Summary– With underappreciated parts in movies like Troy, Elizabethtown, and New York, I Love You, Orlando Bloom — best known as Legolas and Will Turner — has demonstrated his versatility outside of fantasy epics. His versatility in romance, drama, and historical narratives is demonstrated by these performances, which also demonstrate his capacity to completely inhabit a variety of characters.
Orlando Bloom a.k.a. Legolas and Will Turner. His romantic character of Will in ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ was a massive success, with a charismatic screen presence; he blended his personality with the character and took it to the highest levels. Not to mention, Legolas is still one of the most charming characters in ‘The Lord of the Rings’.
The themes of comedy and drama have also been a skill of his, which often is not mentioned much, with his top hits being fantasy epics; these movies have been overshadowed.
5. New York, I Love You (2008)
This movie is an anthology of love stories, consisting of the theme of a rom-com, which is set in New York City. Bloom stars in one of the stories as David, who is a music composer, steering his path through romance. His character is appealing for a short period, but has a strong impact. He played his part and depicted a strong imagery of finding love in a chaotic city. The direction of the film is divided among many directors, also starring many actors, but Bloom’s contribution to the anthology is marked as a highlight in his character, which audiences can definitely take a look at.
4. Digging for Fire (2015)
Bloom here causes tension between a husband and a wife who are on an adventurous journey separately. This movie proved that he can play a supporting role as punctually as that of a lead. His character Ben added more meaning to the story, relating to the nature of the relationship and self-love. Though his character stirred up some drama in the movie, with the direction of focus on the lead, Bloom did a fantastic job with maintaining the steady flow of his role which progresses later in the film with a steady speed.
3. Elizabethtown (2005)
This movie has received mixed reviews from fans, but it is still worth mentioning in the list of his roles, where the character was more than just a name and how impressively Bloom has carried it out. There is more to the character than just being on the screen, the tragedy which haunts the lead and how he handles it. All of these elements combined gives us a beautifully written story with Bloom not failing to bring the light on the needed parts.
2. Romeo and Juliet (2013)
It is a distinctive entry in his career and is definitely worth a watch. Taken from the famous novel ‘Romeo and Juliet’ written by Shakespeare. The story is a tragic love story of our two protagonists. Who doesn’t know the story of Romeo and Juliet? That is the key reason why audiences were expecting somebody who can deliver exactly as how the character was written. Orlando Bloom did follow the expectation of the fans and made this movie one of his must-watch movies in his film career.
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1. Troy (2004)
This is already a well-known character among the literature community, and Orlando Bloom has very artistically played the character on the screen, not missing even a beat. With these observations, this movie turned out to be a must-watch in the collection of Orlando Bloom’s most underrated movies. This historical story gave Bloom a chance to showcase his vulnerability through his character, and the chaos-filled personality with romance on the side truly helped him bring it all together and stand out.
Conclusion
All of the characters played by Orlando Bloom show how careful he is in choosing his films. This list of underrated films gives a unique side of him apart from all the fantasy movies he has done so far. A versatile actor is someone who can play out whichever character without letting the fans see the actor only for him. That is how he plays his character; the audience gets so lost in the character that they remember Bloom by the name of the character more often.
The versatility of Bloom is massive, from playing a character of a lost lover or a mythical prince, he takes his role to another level with his charming personality and impressive acting skills. If you are someone who saw him in one of the fantasy-themed movies and was like, “I need to watch him again in a different genre”, then pick any movies out of this list. The movies on this list of Orlando’s are unique and quite underrated, and need to be watched more.
Written by Kenbi Riba
