Mason as Lord Rohan
Am I the only one to notice that Mason burns up the screen as the sensual, beyond sexy Lord Rohan? Mason was 34 in this film and a gorgeous man to behold. And I haven't even mentioned The Voice.
shareYou're not. And any actor who can do so whilst sporting such a trying hairstyle obviously has charisma to spare.
shareAnd have I mentioned the cheek bones? Check them out in JULIUS CAESAR.
shareI'm always too busy checking out Brando's cheekbones in that film. Mason is all about the eyes&eyebrows.
shareWrong, wrong, wrong - Mason had world class cheekbones.
And, you have forgotten the mouth - Mason's mouth is sensual to the max, x-rated.
(I do love Brando, but in the looks department, not even close to The Man in Grey).
Brando-Mason-Brando-Mason...hmmm...Sophie's choice. Either way, peak charisma/talent levels reached.
shareHow right you are. At least Brando's enormous talent did not go unrecognized; whereas, Mason was never honored by Hollywood. Of course, some of this was of his own doing - he was openly contemptuous of producers (describing them as the "natural enemies" of actors and directors. For a shy and reserved man, Mason was quick to put his criticisms of the studio system to pen. And his insistence upon being an independent during the reign of the big studios did not endear him to the bosses. I know that people think of Brando as a "rebel". I wonder if they think of Mason in the same light? For he truly was, always bucking the system and nearly always paying dearly for it.
shareI daresay many talented actors and actresses who didn't become "stars" or household names did so because they were unwilling to play the system both back then and now. Given that, Mason did well to become as big as he did.
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