In Enraged , his last film, Russell Crowe had to play a character motivated by a single emotion: rage. Indeed, his character takes a dislike to a woman who honked at him because he did not start fast enough at a red light and decides to pursue her. A real challenge for the actor who was not used to this type of role. “The unique nature of this rage is that it is complicated to achieve. Because as an actor you are used to pulling tricks out of your bag, drawing on your experiences to play complicated characters, ”he told BBC News.
"With this guy, you don't get the opportunity to use any of those parts of you, your humanity, your sense of humor, your charm. And to use it would have lessened what the film seeks to do. There is nothing rational behind the actions of this character ”, further detailed the actor.
A metaphor for our time
A disproportionate and unexplained rage that Russell Crowe sees as a bit of a metaphor for the present time. "I started to realize that this type of rage is happening all over the place all the time, and that it seems like we've come to this stage in Western society," the actor continued. Here, it's a man who uses his car like a weapon, but it's also the people who enter places of worship, schools, nightclubs and open fire. These are the people who go crazy in the supermarket for rolls of toilet paper. "
It is quite exceptional to note it, Enragé is one of the few films whose release has been maintained in theaters this summer and it is already on the screens.
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