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It is impossible to write this post without acknowledging the obvious: the 1991 Ridley Scott masterpiece. If you haven't seen it, stop reading and go watch it immediately.
When you think of Susan Sarandon, your mind likely drifts to gritty 70s prisons ( Cool Hand Luke ), subversive road trips ( Thelma & Louise ), or gothic melodramas ( Lorenzo’s Oil ). When you think of Julia Roberts, you picture a rom-com revolution ( Pretty Woman ), a steel magnolia ( Steel Magnolias ), or an Oscar-winning fury ( Erin Brockovich ). susan sarandon and julia roberts
On the surface, these two acting titans seem to occupy different galaxies. Sarandon is the political activist, the indie darling with the razor-sharp intellect. Roberts is the "America's Sweetheart," the movie star with the megawatt smile and the gravitational pull of a planet.
Thelma & Louise is the great connector. In that film, Sarandon (Louise) and Geena Davis (Thelma) changed cinema forever. But Julia Roberts was almost Thelma. Early drafts of the script were considered for Roberts and Michelle Pfeiffer. While Roberts passed (a decision she later admitted to second-guessing), the DNA of that role—the transformation from naive victim to empowered outlaw—is pure Julia Roberts. Let me know in the comments below
Julia Roberts, conversely, became the room. For a decade, she was the most powerful actress in the world not because she chose obscure indies, but because she weaponized her charm. She turned a hooker with a heart of gold into a feminist icon. She made a legal thriller about water contamination ( Erin Brockovich ) a blockbuster by sheer force of personality.
is the actress you want to have a beer with after the revolution. She will teach you about labor laws, prison reform, and how to deconstruct a script. When you think of Susan Sarandon, your mind
So, who is the greater icon? That is a trick question.