this post was submitted on 18 Dec 2024
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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 49 points 4 days ago (4 children)

This is the strangest photo I've ever seen of Tom Cruise. Did he send a double to get the award? Was it too risky? Is it one of those mask things from Mission Impossible? Is he running out of Thetans?

So many questions.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 18 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

Yeah, he managed to stay looking young for a long time, but it looks like it all hit him at once recently, plus it looks extra weird because of the plastic surgery.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

It's interesting to be old enough to experience the trajectory of celebrity looks. This photo made me think of Kurt Russell.

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Big budget movies apply digital makeup to their geriatric cast. It’s an open secret in the CGI world. It’s like the de-aging tech but toned down.

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Gonna bet CGI for his recent films and a army of Scientologists who shut down bad photos of him also helped.

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 18 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The perils of plastic surgery.

[–] BananaTrifleViolin@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Perils of aging and plastic surgery. He is 63.

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago
[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

Older Tom Cruise would still have a face that moves. The weirdness is mostly plastic surgery. Or the refusal to age.

[–] Bali@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

It's Xenu himself