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But do you base his whole career on one film?
Me? No. I was sorta kidding. But I guess that, yeah, basing his career on that one film contributes to the popular bias Mattrick senses. Appears to me that judging an actor by one film is common. No less the case with stars who are judged positively thereby. I suspect that's played a big part in how this contest is going. I mean, I don't know for sure that anyone has thought "Oh, he/she 'is' (famous character)! I vote for that!" but it would make sense if more than a few have, don't you think?
I think the latter way of reasoning is justrified ... If anyone has been great once, it means he is great...
But not if one assesses greatness in a superficial manner. That's the specific element of the alleged kind of reasoning which I more intended to impugn as unjustified: superficiality.