The performance he gave in Nightcrawlers is easily the best of his career and one of the greatest pieces of acting of all time in my opinion. Obviously the film is amazing, but Jake elevates it with his acting. You can really see the turmoil, the bigotry and the rage inside his eyes. It's not just that he didn't blink, it's all the subtle twitches; the eyes darting all over the place, scanning the room like a wolf, that make Lou such a menace. And somehow you still root for the psycho because he's so damn charismatic
Performance wise it's NIghtcrawler & Donnie Darko - But Prisoners is the best movie he's been in IMO (Brothers & Zodiac were really good aswell though)
He deserved at least nominations for Prisoners, Nightcrawler and Southpaw. Which he did back to back to back mind you. He was on an absolute tear in the 2010’s and the academy just refused to acknowledge him
For Nightcrawler especially he got snubbed. Steve Carell, Bradley Cooper, or Benedict Cumberbatch could’ve been kicked for Gyllenhaal’s performance easily. I haven’t seen Theory of Everything, so I won’t say he definitely deserves to win, but I would probably even take him over Keaton in Birdman, who’s amazing in that.
I always thought there must be some reason he’s gotten snubbed for those roles. Especially for night crawler, he played such a dynamic character and his character was the film. I wonder if there is some underlying reason.
@@Sillygator the academy picks movies and actors that it considers politically or culturally relevant. Playing a white guy that takes advantage of people isn’t exactly Oscar bait for the academy. That being said his role did deserve an Oscar.
100%. The Guilty, I would have NEVER had watched. The premise? Taking place 90% in an office about one call? Forget about it. But I saw Jake Gyllenhaal was in it and watched the entire thing. Doubt it would've worked with anyone else. Everything he stars in he makes gold
That entire movie is underrated as hell. The direction, story and Hugh Jackman's acting all go unnoticed. So it's natural that Gyllenhaal would get overlooked as well.
@ehtishamkhan2004 Yeah, I was baffled when I realized Denis Vellinevue and his films didn't see any director of best picture nomination until last year with Dune.
Gyllenhaal and Ryan Gosling are some of the greatest actors of our generation and one thing that people who do think they are great forget is that they are also great comededians and comedy actors despite them not playing any comedic roles
Thought he was really great in Spider-Man, his fake “larger-than-life hero” performance was somehow believable enough to be, well, believable and goofy enough to be entertaining. And of course since he has a lot of experience with psychologically damaged characters, the moments where he begins to snap we’re great as well.
His performance in Nightcrawler is for me personally one of the best acting in this century. Pure charisma and talent. One of the best actors today 100% 🐐
His performance in nightcrawler as Lou Bloom will forever be one of my favorite acting performances of all time. I was amazed that so many haven't even heard of that movie and when I suggested it to them they were blown away by his immaculate acting as well
Jake Gyllenhaal is an actor whose movies are consistently incredible. Whenever someone asks for movie recommendations, I always suggest they just search up his filmography and choose any title. It doesn't matter which one they pick because all of his movies are top-tier.
Something about his look in Prisoners just catches my attention. The eye ticks, the tatts, and the best haircut I've ever seen anyone rock. The whole movie is just gold
@@_Hissatsu haha and I'm a woman so you can imagine 🤣 the guy is legit 23 years older than me and I'm obsessed with him 😭 and I've never had a celebrity crush or a real life crush in my whole life.
He once said that he respected Joaquin Phoenix and Natalie Portman,... because he respected actors who are not afraid to take risks, meet failure and transform themself into different character, what he wants obviously not for the money but the process of learning, getting to his characters and developing them into another layers of personalities and characteristics.
Jake's comfortability, along with his upbringing with successful, but not famous industry parents, really shows in his public appearances. Confident, but not arrogant, funny, but not trying to get a laugh. He's comfortable as a person, you can tell. A rare trait for a good actor. Not to mention the man hasn't turned in a performance I haven't enjoyed, yet. He's been in bad movies, but he's always clearly been a professional, passionate actor. He puts everything into his roles, from mindless fun like "Bubble Boy", to meatier, grittier, harder roles like "Prisoners", "End of Watch", and "Nightcrawler". He really is proof that a great actor, that just does his job, works on improving his craft, and has a true, burning passion for his work can elevate an entire production.
Jake and Christian Bale are by far my favourite actors working today. They both just feel so incredibly genuine with their performances. All their characters feel like completely different people. People often name Leonardo DiCaprio as the best actor alive and while I think he’s a great actor, all his characters have that same thing going on. To me Leo is great at line delivering, similar to Denzel Washington. While Jake changes his expressions and entire body language to move and appear completely different. I’d absolutely love to see Jake and Christian go up against each other in a film. My mind automatically goes to something like Seven or Heat where one’s a cop who’s so distracted at stopping the other who’s tormenting him. Tom Hardy would fit in with this film too.
@@nerychristian I really like him, but I don’t put him in that category. I judge on numerous things, longevity and consistency being the key things. For example Matthew McConaughey has True Detective and Dallas Buyers Club which are 10/10, but in recent years most of his performances are closer to The Gentlemen which is just a good performance. Like we know what he’s capable of, but needs to show it more. I think Rob post Twilight had some films where he showed promise, but in the last six years has shown he’s really good, but Jake and Christian have been doing it for 20 years. Rob’s in the category below for me along with Ryan Gosling, Mahershala Ali, Riz Ahmed and Leonardo DiCaprio where I’ll just watch anything they’re in. I have another category where I’ll watch anything they do, but more for likability and charm. Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman and Paul Rudd for example. I have a lot more categories too, I’m a bit excessive.
@@minartson “Lil bro” is probably older than you given you say “Lil bro” and I have seen Fences. Denzel was phenomenal in it, but for the most part Denzel’s characters are indistinguishable from each other. He’s one of the best at making line delivery appear natural, but his characters aren’t unique. There are exceptions, Fences, Philadelphia, Malcolm X, Training Day, but dialogue and circumstances aside, there’s no real difference between his performance as Ruben Carter and The Equalizer. John Q, Deja Vu, The Book of Eli, Flight, Unstoppable, The Taking of Pelham 123, Remeber the Titans, all these films the characters all have the same Denzelisms, you’re watching an actor not a performance of a character. That’s perfectly fine, he’s one of absolute best in the world at it, but you need characters to be completely different from one another on a consistent basis in order to be in that elite bracket.
personally i believe the performances elevate the story beyond what it deserves. Everyone in the movie did a good job w their respective roles, but the story itself doesn't feel all that memorable or as impactful.
Nocturnal Animals is fucking amazing. I hope we are recognizing the layers of subtext within the story that the characters are telling to each other. The audience is yet more layers on top of that.
Honestly, I don’t consider that to be one of Jake’s best performances. It was good, but nothing spectacular. Hugh Jackman and Paul Dano, on the other hand, were INCREDIBLE in that movie
I sincerely admired him in Source Code. You see the same scene with the same actor for 80 minutes straight and yet it's not boring at all. I doubt any other actor could make it just as captivating
Yes! Source Code! Almost began to think there was some Mandela effect going on. Only 2 mentions (3 after this comment), in the entire comments section! WHAT!?
Jake's resume is insanely impressive. He deserves to be talked about amongst the greats (your Hanks, DiCaprio, etc). Sadly the movies he absolutely nails are lesser known to the Christopher Nolan or David Fincher vehicles that in the aftermath ensure the leads are smack in the spotlight. Probably among my top 3 favorite actors of all time that consistantly display top notch talent on screen. Just rewatched Nocturnal Animals and holy s#*t does it remind me that rewatching his earlier stuff will be well worth the time (actually Amy Adams as of late too while I'm on this film).
Recently I've been thinking about the best actors of our generation and yeah, Jake Gyllenhaal is definitely up there, thx for reminding me just how good this guy is.
At first, I was shocked when he joined Marvel, because he doesn't look like a movie actors for fame and money like most Hollywood stars. He is the type of person who only acts or directs feature films and builds his or her own style over a long period of time, which is extremely rare.
I been saying he deserve oscar nods since I first saw Nightcrawler. Criminally underrated actor and in my top 3 personal favorites. Great to see others feel the same!
Love this actor. I actually walked right past him in Paris last week and didn't have the courage to stop him because I really would have like to have complimented his talent. He does have the most incredible face in person.
I really like this guy's approach to film making, the preference for independent films. It suggest how he is in it for the art, and how that is his main focus of acting
He talked somewhere about his choices. It was a career decision to persue more serious films, which would allow him to show his acting skills and establish himself as a serious man actor (in contrast to being a child actor and light films). This is my interptetation of his words. I am glad he did it because I love his creations.
They did the same thing with Pacino and Hoffman, both were twenty to thirty years into their respective careers before they won their Oscars, Gyllenhaal’s is coming
Nocturnal animals gave me the shivers. The man is so amazing in making it seem like he is really hearing what his costar is saying to him. Very hard to act out the emotions he displayed there. Same goes for prisoners.
I love this actor, most if not all of his movies are great on their own and his presence is always a huge plus and sometimes just incredible like in NightCrawler. Also, this guy is literally me
Jake Gyllenhaal is supremely underrated in the public eye. The guy is very skilled at acting. I would put him in the top 15 of actors today, and top 20 in actors all time
I had the opportunity to wait on him and his sister back in 2016 or 17 where I worked in NYC. Nice place with lots of celebrity/VIP clientele. They were really cute doing the sib thing as well as being generous tippers and polite to the waitstaff.
Jake is one of those actors I always give a film with him in it a watch. I like his selection of projects, and the characters he attempts to portray. He dips his toe into big blockbusters here and there, which is good for his brand, but for the most part he will choose a role based on if it moves him it seems, and I’ll always give it a go
I can't say this enough, I've seen A LOT of movies, but zodiac is still my favorite of all time. Every performance is just top notch. It's just magical
i am so IN love with jake i know it sounds stupid but i really like him a lot i was so hooked since darko always rewatching his movies over and over again!
He's usually in interesting films, so he's kinda like a brand in itself where I want to watch a movie with Jake Gyllenhaal in it. Enemy, Source Code, Nightcrawler are my favorite. Even his mainstream ones like Prince of Persia, it was quite entertaining.
Jake Gyllenhall in the film industry, is the equivalent of Lana Del Ray in the music industry. Talented, never afraid to take risks, and for some reason, never truly recognised.
Thanks to this video i got to know him...Watched 7 of his movies already and n number of interviews (haven't watched Prisoners/Nightcrawler yet saving the best for the last) I'm obsessed 🥺 JG got a new fan from India 🇮🇳✨
Definitely one of my favourite actors of all time never seen him put in a bad performance and I agree he's too good to be considered underrated but in 30 years I think he will be remembered as one of the greats.
1. interstellar 2. prisoners 3. the perks of being a wallflower 4. nightcrawler 5. zodiac i love how Jake Gyllenhaal is in 3 out of 5 of my favorite movies ever. fvccing love that guy.
what a beautiful, genius video. he is an amazing talented actor and he is definitely one of my favorite actors, i always love to look up their oldest projects they worked on either as a kid, young adult and see their growth in acting. I'm going to college soon and tho I'm will be studying pre law, I've always been fascinated over theater and how many of my favorite actors start off in theater and I too have that dream of becoming an actress. thank you for this quality video
Beautiful face Gorgeous eyes Luscious beard Character creation level hair Intense charisma Unique acting talent The man definitely won the genetic lottery
I love the video and listening to Jake in those brief moments point out what he believes is interesting as well as glimpses into process was fantastic. The only thing I would be careful for when doing future analysis videos is throwing around the term “Method Acting” which is a good term to use but wildly over used and not necessarily depicted accurately within given circumstances. When you said he went method to relate to the characters he’s simply looking within himself allowing himself to relate and using the dialogue, setting, etc, as clues to solve this puzzle and form behavior. I believe he is one of the best at truly doing, and having his perspectives clear, simple and specific. Method isn’t the end all be all but it is an umbrella for process. We as actors learn and use for ourselves that process. Great video!
Jake Gyllenhaal shaped me as a person and as an artist, many of ma favourite movies are the ones with him in the main role but I can never choose just one because all of them were so influential to me, but if I had to name a few that stand out to me are Donnie Darko, Prisoners, Enemy, Nightcrawler and Nocturnal Animals and one of these perfomances absolutely should've won him an Oscar, his career went down for me after 2016, they weren't bad movies, Life and Spider-Man are fun but they just don't hit the same as the ones I've named, nonetheless Jake Gyllenhaal remains one of the best actors of his generation and his almost uninterrupted back to back to back to back hits from 2004's The Day after Tomorrow to 2016's Nocturnal Animals is a insane line up of movies for just one actor, he simply just doesn't miss... I thought a video about actors who transitioned from blockbusters to indie art films like Robert Pattinson after Twilight, Daniel Radcliffe after Harry Potter and Andrew Garfield after Spider-Man would be interesting cause I always see people talking about it but nobody really goes in depth and I haven't really seen a video on this topic
i JUST finished watching brokeback mountain and immediately knew it was one of my favorite movies ive ever watched. then, i realized that most of my favorite movies have one thing in common: jake gyllenhaal is in them. his talent is unbelievable and i truly think hes one of the best male actors of this generation.
Every time I watch your videos, I end up adding ten new titles to my watchlist 😅. Awesome content, keep it coming! My request would be a special about the director of The Witch. I love his style and he took slow burners to a new level.
I loved Jakes performance in nocturnal animals, it was the first film that I had seen him really change his role, i watch mostly his militia films but Nocturnal Animals showed me entirely new skills that I loved ❤❤ def deserves some rewards
It's also remarkable that his voice is really quite soft and non-descript. A large part of many iconic actors is either their very recognisable voice, or very versatile voice work. Half the time Gyllenhaal sounds like he's talking through a sock to me, yet i still agree he's one of the best in the game, he excels so much in other aspects.
Awesome video, The first Jake Gyllenhaal movie that I saw was Donnie Darko, and it's still one of my favorite movies til this day. The soundtrack is legendary and so atmospheric. Listening to any song from it immediately teleports me back into that world.
Everything I have seen him has moved me in immense ways, so deeply profound. He is the personification of genius and beauty- absolutely adore his films and everything about him. Fortunate are those who have the privilège of calling him friend. Just a masterpiece of a human being.
0:26 “I wouldn’t say he’s an underrated actor, but in my opinion, his work doesn’t get the recognition it deserves.” Sooooo, you’d say he’s underrated?
I see Jake Gyllenhaal, I click. Incredible actor, one of the best. Nightcrawler should have got him an Oscar. That's probably my favourite of his but I honestly like pretty much everything I've seen him in, like I said, I see he's in it and I watch it and I always enjoy. Supreme talent.
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I love Jake Gyllenhaal especially in prisoners
The performance he gave in Nightcrawlers is easily the best of his career and one of the greatest pieces of acting of all time in my opinion.
Obviously the film is amazing, but Jake elevates it with his acting. You can really see the turmoil, the bigotry and the rage inside his eyes. It's not just that he didn't blink, it's all the subtle twitches; the eyes darting all over the place, scanning the room like a wolf, that make Lou such a menace. And somehow you still root for the psycho because he's so damn charismatic
Performance wise it's NIghtcrawler & Donnie Darko - But Prisoners is the best movie he's been in IMO (Brothers & Zodiac were really good aswell though)
Nightcrawler
I really like Source Code (2011)
He deserved at least nominations for Prisoners, Nightcrawler and Southpaw. Which he did back to back to back mind you. He was on an absolute tear in the 2010’s and the academy just refused to acknowledge him
For Nightcrawler especially he got snubbed. Steve Carell, Bradley Cooper, or Benedict Cumberbatch could’ve been kicked for Gyllenhaal’s performance easily. I haven’t seen Theory of Everything, so I won’t say he definitely deserves to win, but I would probably even take him over Keaton in Birdman, who’s amazing in that.
I always thought there must be some reason he’s gotten snubbed for those roles. Especially for night crawler, he played such a dynamic character and his character was the film. I wonder if there is some underlying reason.
@@Sillygator the academy picks movies and actors that it considers politically or culturally relevant. Playing a white guy that takes advantage of people isn’t exactly Oscar bait for the academy. That being said his role did deserve an Oscar.
@@AwsomeALEC72 He didn't sleep with the right people
I loved prisoners
He’s one of the few actors where I will watch something just because he’s in it
Same. If he's in it, I know it'll be good.
@@tendingourgarden I didn’t wanna watch Okja for years but when I heard he was in it I had to
Same. That's why I watched Ambulance.
100%. The Guilty, I would have NEVER had watched. The premise? Taking place 90% in an office about one call? Forget about it. But I saw Jake Gyllenhaal was in it and watched the entire thing. Doubt it would've worked with anyone else. Everything he stars in he makes gold
I watched The Covenenant mainly because he was in it. Awesome movie!
I still don't understand how they didn't give him an Oscar for his role in prisoners, in general that movie is a work of art 🌟
The greatest crime thriller ever imo
That entire movie is underrated as hell. The direction, story and Hugh Jackman's acting all go unnoticed. So it's natural that Gyllenhaal would get overlooked as well.
One of my fave movies of all times. Such a mindbender
@ehtishamkhan2004 Yeah, I was baffled when I realized Denis Vellinevue and his films didn't see any director of best picture nomination until last year with Dune.
@ehtishamkhan2004 I didn't think of him but I can totally see Brendan Frasier's John Kent.
The fact that Donnie Darko and Bubble Boy came out the same year proves how insane Jake’s range really is
That's wild!!!!
I LOVED bubble boy
Gyllenhaal and Ryan Gosling are some of the greatest actors of our generation and one thing that people who do think they are great forget is that they are also great comededians and comedy actors despite them not playing any comedic roles
Gosling does definitely play comedic roles idk about Gyllenhaal tho
@@thegingerbreadman8328I mean not really. Maybe nice guys but not much else
@@britch7286nice guys was definitely a comedy. The upcoming barbie film is too, also the big short
Thought he was really great in Spider-Man, his fake “larger-than-life hero” performance was somehow believable enough to be, well, believable and goofy enough to be entertaining. And of course since he has a lot of experience with psychologically damaged characters, the moments where he begins to snap we’re great as well.
Gosling isn't that great an actor. People give him a free pass because of his looks.
His performance in Nightcrawler is for me personally one of the best acting in this century.
Pure charisma and talent. One of the best actors today 100% 🐐
Agreed, it's terrifying when he laughs. Nightcrawler gave me chills it was so good.
Said it on another comment but he was so good in nightcrawler it made you side eye him for a while after watching it lol
Fr. An amazing performance
He deserves an oscar for most of his roles to be completely honest
agree
His performance in nightcrawler as Lou Bloom will forever be one of my favorite acting performances of all time. I was amazed that so many haven't even heard of that movie and when I suggested it to them they were blown away by his immaculate acting as well
Jake Gyllenhaal is an actor whose movies are consistently incredible. Whenever someone asks for movie recommendations, I always suggest they just search up his filmography and choose any title. It doesn't matter which one they pick because all of his movies are top-tier.
Except ambulance, I hated that movie
Prince of Persia exists
@@JensenP12 and is a good movie. your point?
Something about his look in Prisoners just catches my attention. The eye ticks, the tatts, and the best haircut I've ever seen anyone rock. The whole movie is just gold
Ikrr he looks so hot in prisoners
@@alien2571 fr. I'm a straight male but man, that dude is majestic
@@_Hissatsu haha and I'm a woman so you can imagine 🤣 the guy is legit 23 years older than me and I'm obsessed with him 😭 and I've never had a celebrity crush or a real life crush in my whole life.
Prob the main reason why I love that movie
He once said that he respected Joaquin Phoenix and Natalie Portman,... because he respected actors who are not afraid to take risks, meet failure and transform themself into different character, what he wants obviously not for the money but the process of learning, getting to his characters and developing them into another layers of personalities and characteristics.
Jake Gyllenhaal is the most underrated actor of our time. Not that he isn't rated highly. But it's not enough. I'll be really sad whenever he retires.
Jake's comfortability, along with his upbringing with successful, but not famous industry parents, really shows in his public appearances. Confident, but not arrogant, funny, but not trying to get a laugh. He's comfortable as a person, you can tell. A rare trait for a good actor.
Not to mention the man hasn't turned in a performance I haven't enjoyed, yet. He's been in bad movies, but he's always clearly been a professional, passionate actor. He puts everything into his roles, from mindless fun like "Bubble Boy", to meatier, grittier, harder roles like "Prisoners", "End of Watch", and "Nightcrawler".
He really is proof that a great actor, that just does his job, works on improving his craft, and has a true, burning passion for his work can elevate an entire production.
Jake and Christian Bale are by far my favourite actors working today. They both just feel so incredibly genuine with their performances. All their characters feel like completely different people. People often name Leonardo DiCaprio as the best actor alive and while I think he’s a great actor, all his characters have that same thing going on. To me Leo is great at line delivering, similar to Denzel Washington. While Jake changes his expressions and entire body language to move and appear completely different. I’d absolutely love to see Jake and Christian go up against each other in a film. My mind automatically goes to something like Seven or Heat where one’s a cop who’s so distracted at stopping the other who’s tormenting him. Tom Hardy would fit in with this film too.
Rober Pattinson is pretty good too.
@@nerychristian I really like him, but I don’t put him in that category. I judge on numerous things, longevity and consistency being the key things. For example Matthew McConaughey has True Detective and Dallas Buyers Club which are 10/10, but in recent years most of his performances are closer to The Gentlemen which is just a good performance. Like we know what he’s capable of, but needs to show it more. I think Rob post Twilight had some films where he showed promise, but in the last six years has shown he’s really good, but Jake and Christian have been doing it for 20 years. Rob’s in the category below for me along with Ryan Gosling, Mahershala Ali, Riz Ahmed and Leonardo DiCaprio where I’ll just watch anything they’re in. I have another category where I’ll watch anything they do, but more for likability and charm. Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman and Paul Rudd for example. I have a lot more categories too, I’m a bit excessive.
I hope Broken Back Mountain guy gets to become the next Batman
Lil bro has not seen Denzel Washington in Fences
@@minartson “Lil bro” is probably older than you given you say “Lil bro” and I have seen Fences. Denzel was phenomenal in it, but for the most part Denzel’s characters are indistinguishable from each other. He’s one of the best at making line delivery appear natural, but his characters aren’t unique. There are exceptions, Fences, Philadelphia, Malcolm X, Training Day, but dialogue and circumstances aside, there’s no real difference between his performance as Ruben Carter and The Equalizer. John Q, Deja Vu, The Book of Eli, Flight, Unstoppable, The Taking of Pelham 123, Remeber the Titans, all these films the characters all have the same Denzelisms, you’re watching an actor not a performance of a character. That’s perfectly fine, he’s one of absolute best in the world at it, but you need characters to be completely different from one another on a consistent basis in order to be in that elite bracket.
He truly represents "acting range" masterfully
I can’t understand why people never use Nocturnal Animals as one of his accolades, to me that’s one of the greatest acting performances ever
i agree
@@user-dg4bz7tj8h I didn't like that movie either.
personally i believe the performances elevate the story beyond what it deserves. Everyone in the movie did a good job w their respective roles, but the story itself doesn't feel all that memorable or as impactful.
Nocturnal Animals is fucking amazing. I hope we are recognizing the layers of subtext within the story that the characters are telling to each other. The audience is yet more layers on top of that.
That movie sucked ass so people don't want to think about it.
He and Hugh Jackman KILLED it in Prisoners. Like HOW neither won an Oscar for that movie is INSANE to me.
I liked hugh Jackman way more than Jake...
Honestly, I don’t consider that to be one of Jake’s best performances. It was good, but nothing spectacular. Hugh Jackman and Paul Dano, on the other hand, were INCREDIBLE in that movie
I sincerely admired him in Source Code. You see the same scene with the same actor for 80 minutes straight and yet it's not boring at all. I doubt any other actor could make it just as captivating
One of my favorite actors. Love how genuine he is off camera as well.
source code and nightcrawler have got to be one of the most enthralling peformances i’ve ever seen from any actor
Yes! Source code finally mentioned!
Yes! Source Code!
Almost began to think there was some Mandela effect going on.
Only 2 mentions (3 after this comment), in the entire comments section! WHAT!?
Jake's resume is insanely impressive. He deserves to be talked about amongst the greats (your Hanks, DiCaprio, etc). Sadly the movies he absolutely nails are lesser known to the Christopher Nolan or David Fincher vehicles that in the aftermath ensure the leads are smack in the spotlight. Probably among my top 3 favorite actors of all time that consistantly display top notch talent on screen. Just rewatched Nocturnal Animals and holy s#*t does it remind me that rewatching his earlier stuff will be well worth the time (actually Amy Adams as of late too while I'm on this film).
He deserved an Oscar for his role in Nightcrawler! The man literally dropped 60 lbs and Christian-Baled himself for that role! The method was there.
Let’s not forget that Jake is an avid theatre actor and singer too! He was terrific in broadway musicals
His performance in Nightcrawler was out of this world.. underrated af
Nightcrawler is one of my comfort movies and my favorite performance of his.
Jake has my complete trust with all of his projects. My favorite actor. The Prisoners-Nightcrawler-Southpaw run convinced me.
"not only is it the first of many movies where Jake takes an angry shower by himself and rethinks life" A forever mood
hahahah fr
Recently I've been thinking about the best actors of our generation and yeah, Jake Gyllenhaal is definitely up there, thx for reminding me just how good this guy is.
Jake Gyllenhaal is truly a treasure of a man ... His passion for his art and his dedication to every single role he pays is really really admirable ❤
he can be happy that his metoo scandal didn't blow up. He is not nice to woman.
At first, I was shocked when he joined Marvel, because he doesn't look like a movie actors for fame and money like most Hollywood stars. He is the type of person who only acts or directs feature films and builds his or her own style over a long period of time, which is extremely rare.
Sometimes actors do stuff like Marvel to fund passion projects. I don't know why he did though.
@@ssssssstssssssssmaybe he likes Spider-Man? Wanted to try something new?
@@Antwannnn I think he needed more money to finance his indie film
It doesn't hurt to make some money once in a while.
He nailed that role tho
I been saying he deserve oscar nods since I first saw Nightcrawler. Criminally underrated actor and in my top 3 personal favorites. Great to see others feel the same!
Love this actor. I actually walked right past him in Paris last week and didn't have the courage to stop him because I really would have like to have complimented his talent. He does have the most incredible face in person.
Honestly jarhead is one of my all time favorite movies. So heavily underrated.
Finally. Someone who I can agree with
This is what i’ve been saying for years!!! He really needs to be appreciated more for his work
How Jake doesn't have an Oscar is beyond me
He deserves an award for surviving the swifties
I really like this guy's approach to film making, the preference for independent films. It suggest how he is in it for the art, and how that is his main focus of acting
He talked somewhere about his choices. It was a career decision to persue more serious films, which would allow him to show his acting skills and establish himself as a serious man actor (in contrast to being a child actor and light films). This is my interptetation of his words. I am glad he did it because I love his creations.
one of my most fav actor.. no matter how much you appreciate him he will always be underappreciated ❤️
16:17 such a good line that sums up a really good character.
They did the same thing with Pacino and Hoffman, both were twenty to thirty years into their respective careers before they won their Oscars, Gyllenhaal’s is coming
The man has been robbed too many times I hope he does
The way that beat drops at 4:51 is perfection.
Nocturnal animals gave me the shivers. The man is so amazing in making it seem like he is really hearing what his costar is saying to him. Very hard to act out the emotions he displayed there. Same goes for prisoners.
He deserved an Oscar for Bubble Boy
And " $500 Dollar" lol
Both he and sister Maggie are amazingly talented actors and relatively overlooked
One of the best actors of our time for sure. I haven't watched a movie with him that I didn't like.
Have you tried Highway something!? Glad he took the turn.
Christian Bale, Denzel Washington, Jake Gyllenhaal are my favorite actors. They are so consistent in their roles.
I would love to see you do a full on analysis of Nocturnal Animals.
It's by far my favourite movie of his and deeply disturbs me to this day.
I love this actor, most if not all of his movies are great on their own and his presence is always a huge plus and sometimes just incredible like in NightCrawler.
Also, this guy is literally me
I love this actor ❤ Versatile, always challenges himself. A powerhouse!
Jake Gyllenhaal is supremely underrated in the public eye. The guy is very skilled at acting. I would put him in the top 15 of actors today, and top 20 in actors all time
I had the opportunity to wait on him and his sister back in 2016 or 17 where I worked in NYC. Nice place with lots of celebrity/VIP clientele. They were really cute doing the sib thing as well as being generous tippers and polite to the waitstaff.
He looks like a different person in every movie
Definitely deserves at least 1 Oscar and probably several.
Jake is one of those actors I always give a film with him in it a watch. I like his selection of projects, and the characters he attempts to portray.
He dips his toe into big blockbusters here and there, which is good for his brand, but for the most part he will choose a role based on if it moves him it seems, and I’ll always give it a go
I can't say this enough, I've seen A LOT of movies, but zodiac is still my favorite of all time. Every performance is just top notch. It's just magical
Jake is the real deal, never lets the side down
*I believe he'll get that Oscar...
i am so IN love with jake i know it sounds stupid but i really like him a lot i was so hooked since darko always rewatching his movies over and over again!
I'm so glad you brought up Demolition. It really is so very underrated and beautifully acted.
Please do more of this type of videos, loved the Ryan gosling one has well. Should do Christian Bale next.
True, please do Ryan Gosling & David Duchovny next
@@Josep_Hernandez_LujanI already made a vid about Ryan
@@DuCinema1Thanks for replying, I'll it up.
Can you do David though? Just asking :)
Keep up the good work! Love your content
He's usually in interesting films, so he's kinda like a brand in itself where I want to watch a movie with Jake Gyllenhaal in it.
Enemy, Source Code, Nightcrawler are my favorite. Even his mainstream ones like Prince of Persia, it was quite entertaining.
Enemy! That is it. I could not remember the name. These + Brokeback M. are my favourits.
He's been one of my favorite actors of the modern age since I saw him in Donnie Darko, man I loved that movie it felt like my childhood.
Jake Gyllenhall in the film industry, is the equivalent of Lana Del Ray in the music industry.
Talented, never afraid to take risks, and for some reason, never truly recognised.
his performance in JarHead(2005) is still my top 5 all-time favorite performances from him
13:05 absolutely insane, made me tear up randomly
Thanks to this video i got to know him...Watched 7 of his movies already and n number of interviews (haven't watched Prisoners/Nightcrawler yet saving the best for the last) I'm obsessed 🥺 JG got a new fan from India 🇮🇳✨
Brock back mountain, Stronger, Prisoners, and Donnie Darko, are such emotional performances. Great films that get me to cry.
Please continue these deep dives, they are really entertaining and you always find underrated gems that are worth watching.
Definitely one of my favourite actors of all time never seen him put in a bad performance and I agree he's too good to be considered underrated but in 30 years I think he will be remembered as one of the greats.
I am so happy that Donnie managed to become successful despite the Schizophrenia.
The guilty was by far one of my favorite movies ever, you could feel his emotions through a headset
I'll always regret not seeing Nightcrawler in theaters. Was too young to go by myself and too young to appreciate how good it'd really be
Nightcrawler is such a dark movie. Underrated
1. interstellar
2. prisoners
3. the perks of being a wallflower
4. nightcrawler
5. zodiac
i love how Jake Gyllenhaal is in 3 out of 5 of my favorite movies ever. fvccing love that guy.
1:52 bro took that as a sidequest😆
what a beautiful, genius video. he is an amazing talented actor and he is definitely one of my favorite actors, i always love to look up their oldest projects they worked on either as a kid, young adult and see their growth in acting. I'm going to college soon and tho I'm will be studying pre law, I've always been fascinated over theater and how many of my favorite actors start off in theater and I too have that dream of becoming an actress. thank you for this quality video
So awesome to hear! 🙏🙏
Always appreciated Jake's work, just seems like someone who loves storytelling.
Thanks for this. im going to watch a bunch of movies with Jake Gyllenhaal now.
Beautiful face
Gorgeous eyes
Luscious beard
Character creation level hair
Intense charisma
Unique acting talent
The man definitely won the genetic lottery
I love the video and listening to Jake in those brief moments point out what he believes is interesting as well as glimpses into process was fantastic. The only thing I would be careful for when doing future analysis videos is throwing around the term “Method Acting” which is a good term to use but wildly over used and not necessarily depicted accurately within given circumstances. When you said he went method to relate to the characters he’s simply looking within himself allowing himself to relate and using the dialogue, setting, etc, as clues to solve this puzzle and form behavior. I believe he is one of the best at truly doing, and having his perspectives clear, simple and specific. Method isn’t the end all be all but it is an umbrella for process. We as actors learn and use for ourselves that process. Great video!
Donnie Darko might just be my favorite film of all time. Watched it at like 1am some random day during lockdown and it hit me close to home fr
Nightcrawler, Prisoners, Jarhead, End of Watch, Nocturnal Animals, all flawless performances. He’s incredible.
I had to do a little Jake marathon before watching this video, adds to both reflecting on the movies and enjoying your videos, worth it.
He was born for acting.
October Sky. Still one of my fav films ever.
Jake Gyllenhaal shaped me as a person and as an artist, many of ma favourite movies are the ones with him in the main role but I can never choose just one because all of them were so influential to me, but if I had to name a few that stand out to me are Donnie Darko, Prisoners, Enemy, Nightcrawler and Nocturnal Animals and one of these perfomances absolutely should've won him an Oscar, his career went down for me after 2016, they weren't bad movies, Life and Spider-Man are fun but they just don't hit the same as the ones I've named, nonetheless Jake Gyllenhaal remains one of the best actors of his generation and his almost uninterrupted back to back to back to back hits from 2004's The Day after Tomorrow to 2016's Nocturnal Animals is a insane line up of movies for just one actor, he simply just doesn't miss...
I thought a video about actors who transitioned from blockbusters to indie art films like Robert Pattinson after Twilight, Daniel Radcliffe after Harry Potter and Andrew Garfield after Spider-Man would be interesting cause I always see people talking about it but nobody really goes in depth and I haven't really seen a video on this topic
i JUST finished watching brokeback mountain and immediately knew it was one of my favorite movies ive ever watched. then, i realized that most of my favorite movies have one thing in common: jake gyllenhaal is in them. his talent is unbelievable and i truly think hes one of the best male actors of this generation.
Every time I watch your videos, I end up adding ten new titles to my watchlist 😅. Awesome content, keep it coming! My request would be a special about the director of The Witch. I love his style and he took slow burners to a new level.
Haha amazing to hear, thank you! Robert Eggers is indeed a very interesting director to analyze 🤔 who knowss
He's my favorite actor right now. Nightcrawler and Prisoners are my favorite of his movies
It's always an interesting performance, no matter what kind of movie he's in
One of my favorite actors. Thanks for giving Jake some love.
I loved Jakes performance in nocturnal animals, it was the first film that I had seen him really change his role, i watch mostly his militia films but Nocturnal Animals showed me entirely new skills that I loved ❤❤ def deserves some rewards
It's also remarkable that his voice is really quite soft and non-descript. A large part of many iconic actors is either their very recognisable voice, or very versatile voice work. Half the time Gyllenhaal sounds like he's talking through a sock to me, yet i still agree he's one of the best in the game, he excels so much in other aspects.
His movies are amazing. I think I watched almost all of them
Just watched Demolition and absolutely loved it! I recommend to everyone who loves movies
Awesome video, The first Jake Gyllenhaal movie that I saw was Donnie Darko, and it's still one of my favorite movies til this day. The soundtrack is legendary and so atmospheric. Listening to any song from it immediately teleports me back into that world.
Everything I have seen him has moved me in immense ways, so deeply profound. He is the personification of genius and beauty- absolutely adore his films and everything about him. Fortunate are those who have the privilège of calling him friend. Just a masterpiece of a human being.
0:26 “I wouldn’t say he’s an underrated actor, but in my opinion, his work doesn’t get the recognition it deserves.” Sooooo, you’d say he’s underrated?
Thans for this video, it was very much needed for Jake Gyllenhaal. An amazing actor!
I see Jake Gyllenhaal, I click. Incredible actor, one of the best. Nightcrawler should have got him an Oscar. That's probably my favourite of his but I honestly like pretty much everything I've seen him in, like I said, I see he's in it and I watch it and I always enjoy. Supreme talent.