I don't keep up to date with modern film stars tbh, despite loving film. I don't think movie stars even exist like they used to. Film and entertainment is too diffuse nowadays and Zoomers don't even have the attention span to watch films (unless they're capeshit or hobbitshit).
Lookism is obviously worse nowadays, but it's always existed. In the 70s there was De Niro, Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, Gene Hackman. All equally great actors. But Pacino and De Niro got the more consistently great lead roles because they were better looking.
Adam Sandler though, I'll pass on that one.
precisely your own list proves the point
De Niro, Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, Gene Hackman
ALL OF THEM WAY WORSE LOOKING THAN MY LIST OF MORE CURRENT "STARS"
Also All of those 70s actors you mentioned were bonafide hall of fame actors who i believe have an oscar every one of them
My point is although there was an element of lookism, these actors still needed to be good TO BE ACTORS AND HAVE A LONG CAREER, THIS IS COMPLETELY MISSING, ITS GONE WAY TOO FAR TOWARDS THE LOOKISM SINGULARITY.
Compare the films of the actors in your list to the current list, taxi driver, goodfellas, godfather, mean streets, deer hunter,raging bull, king of comedy,brazil, once upon a time in america, cape fear, casino, the irishman, scarface, scent of a woman, the devils advocate, heat, all the presidents men, tutsi, death of a salesmen, marathon man, kramer v kramer.
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uhhhhhhhhh top gun, days of thunder, mission impossible, thor, avengers, men in black, star trek once upon a time in hollywood, seven years in tibet, fight club, oceans eleven, curious case of benjamin button,titanic, romeo juliet, the beach, the departed, wolf of wallstreet
ITS A FUCKING JOKE THE FILMS IN THE OLDER STARS SECTION ARE SOME OF THE BEST OF ALL TIME
My list again nothing but looks, the looks are becoming OVERWHELMING, ITS BECOMING A SINGULARITY TYPE DEAL, WHICH IS COMPLETELY BRAINDEAD AND WILL OBJECTIVELY PRODUCE JACK SHIT FILM QUALITY.
I agree Sandler is not a paragon of acting BUT compared to the current list he isnt worse AND GETS TREATED LIKE ABSOLUTE SHIT CANNED BY MEDIA AND FILMS FLOP ETC ETC