based on psychological realism of russian theater director Constantin Stanislavski and adapted by Lee Strasberg who taught the first few famous method actors Marlon Brando and James Dean

in classical hollywood, movies sought to help viewers escape from their normal lives with fantasy and high class society and western movies. actors tried to convey these genres with polarized acting. stoic or suave. but in the 50s we got more socially realistic films and method acting took over.