....be embarrassed by the various things/memes that feature Mr. Cage? I mean, I can't help but be so. I know he says it doesn't affect him but, as Enzo said on a different thread, it must in a way. I know he says it's all irony, but....oh, I don't know. There was a video interview with him recently I saw on Youtube, with Capital Breakfast (that 'WOWed by Lisa's Twerking' video), and they showcased his 'singing skills,' and you could tell he was embarrassed by it, and I was squirming in my seat watching it because I felt bad for him; he obviously did not want them to play it and/or bring it up. And then it was the saddest thing - not pathetic sad, sad sad. I wanted to cry for him. Is that weird of me? So sorry for rambling and sounding crazy, but it's just how I feel. He's so much more. He's not a joke, and I don't like that people treat him as such.
No, no. Not at all. I agree with you. It bugs me too, now more than ever because Im in a new college where people hate him for no reason because they're the kind of person who see three seconds of Wicker Man and just write him off as a bad actor and they're also the people who say OMG NIC CAGE IS IN EVERYTHING and then when you ask them to name his films they can't. They're also the kind of idiot who won't give him a chance anyway, so I guess they're a lost cause. I don't know why people can think they can treat anyone like this, especially Nic, because he is a nice man and I know we're not supposed to attack anyone on this website but you look at an actor like Christian Bale who goes around set hitting people, yelling at young girls when they ask him for an autograph and all sorts of crazy crap, it's like, meme that guy! I also do squirm in my seat sometimes, usually when other people are with me, like in college, they were just looking up Wicker Man and lololololol all happily to themselves and looking up memes and I thought to myself I was either going to hit them or myself, it was really affecting me, like I was in those memes and they were laughing at me. I didn't hit anyone in the end, I'm not a violent person but I seriously was getting annoyed. Using your example, I'm sure he was embarrassed but perhaps he's the kind of person who gets embarrassed by his work, cuz like when he's at home he always turns off his movies when he's with his family. But whether or not his work does embarrass him, the example you mentioned surely did.
I do get triggered very easily when it comes to Cage, I'm not a violent person as I say and I'm not just saying that, I'm not. But a few hours ago I had the misfortune to see a Nicolas Cage version of that new Miley Cyrus music video and shortly after someone who calls herself a Nic fan showed me that video and she was happy and lololol and I was just, no, Im not doing this, this is the kind of stuff that I really hate.
Most memes I see in general are just for fun, perhaps the Nic ones are too but we don't see it that way, I see them as attacking Nic because I'm sure for every Nic fan there is a hater. Like a friend of mine, he was introduced to Nic by the memes, but I showed him the light I just said there was more to him then his distaste for bees, and now he loves Nic and thinks he's a great actor who's been in a variety of films. Just follow in my footsteps people! Don't follow the crowds!
But then, he is a movie star, I doubt it's on his mind much, unless when he's asked about it.
So, all in all, you are not wrong or stupid because I'm like you, in terms of this subject. Nicolas Cage is the definition of a gentleman, he looks out for everyone else first before himself, he's polite and accepting. I don't know much about you, but if you're anything like me, you've grown connected to Nicolas Cage and see him more as just another face in Hollywood. Perhaps because Nic is unique and can't be categorised which annoys, small minded, people? There's more I could say, more then I have already, believe me, this subject is one I'm always thinking about and I was going to make a similar post like what you did 'what do you think of memes?' Was what it was going to be. But I don't think there is much we can do about, it's a defeatist attitude, but it's the truth. Sorry.
Hi vlucas63 and Enzo,
I also get very upset by others out there putting Nick down and never really try to understand him as a actor or a person at all. Just being so mean. It's a sad world that others just like to do that or just don't care at all. It seems to me that they have the problem themselves. Showing how they really are.
Anyway, US here on this forum is the true die-hard Nick Cage fans who really knows and cares not just his star as a actor but the Man himself. We can stand together here and put up our frustrations just to get it off our chests so to speak. It helps US to get over that but we never do as it always out there.
I guess Nick just goes along and I think he really knows his true fans some how. I always wonder if he's into computers at all. If he ever just sees this wonderful fun Fan website at all! Oh, I wish he did. Then he really sees the true fans here and appreciates us all. I know he will never responds here but just knowing he sees this site is all the worth in the world. I hope I didn't say any thing wrong here as I don't want to print things negative much either. As this is for us to appreciates his films, Nick himself and other things all relating to Nicholas Cage! AMEN to that.
