Colt sets Guinness Book records for his stunts but audiences are trained to look for digital face replacements and fancy cutting
Ryan Gosling plays Colt Seavers in The Fall Guy
The film is an action-packed ode to stunt performers
Ryan Gosling and director David Leitch brought their ode to stunt performers, The Fall Guy, to the SXSW Film and TV Festival. In an interview with Variety's Owen Gleiberman, Ryan Gosling discussed his role as Colt Seavers in the movie. He said that he plays a character who sets Guinness Book records for his stunts but audiences are trained to look for digital face replacements and fancy cutting. The Fall Guy is an action-packed film filled with choreographed action sequences, including Gosling's Colt getting set on fire (multiple times), rolling cars (multiple times), and fighting bad guys on the back of a dump truck while being backed by Phil Collins'
The Fall Guy is a movie about stuntman Colt Seavers
Ryan Gosling plays the character of Colt Seavers in The Fall Guy
Colt sets Guinness Book records for his stunts, but audiences are trained to look for digital face replacements and fancy cutting
Accuracy
Ryan Gosling plays Colt Seavers in The Fall Guy
The film reveals how such tricks are achieved
Colt performs a few truly impressive stunts on camera but most of the dangerous behavior occurs far from Jody's cameras
Deception
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the title of the movie is misleading as it does not mention anything about stunts or action sequences. Secondly, the author claims that The Fall Guy is an ode to stunt performers and their contribution to movies but fails to provide any evidence for this claim. Thirdly, there are several instances where statements made by Gosling and Leitch contradict each other.
The title of the movie is misleading as it does not mention anything about stunts or action sequences.
Fallacies
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The article contains several fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority when they mention that the film was met with a warm welcome at SXSW and also mentions director David Leitch's previous successes in John Wick. They also use inflammatory rhetoric by describing Gosling's stunt performer Logan Holladay as being
The Fall Guy is an ode to stunt performers
Gosling plays Colt, a stuntman who gets wrapped up in a murder and cover-up that become much bigger than him or the film he is desperate to get made.
The film hits theaters May 3.
Bias
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The article contains examples of religious bias and monetary bias. The author uses language that dehumanizes those who hold certain beliefs or values.
> Ryan Gosling called out his stunt performer Logan Holladay, who was in the audience during the screening. <br> > Ahead of the screening, Gosling said:
The Fall Guy is a movie about stuntman Colt Seavers
Ryan Gosling plays the character of Colt Seavers in The Fall Guy
Colt sets Guinness Book records for his stunts, but audiences are trained to look for digital face replacements and fancy cutting
Accuracy
No Contradictions at Time
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Deception
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, it claims that Ryan Gosling does all his own stunts but needs his double to step in when things get tough. However, the author later states that Gosling only pretends to do all his own stunts and actually shares credit with the crew for each stunt performed.
The article claims that Ryan Gosling does all his own stunts but needs his double to step in when things get tough. However, this is not true as stated later in the article.
Fallacies
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The article contains several examples of informal fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that stuntmen are more impressive than movie stars whose gnarliest feats they perform. This is a common misconception and not necessarily true. Additionally, the author uses inflammatory rhetoric when describing Tom Cruise's insistence on doing his own stunts, which may be seen as an attempt to appeal to emotions rather than logic. The article also contains examples of dichotomous depictions by stating that Colt Seavers sets Guinness Book records but because the film reveals how such tricks are achieved, audiences are trained to look for the signs: digital face replacements, fancy cutting, doubles shown only from behind. This creates a false dilemma and is not necessarily true.
The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that stuntmen are more impressive than movie stars whose gnarliest feats they perform.
Bias
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The article is biased towards the stuntman and his profession. The author uses language that deifies Gosling's character as an action figure and highlights the importance of stunts in movies. Additionally, there are several examples where the author praises Leitch for honoring his original profession by directing a movie about it.
Former stunt maven David Leitch has been directing features for a decade, starting with John Wick. With this project, the helmer has an unparalleled opportunity to honor his original profession.
The charisma-radiating side of Gosling audiences love (as opposed to expressionless On Only God Forgives Gosling), and though his character doesn't have much depth, you could hardly wish for better casting. Everybody knows that stuntmen are more impressive than the movie stars whose gnarliest feats they perform.
The film reveals how such tricks are achieved, audiences are trained to look for the signs: digital face replacements, fancy cutting, doubles shown only from behind. Though we know Gosling just stepped in to give the thumbs-up when each stunt is done, in a classy way, the star is actually sharing credit with the crew not just the stunt guys either.
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Conflicts
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Interest (50%)
Peter Debruge has a financial interest in the film industry as he is an entertainment journalist and critic. He also has personal relationships with actors Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt who starred in The Fall Guy. Additionally, Peter Debruge may have professional affiliations with stunt performers or action figure manufacturers due to his coverage of these topics.
Peter Debruge is an entertainment journalist and critic.
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Conflicts
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Peter Debruge has a conflict of interest on the topic of 'The Fall Guy' as he is reviewing Ryan Gosling who starred in the movie. He also mentions Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt who are both actors known for their action roles.
The Fall Guy star Ryan Gosling joked that he didn't need to sing at the world premiere of the Universal title at SXSW.
Ryan Gosling thanked his stuntman, Logan Holiday, who broke the Guinness World Record for the most canon rolls in this movie with eight and a half rolls.
Accuracy
Ryan Gosling joked that he didn't need to sing at the world premiere of The Fall Guy.
The romantic element between Gosling and Emily Blunt's character was added in during production.
Deception
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Fallacies
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The article contains several logical fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority when he quotes Ryan Gosling's statement about not singing and his stuntman's contribution to the movie. However, this does not necessarily mean that what Gosling says is true or accurate. Additionally, the author uses inflammatory rhetoric by quoting a line from The Fall Guy TV show that may be seen as offensive or inappropriate.
Ryan Gosling said to great cheers, 'I'm Ryan Gosling and I did almost none of my stunts in this movie,'
The author quotes a line from The Fall Guy TV show that may be seen as offensive or inappropriate.
Bias
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The article contains examples of religious bias and monetary bias. The author uses language that depicts one side as extreme or unreasonable by saying 'awws' and 'boos'. This is an example of using language to create a specific emotional response in the reader. Additionally, the author mentions Ryan Gosling's Oscar performance which suggests they have a monetary interest in promoting his work.
The Fall Guy director David Leitch said that Gosling was brought in quite early, and that the movie was
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None Found At Time Of
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Conflicts
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The author has a conflict of interest on the topic of stunt performers as they are employed by Universal Pictures and Ryan Gosling is credited for not performing his own stunts in the movie.
“awws” and “boos” at the world premiere of The Fall Guy.
“I want to say, I'm Ryan Gosling and I did almost none of my stunts in this movie,
