Discussion Why don't we see the Male Model look in Hollywood movies?

[Nordicel94]

I thought about this. Leading men in Hollywood rarely look like male runway models. Leonardo DiCaprio, Ryan Gosling, Ben Affleck, Chris Hemsworth, Hugh Jackman are all considered among the most handsome men in Hollywood, but they look nothing like the guys at Paris fashion week.

My theory:
1. People want to see faces with more "character" in the movies. Male models are often just blank slate, avatar, alien looking.

2. People want the characters to look believable and like someone they know. A male model with hollow cheeks and sharp cheekbones is not something you see IRL really, but more rugged features are more common.

 

[Mecoja]

They dont know how to act. Henry Cavil is very good looking and with less muscle mass he had model type of looks but he is mediocre actor. Guy like Adam Driver acts 1000 times better. And youre right, they lack the character.

 

[Papers Please]

Maybe, attraction wise, its mostly just a threshold that has to be reached and after that skill and other factors dominate.

 

[BPJ]

They dont know how to act. Henry Cavil is very good looking and with less muscle mass he had model type of looks but he is mediocre actor. Guy like Adam Driver acts 1000 times better. And youre right, they lack the character.

legit. henry cant act to save his life....but he looks the part, being a total giga chad and all

 

[Mecoja]

legit. henry cant act to save his life....but he looks the part, being a total giga chad and all

Jared Leto is much better actor and still good looking. Kris Pine is very good looking but shitty actor. Thats why Leto has better movies, still he is a one dimensional character, can only play the young misfit.

 

[BPJ]

Jared Leto is much better actor and still good looking. Kris Pine is very good looking but shitty actor. Thats why Leto has better movies, still he is a one dimensional character, can only play the young misfit.

legit jared is a decent actor when hes not playing the fucking joker

 

[Shaktiman]

because male model gigachads are rare even in hollywood

 

[Castaway]

Very few male models can act decently, and most audiences honestly prefer ordinary looking chads to gay aliens

 

[notcracklord]

They dont know how to act. Henry Cavil is very good looking and with less muscle mass he had model type of looks but he is mediocre actor. Guy like Adam Driver acts 1000 times better. And youre right, they lack the character.

True tbh