MMmmm Brains!

As I sat down this afternoon, after previously making a chicken sandwich for lunch, I did my usual routine of turning on the television. After surfing a bit I came across an old black and white John Wayne movie. One of this WWII movies, of which I didn't catch the name. While watching I couldn't help but feel that male actors just weren't as cool as they used to be. Try as they might Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, and George Clooney will never measure up to the likes of John Wayne, Humphrey Bogart, and even Elvis Presley (Who I personally am not that big of a fan). The typical guy can look up to the main protagonist in a John Wayne movie because it's the A-Typical male. He doesn't take a lot of time to say what he has to say. Doesn't bring more attention than is necessary to himself. Can show genuine feelings for a woman to his buddies without the fear that they'll give him shit, thus warranting their respect instead of their sass. Actors of our past were true men, in regards that their service history wasn't only as long as their imdb listing. Many of them served in the military. An ATT Rep I deal with regularly is a former Army Reservist, who had toured in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was telling me how Bruce Willis had gone to visit them, and was staying in a bombed out old Hotel where he and a group of other soldiers were staying. I heard all about how Bruce Willis, of Die Hard fame...Mr. "Yippie Kay Yay Mother Fucker" complained and bitched and moaned about not having a bed, hot water, or even electricity. Had Steve McQueen been able to visit the troops over seas, I'm sure he'd have made himself as comfortable as possible, and would have spent his time there boosting troops morale. Not being a verified Asshat.

Just another reason why actors these days suck compared to those of our past.