When Bob Dylan first donned his Fender Stratocaster and “went electrical” on the Newport People Pageant in 1965, it was to the ire and bewilderment of his followers. Music critic Greil Marcus described the temper “as if one thing treasured and delicate was being dashed to the bottom and stomped.” Later that yr, Dylan was known as “Judas!” by an viewers member in Manchester for ditching the acoustic sound he was revered for. It was—as we all know now—a typical Dylan transfer: unpredictable, needle-pushing, and undeniably Bob. “All I can do is be me, whoever that’s,” he would famously inform In-Beat journal.
It’s prudent, then, that Dylan’s zillennial incarnate, one Timothée Chalamet, is following in his mercurial footsteps. Whereas selling his newest movie, A Full Unknown, by which he performs the Minnesotan legend, the 28-year-old has swapped out a standard press tour for extra unconventional outings. Possibly he’s had sufficient of the countless junkets he’s needed to do for each different movie he’s been part of for the final 5 years. Or possibly he’s honoring Dylan in the one means he is aware of how: by simply being himself, whoever that’s.
It began with an amusing cameo at his very personal lookalike contest, a New York occasion that began a worldwide popular culture phenomenon. The competition garnered a lot consideration that one Timothée hopeful ended up arrested, and the gathering was shut down by police. Chalamet’s impromptu look was lauded as “the funniest factor he may presumably have performed,” and let’s be actual: it was.
