Love Angelina Jolie’s movies? Of course not. Why, exactly, is Angelina Jolie so famous?

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In today’s column I ask the most pressing issue of our time: why, exactly, is Angelina Jolie so famous? https://t.co/0QF0W3WIVr
- Hadley Freeman (@HadleyFreeman) February 13, 2021
The Guardian says it’s been years since Angelina was in a film worth watching, but she has made being a celebrity its own art form

Comments

[war_machine_rox]

Weren't the tomb raider films a success? I was(am) obsessed with them so my memory may be skewed lol

Hackers
Mr and Mrs Smith
Kung Fu Panda
Salt

Wanted????

Idk maybe I'm more of a fan of hers than I thought lol I always think of her as an actor first

[bitterblueb]

I'm sure the 2nd one flop thats why the franchise ended there

[justkeepgoin]

I think people forget that no one did sexy action star like she did. were they amazing movies? no. But they did well enough to make a mark on pop culture.

Not a lot of women have ever been trusted to solely carry an action film like she has. Sigourney Weaver and Uma Thurman are the only ones that come to mind. you could throw in Milla Jovovich. The rest like Linda Hamilton, Lucy Liu, etc. were part of ensembles.

She's not the strongest actress by far but she could carry a movie an action movie by herself. Salt, Wanted, and Tomb Raider. They weren't insane successes but there is a reason why you think Lara Croft and you think of her not Alicia.

[hippi_ippi]

Honestly think Charlize Theron is a capable action/movie star as well. Overall better actress too, imo.

[justkeepgoin]

She absolutely is. I agree.

But the number of women who are able to be an action movie lead is so scarce and it's laughable that this writer just glazes over that achievement with Jolie.

[littleorcs]

I always thought it was so cool that she had a random trapeze in her mansion