Jane Fonda used the SAG Award to warn viewers what is coming in today's political situation.
After Julia Louis Dreyfus awarded her the achievements award in life; 9-5 The star spoke to her love for acting before longtime activists urged action, ordering the room with a long and powerful acceptance speech.
“We open people's minds to new ideas and help them laugh when they're having trouble beyond what they understand about the world. Just like they are now,” she said. .
Noting that she grew up in her 40s and 50s, the legendary star said, “when women were supposed to have an opinion and get mad,” and the acting gave the opportunity to “play an angry woman with an opinion.” He said he gave it to.
“You know, this is a bit of a stretch for me, but…” she teased.
Fonda then emphasized that she “has a great believer in the union” and said, “They have our backs.”
“They take us into the community,” she continued. “And they empower us, and community means power. This is really important now… when the power of workers is being attacked and the community is weakened.”
According to Fonda, “SAG-AFTRA is different from most other unions” because members “don't make anything concrete.”
“It's empathy that we create,” she said. “Our work can touch their souls by having a very deep understanding of another person. We know why they do what they do. We have their joy and pain. I feel that way.”
Fonda was temporarily suspended by the voice of a speaker, she said.
“We need to drill deep, right?” she continued. “For example, you need to know if a young woman is amputated or if she is a sex worker. As a young girl, she could be sexually abused or incest, right? I'm thinking of Brie Daniels klute. And I'm sure many of you have played bullies and misogyny. And you can almost know that your father probably filled them up and called the men he felt weak, he called them losers or cats.
“And while you may dislike your character's behavior, you have to understand and empathize with the traumatized person you are playing. I'm thinking of Sebastian Stan. apprenticeShe added, referring to Stan's portrayal of young President Donald Trump. “Undoubtedly, the empathy is weak and unwakeable. By the way, awakening means you care about other people.”
After applause, Fonda returned to the topic of “empathy” and warned him, “Many people are really hurt by what is happening” and “what is happening in our way?”
“And even if they are another political persuasion, we need to listen to our hearts and welcome them into our tents, rather than resonate with and judge them. Because we need a big tent to succeed in what we are coming to us,” she said.
She finally asked the audience, citing the history of Hollywood resistance. Walking the bridge? ”
“Did you take a hose, a baton, a dog?” she added. “We're in the documentary moment, so we don't have to wonder anymore. This is it. And it's not a rehearsal. This is it. And we've got a little kid about what's going on. Don't make yourself. This is big serious, people. So let's be brave.”
Fonda finished her speech over the phone to the public saying “stay in the community.”
“We must help vulnerable people. She shared. “The slurping and welcoming people are to quote novelist Pearl Crage on the other side of the fire. In this way, we will help people believe, there is still love, there is still beauty, there is a sea of truth for us to swim. ”
