Thread: Looper -- Bruce Willis/Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Originally Posted by ketel&tonic

Why does Joseph Gordon-Levitt not look like Joseph Gordon-Levitt in this? What's going on with his face? Did he get in a fight and his bones healed weird? Is he "aging" awkwardly? Is it bad make-up for a reason? I had to IMDb this to find out who the actor was cuz I kept thinking "that looks sorta like JGL...but not really..."

He was made up to closer resemble a young Bruce Willis. The rationale being, Bruce Willis has a more established and recognizable face, so use movie magic to make JGL look like "himself" in the future.

Absolutely loved Looper. A modern/futuristic homage to Casablanca. I will see it again... and, probably, again.

Originally Posted by Kubrick

He was made up to closer resemble a young Bruce Willis. The rationale being, Bruce Willis has a more established and recognizable face, so use movie magic to make JGL look like "himself" in the future.

That all seems totally unnecessary and distracting to me. I'll give it a shot when it hits Netflix, tho.

Originally Posted by ketel&tonic

That all seems totally unnecessary and distracting to me. I'll give it a shot when it hits Netflix, tho.

If you think that's distracting, he also uses the Willis smirk as part of his performance.

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interesting concept.

Ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff ffffffffffffffffff**** this movie.





No. Scratch that. The movie was fine. It was what it was.



**** everybody who keeps saying it's amazing and incredible.

I have not seen yet...but I can't help but feel that you are simply overreacting to the hype. Did you REALLY go into the movie w/an open mind or were you 'in character'? Not judging...asking.

Just saw it today. Loved it. Will require more viewings, definitely.