I'm pretty picky when it comes to actors. Some actors, like Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp, and Brad Pitt are just great in whatever they do. And I love them.
And some actors aren't.
But some actors are simply amazing because they utilize movement of their eyebrows. It inspires so much more feeling in the audience. I swear!
For example, Jeremy Davies, who played Daniel Faraday on "Lost" was incredible. And why was he so incredible? Because he moved his eyebrows like crazy.
I mean, just look at this. You can see the movement in a still shot.
And, unfortunately for him maybe, because of this, he always looked saddened or confused or mysterious. But it totally fit the character. And it was marvelous. And very endearing.
Another really great eyebrow actor is Mr. Frodo Baggins. Er...Elijah Wood. He's got some eyebrow-moving prowess!
There's this scene in "Return of the King" where he looks at Sam and kind of smiles and folds his eyebrows up and it's so touching. Watch it if you don't believe me. Another great eyebrow scene is when everyone bows to the Hobbits at the end. Watch him. Watch Frodo.
Here are a few pictures of Elijah Wood as Frodo:
The first one is his "oh no!" look. The second is his little endearing-Hobbit-friend look. And the third is actually a drawing someone did. But the artist even included his eyebrow movement!
It's strange. I know. But it really helps. People like, say, Keanu Reeves, don't have what these guys have. And, why is that? Oh, yeah. Right.
I could teach a whole acting class based solely on my love for eyebrow movement in actors. But I won't.
For one thing, I'm really not qualified to do that. At all.
And for another, Acting 101: How to Move Your Eyebrows probably wouldn't draw in many interested students.
But I love it. And I'm sure other people love it, too.
To me, acting can really make or break a movie. And if the actors have the eyebrow-moving chops, then the movie is made.
So, call me crazy all you want. But you'll be watching for this.
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