How many characters aren't described as handsome?
I even read once that they should be described as handsome to attract leading actors.
Honestly, if you are a professional actor do you really accept by a part because the character is described as handsome?
Look at unknown people on the street, on the bus or at work. Is the first thing you reflect upon if the person is handsome or not?
What is in the word handsome?
Alexander Rybak, is he handsome? I would say no, because a mouth wide as a barn is not my definition of handsome. But he does look very nice and friendly. I would describe his face as one with a wide, happy smile and boyish features. His whole appearance wants me to make friends with him. But handsome? A rather boring way to describe him, I would say.
And in what way do I tell anything about the character by describe him as handsome? Does he use it? Is the feature needed for the story? If not, find some other way to describe him, please.
Consider the word "handsome" as cliché.
And if not before, I hope I have worn out the word to oblivion by now.
Alexander Rybak
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4 comments:
I completly agree! Personally though, as an actress I'm more put of when a casting asks for people who are, well in the case of girl, stunningly beautiful. I'm 16 and at school there are tons of people prettier than me, and I just think why bother. Also I agree that you don't think of your average people as being handsome to describe them, and half the time it really doesn't add to a character but, like you say, attracts lead actors and audiences alike :(.
Hi Scarlett, welcome to my blog.
I think there are so many more interesting first impressions of a person than handsome/beautiful.
Sure, my first impression might be "gee, he's handsome", and a character like that might be needed in a script as well, but there are few times that they really need to.
Handsome....being married, I can no longer see the word being worn on any actor apart from those who seem to me as good parents to their kids. No matter how hard one tries to deny teenagers and kids to fantasise being with their handsome princes and beautiful princesses even through the silverscreen, this will never change. The words delivered on 'not=so=cool' or 'not handsome' actors seems to find those fidgety fingers to go a clicking looking for other more beautiful faces on other channels. Times may have changed, technology has advanced.....but when it comes to listening to what the handsome actor has to say, albeit a few sentences on screen, that shall always remain people's nature to do so, kids and teens included.
It is a matter of taste who is handsome or not. Personally handsome almost turned into a negative description for me, making me think of a guy too aware of his appearance, being awfully insufferable.
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