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konstantya) wrote2009-03-03 12:02 am
konstantya) wrote2009-03-03 12:02 am
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Random: Vincent Valentine = Conrad Veidt
So I just realized who would make the perfect Vincent Valentine (if played by a real actor): Conrad Veidt.
For a while, I was thinking Adrien Brody, and while he'd admittedly make a damn good Vincent, he has now been relegated to my runner-up.
Anyway, Conrad Veidt is probably most known for being very German and playing a German in "Casablanca." I'm more into his earlier silent work, like "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" or "The Man Who Laughs." (The former is a FANTASTICALLY fucked up movie--arguably the first horror film, though far more psychologically thrilling than visually gruesome. The latter is just as fantastic, because--aside from a little bit of melodramatic hand gesticulating--Veidt essentially acts the entire movie with his eyes. And the titular character served as visual inspiration for The Joker, so there's some trivia for you.)
But no, seriously, check it:
Is that not like the most perfect Vincent ever? Handsome, but still kind of unsettling. Sort of vulnerable, but totally looks like he wouldn't mind killing a few people for a paycheck. Hell, it looks like he might already do that for a hobby. And you can't tell from this pic exactly, but Veidt totally had the tall and lanky thing going on.
So yeah. I rest my case.
For a while, I was thinking Adrien Brody, and while he'd admittedly make a damn good Vincent, he has now been relegated to my runner-up.
Anyway, Conrad Veidt is probably most known for being very German and playing a German in "Casablanca." I'm more into his earlier silent work, like "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" or "The Man Who Laughs." (The former is a FANTASTICALLY fucked up movie--arguably the first horror film, though far more psychologically thrilling than visually gruesome. The latter is just as fantastic, because--aside from a little bit of melodramatic hand gesticulating--Veidt essentially acts the entire movie with his eyes. And the titular character served as visual inspiration for The Joker, so there's some trivia for you.)
But no, seriously, check it:
Is that not like the most perfect Vincent ever? Handsome, but still kind of unsettling. Sort of vulnerable, but totally looks like he wouldn't mind killing a few people for a paycheck. Hell, it looks like he might already do that for a hobby. And you can't tell from this pic exactly, but Veidt totally had the tall and lanky thing going on.
So yeah. I rest my case.