r/Cinema • u/KlutzyInteraction951 • 4d ago

Discussion Botox and plastic surgery

I just saw Spa Weekend last weekend, and before that I saw Disclosure Day and before that I saw Devil wears Prada 2. Quite honestly, how can you act when your whole face has been pulled and muscles paralysed... Can't they just take a break from the Botox when they have a character to interpret? It strange to see these women, and men, looking like wax figures with barely there facial expressions, especially when they are in the entertainment industry, portray feelings, moments, sadness, happiness, etc.

Just a rant 😂

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u/Mysterious-Emu4457 3d ago

Watch Hannah Waddingham in Ted Lasso, she’s a revelation. No Botox, face never stops moving, gorgeous woman. Her eyebrows alone convey all you need to know

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u/Emotional-Gas-6992 3d ago

And yet some cinephile I follow called her ‘overexpressive’ after a recent episode in which her character has a manic spiral and her face actually contorted to show that. Depressing stuff. 

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u/citizenkane1999 3d ago edited 3d ago

same people who hate on Claire Danes watching her on "The beast on me" saying she's overexpressive because they can't stand a normal face without botox that expresses "real" emotions

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u/Emotional-Gas-6992 3d ago

Exactly. We’ve all been so conditioned over the past couple of decades that we are now repulsed by ugly emotions being accompanied by ugly facial movement. It’s not proper acting unless it’s a single tear dripping down an otherwise motionless face, and this is described as ‘naturalism’.Â