An entire industry rose up around movie stardom in the 30s, 40s and 50s.
Until at least the 1980s, the star phenomenon continued.
Even here, however, there were signs that things were changing.
An article written by Amy Nicholson forLA Weeklymight have the answer.
She thanks Cruise for attending her recent Legends Ball, where she honored Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King.
I turned and looked at one point and you were standing in the chair going, Yes!
she gushes to Cruise.
I loved that enthusiasm.
Yet the movie star arguably exists in a modified form a post-YouTube, post-TMZ movie star version 2.0.
The defining example is surely Jennifer Lawrence.
Many of the most dramatic scenes hinge on close-ups of Lawrences face.
Interestingly,The Hunger Gamesplot deals with the topic of living in a media spotlight.
Modern Hollywood movie stars are no longer godlike beings on which we can pin our hopes and fantasies.
