Five reasons to love Dwayne 'the Rock' Johnson
The charismatic protagonist of 'Project Rampage' has become an icon of popular culture, the highest paid man in Hollywood and even the most handsome in the world according to 'People'
It has been almost 20 years since Dwyane 'The Rock' Johnson entered our lives. Wrestling fans were lucky enough to meet him before, but surely they would never have imagined that this two-meter, 120-kilo mass of meat would end up becoming an icon of popular culture, the highest-paid man in Hollywood and, perhaps the most amazing, in the most handsome according to People magazine.
And it is that everything that surrounds Dwayne Johnson, for some unknown reason, ends up being Martian. Perhaps for this reason, he has managed to make no one too surprised that he fantasizes about one day becoming president of the United States. What's more, a good part of the country's population even thought it was a great idea and in a poll of intention to vote, he surpassed Donald Trump by several points. People like The Rock, they trust him. In his Instagram account we can see him in one photo lifting weights that are unaffordable for any mortal and in the next one holding two dogs with an angelic smile. If these reasons are not enough to adore him, here are some others for the premiere of his latest film, 'Project Rampage'.
He knows how to laugh at himself
It is perhaps the crux of the matter, the secret of his success. His physique opened the doors to action blockbusters, but in reality, his career began to emerge from the moment the public discovered that he could also make people laugh and be very funny.
In his time as a wrestler, he already knew how to get everyone in his pocket with his jokes, but his greatest success was to expand his record through self-parody, something he practiced masterfully in 'Pain and money' (2013) by Michael Bay or in 'A spy and a half', in which he plays an obese ex-adolescent who, after being bullied, becomes a CIA agent to fight against “bullies”.
His television appearances (on 'Saturday Night Live' dressed as Bambi or playing 'The Rock Obama', on Jimmy Fallon's 'Late Show' doing gymnastics or on the Lyp Sync Battle imitating Bee Gees) deserve almost a chapter Besides.
He is a friend of children
2007 was a turning point in The Rock's career thanks to his participation in a Disney movie titled 'Surprise Dad'. In it he played a football player who had to face the unexpected fatherhood of a seven-year-old girl. The family cinema had a new idol that radiated tenderness.
Dad by surprise was his particular 'Kindergarten Cop', but unlike Arnold Schwarzenegger, who did not continue practicing it, Dwayne Johnson found a vein in the child and youth genre: 'The Magic Mountain' (2009), 'Peppermint' (2010 ) and, above all, 'Journey to the Center of the Earth 2: The Mysterious Island' (2012) and more recently the 'remake' of 'Jumanji'. His participation in 'Vaiana', in which he also sang a memorable song, constituted a definitive litmus test: The Rock also functioned as a cartoon.
It has behind a story of overcoming
Like every great American hero, Dwayne Johnson had a sad past from which he managed to emerge victorious. When he was 14, his family was evicted and his dream of being a football player was cut short when his coach told him that he was not good enough. He had to go to work with his wrestling father for a few dollars and began cultivating his body. At the age of 20 he still had nowhere to fall dead. He had depression, but he struggled, struggled and sacrificed to achieve his dreams and now he can set himself up as an example of tenacity and perseverance. And without bragging too much about it. Additionally, he helps children at risk of economic, social and medical exclusion through his Dwayne Johnson Rock Foundation. And he buys cars for his mother to make up for his hardships.
The bizarre touch of his movies
The actor premieres 'Project Rampage', in which he plays a primatologist who befriends a gorilla and together they fight giant monsters. It does not seem like a very convincing argument, but precisely in the nonsense is where The Rock grows. Realism is not his strong point, what suits him is the narrative delirium tremens. That is why he feels so comfortable in disaster movies, because in those movies anything can happen. See 'San Andrés' or the upcoming 'El skyscraper', which promises a good dose of psychotronic heroism.
Muscles are the least of it
He prepares physically with strenuous dedication on a daily basis and, of course, a good part of his roles are based on his strength and bodily forcefulness. After playing 'The Scorpion King', his wildest role in terms of anatomical vigorexia was that of Hercules. For Dwayne, the important thing is to respect the spirit of the character and that is why for six months he got up at four in the morning to train. But he never flaunts muscles. For him the important thing is work and perseverance. That is why he does not shake his pulse when he admits that he did not get along with Vin Diesel during the filming of 'Fast and Furious' ... because he seems a lazy to him.
