8 Milestones in the Evolution of Denzel Washington
Philadelphia (1993)
Interesting choice for Washington, with an interesting result: Philadelphia probably did more to cement him in the mainstream than any other film. The actor played Joe Miller, an attorney representing a fellow attorney, Andrew Beckett (Tom Hanks), fired by his firm after it was discovered that he has AIDS. At the time of Philadelphia's release in 1993, America was a place where almost anybody would have acted exactly like Miller does in this scene when he finds out that Beckett is sick.
Crimson Tide (1995)
The role that made Washington a bankable action star, thus a strong foreshadowing to where Washington is today. Honestly, Crimson Tide may still be Washington's best pure action film. (Tell me whenever you come across Crimson Tide on television you can change the channel.) It's also, for better or worse, the first of five collaborations to date with director Tony Scott. Plus, it's always fun to see a pre-Sopranos James Gandolfini and Rick Schroeder in the same film.
Training Day (2001)
King Kong ain't got sh*t on Denzel Washington in Training Day! Yes, Washington would take home his second Oscar, and his first for a leading role after this performance as a crooked cop working the drug beat in L.A. Unfortunately, it appears the success of Training Day led Washington to believe that the only role he needed to play were... more action-oriented roles: Ten of Washington's next 13 movies (up until Unstoppable) could be considered of the action genre.
The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)
Why is The Taking of Pelham 123 on this list? Well, this is who Denzel Washington is these days. And we give Tom Cruise grief for not doing enough meaty roles! Save for The Manchurian Candidate, Antwone Fisher and The Great Debaters (the latter two of which Washington also directed to middling results), there aren't many roles over the past 10 years where Washington isn't either holding a gun or on some sort of speeding train (or pulling down in the neighborhood of $20 million a picture). Sure, some of these films are acclaimed -- for instance when he teams up with Russell Crowe (American Gangster, not Virtuosity) -- but it's still an obvious trend that won't likely end with his current film, Unstoppable.
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He was outstanding in Malcolm X. I was in school in Milwaukee during that time and yes, many people, young and old were wearing those X hats. Very influential and meaningful role for Denzel.
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