Kirsten Dunst Roundup: all roles ranked, career retrospective, plastic surgery & more

[lanadelcame]

you know i agree: https://t.co/WRi1r68YAk
- rachel syme (@rachsyme) January 25, 2022

• Rachel Syme wrote an article about Kirsten Dunst's career, highlighting how unapologetically feminine her chosen roles have been.

• The author also mentions how Dunst has picked a lot of projects that were ahead of their time, like being in a superhero movie before

Comments

[sadmagikarp]

A Gawker piece has called Kirsten one of the "unluckiest" actresses in Hollywood, since things seemed to never aligned perfectly for her to get the acclaim that she deserved. But that may change with her performance as Rose in 'The Power of The Dog'.

ok yeah she didn't rise to the heights of natalie portman or anne hathaway but calling kirsten one of the "unluckiest" actresses in hollywood is so fucking dumb. that label is more apt for someone like thora birch but kirsten was a global movie star/it girl in the 2000s: part of a huge franchise (spiderman), star of box office hits (bring it on), awards recognition (cannes for melancholia, globes for vampire), beloved by acclaimed directors (michel gondry, lvt, sc), embraced by the fashion world (vogue covers, bulgari campaigns). like there are struggling actors who would kill for a fraction of the career she's had

[miniglik]

Celebrity culture is so weird. The scale never ever makes sense.

[carminaburana]

I agree that quote about her being unlucky is total bullshit. Like you describe in your comment, she has done so much in her career and it sounds like she has a good perspective on things. No one should feel sorry for Dunst. There is a lot to celebrate from her wonderful career thus far and a lot look forward to with her new work.

Honestly, that Gawker quote is indicative of a very capitalist way at looking at artists that i see a lot in US based media. We can’t just appreciate an actor or a movie for what they are/it is. There has to always be a competitive, award counting, or monetized element.

[lanadelcame]

IA! I searched for the article and they mention the Cannes press conference with LVT and Elizabethtown being Oscar-buzzy before premiering as examples of things that got in the way of her getting recognition and, like, I can think on way unluckier things that have happen to other actors lol
They even go as far as saying that her career seems a little “cursed” which was bogus to me. Underrated would just be a more fitting word/definition.

[britt_m_89]

She was also in an episode of Star Trek TNG where she played a telepathic alien.

[veal]

That is such a heartbreaking episode.

[yurasama_love]

This is when we find out Troi had an older sister who drowned and that's why Lwxana calls her "little one" all the time.

[neuroticismette]

The media is so weird. A repertoire of iconic performances. She's worked with so many great people. And she's still going, pulling out new career bests as she gets older

She's the goal

[hellcatshalala]

she's the moment

[makeitfly]

[makeitfly]

[analievelyn]

she made that salad look so good lmao

[lanadelcame]

“ does anyone know if she had crazy stage parents?”

I am not certain, but I think yes? Kirsten has said that her mom always protected her and made sure she got a “normal life”, but she has also talked about how being the family provider so young was kinda fucked up and created some resentment towards her mom before

[barbarbarian]

Bless you, OP.

My top 5, in order

1. Marie Antoinette
2. Little Women
3. Melancholia
4. Fargo
5. On Becoming* a God in Central Florida

Honorable mention for Mona Lisa Smile. I don't love that movie, but I love her in it.

She has so many hits, tho! It's hard to pick only 5.