Sunday, July 25, 2010

Revenge of The Geeks

I just got back from watching The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.

And you know what struck me? Gone are the days where the leading men and heroes in the movies were manly men who are rough and tough (usually with ripped bodies)… like Stallone, Swazernegger (however you spell that), Clint Eastwood, Harison Ford....

In tonights show, it was geeky Jay Baruchel who played David… the successor of Merlin, and back in the 90s and earlier, there’s no way he would get a leading role unless it’s a movie like oh, let’s say, The Return of Barney the Purple DInosaur & Friends… but low and behold… in the year 2010, Jay Baruchel gets to be the hero that saves the world and gets the pretty girl too!  Woot!

It’s a revolution… the revenge of the Geeks… there’s been a whole sleu of them.. Shia LaBeouf, Toby Maguire, Daniel Radcliffe! They’re getting all the big roles.

What do you think brought about this change??

(I’m not complaining.... I’m fond of geek men… but would be nice to see a nice pec or flexed bicep bigger than my own, every now and then)