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> he looks like the subject of a modern drivers license photo. I was reminded of an interview on Fresh Air around 10 years ago or so where a director was talki
by dhosek 1y ago
> he looks like the subject of a modern drivers license photo.
I was reminded of an interview on Fresh Air around 10 years ago or so where a director was talking about going through casting photos looking for people who “looked like“ they belonged in the WWI era. Terry Gross knew exactly what he was getting at (as did I), in that outside of clothes and hairstyle, some people seem to just seem like they belong in different historical contexts (conversely, there are plenty of old portraits of people who see, like they belong more in the 21st century than the 18th).
- mxuribe 1y agoThis is interesting...when my partner and i watch films portraying an older, historic period, we use the term "timeless" or "classic-looking" to refer to some actors who mostly due to their appearance (and maybe a little makeup) can look like they belong in so many different periods. And, then there are other actors, who clearly don't seem like they would fit in periods outside of our own modern day...and this has nothing to do with whether any of the actors look attractive or not...its just a thing that some people have about their appearance (or not).
- dhosek 1y agoThis is a big part of why I couldn’t watch the Great Gatsby film with Leonardo DiCaprio.
- mxuribe 1y agoInteresting! Both my partner and i felt that Leonardo DiCaprio (while we consider him a pretty good actor in general) didn't quite fit that "timeless" label for the Gatsby role....while we felt that both Carey Mulligan and Tobey Maguire did indeed feel right at home in such roles...at least to our eyes. Also, while we do love the original film with Robert Redford, we did also really like the modern (and quite different!) take of the Gatsby film created by Baz Lurhman. :-)
- hammock 1y agoAs much as we don’t want to think or talk about it, the gene pool has changed over time and it shows up in faces. Not to mention diet, environment etc that also takes different tolls on our faces depending on the period. By that logic there is such a thing as someone who looks like they lived in a different time, and would be rare to see today (and vice versa).
- bee_rider 1y agoI don’t think people are so opposed to acknowledging that the gene pool has changed over time. Just, it isn’t a problem or anything, of course.