\u201cA popcorn actress!\u201d -Hollywood producer to Demi Moore, 1990s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
OnSunday, January 5, the gleaming Golden Globes stage was embraced by a woman who has taken the world by storm since she played Jules in the 1985 classic \u201cSt. Elmo\u2019s Fire.\u201d Saidwoman, American actress and icon Demi Moore, won her first award (as an actress) for her moving role in the 2024 horror film \u201cThe Substance.\u201d In her touching remarks, she spoke of being at a low point a few years ago and feeling \u201cdone\u201d in the entertainment industry. But also\u2013and most poignantly\u2013how she needed to remind herself that \u201cshe would never be enough\u201d and she could undoubtedly feel her worth if she just \u201cput down the measuring stick.\u201d Within those short three minutes of her speech, Moore managed to make everyone watching feel special, emotional and absolutely entranced by the incoming (and much needed) \u201cDemi\u201dssance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aside from her famous role in \u201cSt. Elmo\u2019s Fire,\u201d which tells the story of high school misfits, Moore has starred in various films ranging from the 1993 erotica \u201cIndecent Proposal;\u201d as a malicious wife in \u201cDisclosure\u201d (1994) and, of course, alongside Patrick Swayze in the 1990 classic \u201cGhost.\u201d Just a year after \u201cGhost,\u201d she garnered worldwide attention yet again for her provocative nude pose on the cover of \u201cVanity Fair.\u201d Her cover gave her more roles in films such as Striptease (1996), G.I Jane (1997) and Flawless (2007). She spanned almost every entertainment genre in two decades\u2013from romance, mystery, thrillers, horror and even comedies\u2013leaving America wanting more and Moore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But after two tough divorces from actors Bruce Willis in 2000 and Ashton Kutcher in 2013, Demi disappeared from the spotlight. Additionally, she discussed being a victim of Hollywood\u2019s habit of \u201cdisposing\u201d women when they reach \u201ca certain age.\u201d From that point on, she believed all she would play was supporting roles, in films such as Forsaken (2015), Wild Oats (2016) and a few others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This past year, Hollywood rules were defied when ads spread across the Internet for what Moore described as an \u201cabsolutely bonkers\u201d movie. \u201cThe Substance,\u201d written and directed by French filmmaker Coralie Fargeat, was released in September starring Moore and Margaret Qualley. It represented Moore as an actress turned aerobics instructor, who was aggressively fired for her age by her Harvey Weinstein-inspired boss, Dennis Quaid. Desperate and struggling with self-esteem, Moore discovers a serum called \u201cThe Substance,\u201d which splits her DNA in half and releases a \u201cprettier, more perfect\u201d version of herself. But the downside remains. She must \u201crespect the balance,\u201d in sharing one week with her original body and one week with her Margaret Qualley double. The \u201cbalance\u201d eventually becomes disrespected, resulting in a combination of both Moore and Qualley\u2019s bodies\u2013 graphically ending with a puddle of visceral mass on her Hollywood Walk of Fame star. Some may interpret it as grotesque and bizarre\u2014 some may have liked it\u2014some may never watch it\u2014but one thing remains certain. Moore continues to live in our minds once again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The film not only cemented Moore\u2019s nominations (and win!) for a fourth Golden Globe and possible Academy Award but her rightful reputation as the thoughtful, inspiring person that she has always been. And thus, begins the age of the \u201cDemi\u201dssance. A \u201cpopcorn actress\u201d never was, no more and never will be. Go Demi!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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