Ahh Hollywood. You give us entertainment. You give us trends. You give us Mel Gibson (but we forgive you). You are a collection of beautiful people whose job is to decorate our magazine covers and the walls of teenagers everywhere. Beauty at all cost. The pursuit of aesthetic perfection. Personal trainers, diet gurus, and plastic surgeons.
But not so fast. The newest trend with casting agents in Hollywood everywhere is.....average Joe and Jane. Directors are giving casting agents a simple prerequisite - ALL PARTS MUST BE REAL. They are revolting against Botox and expressionless faces. They are aware that some parts are meant to be squishy, wobbly and bouncy. Faces are meant to age. Eyebrows are meant to move up and down. And that no one in your audience can relate to medically created Barbie dolls who no longer bear any resemblance to real life. In fact, some of them scare us with their Frankenstein-like post plastic surgery look.
The issue is becoming the new "hot topic" in Hollywood. Rumors are circulating that directors have passed on Nicole Kidman due to her overuse of Botox. Directors are tired of wresting with expressionless actors. Casting agents are complaining that their are no middle-aged looking women to fill middle-aged roles in movies, TV shows and even commercials. A whole generation in Hollywood has refused to allow themselves to visibly age and represent the large aging Baby-Boomer generation. And the movie industry is fighting back. One casting director, a top one in the industry, says that 99% of her filled roles now go to people who have no visible or noticeable plastic surgery.
Can I just say - it's about time!
For years the entertainment industry has been bombarding us with unrealistic looking people - making us feel inadequate on our best days. They have been brainwashing a generation of young people into lower self-esteem, body image distortions and eating disorders. They've showing us that in order to be beautiful, you have to be plastic-perfect. When did plastic become perfect? One of the most glamorous and recognizable women in the world is Marilyn Monroe. Yet, I can't recall a single plastic part on her anywhere. In fact, her slight imperfections only made her more endearing to several generations of people.
So today I am rejoicing! I'm tossing out my Rolodex filled with the most prestigious plastic surgeons who were meant to carve me up and make me beautiful. I'm boycotting the injections of deadly toxins into my skin in the name of removing a wrinkle. I've tossed the over-done air-brushed-model magazine covers in the trash.
And to those in Hollywood who are dragging their feet on this new revolution, I have only two words for you - GET REAL!
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