Michael J. Fox, the star of the trilogy Back to the future, recently spoke about the current conditions of celebrity. He misses the time when celebrity followed meritocracy.
Michael J. Fox: a giant who goes extinct
Now aged 62, Michael J. Fox suffers from the disease of Parkinson’s. A condition which prevents him from acting in films, to his great regret. However, in the 1980s, Michael J. Fox was a huge Hollywood star. It is obviously its role to Marty McFly in the trilogy Back to the future who gave him his fame. Subsequently, we were able to see him again in a few other successes like Mars Attacks! (1996) or Ghosts against ghosts (1996). But his great moment of glory will remain forever Back to the future.
In recent years, the actor has returned to the media scene a little. He appears at conferences, on television sets, and even appears in some productions like The Good Wife, Designated Survivor or the Netflix film Back in time (2015).
A criticism of celebrities
In a recent interview with People, Michael J. Fox dwelled on modern celebrity. He gave his thoughts on being known in 2024. And without playing the old games, he preferred before. He believes that fame today is mainly determined by social networks, to the detriment of work and talent. And we can’t really blame him…
There is this expression that I refer to all the time and that someone said to me when I was given the honorary Oscar. The day before, someone said to me, “You’re a star from the 80s.” And I was like, “wow, that’s cool, a star from the 80s. It’s true, we were different back then.” It was harder. We didn’t have social media and all that crap. We were just known. We had to make do with what we had. And it was a great time. We worked our butts off to succeed, we worked on our acting skills and we watched others perform, we got together and talked about our acting methods. Today you have people who just say ” what is the brand of your sweatshirt? “, “What is this dance move you are doing? “. And there you have it, you are the most famous person in the world.
A statement that makes sense in a contemporary society where the celebrity of the moment dominates. Social networks have amplified this phenomenon to the detriment of more academic artists. In any case, Michael J. Fox, which fights against the disease of Parkinson’s for thirty years now has been open to back in front of the cameras.
