A story that, at least for me, uplifted my mentality, both in my sense of self as well as just my excitement to be in an industry willing to take the leap to highlight and showcase the best aspects of being not just Black, but also… more often than not, you don't see as many different cultural aspects come to a head in a movie the way that it did in Black Panther. I find the representation present in Black Panther and the understanding of people that look like me as super heroic, as extraordinary – more than the average person. Gooding notes, "In some cases, they have allowed me to navigate my personal life by way of lessons I've learned."īelow, Gooding breaks down five of the films that have influenced him the most. The movies that have especially influenced his career are also the ones that have affected him deeply as a person. Some of those themes are represented in the films Gooding holds most dear. "Acting is the perfect middle ground between being able to step into someone else's shoes… and a desire to show people that, regardless of what social, professional or artistic limitations we attribute to ourselves, we can work to otherwise seems impossible," he tells A.frame. At just 25 years old, the Love, Victor actor – who has also appeared in Scream, I Want You Back and Moonshot this year – is a rising star in the industry, propelled by his desire to continually challenge himself. Art may not have necessarily imitated life for Mason Gooding, but art has certainly taught him a lot about life.
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