They say her type of face is best for "challenging times" and Anne's popularity apparently peaked in 2008. She's also said to be a "theater kid" who "adopts the mood of every situation she's in" and "wildly overcompensates every time."
So, she's bony and insincere and some kind of personification of the financial crisis.
The article doesn't go on to say it but: What we want now is someone rounder of cheek, candid and down to earth, with a can-do spirit in the face of it all ...
Personally, Hathaway Hate doesn't jive with me. And I don't like Jennifer Lawrence, blah.
I had never given Hathaway much of a look until Batman and then I enjoyed both her performance and appearance. She has big eyes and I find her pixie look highly appealing.
I find Lawrence falls into a place for me I call 'very attractive and entirely forgettable', she's a good looking lass and she sits with many other good looking lasses in hollywood who my eye just passes over. I found hunger games fairly bland. She does not have the notable attractive qualities to be an icon.
But then what do I know, I have a raging passion for Yo-Landi Vi$$er. A woman most men consider very weird or unattractive.
I don't think Jennifer is pretty at all. She's off-putting to me, like Maggie Gyllenhaal. I mean, they (Jennifer and Maggie) are both good actors and Anne is not exactly my "dream girl" or anything but ... I don't know, I just don't see what people think is so beautiful about Jennifer Lawrence.
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MeanGreenStompa wrote: She does not have the notable attractive qualities to be an icon.
Yep, that's spot-on for me too. I don't see anything iconic in that face.
Anne Hathaway is an awesome and very attractive actress. Never been impressed by Lawrence, and I doubt she could put out a vocal performance that could even be played in the same room as an audio recording of Anne's version of "I Dreamed a Dream"
My wife and I are at odds over this. She find Anne Hathaway constantly irritating and seems to like Jennifer Lawrence more and more. Every time I hear something about Jennifer Lawrence, I think "her again?" And if I see Anne Hathaway's in something, I think "oh, well that's a plus."
I like them both. I like Jen more in interviews as she seems extremely quirky and silly. Both are solid actresses and I wouldn't kick either one out of bed.
Manchu wrote: My wife and I are at odds over this. She find Anne Hathaway constantly irritating and seems to like Jennifer Lawrence more and more. Every time I hear something about Jennifer Lawrence, I think "her again?" And if I see Anne Hathaway's in something, I think "oh, well that's a plus."
I don't actually like Anne Hathaway. I too find her slightly annoying. She also gives off this anorexic vibe to me.
Hulksmash wrote: I like Jen more in interviews as she seems extremely quirky and silly.
Her post-Oscars press meeting is making the rounds in a big way, with loads of people responding "d'awwww that's why we love her." Seems slightly nauseating to me.
Meh, opinions differ. I find it refreshing. I don't love her but I certainly like her and that likability will reflect in me being more likely to see a movie with her in it. Same way some other actors interviews when they're making the circuit do.
People who like Jennifer Lawrence are most definitely "on the side of history" -- at least for right now. It's just one of those moments, for those of us who don't care for her, where you realize who ephemeral being a Hollywood favorite is. I'm pretty fascinated by the idea that Anne Hathaway's face jives with the financial crisis (great casting for Catwoman, think about that one) and it's equally fascinating to think -- Jennifer Lawrence is the face of "recovery"? Or the face of "sick of dealing with the financial crisis?"
Manchu I checked her IMDB and I haven't seen a single one of her films including The Hunger Games which I have and had about as much interest in as having a knife shoved in my eye ball. Thankfully "US" magazine reading types like you can keep me informed
Manchu wrote: People who like Jennifer Lawrence are most definitely "on the side of history" -- at least for right now. It's just one of those moments, for those of us who don't care for her, where you realize who ephemeral being a Hollywood favorite is.
Looking a little far into why someone likes an actress aren't you? She's been in a couple of good films and performed well. It's not much for most mature people beyond that. Her personality also reasonates better off the cuff than Hathaway. And she seems to have a better agent.
That said I like Anne Hathaway too. Liked her before batman. And her performance in Les Mis made her an instant favorite of mine.
My annoyance is Hugh Jackman not getting best actor this year.....That's the real travesty!!!!
If we are stuck with only the choices of Anne and Jennifer, it is hard not to remain neutral. They are both fine, but picking a side is like having to choose between a Jacob or Edward cup at Burger King.
It is also hard to get to worked up about either when Sofia Vergara is out there.
I don't think I've seen ANY of the X-men movies besides the first one. I was indisposed for work for two theater runs and the rest got put into the "rental" column and I never got around to renting them.
Tbh I have issued ID'ing actors and actresses, you either gotta really rock or really suck for me to remember who you are.
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Ahtman wrote: If we are stuck with only the choices of Anne and Jennifer, it is hard not to remain neutral. They are both fine, but picking a side is like having to choose between a Jacob or Edward cup at Burger King.
It is also hard to get to worked up about either when Sofia Vergara is out there.
It's 2013 now, darling. You can admit to knowing who won an Oscar.
Regarding the Hunger Games, it's not nearly as bad as you think. I say that because it was not nearly as bad as I thought.
I'll give the latter a try, and seriously I have minimal interest in the whole process. I'll note deserving performances I see through out the year "Someone should give her/him a reward for that" and be pleased to hear they've won, but I don't bother watching the ceremony or anything.
As far as Oscars -- I look at it as a barometer of what Hollywood wants us to think of it and what it wants to think of itself rather than what's good in film.
But then what do I know, I have a raging passion for Yo-Landi Vi$$er. A woman most men consider very weird or unattractive.
/shrug
That's the female portion of "Die Antwoord" isn't it? Not quite my cup of tea, but not a cup I'd say no to either.
Yes, Die Antwoord.
She is in the folder in my head with Fairuza Balk and some others as 'unconventionally attractive bad girls with a degree of mental instability I am convinced would be quite entertaining if the opportunity presented its self... ' I have a weak spot for frenetic lunatics.
And now I'll say no more, as my wife lurks this forum...
I like them both equally. Though I prefer Lawrence as a brunette like in Hunger Games, rather than the sorta-blonde she always has lately. She was friggin' hot in Hunger Games.
AegisGrimm wrote: I like them both equally. Though I prefer Lawrence as a brunette like in Hunger Games, rather than the sorta-blonde she always has lately. She was friggin' hot in Hunger Games.
I like them both a great deal. I think Anne Hathaway is maybe a hair better of an actress technically, but there is something endearing in Jennnifer Lawrence as well.
The Dark Knight Anne: Dat Ass. First Class Jen - Dem Thighs in those mini-dresses.
purplefood wrote: Anne Hathaway looks like she is about to unhinge her jaw and swallow someone...
Good or bad?
In a bad way...
Like a snake or something...
That's quite enough of that.
Please God we do not start this relatively civil thread down the road to BrookM's 'Vore' postings... I didn't know what a Vore was till he started posting on dakka...
Lawrence is really pretty, but she has one of those faces that looks way better in motion than it does still in pictures. Hathaway is really pretty, but I cannot fathom the excitement for her butt in batman. It's an absolutely average white girl butt.
AegisGrimm wrote: I like them both equally. Though I prefer Lawrence as a brunette like in Hunger Games, rather than the sorta-blonde she always has lately. She was friggin' hot in Hunger Games.
Yup!
That picture right there looks like my sister with longer hair and a creepy smile..... DO NOT WANT.
Anne Hathaway on the other hand is fine, and that Sophia whatsername doesn't really float my boat.
Does anyone else find it amusing how we're having a thread that is literally all about objectifying women right after the "Are Women Morally Superior?" thread?
I don't think Jennifer is pretty at all. She's off-putting to me, like Maggie Gyllenhaal. I mean, they (Jennifer and Maggie) are both good actors and Anne is not exactly my "dream girl" or anything but ... I don't know, I just don't see what people think is so beautiful about Jennifer Lawrence.
Yikes, I'm not a huge fan of Lawrence but comparing her to Gyllenhaal is just cruel.
That is not an attractive woman. There was one line in The Dark Knight that really drove home how insane and disconnected from reality the Joker was.
I think the face shape is a little similar. Also similar - Kirsten Dunst can, at best, be cute, and she also has to work at it. She has dead, dull eyes.
It's interesting, I think threads like this go to show you that what comes to be seen as pretty is about a whole lot more than someone's face and figure. Lawrence and Hathaway are very pretty girls, don't get me wrong, but I think if we were to do a search of the 3 billion odd women on the planet and judged them purely on looks, I'm not convinced either of these women would be getting near the shortlist.
But they've both done, besides delivered good to great performances consistently, is picked their film roles very well. Lawrence has swung between carefully chosen commercial franchises (X-Men and Hunger Games) that have shown she can make good bank, and smaller films that have given her the freedom to show her acting chops (Winter's Bone, Silver Linings Playbook). Hathaway has done similarly, mixing more artistic fare (Rachel Getting Married, Brokeback Mountain) with commercial stuff (Dark Knight Rises. The Devil Wears Prada).
Point being, be pretty enough, talented enough, and pick the right film roles and the industry will be falling all over themselves to call you the prettiest, most talented girl in the world. And they'll keep doing it, until you pick a few too many stinkers in a row.
Lawrence was excellent in Winter's Bone (haven't seen Silver Linings yet), and perfectly okay in First Class and Hunger Games, but she's definitely still a kid. Part of why I haven't seen SL yet is because she at least superficially didn't seem mature enough for the role; her next to someone as old as Cooper seems a little off, but word is she did well enough for Best Actress, so....
Hathaway's been quite good for years. She's a more experienced actress and a grown woman. I find her more classically beautiful, even aside from my also having a weakness for women with a touch of crazy, which she does a great job portraying (Batman, Rachel Getting Married, Love and Other Drugs).
sebster wrote: Ibut I think if we were to do a search of the 3 billion odd women on the planet and judged them purely on looks, I'm not convinced either of these women would be getting near the shortlist.
On a similar thought, I've often thought that if, say, Britney Spears or someone like that wanted to go shopping, all she'd have to do is remove her makeup, lose her entourage, and wear a t-shirt and jeans. I suspect a lot of these celebrities would be literally unrecognizable for who they are if they presented themelves without their trappings. Not all of them - Mila Kunis, for example, has both a very distinctive voice and eyes - but a lot of them could I bet.
Mannahnin wrote: Lawrence was excellent in Winter's Bone (haven't seen Silver Linings yet), and perfectly okay in First Class and Hunger Games, but she's definitely still a kid. Part of why I haven't seen SL yet is because she at least superficially didn't seem mature enough for the role; her next to someone as old as Cooper seems a little off, but word is she did well enough for Best Actress, so....
Hathaway's been quite good for years. She's a more experienced actress and a grown woman. I find her more classically beautiful, even aside from my also having a weakness for women with a touch of crazy, which she does a great job portraying (Batman, Rachel Getting Married, Love and Other Drugs).
I'll second Lawrence's "Winter's Bone" there... excellent film/acting.
Mannahnin wrote: Lawrence was excellent in Winter's Bone (haven't seen Silver Linings yet), and perfectly okay in First Class and Hunger Games, but she's definitely still a kid. Part of why I haven't seen SL yet is because she at least superficially didn't seem mature enough for the role; her next to someone as old as Cooper seems a little off, but word is she did well enough for Best Actress, so....
Hathaway's been quite good for years. She's a more experienced actress and a grown woman. I find her more classically beautiful, even aside from my also having a weakness for women with a touch of crazy, which she does a great job portraying (Batman, Rachel Getting Married, Love and Other Drugs).
She's wonderful in Silver Linings Playbook. Mind you, it's a film full of wonderful performances, with Cooper, de Niro and Jackie Weaving all deserving their nominations. At which point you wonder how much it's actually the director, especially when you consider that it's the same guy who got a genuinely good performance out of Mark Wahlberg in Three Kings.
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Ouze wrote: On a similar thought, I've often thought that if, say, Britney Spears or someone like that wanted to go shopping, all she'd have to do is remove her makeup, lose her entourage, and wear a t-shirt and jeans. I suspect a lot of these celebrities would be literally unrecognizable for who they are if they presented themelves without their trappings. Not all of them - Mila Kunis, for example, has both a very distinctive voice and eyes - but a lot of them could I bet.
Now Pfeiffer really does have that 'icon' factor I mentioned earlier. I saw an interview with her the other day and she looked amazing, the woman is near 60 and still a great beauty.
But my older woman category will forever belong to Sigourney Weaver, she was my first, crawling round on a bed gnashing her teeth in ghostbusters... I was not really sure why at the time, but I suddenly considered girls less annoying from that moment on.
With honorable mentions to Evil Lily from Legend and the Lady Jessica from Dune...
Now Pfeiffer really does have that 'icon' factor I mentioned earlier. I saw an interview with her the other day and she looked amazing, the woman is near 60 and still a great beauty.
But my older woman category will forever belong to Sigourney Weaver, she was my first, crawling round on a bed gnashing her teeth in ghostbusters... I was not really sure why at the time, but I suddenly considered girls less annoying from that moment on.
With honorable mentions to Evil Lily from Legend and the Lady Jessica from Dune...
Ayah Sigourney Weaver, cute and creating the whole "action chick" thing. She's also really really tall.
Bromsy wrote: Lawrence is really pretty, but she has one of those faces that looks way better in motion than it does still in pictures. Hathaway is really pretty, but I cannot fathom the excitement for her butt in batman. It's an absolutely average white girl butt.
Come on, man. You know how this works. That butt is getting +2 or +3 on the scale for being in a Catwoman outfit. Much like how some give +2 or +3 when a girl is a gamer.
And back on topic, they're both beautiful women. But my instincts tell me that Jennifer would probably be even better-looking in person. Meanwhile the reverse might be true for Anne.
Bromsy wrote: Jennifer Connelly has always done it for me.
Jennifer Connelly is a lovely lady, and in fact I'd definitely prefer her over either Jennifer Lawrence or Anne Hathaway.
My wife and I recently watched Inventing The Abbots, and I pointed this out, and my wife said there was absolutely nothing special about her, and I had awful taste. But she married me, so wtf does she know about taste.
Also, Inventing the Abbotts reminds me, Liv Tyler would trump all of the above in my book.
Bromsy wrote: Hathaway is really pretty, but I cannot fathom the excitement for her butt in batman. It's an absolutely average white girl butt.
Your honor, I object!
I refer you to the people's exhibit 121a:
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I also can provide that reference image in 1920px, if the jury needs more... evidence.
Yeah, I remember sitting in the theatre and scoffing at the gratuitious arched-back butt shot when she was on the bike. Seriously, that's weak and it looks like Anne Hathaway has the butt of a middle-aged woman.
I also scoffed at that scene, in the theatre. In fact, I got in a lot of trouble over that scoffing - the police were called, and now I can't go too close to daycare centers, if you know what I mean*.
Now I only scoff at home.
*That's a joke, I'm not actually a sex offender*
**Yet.
Hmm, the question of which actress any of us prefers to fantasize about is actually off-topic. This thread is about a large group of people hating Anne Hathaway. I don't think they hate her because she's not pretty or because she can't act -- because those are both obviously false. And at the same time, I don't think people like Jennifer Lawrence because she's pretty and she can act. There are lots of other pretty actresses who can act (like Anne Hathaway), after all.
The article's explanation is that Anne Hathaway's facial features will be better liked in "challenging" political, economic, and social circumstances -- and that she comes off as insincere. The first point strikes me as ... unfounded? The article itself certainly doesn't explain the evidence for such a claim. And the second point just makes me sad. Look at Anne Hathaway's answer to the journalist who asked about her being hated, where she uses this bizarre matter/anti-matter reference to make a point about optimism. I mean, that's awkward. If it was just a line, one would think she'd have a better line than that.
People say Jennifer Lawrence makes good acting look easy. I wonder if they have ever considered whether her down-to-earth personality is another example of good acting looking easy. To be honest, I think the real difference is that Anne Hathaway isn't just pretty; she's that kind of pretty that you have to be born as -- big eyes, fine bones, etc. I think Jennifer Lawrence's look comes off as a lot more attainable. Methinks the females have more reason to hold Anne's looks against her (and rationalize it as Anne not being sincere) than Jennifer's.
There is a strange dichotomy about what people want to see during time's of crisis vs. regular times. During the Great Depression, people loved watching escapist movies about rich people and their lifestyle. In our most recent recession, all the music was about partying it up. No problems were present. People don't go to the movies/listen to music/read books/be entertained to be reminded that their life sucks.
In that sense, Anne seems to have a delicate, aristocratic facila features. Such features are evocative of wealth and money. Such features are perfect for recession era audiences. However, her interview style was less than "high brow" but played into the party all the time, no problems mentality. Remember when she "rapped"?
Jennifer Lawrence ont he other hand has features that are considered more girl-next-door pretty. As we recover from the recession, we are no longer looking to fantisize about wealthy and partying. We are ready to look at something different.
Therefore, Anne's time is over.
All that being said, I think the argument I just laid out is a bunch of psuedo-intellectual hookum. Anne rules!
In that sense, Anne seems to have a delicate, aristocratic facila features. Such features are evocative of wealth and money. Such features are perfect for recession era audiences. However, her interview style was less than "high brow" but played into the party all the time, no problems mentality. Remember when she "rapped"?
Didn't know she rapped, I doubt it was up to The Portman rapping, that girl be hardcore.
Easy E wrote: All that being said, I think the argument I just laid out is a bunch of psuedo-intellectual hookum. Anne rules!
Pretty much what I've been saying except I'd go further to say that hookum is a weird way to rationalize people's bizarre hatred/violent language toward a celebrity.
d3m01iti0n wrote: Both a[img]re meh. Ill take Christina Hendricks any day. Or Kat Denning as a runner-up.
The silicones are strong in these!
Im pretty sure theyre both real. I have no interest in the fakes.
+1 on Jennifer Connelly too!
Before and after.
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It's hard to tell by the angle but it looks like she was thinner in the first picture and considering Christina Hendricks has an hour glass figure it's not too hard to believe that most of the weight went to her tits and ass, also for Jennifer Connelly, Christina Hendricks and Kat Denning.
Manchu wrote: Hmm, the question of which actress any of us prefers to fantasize about is actually off-topic. This thread is about a large group of people hating Anne Hathaway.
And also Anne Hathaway's butt, right?
But, lets go back to your premise for a second.
I think this "Anne Hathaway Backlash" is an utter, total media fabrication that literally does not exist, like the alleged Britney Spears Sex tape story from a few years back. There is no such thing. Here is a poll from the front page of CNN, superimposed over the lead story from the Entertainment section (other then copying and pasting it the image is unmanipulated by me, and you can see both of these things right now by visiting CNN):
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Which makes me feel two things:
1.) The first day of the sequester, and their front-page poll is about Anne Hathaway. It's not news, it's CNN.com.
I didn't read all the posts but for me the "off putting" part of Anne Hathaway is the fact that here features (eyes, nose, mouth) are all too big for her face. Her style of makeup accentuates that, too.
I haven't watched Les Miserables but I didn't have any problem with her in DKR or Get Smart. Her publicity shots creep me out though.
Breotan wrote: I didn't read all the posts but for me the "off putting" part of Anne Hathaway is the fact that here features (eyes, nose, mouth) are all too big for her face. Her style of makeup accentuates that, too.
I haven't watched Les Miserables but I didn't have any problem with her in DKR or Get Smart. Her publicity shots creep me out though.
My favourite part of Anne Hathaway is her face (although I disagree she has a big nose) I genuinely think it is genuinely good looking then again I like big eyes, lips and small noses went it comes to faces although I think her body isn't that great (I find the hour glass figure ideal and Anne
Cheesecat, you may enjoy watching Love and Other Drugs, and I expect it will enhance your appreciation. She's not an hourglass, that's true, but she's got nothing to complain about.
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On Topic, I agree with Ouze. I think this is a a made-up story. The premise is not granted.
Mannahnin wrote: Cheesecat, you may enjoy watching Love and Other Drugs, and I expect it will enhance your appreciation. She's not an hourglass, that's true, but she's got nothing to complain about.
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On Topic, I agree with Ouze. I think this is a a made-up story. The premise is not granted.
I've seen it before but found the film boring except for seeing Anne Hathaway's tits, even then they were OK (then again I mentioned I'm not a huge fan of her bod anyways) but there's a lot better stuff to be found elsewhere.
Reading this story was like listening to Sport's or Political Radio. They need to fill psace with something, so they just start spinning, and spinning, and spinning until it takes on a life ofd its own; even though no one really believes what they were saying in the first place.
