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no real star qualities

posted 14 years ago by jbecckley
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I never heard of this guy before as he's unknown to US audiences I think. So I was quite surprised to find an actual IMDB page about him, I mean one that seems to have some followers. Now when I read this board here I was even more stunned to read things like he's a European star and comparisons to international actors and all.

Anyway, I saw him in Bourne Ultimatum and found it pretty striking to watch a mediocre face and screen presence completely pale next to someone like Damon. I'm very interested in such things like charisma and faces that work for the camera and some that don't.

So I actually watched the scene a couple times to find out what it is that makes this difference. The camera set ups for the conversation scene were pretty even with Matt Damon not getting more close ups, nicer light or something. So while Bruhl seems to be a good actor - it was a very short but emotionally important scene and his choices were ok - his entire presence just doesn't radiates those striking leading man qualities. I really don't know what really makes the difference, maybe this is what they call movie magic. Matt Damon isn't an extraordinarily good looking guy either (though hands down much better looking than the thin lipped bit pale Bruhl) but the camera just loves Damon, it's really amazing. Anyone notices stuff like that too?

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[–] charlottewood1985 14 years ago

The fact that he isn't an international star is one of the main reasons people follow his career. He is one of Germany's biggest star and that's an achievement in its self, I don't see why he would want to gain international fame since he is so well loved in his own country and Spain.

It's all down to personal taste. Some people like that beefy Captain America thing and others don't. I prefer looking at actors and actresses that look more realistic. The more real they look, the more you can believe they are the character that they are. People in real life don't look like supermodels with giant abs.

[–] Scarlett_Roses 14 years ago

I agree.

Daniel is an amazing actor. Bottom line. He makes great choices when it comes to film roles, whether or not they are big box office successes or not. He's fresh and has actual talent, not your typical mediocre Hollywood actor anyway.

So what if people find him attractive or not? I mean, it is entirely down to personal taste but It shouldn't be about that. He's real and exciting. Just because someone doesn't think he's particularly attractive, doesn't mean they have no star qualities..that's just ridiculous! I know everyone that has watched the likes of "Goodbye Lenin", "Ein Freuind Von Mir", "The Edukators", "Love in Thoughts....etc, will tell you that he's a rare kind of actor. I'm over hollywood stereotypes. Give an amazing, unknown, average-looking actor any day over god awful Ben affleck, Keanu Reeves and co.