Actor of the Week: James Dean

   What else can you say about James Dean (1931-1955) besides we will never know how big of a star he could have been. Even though he acted in only about seven movies he was a natural talent. Though he has been gone a long time people still know who James Dean is.

   There are two movies that are classics that James Dean are in, the first one is the 1955 film Rebel Without a Cause. Dean plays a rebellious young man who has had a troubled past, he moves to a new town where he makes friends as well as a few enemies. This film is a must see, one of the best movies I have watched not only in the past year but my entire life.
      Another one of Dean's great performances is the last film he would ever be in Giant (1956). He actually pasted away before the film was edited. He played the part of a oil rich Texan. This film is great as well as Elizabeth Taylor and Rock Hudson star in it as well. It is a long movie but for three and a half hours it keeps you entertained. Never a dull moment in the movie, another great.
    I have become very curious of James Dean ever since I watched Rebel Without a Cause. It is amazing how an actor who was in only a few films is still know well in cinema. I would have loved to see him act in more films and see how he would have been as he got older. Unfortunately he left us too soon and we will never know how big he would have become. As a movie enthusiast I hope his memory lasts forever.