This is a still from a guilty pleasure of mine, Lord of War. I consider it a guilty pleasure mainly because it's against my nature to regard any Nicolas Cage film after 1999 as a quality film worth watching.
Nicolas Cage (left) plays an arms dealer. Jared Leto (right) plays his drug addict brother. This is a scene where Jared's character obviously needs 'help' and Nic's character is supposed to look "concerned". But, with the dialed-in aura that Mr. Cage brings to the table, this moment can be viewed in a couple of different ways.
Let's explore the plausible options:
There are many other concepts that may arise from this one frame of pseudo-homo-erotic glory. Share some of your own.
....
..He's a dude?
But.. the eye liner?
.... ok.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Moments in Filmery: Nic Cage + Jared Leto = Cold Embrace?
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You know, I've always held back from watching this, considering the only worthwhile film Cage has done in 10 years was Matchstick Men, and even that wasn't perfect.
Just for Jared Leto's heartwarming picture above is reason enough to check it out though.
I have a soft spot for any movie about arms dealers.
Plus, it's mandatory that I watch any Nicolas Cage flick to study what not to do if I ever create a film.
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