Meg Ryan captured the hearts of most people with Top Gun, and since then she has become the queen of romantic comedy, starring in several classic films, including When Harry Meets Sally, Sleepless Night in Seattle and Love Online, and she has been making dramatic films, including When Men Fall in Love with Women and City of Angels, but over the years, she has disappeared from Hollywood
Was it because a few negative comments ruined her career, or was it that she pulled out of romantic comedy and left a permanent place for up-and-coming stars like Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston, and of course, Ryan's dislike of fame was also evident, and she was reluctant to adapt to the media and more eager to retire from the Hollywood stage
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > bad luck at the box office</h1>
Although she was the best and most nostalgic actress of the 1980s and 1990s, by the early 2000s, Ryan's films were no longer as warm as they used to be, and the box office was no longer as high-grossing, and 1998 was the end of Meg Ryan's golden age, and she fell into one failure after another after serving as the two hottest protagonists of "City of Angels" and "Online Romance"
The first was "Caller", Ryan worked with Nora Evne, director of Sleepless Nights in Seattle, and although it also co-starred Diane Keaton and Lisa Kudrow, it made only $32 million at the box office, and later that year, "Evidence of Life" was released, but it was quickly withdrawn due to poor box office, and in the years since, although "Estranged Love" has reached $47 million, it has been linked to "The Sixth Sense of the Fierce Line" ($4 million), "Little Sister in Boxing" ($5.8 million) and "Woman's Territory" ($11 million) compared to that, this is already a big hit movie
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > everyone is very picky</h1>
From 2000 to 2007, it was Ryan's dark period, not only did not win the favor of the audience, film critics also held ambivalent attitudes towards these films, in 2008, Ryan left this stage of his career behind, signed a contract to star in a high-profile comedy "Women", which is remade from a classic film of 1939, although Ryan performed well, but there was not a single male actor in the cast, and film critics also called it one of the worst films ever seen. This sentence will definitely hurt a person's self-esteem, not to mention the prospects of these actresses
< h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > she fell from a height</h1>
For most of her career, Ryan always had high demands on herself, like the girl next door, cute and playful romantic comedy is not what she wants, she wants a role that can play her creativity, Ryan tried to keep her distance from this kind of film at the beginning, when she refused to appear in "Pretty Lady of the Wind and Moon", she tried some more courageous roles, such as "The Sixth Sense of the Fierce Line", "Evidence of Life" and "Little Sister in Boxing"
At this time, many actresses were happy to take her place, such as Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts and Sandra Bullock, all of whom basically played the same type as Ryan
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the emotional farce she experienced</h1>
In the early 2000s, there were rumors that she betrayed her husband Dennis Quaid, who had been married for 9 years, and Ryan didn't really solve the problem at that time, which made her vulnerable to rumors, and subsequently, Ryan's career was also bottlenecked, and it wasn't until 2008 that Ryan explained the situation, she said, "Dennis was disloyal to me for a long time, which made me miserable", Ryan and Daniel did divorce, although it affected her career, but it brought freedom to the actress, Ryan explained in the interview: "I don't care what people think, I've done what I want to do, and now I just want to live my own life in a low profile", and on Ryan's romantic path, she meets John Mylenkamp, the person she has spent the rest of her life with, and the two are already engaged
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > face it</h1>
Some argue that the change in her appearance is one of the biggest reasons her career has been hit, but it's all sad irony, hollywood requires actresses to have an eternally young, beautiful face, they will not hesitate to change their appearance through expensive surgery in order to get a job in their field, and then they are ridiculed by the public, which plagues the fate of many actresses, such as Jennifer Gray of "Hot Body Dance"
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > being a director is enough</h1>
Many successful actors have worked as directors, including Ron Howard, Warren Beatty, yes, and Meg Ryan, and in 2015, Ryan's directorial debut Ithaca was released, a World War II-era family drama based on William Saloyan's 1943 novel The Comedy of Men, Ryan also played the mother in this film, Ryan chose to direct the film for very personal reasons, she said: "As a mother, I can really empathize with the character", But audiences and critics didn't share her enthusiasm, and with only $19,692 at the box office, it seemed unlikely that Ryan would find another chance to direct
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > she was too tired to work in Hollywood</h1>
In fact, Meg Ryan has been in show business for almost 40 years, starring in countless films, maybe she really needs a break, if in some other profession, she will consider retiring or retiring in Florida, unfortunately, taking a vacation in Hollywood is dangerous, Hollywood cameras are not going to shoot career-stopped actors, however, Ryan chose to leave Hollywood for good reasons, she has to spend some time raising her children, people often see her and daughter Daisy in Manhattan, her friend said: " Ryan has always kept Daisy's greatest interests in mind, taking her to school for activities and dance lessons, which have made her very grounded."