For most audiences, they were introduced to Dane DeHaan after his role in The Amazing Spider-Man 2. He was playing the character of Harry Osborn, the agonized son of Norman Osborn. The film did not do justice to his calibre. It had several plot lines with muddling characters and it was only the lead actors who pulled the film through. Even is a miserable movie, his acting somehow stood out due to the sheer agony and anger he brought forward. It was not possible to bring life to a character that was not well written. The actor made the best of what he had and created something out of nothing.
Dane DeHann has a valuable art, conviction. He believes in what he plays and he believes in what he does. He learns his character until he becomes one with it. The most impressive skill of the actor is the ability to always dominate a scene when he arrives. He possesses a strange superpower through which he distracts one form the lead and occupies the mind of his viewers into what he has to say.
In an interview with the guardian, he said: “I have heard someone say that when people get famous, the qualities they had already just get magnified.” It is safe to say he is just as charismatic as his characters can be. In the same interview, he also explained what he paid attention to as an actor. “To prepare for a role, I’ll take as much time as I’m given,” he said. “If I’m given six months, I’ll take six months, gladly.” It’s what he’s always enjoyed about acting. “I love the work part of it. Developing the character, digging deeper and trying to create a fully fleshed-out individual distinct from myself; that’s what fun about it is.”
One of his best performances is in Life. The movie explores the life of the original Rebel Without A Cause, James Dean seen through the eyes of photographer Dennis Stock. They both make an excellent pair, sharing the screen in the most remarkable form possible. James Dean was unimaginably magnetic and strangely dauntless in both his films and life. Dane DeHaan brings that same personality to the screen embodying the great actor effortlessly. He played the great actor with ease, from where the viewer stood, it was as identical as they are possible.
In Kill Your Darlings, he is possessed by the devil of the beat generation, Lucien Carr. While the movie itself received mixed reviews from critics, Dane DeHann’s acting was appreciated throughout. He gathered immense critical acclaim for playing the troubled youth who is haunted by the past but is desperate to move forward. Again, he had a surprising way of convincing that he in fact is the man who gave Beat generation the drive it gained.
A skilful painter in Tulip Fever, Lockhart in Cure For Wellness and Valerian in the most expensive European film. Dane DeHaan has an artistic brilliance that begins with conviction and ends of charisma.
