unjustfixation:
Domhnall Gleeson is a gift. A ginger-haired, green-eyed gift.
It has been a long time since I swooned over someone to the point of stalking on the net every day (interviews, articles, more swooning) and watching (and rewatching) movies he’s starred in. (The last one was probably the Cumberbatch, some three Christmases ago. ‘Tis the season to be swoon-y.)
He’s not even conventionally handsome. I see him and I think of a Weasley right away (he played Bill, duh). Offscreen he often sports a long, unkempt head of hair and a grizzly, muzzled face of hair. He’s gangly, geeky and goofy.
He was under the radar in the movies I’ve seen before this unjust fixation, as I’ve somehow favored another person to bestow attention to – Andrew Garfield in Never Let Me Go, Matthew Macfadyen in Anna Karenina, Oscar Isaac in Ex Machina. It was Oscar that I was most keen on seeing in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but it was Domhnall who blew me away (and um, BB-8?!) I did not anticipate getting seduced by the Dark Side! *titters* His General Hux basically stole the show from Kylo Ren (I honestly zoned out on parts of that climactic *bridge* scene!) Maybe it was because he was rocking a sexy evil black wardrobe, or his fanatical, maniacal speech to the Stormtroopers in a “sideburn-twirling” accent (or maybe because he looked cleaner. Hahaha!) Whatever it was, he left a huge impression – I left the theater thinking to myself I’ve seen this guy before, and many times already! So, here we are.
I have hauled in a handful of Domhnall’s movies as my home for the holidays treat (About Time, Brooklyn, Unbroken, Black Mirror’s Be Right Back). I am watching them one by one. I cannot wait to see The Revenant next year, I bet it’s going to be rough and beautiful.
He’s got one hell of a year and I am certain he will have an even brighter career because of the tremendous work he has done and the exciting buzz he has received thus far. I like that he remains modest and charmingly self deprecating about fame, and reveres his rather accomplished dad. And if you ever do become interested in the man behind the movies, check out his interviews! He gives the most delightful ones… smart and wacky, the ‘snot shooting off your nose’-inducing funny types when he’s in the weather for it. He’s effortlessly effusive with his answers too (I think I’ve heard so much of his speaking voice that he can be the narrator of my thoughts.) He is also an aspiring writer and director and erstwhile musician (when he’s not acting). Oh, can you be any more perfect?
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