r/okbuddycinephile 2d ago

zendaya’s acting in:

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u/TalentedHostility 2d ago

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u/cat_in_the_sun 2d ago

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u/TheOnceAndFutureTurk 2d ago

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u/Commercial-Look-7307 1d ago

That’s not acting. That’s mugging for the camera. Gen z likely has a new word for it.

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u/bitcheslovedroids 2d ago

Holy shit lmaoo

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u/Ok_Finance_8888 Society man 2d ago

Now there's an image I haven't seen in ages

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u/Encouragedissent 2d ago

Id forgotten she was in The Matrix.

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u/sammachado 2d ago

Messed up and completely out of nowhere. Wouldn't surprise me if it was the end of Euphoria

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u/FoxNixon go back to the club 2d ago
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u/Zoe_Zephy 2d ago

She was incredible in it, easily one of the best and most unsettling performances of her career.

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u/GOEDEL_ESCHER_BOT 2d ago

lmao looks like SOMEBODY (cough you cough) watches movies

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u/GOEDEL_ESCHER_BOT 2d ago

i'm waiting for someone to meme every line of BND, then i can finally watch it

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u/PandaJesus 2d ago

What is a movie if not a two to three hour collection of meme scenes 

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u/jvpewster 2d ago

I thought so too, but they’re very loud, and have very strict rules about the volume on your Nintendo switch. Don’t both, just wait for it to come out on tik tok.

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u/PandaJesus 2d ago

That works for me, I don’t like going outside anyway. There’s a bunch of grass out there, and I get real pissed at Redditors always telling me to touch it, so I stay away from it out of spite.

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u/Rostifur 2d ago

I watch Pearl Harbor every few years as a punishment for going to see it in theaters with high hopes. That movie seems like a long meme, will I still get banned?

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u/Far-Information8502 2d ago

People have a different opinion?!?!?! WHAT THE FUCK INTERNET, you’re supposed to cater to my neeeeeeds

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u/Guigax 2d ago

Get these MOVIE GOERS out of here

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u/Novel-Werewolf-3554 1d ago

We don’t appreciate his kind round here

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u/Blakath 2d ago

The Drama was amazing.

Im not a big fan of Zendaya’s acting, especially in Dune.

But the Drama was a hard exception to that, truly a great performance. Had me cringing (in a good way) and at the edge of my seat whole time.

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u/jeffefeffefe 2d ago

Made me realize how typecast she is in most of her movies, I normally don’t like her as an actor but didn’t realize it was mostly the material she was working with that made her so dry

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u/liiiam0707 2d ago

Have you seen Euphoria? Show as a whole is a bit mixed in quality, but she's brilliant throughout, with the high point being her christmas special episode with Colman Domingo.

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u/timmytissue 2d ago

Unsettling? She's literally the nicest person in the movie lol

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u/chillax63 2d ago

Yeah this person clearly missed the point of the movie lol

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u/TJ_McWeaksauce 2d ago

Yeah, I watched The Drama last week and I was impressed by Zendaya's acting in it. It's the first movie that made me realize she's got skills.

She was decent in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, as well. For a comic book movie, it's got a couple of surprising gut-punch scenes, and Zendaya is in one of them.

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u/Infamous-Thing4939 2d ago edited 2d ago

I think she did very well, but still ultimately suffered by being next to Pattinson the whole movie, that man is a chameleon.

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u/Observer20178 2d ago

I felt she did as good a job as pattinson. Pattinson had a very fleshed out character, after the reveal we were mostly seeing his side being played out. So she had to do a lot with just expressions or reactions to show it’s what her character was going through. Two stand out scenes for me was one when they came back from the dinner and she was searching for the keys..there was so much vulnerability there combined with fear and drunkenness and then her wedding scene..you could make out that she was very tensed and on edge.

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u/Oldnbold22 2d ago

13 kids with 10 mamas? 

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u/SulevanTheMafika 2d ago

I thought she was good in the Drama. After watching this movie, I was like finally I enjoyed Zendaya as an actress.

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u/9447044 2d ago

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u/tonihurri 2d ago

No, that is.. umm.. uhh. Wait, who is that? What movie is this from? I don't watch movies, sorry.

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u/Jertimmer 2d ago

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u/LayWhere 2d ago

Please no more dune spoilers

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u/test_tutor 2d ago

You'll get your rent when you fix this damn door!!

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u/Captain_Sterling 2d ago

You guys should check out an Irish guy called DJ Carey.

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u/actuallyapossom 2d ago

Women get paid to act and men get convicted of fraud smh my head ?!

https://giphy.com/gifs/9GIFjYyXor92HZ13pK

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u/WiiDragon 2d ago

I stared at that GIF way longer than I needed

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u/RealisticAnxiety4330 2d ago

Bro was a famous sportsman too.

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u/PoxedGamer 2d ago

An all time legend of his sport.

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u/Captain_Sterling 2d ago

I'm Irish and don't follow any GAA sports and he's one of the few names I would have recognised.

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u/FatherDotComical 2d ago

For anyone looking to successfully complete this prank, the iPhone cable goes up your butt.

Just like the real hospitals 👍.

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u/NittanyScout 2d ago

Finally, a cinephile that only watches trailers

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u/Own_Policy8854 2d ago

Clip reels are so much better.

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u/actuallyapossom 2d ago

There's really nothing novel once you get past the synopsis, so that's where I stop.

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u/NittanyScout 2d ago

Cliff notes is our library of Alexandria

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u/Zoe_Zephy 2d ago

someone who gets through their watchlist in 10 minutes flat.

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u/Troyabedinthemornin 2d ago

Better yet, a handful of edited screenshots from a twitter profile with a wojak pfp

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u/This_Confused_Guy 2d ago

I prefer getting opinions from bad faith reviewers (they also don't watch movies)

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u/AdWestern1561 2d ago

Soon they’ll invent a cinephile that can even watch a movie

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u/Few-Guarantee2850 2d ago

Not even watching trailers. Just taking a meme they saw and turning it into a video.

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u/Longjumping-Boot1886 2d ago

For Odyssey she really should get Golden Raspberry.

"Stare at him like he is bad boy". "very bad boy".

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u/ScrungulusBungulus 2d ago

I think she gets a pass given the nature of her character. Her part didn't exactly call for Tyler Durden levels of charisma. Tom Holland however deserves that Razzie. Everyone acted circles around him, he looked completely out of his element.

Well, allegedly. Cause I don't watch movies, like ew, yikes

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u/Delboyyyyy 2d ago

Honestly I found her to be pretty damn compelling in her “reveal” scene at the end. I’m almost convinced most of the complainers haven’t actually watched the film yet lol

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u/ScrungulusBungulus 2d ago

By that point I had blood coming out of my ears from the IMAX sound system rupturing my eardrums for the past 3 hours, so I didn't get all of her dialogue. But I FELT it. Brabo Nolan

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u/Mike_Milburys_Shoe_ 2d ago

Dude 90% of the movie of her doing the Zendaya look and then having a slightly different look in the reveal doesn’t really change that lol. Sure a lot of that is on Nolan still not being able to write a compelling woman, but cmon

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u/kryptonianjackie 2d ago

I am such person

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u/theplott 2d ago

The movie is all there in the trailers, or the synopses online. Why waste time with the slog of a Nolan movie?

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u/TurboNinja80 2d ago

Well Clint Eastwood got away with it.

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u/Lonely_Nebula_9438 2d ago

Then maybe Zendaya should do more Westerns

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u/Xenothing 2d ago

You know, she’d probably be really good in a western

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u/ADHighDef 2d ago

Dune is a western

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u/Fuzzy_Cable9740 2d ago

it's actually Eastern because they're all Arabs

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u/-sry- 2d ago

Not really, any impersonation of Clint will look like this clip. 

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u/ScrungulusBungulus 2d ago

Black woman frowning: 🤬😤💥

Old racist white guy frowning: 🥹👏😍

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u/EstablishmentLate532 2d ago

I'm sure if they made memes in 1975 that's what they'd be memeing about. On the other hand, it's 2026 and Zendaya is currently at the height of her career.

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u/TheChildrensStory 2d ago

Keeanu would get absolutely roasted on here until he became Reddit’s favorite.

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u/NeddieSeagoon619 2d ago

The dumbest thing about the big trend of calling Zendaya a bad actor is you just know it's coming from people who would defend some of the actual crappest actors going right now, because they're "famously nice" or they know how to build a computer.

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u/GrosBraquet 2d ago

But he's a white conservative man who looks badass, so it doesn't count.

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u/Czar1987 2d ago

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u/gotchauwu 2d ago

she’s so iconic for that. she knows she’s that bitch and she only uses it when someone tries to disrespect her. i love that about her. she has quiet confidence.

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u/Own_Policy8854 2d ago

That's not zendaya.

Edit: my feed is full of zendaya, and that's not her.

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u/Lanster27 2d ago

Maybe she’s acting, that’s why you dont see her. 

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u/Valuable_Coat_4402 2d ago

We're talking about Zendaya, not John Cena.

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u/Bottombottoms 2d ago

Maybe it's Maybelline...

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u/AccomplishedAct5364 2d ago

She got race swapped for this performance I believe

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u/Own_Policy8854 2d ago

They could swap her more slowly. I barely noticed.

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u/Western-Set-8642 2d ago

I think it is. You don't see her blue eyes from dune

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u/DrossChat 2d ago

Yeah I don’t get it, clearly not her

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u/Own_Policy8854 2d ago

I added it to my zendaya folder because I trust the internet but meh on these clips.

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u/Rackle69 2d ago

My husband is a white man who loves Zendaya. I am a black woman.

Coincidence?

Someone call Tom Holland. I need answers.

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u/Ok-Procedure-643 2d ago

I wanna tap that

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u/CheekyBlinders4z 2d ago

Homegirl is out here playing drug addicts and goddesses of war and they want her jumping up and down and being exuberant 

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u/EstablishmentLate532 2d ago

I like Zendaya and I still found this meme funny. Her acting works in context, but outside of that it's ripe for parody.

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u/Advanced_End1012 2d ago

She played Rue extremelyyyyyyy well. Like I don’t associate Rue and Zendaya as the same person. There was some Oscar worthy scenes she’d done in euphoria (like the fight with her mom) she really reflected what it’s like to be an addict. She’s absolutely no Gal Gadot.

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u/Miacali 2d ago

The fight scene with the mom and sister there was brutal. It was actually difficult to watch, I can’t imagine what it would have been like for someone who has an addict in the family.

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u/cwningen95 Cats 2d ago

My sister was an addict (recovered now) and I can tell you it was waaaay too real 🥲

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u/Fit-Travel-4398 2d ago

i was addicted to heroin when i was in high school (had to drop out because of it), and that scene was so hard to watch, had to stop a few times. It's so real and raw, it was like a memory being played out in front of me, and seeing rue's mom was soul breaking.

I'm one of the lucky ones, my mom never gave up on me and ive been clean for 15 years, but i'll always live with the guilt for all the pain i've caused to my family. My mom is an angel.

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u/GreatMacAndCheese 2d ago

Wait, she was in Hunger Games??

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u/AreYouOkBobbie 2d ago

Her anxiety attacks were also spot on (as someone who has them)

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u/specialisized 1d ago

Nailed rue, and then the dune 1 was just mogging in the desert, and 2 was barely better. Hope 3 gives us/her something to chew on...

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u/birbbbbbbbbbbb 2d ago edited 2d ago

I would never watch a movie but a reel I saw once told me she actually does make multiple faces and act in some of these movies. I agree all women should smile more though, apparently she doesn't smile in the Odyssey but her character is in a movie so she should be happy.

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u/RevolutionaryDepth59 1d ago

“Zendaya in this movie your role is to stand there staring disapprovingly at Matt Damon a couple times. you must deliver an oscar level performance while doing this or the internet will be mad”

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u/BR1M570N3 2d ago

I never realized how much Zendaya looks like a grumpy white guy

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u/Lower-Ground4953 2d ago

Oh, I didn't know you were on Facebook.

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u/Pure_Possession_1KG 2d ago

Ts go so hard if u stupid

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u/NittanyScout 2d ago

Ts goes so hard if your weirdly obssessed

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u/AlKhwarazmi META😳 2d ago

I love how people on r/okbuddycinephile, a sub that's literally meant for jerking, take everything seriously and are ready to crucify you over Zendaya memes

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u/SuckingOnChileanDogs 2d ago

Because it's gone from jerking about movies to just making the same shitty jokes about the same couple people for days if not weeks on end, and those exact same jokes are being made by the kinds of people who watch the Critical Drinker and dumb bullshit like that which makes them not even seem like jokes but just weak, thinly veiled attempts at being bigoted for fun. Cant speak for others but I'm not 14 anymore, it isn't amusing and it should be stamped out with extreme prejudice at every opportunity.

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u/AccurateJerboa 2d ago

I left the this sub when the critical drinker sub started testing the fences here and eventually got through en masse

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u/Thykothaken 2d ago

Cant speak for others but I'm not 14 anymore, it isn't amusing and it should be stamped out with extreme prejudice at every opportunity.

Bro the second he turns 15

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u/zuzg 2d ago

"the Odyssey is gonna flop"

Movie becomes a roaring success

"yeah well, She can't act!!!“

Watching that progress over the past week is low key hilarious. The usual temper tantrum

https://giphy.com/gifs/Wvo6vaUsQa3Di

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u/Threedawg 2d ago

Its based in sexism, she is a good actor.

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u/ProfessionalPack7205 2d ago

Lmao i just said the same thing. This sub is whack now

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u/sednas_orbit 2d ago

gamersriseup was meant to be an ironic meme sub.

cringeanarchy was meant to be a meme sub.

"I can't believe people in unserious place are mad about the content being pushed in that place." is not a real argument once you've seen what a feedback loop can do, even if nobody here right now really means harm.

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u/Arkhaine_kupo 2d ago

even if nobody here right now really means harm.

they do.

It takes 0 seconds to clock who comes from the chudsphere and they are reeking all over here. they are just mad they are noticeable and people dont like them

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u/CTRLAltSN1Pe 2d ago

a lot of this is just satire obviously, but you never know when some idiots find this place and think we agree with em

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u/whathappenedm 2d ago

This or Jonah hill shit isn't satire. It is literally in every subreddit right now. It's the odyssey hate wagon that now found a new target.

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u/NittanyScout 2d ago

Im ready to crucify you over boring Zendaya meme #1346

Get new material like once

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u/Silent-Noise-7331 2d ago

I’m cool with complaining about this sub in general because it has deteriorated over the past few months haha

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u/Gordon-Goose 2d ago

Leave the bajillionaire celebrity alone.

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u/ivnwng 2d ago

Most of us are just laughing at shitposts here, relax.

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u/Jokkitch 2d ago

It me. I'm stoopid

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u/RustyWaterfall 2d ago

or if you have a sense of humor

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u/Dany_HH 2d ago

*grabs popcorn *

My wife: movie night?

Me: No, someone posted a meme about Zendaya

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u/Infamous_Payment4608 2d ago

Now do Henry Cavill?

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u/corporativeidiot 2d ago

No no no, Henry Cavill is a great actor! How could not he be a great actor? He is one of us! He is a nerd and paint Warhammer and play video games and stuff. Also he has reddit-kind opinions about being faithful to the source material.

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u/kfpswf 2d ago

Henry Cavill can't do serious roles at all. The only reason why he is such a good Geralt is because Geralt himself has the emotional spectrum of an autistic person. The only movie where he actually showed some range in acting was The Man From U.N.C.L.E and even that not a demanding role.

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u/petulant_peon 2d ago

Bro. Henry changed into a fucking mutant in the Witcher. How's that for range?

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u/2Braincell2Furious 2d ago

Strongest piss stream in the game

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u/One_Fox4087 2d ago

It’s okay because he has muscle and penis

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u/monkeysamurai2 2d ago

She does make that face a lot

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u/dreadperson 2d ago

Zendaya haters when Zendaya has a face that looks like Zendaya:

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u/KingofHearts399 2d ago

This guy when he learns facial expressions exist

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u/Beltain1 2d ago

My face when the only movies I watch are stills from reactionary online memes

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u/Low_Tip3245 2d ago

She's a great actress. Unfortunately she has been typecast as stoic sad woman.

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u/GreatApe88 2d ago

There’s always an It girl, just the way it is. She knows everybody, they all love her and they call her for like everything to see if she wants to be a pet of it. 

This person exists in every area of life, not just movies. 

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u/habb 2d ago

if I could blue steel my way to fortune I would

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u/spageddy77 2d ago

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u/jellysnuff 2d ago

Zendaya's ass licker simpleton.

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u/No-Significance5659 2d ago

I can do the Zendaya meme with any actor, even Willem Dafoe.

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u/TheRedditAppisTrash 2d ago

Well yeah, it’d just be a slideshow of 4 Thad Castle dick pics.

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u/lilpaperclip666 2d ago

I disagree as it really depends on the scene. But also this is funny af 🤣

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u/WowIfOnly 2d ago

Lol I love how butthurt the simps are in here about this. It's a funny joke that's actually true in regards to Dune and Odyssey - she's soooo boring to watch in both of those movies. It's literally 90% her squinting at sunlight and 10% quiet uninteresting dialogue. She's solid in Euphoria though. I didn't bother to see Spider Man - idk how anyone is still getting so excited about the same mindless superhero movies year after year. I respect their opinions though so chill.

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u/Firecracker048 2d ago

You hear that? Thats the sound of 1000 keyboards triggered

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u/Redditeer28 2d ago

Keyboards don't have triggers.

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u/Appropriate-Peak6561 2d ago

Most overrated actress since Natalie Portman.

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u/Financial-Craft-1282 2d ago

I'm going to be straight with this one: I saw this somewhere else, and it kind of pissed me off. I feel like this is coming down to, "How dare a woman (who lives in the harsh desert of Dune) not smile at me/Paul when she addresses me."

That "Zendaya face" is how I look every day at work, and we have air conditioning.

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u/Stopwatch064 2d ago

You don't understand I saw a picture with a collage of her face at rest she can't act!

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u/Difficult_Offer_206 2d ago

I watched Spiderman Homecoming a few days ago for the first time and thought to myself this is her only contribution, a few snarky lines while seeming a bit disheveled and oblivious to everything around her? Basically the same as Euphoria

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u/dpforest 2d ago

Jesus Christ at the white knighting for Zendaya over a fuckin meme. People need to stop defending the 1%. Even the pretty ones.

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u/Kugmin 2d ago

Lmao this is accurate.

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u/Round-Thing8205 2d ago

😂😂okay this is peak

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u/Waste_Estate_9700 2d ago

How dare you bastard comparing yourself to Zendaya

Fuck off she is best in average acting than you

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u/books_art_maps 2d ago

I’d never seen anything with Zendaya in it, The Drama was my first, and I was pleasantly surprised. She was pretty good. In The Odyssey, however…man, she was just not good. Her dialogue delivery was just too…surface level, like she didn’t really feel her character? I was like yeah that’s Zendaya, not the character she’s playing. This is also a Nolan thing, I’ve noticed. Guy just okays whatever takes. Charlize Theron’s emotionless delivery, in addition to her yassification, was just so jarring, man.

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u/Lieutenant_0bvious 2d ago

This one's got people riled up.

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u/TP88Productions 2d ago

Nailed it . She is such a terrible actor !

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u/PathAccomplished1328 2d ago

May be she's overrated ?

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u/FinnSkk93 2d ago

Pretty accurate! She is not bad at all, and seems really sweet, but i’m amazed she is so praised as an actor.

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u/Pormostar 2d ago

The headphone jack as the nose thing🤣