looks really frail and old
in Cry Macho
shareHe looks great for his age. At 91, most people look really dead.
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Clint has always been old
shareI consider myself a fan, but it was heartbreaking to see him so frail on screen, he even needed a very obvious stuntman to ride a horse in a non-action scene, I found the scene where he is about to sleep with a much younger woman also unrealistic, do men at that age can even perform?
Should have chosen another project... look for example Anthony Hopkins in The Father, something more along those lines.
To have that much younger woman wanting to sleep with him in this movie was just a pathetic aspect of this all round poor effort ! Christ if Clint can't see how utterly ridiculous this is he should 100% retire from appearing in movie !
shareYou don't think women aren't still throwing themselves at Clint Eastwood?
shareThe problem is, the CHARACTER he was playing wasn't a world famous actor/director who could open doors for a young lady's career. I'm not saying it can't or never happens, but it's much more likely to happen if you've got fame and money.
shareSure. Good point. I haven't seen the film but it has to be realistic.
shareThe camera in Cry Mucho charitably turned away whenever he had to rise from a seated position
shareI actually think he seemed older and frailer in 'the mule'. I think he was a good cast for this movie. The role: And old guy, presumably quite tough and resolute in his younger years but now has to rely more on wits and experience rather than physical strenght to get out of a pinch.
shareMy dad looks like him at 75. So I think Clint looks amazing.
shareAs we age, we lose muscle mass. Doctors and scientist still don't know exactly why.
Quite brave of him. A lot of actors go into hiding, preferring people to remember them in their prime.
🍻Happy birthday Mr. Eastwood! (Thank you, moonstar)
I think the answer is telomere shortening. Leading to cellular senescence.
These are proteins at end of chromosomes and inside cells. Every cell.
After x number of cell divisions the telomere shortens enough that cells no longer divide causing cells that die off to remain gone. Since everything is made of cells in our body, this means we lose the things you mentioned; muscle mass to bone density to loss of organ functionality etc.
And telomere shortening happens with age. So rate of this shortening directly correlates to life span.
So I think doctors and scientists know more about this. And maybe in future it could be slowed or repaired or reversed.
I say a big "good on him" for still acting in movies and giving us a great performance. At 91 I think I'd rather just be sitting in a chair and taking it easy while watching all those movies I never got to see when I was younger, not still working.
shareProbably because he IS old.
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