About a month ago I didn't even consider Kevin Costner as a star. I thought of him as a has been, I looked down on Kevin Costner. I thought of him as an egotistical void of narcissism. This is insane since the man has achieved more in his life than I will ever imagine. But I was so put off by his humorless nature, his immature insight and need to make epic films with Tom Petty cameos. I felt removed from him, emotionally detached. I remember a time when I loved Costner. My favorite memory of his films are of his fun loving Jake in Silverado and the insight of hope from Field of Dreams. I have often whispered to myself in challenging times, that if I built something people wanted, that people in fact, would come. I found after having spent time and money on his consistently disappointing performances in movies (especially his robotic love scenes) and after having spent an entire day in the theater watching The Postman, I found my faith and attachment to Costner had been broken.
But all that has changed for me, since Kevin Coster has emerged as someone who cares more about the environment than being a politician. He has become what he has represented in films all along. The loner, the underdog, who in the end delivers what we all need. This time it happened for real. Costner did build the oil separating machine and the BP Disaster did come.
How did I not realize Costner's potential all along? Was I so disappointed with him because he was representative of my shortcomings? How did I lose my way and not realize the potential and greatness of Kevin Coster? How did I not see his Passion?
I am going to retrace the steps of Kevin Costner and try and find what I need to find in my daily life, The Passion of the Coster.
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