Is Harry Styles the biggest actor of our time?

Culturevogue returns to the cinematic career of the famous singer.

By Michelle Ruiz

It was a rumor that has been swelling for a while now: singer Harry Styles appears in a post-generic scene from the film Les eternal de Chloé Zhao, Oscar-winning director last April for Nomadland.The interpreter of "Watermelon Sugar" embodies Eros, a superhero capable of stimulating the pleasure centers of the brain of people being less than ten meters from him.A role that seems to be tailor -made.

Harry Styles therefore set sail for Hollywood.We had already seen him in the adaptation of the tortured novel My Policeman of Bethan Roberts, where he embodied a young seductive policeman alongside the star of The Crown, Emma Corrin.And as you may know, Harry Styles will share the poster with Florence Pugh in the Psychological Thriller Don't Worry Darling of her girlfriend Olivia Wilde, whose release is scheduled for September 2022.

A real actor

The expectations are great, but a question arises: does Harry Styles really know how to play comedy?To try to answer it, I undertook the difficult task of analyzing your acting game by reviewing its cinematographic and television appearances.Below the results of my non-exhaustive survey.

Dunkirk (2017)

I'm going to be honest: I went to see this film by Christopher Nolan at the cinema with my husband and I didn't even notice that Harry Styles played in it.He is however quite present in this distressing epic on the Second World War.He plays the role of Alex, a fiery soldier stranded on Dunkirk beach.Its role is small but significant: it has more than thirty replicas in this film which also contains little dialogues.Alex is responsible for guessing the intentions of potentially shady soldiers while escaping death several times by drowning.Harry Styles is gifted to scrutinize the horizon of a thoughtful air, and it is with the mouth full of toast and jam that he launched his first replica nonchalantly: “What's wrong with yourfriend ?"

According to USA Today, Harry Styles brought to the film “A surprising quantity of notch and pathos”, an opinion that criticisms seem to share.Whether soaked, dirty or lounging in the sun on a train (spoiler: Alex survives!), The camera loves it.If we believe the film by Christopher Nolan, the cinema could therefore represent for Harry Styles "another viable career option".

Saturday Night Live (2019)

In the American showbiz, pronouncing the SNL opening monologue constitutes the baptism of fire.In 2017, Harry Styles, then a member of the Boys Band One Direction, had delivered a frankly hilarious imitation of Mick Jagger.Two years later, he was back in the legendary show to promote his new single "Fine Line" single, not only as a guest, but also as an animator.Harry Styles, which is especially used to concert halls, gave the SNL plateau an intimate piano-bar appearance.He was clever, direct, modest and incredibly well in his skin.Can it be a caricature of itself?The answer is yes, and brilliantly.

He then showed the full extent of his talent by camping different characters, ranging from newspaper delivery man (in a parody of the musical Newsies) to the ideal canine friend of humorist Aidy Bryant, passing by a network of networksSocial of the agrifood company Sara Lee surprised commenting “Wreck Me Daddy” on the Instagram of Nick Jonas - a comment that Harry Styles really published via the brand account.

Don’t Worry Darling's first teaser (2021)

This eleven second extract has fed many fantasies.And it is not Lizzo, singer and friend of Harry Styles, who will tell you the opposite.This haunting teaser features Florence Pugh in the role of a housewife in the 1950s living with her husband in a utopian community who, as she will discover, hides disturbing secrets.Harry Styles only appears to exchange a passionate kiss with his partner on the screen.Difficult to say if it is sexy, clumsy, disturbing, or all that at the same time.

And as Wilde said on Instagram, undoubtedly in a completely objective way: Harry Styles has "instilled with each scene a nuanced meaning of humanity".I have no doubt about it.

The Beloved Show by Gucci (2021)

The outings in theaters are very beautiful, but nothing beats the appearance of Harry Styles in the false talk show of the Beloved advertising campaign by Gucci.Particular mention for his way of getting his eyes off with an exaggerated interest and his impassive expression when he argues with James Corden.But the best remains his slightly sociopathic laugh at the end, when he talks about Leonardo DiCaprio in the Wolf of Wall Street.Could Harry Styles one day earn another Oscar than that of the best song?It wouldn't surprise me at all.

Harry Styles Does Mundane Things (2021)

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Because he is not only a promising actor but also a good type, Harry Styles recently participated in a series of videos for stand up to cancer, a television program that collects funds for cancer.We see him undertake banal tasks, like ironing clothes or meticulously watering a bonsai.We can count on Harry Styles to prepare a cup of tea with serene gravity.After spending many hours studying your art, I have my answer: Harry Styles can indeed play comedy.

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