Thoughts on Timothee. (nothing hateful, just observations from a fan) :)
I wanna start a discussion about Timothée, the way he is presenting himself in this Marty Supreme era, and the way fans (old and new) are perceiving him.
As a long-time fan, Timothée has always had a charming, silly side to him. This can be seen through Lil Timmy Tim and his high school years. When he was relatively new to fame and getting attention for CMBYN and Little Women, I think he had a quirky/anxious quality to him simply because he was figuring out his footing in Hollywood and newly navigating interviews, press tours, and attention. He was also young, in his early twenties.
Timothée is nearly thirty now, he has been in countless projects, and has evidently made a name for himself. This is all deserved. If you follow along with Timothée, you know how dedicated he is to his craft. He spent years preparing as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, and he has spent even more of that time preparing for Marty Supreme. The main reason I bring this up is for two reasons: the way people expect him to be, i.e., "I miss the old Timmy," and the way people are reacting to a recent interview he's done.
First, you cannot expect a grown man to act the same way he did when he was 21 or 25. People grow, they evolve. Timothée is obviously much more comfortable in the industry, so there's no reason why he'd be the overly anxious guy we saw in some of his late 2010s/early 2020s interviews. Plus, it's not like he switched up on us. If you keep up with his Marty Supreme antics, you'd know that he is still incorporating his humor and personality into what he does. I don't know him personality, but I can positively assume that he is still the same sweet guy that he's always been. Most of the "I miss the old Timmy" discourse I've seen is mainly coming from the fangirls (which I can admit I am), but I think it's a very parasocial and weird mindset to have about someone you claim to love and support. Why wouldn't you want your favorite actor to evolve? Do I miss the early 2020 era of Timothée and his career? Sure, but that doesn't mean I don't support him now. (Does this make sense? I think you can miss what once was while appreciating what currently is. Some of these fangirls are acting like he died! It's crazy.)
Next, Timothée conducted a recent interview for Marty Supreme, where he discussed his thoughts on his work, which he considers great. (I apologize for my bad paraphrasing; I literally cannot find the full interview anywhere, only the out-of-context clip.) However, the main message he was trying to convey is that he "doesn't want to take for granted" his work and that it's "top-level shit." Whether he was being sarcastic (which he tends to be) or serious, I honestly don't understand why people are criticizing him for taking pride in his work. "Top-level shit" was his dry sense of humor, but I do believe him when he says that he doesn't want to take for granted his work. Dare I say, Timothée deserves to be proud of the work he's doing. Especially when he dedicates years of his life to a single project, I think he deserves to take pride in it. For years, I have watched amazing performance after amazing performance from Timothée, and he has not been given his roses. So, I don't hate him for being proud, and I do think that he deserves to be recognized as a great performer. Some people may find this arrogant, but Timothee deserves to feel confident about his work.
Overall, I hate that the film bros found Timothee...LOLZ, imagine if I wrote a whole essay discussing Timothée Chalamet, only for the true theme to be "film bros suck." They do, but I digress. No, what I mean is, I feel :/ that the film bros who don't even care about Timothee's craft keep tearing him apart. It happened when he said he wants to be one of the greats, and as long as Timothee continues evolving, people are gonna continue to pick him apart. True moral of my essay: y'all don't get Lil Timmy Tim like I do, so back off him, cuz I will defend this man with my life!!!!
Does anybody actually care about this? I dunno. I am interested in hearing what others think or have to say about this. I've loved Timothée for so many years now, and it's interesting to see how the online discourse about him has shifted. 🫶🫶🫶