The little things that make this actress so greatWhy so much of the world loves Jennifer and why you should too
Unless
you have been living under a rock for the greater part of the last couple of
years, you know Jennifer Lawrence. She is all over everything from Rolling
Stone, Men’s Fitness, ABC.com, Huffington Post, Buzzfeed
and everywhere else. But what's all the buzz really about? Isn’t she just another movie star? No, just no.
1. She is talented. While most people know Jennifer Lawrence for her starring
role in The Hunger Games, she won
an Academy Award last year for her performance in Silver Linings Playbook (don’t lie, you know you watched it). She also received a nomination for her
role in Winter’s Bone, the year
before. Let’s not forget that she played Mystique in X-Men and knocked our
socks off in American Hustle. You get the point, the girl can act.
2. She is hilarious. She is always joking around. She has no filter and she is
the queen of one-liners. While there are way too many examples of interviews to
count, the most notable include when she interrupted Josh Hutcherson’s interview
to ask if his rash was okay, and when she compared her dancing skills to “a dad
at prom. Gumby getting electrocuted.”
3. She is relatable and down to earth. The best example of this is when she was on her way up the
steps to claim her Oscar for Silver Linings Playbook and fell. With millions of
people watching around the world, Lawrence brushed the fall off with a joke as
the audience rose to its feet. She said, “You guys are just standing up because
you feel bad that I fell…that’s really embarrassing.” She falls; she talks about
food and about her weaknesses. She apologizes for pre-gaming interviews.
4. She is gorgeous. As Katniss, as Mystique, with short hair, with
long hair, Jennifer Lawrence is gorgeous in the most unassuming and humble way.
But according to ABC.com, when she first got into acting, she was told she
needed to lose weight. The article says that today, Lawrence dares anyone to
treat her like that again. She said, “if anyone even tries to whisper the word
‘diet’,” she has a few choice words for them.
5. Her facial expressions. 'Nuff said. She is like a public SnapChat story.
6. She really is about her fans. Any celebrity can stand in front of an audience
with a miniature gold statue and thank
their fans, but Lawrence takes it one step further. When she was on the red
carpet for the Catching Fire premiere in London, she saw a young fan in a
wheelchair crying. The YouTube video shows that Lawrence had the barricade
moved aside so that she could go and talk to the girl and pose for a picture
with her.
7. She is not afraid to attack the entertainment industry. In an interview with BBC, Lawrence gave her opinion on the
sexualization of younger women in the entertainment industry. She said, “it
sells.” But she doesn’t buy it. She said, “It is not really something that I
worry about, because everyone has their own path. They have their own way of
finding themselves and, for some people, that’s how they feel best, that’s how
they want to perform” (in reference to Miley Cyrus).
8. She is not afraid to be a role model. In an article on ABC.com, Lawrence has said she makes
conscious decisions to be a role model when it comes to younger fans, which is
a drastic difference from a lot of current female stars we are all too familiar
with. Lawrence said, “Growing up, I didn’t have a female hero the way that
Katniss is… She’s a wonderful role model for young girls and I’m happy that they
have a character like that.”
9. She is smart. Wait, what? J-Law graduated high school in two years with a
3.8 to pursue her dream of acting. How cool is that?
10. She gives back. Everyone likes a movie star who isn’t
self-obsessed and helps others. While Jennifer Lawrence is a successful
actress, she has been involved with several charities like Feeding America, The
Special Olympics, DoSomething.org, The Thirst Project, Saint Mary’s Center and
World Food Program.
