"If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be?" When I first heard actress Amy Adams answer quite blondily in the film Drop Dread Gorgeous (1999), "Green," I was immediately in love.
Years later, and this four time Academy Award nominated actress is still kicking ass and taking names in every film, photoshoot, red carpet event - you name it. You just can't merely call her an actress. She's a super one.
From her early start as the bimbo classmate trying out for Miss Mount Rose American Teen Princess in Drop Dead Gorgeous and playing inexplicably adorable Daddy's girl in Catch Me If You Can, she's incomprehensibly able to fit every single role.
.gif) Enchanted |  The Fighter |
With Enchanted, Adams made every little girls' dream come true by transforming the 2D princess into a 3D world. Critics praised and audiences had no choice but to agree; playing Giselle paved the way for Adams like Julie Andrews and Marry Poppins. She was exquisitely innocent, girlish, and had a heart of unbelievable gold.
And, then this 5'4" firecracker just keeps churning out versatility like any other. Adams is able to curse up a storm and battle against five New Jersey sisters in The Fighter, and then change into lovable effervescent friend of puppets in The Muppets.
These little name droppers don't even cover some of her invincible roles as out-nunning Meryl Streep in Doubt, going Marilyn Monroe-esque in Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day, or tackling leading lady parts in Sunshine Cleaning. The funny thing about Amy Adams is even if the movies she's in sucks - which is very rare - she always comes out as a favorite. (The Wedding Date - comes to mind).
Let's just take a moment to admire her face, because it's honestly not one too bad to gawk at.
Many actresses can well-disguise themselves in indies and blockbusters, but somehow their transformations are always tracked - maybe because their off-screen fame is bigger than their on-screen ones, or their pathetically more valued for their beauties than their talent. Adams, along with a small special legion of leading ladies, has been able to not only take her doughy wide eyes, red hair, and overwhelming talent to be more than just a clothes hanger on the red carpet or
She has a presence that breaks conventionality; she is every girls' best friend yet can still hang out with the dudes; ebulliently feminine yet tomboyishly charming. You want to be her friend but might anxiously await for her to awesomely curse you out.
"I think a lot of times we don't pay enough attention to people with a positive attitude because we assume they are naive or stupid or unschooled. But what if she sees the truth about her life, understands it all and ultimately makes the choice that this is what she wants? Is she goofy? Yes. But she could ultimately be the most intelligent person in the movie."
From an employee at the gap and musical dining theater to a four time Academy Award nominated powerhouse. When commenting on one of her Oscar appearances, Adams admitted to having an existential crises sitting next to Sean Penn and Meryl Streep; questioning she didn't belong there and that it all could be taken away. Nobody in their right mind can ever take away what is rightfully hers; a shining amazingly talented beacon in cinema. IF IT EVER DID, I think my eternal crush quota would be shot to hell in a heartbeat.