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Why Jake Gyllenhaal?


Most people know Jake Gyllenhaal as "the guy who got swifted" and thats about it. Maybe some people know him from some movies. Gyllenhaal as been acting for most of his life and has no signs of slowing down. One of my favorites of his is NightCrawler, where he plays a OCD, antisocial person who films major accidents in the L.A area for news stations. He becomes obsessed for getting the perfect shot and has no regard for any other person. He even indirectly kills his partner after a dangerous night filming. I am just so drawn to his acting style in the film. 



Another Film that comes to mind is The Zodiac and he plays a young, intelligent (and a bit strange)  jouralist and trying to solve the murders that "The zodiac" committed. Again, he is appealing to emotion acting style, where he uses his skills to draw us in. I tend to favorites actors who lean more on emotional rather then "technical skills". Gyllenhaal is underrated in my opinion with how well he acts. He tends to switch up his roles and doesn't play the same one all the time. He can go from a hopeless romantic (love and other drugs)  or to an aggressive athlete (Southpaw). Overall, I believe that his extremely committed to any role he plays, such as the shaper he needs to be in for a role or mental state. 

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