Lassitude is right. Male leads are so passive now. Harry Potter is the epitome. All he does is "react" with subtle facial expressions while Stuff Happens. He has no personality at all. It's a directorial choice probably but why is this considered so cool? Every guy is Gary Cooper now?
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Lassitude is right. Male leads are so passive now. Harry Potter is the epitome. All he does is "react" with subtle facial expressions while Stuff Happens. He has no personality at all. It's a directorial choice probably but why is this considered so cool? Every guy is Gary Cooper now?
"but why is this considered so cool?"
Because that's how the guys with the power and the money actually feel.
Men need some iron and some testosterone, they're all lethargic.
The passive, listless guy at lower right is helping win the Battle of the Atlantic. What's Drudge done today?
This makes no sense to me,
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We’re white punks on dope
Mom and dad live in Hollywood
Kill myself if I get enough rope
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