So, my female soul mate suggested that I write about Joaquin Phoenix. It's her day of birth...so I'll humor her with my thoughts on him.
I remember a very young Joaquin in the movie Parenthood...when he had a masturbation problem. I find this highlarious...to be your first role? Maybe this is the root of his..."insanity". He started out gorgeous and talented.
I about fell over my feet swooning over him as the evil emperor in Gladiator. I thought he was so handsome and sexy in Signs. Then he stunned me with Walk the Line...and started gettin a little sloppy.
He unexpectedly announced in late 2008 that he had retired from acting to pursue a "rapping career", and that Two Lovers would be his last film. On February 11, 2009, Phoenix appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman to promote Two Lovers. He was absofruitly bat shit crazy, acting bizarre and was outrageously unresponsive towards David's questions about the film and such. Phoenix appeared on Late Show again in September 2010 and claimed that his "retirement" and eccentric behavior were for a mockumentary, I'm Still Here (2010), that he and Casey Affleck were filming.
This says different.
The man is wearing a fucking e-z comb. WTF!?!?!?!?! Not to mention his profile sure doesn resemble a currently derranged Mel Gibson. I hope to god he doesn't snap and go as crazy as him or Charlie Sheen. My little heart can't handle another heartbreak from one of my faves gone nutzo. All I know is The Master (set to release in 2013) better kick some serious ass and prove to me that he isn't a lost cause.
I don't want him to go to waste after Gladiator, Signs, The Village, Hotel Rwanda, Ladder 49, Walk the Line, We Own the Night, or Reservation Road because every one of those were amazing films. In the mean time...
verse 1:
(whispered) can’t f**k around
lift up higher turn yourself around
knees and chest then f**kin on the ground
get up kids and eat a bowl of damages
get your ass in the game (dramatic pause)
lift up higher turn yourself around
knees and chest then f**kin on the ground
get up kids and look all around
get …
get …
get….
get….
(unintelligable unintelligable, unintelligable)
it’s gettin’ hot in here
repeat chorus
fall off stage
