevity in the entertainment industry. He has repeatedly sought out narratives that we can consider timeless. Sure, his r\u00e9sum\u00e9 is noticeably lighter compared to some of his peers who\u2019ve worked within a similar time frame. However, there\u2019s hardly any filler in there. 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