Whether he thinks so or not, Mr. Jackson has been in so many films that have cast him as the ultimate badass over the years that it's hard for anyone to imagine him as anything else. From Snakes On A Plane to Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown, Jackson has been in his fair share of films that accentuate his ability to play the archetypal badass. That's not to say Jackson isn't good at playing them; there's even been variations on the personality over the years, with the most recent and memorable example being Django Unchained - where he plays an ancient, wise-cracking slave with an attitude owned by Leonardo DiCaprio's Calvin Candy. Regardless of the slight variations though, Jackson has definitely been subject to the typecast stick over the years, just as well then that there are examples out there that prove that he is versatile. The Typecast-Breaking Role: While this isn't the only example of Jackson's varied talents by any stretch of the imagination, it's most certainly one of the most memorable, as it completely destroyed any preconceived notions we have had about the actor. Of course, the film in question is Unbreakable, and it features for a second time in this list. Jackson plays a wheelchair-bound, sickly man that has suffered from osteogenesis imperfecta - a disease that gives the sufferer extremely brittle and easily breakable bones - for his entire life. Jackson is no badass here, he's a sickly man that is fascinated with comic books and the superheroes within them. After discovering that Bruce Willis' character is almost invulnerable to harm, Jackson conducts various experiments to test the credibility of his invulnerability; being the architect behind the train crash that killed hundreds of people just to see if he came out unscathed.
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