🤎🤎🤎 @maatjournal Did you know that Delroy Lindo approached his role in Da 5 Bloods almost like a theatrical monologue performance, which is why his character, Paul, feels so intense and unforgettable? Behind the scenes, Lindo worked closely with director Spike Lee to shape Paul as a man psychologically frozen in time — still fighting the Vietnam War decades later. What makes this especially unique is that Lindo drew heavily from real interviews with Vietnam veterans, studying how unresolved trauma, paranoia, and anger can harden over years. His explosive monologues weren’t improvised, but they were performed with a raw, stage-trained intensity that Spike Lee intentionally let play out in longer takes. This gave Paul’s breakdowns a confrontational, almost uncomfortable realism. Another rare detail: unlike most war films, Da 5 Bloods didn’t digitally de-age its older actors for Vietnam flashbacks. Delroy Lindo performed scenes meant to represent his younger self without visual effects, reinforcing the idea that the characters never truly left the war behind mentally. That creative choice made Paul’s arc even more powerful — and it’s a big reason Delroy Lindo’s performance was widely praised as one of the strongest of his career, blending history, trauma, and character study into a single unforgettable role.🤎🤎🤎
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