Brad Pitt criticizes the models of toxic masculinity imposed by society: “it’s exhausting” | tomatoes

Brad Pitt is one of those Hollywood luminaries that no one is indifferent to. At 58 years of age, his career in the American film industry is extensive and brilliant, replete with versatile projects in which he stands out as an actor and producer. But behind the heartthrob facade that the entertainment world knows is a different person. For Financial Times, pitt reveals that for a long time he maintained a role of unshakable masculinity that Clint Eastwood spread several decades ago, and that this led him to feel personal exhaustion at some points in his life.

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Known for movies like Ad Astra: To the Stars – 90%, World War Z – 67%, Iron Hearts – 77%, Interview with the Vampire – 61%, Once upon a time in… Hollywood – 94%, Do you know Joe Black? – 51%, Seven, the Seven Deadly Sins – 79% and many more, Brad Pitt is also an Oscar, BAFTA, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild winner. In more recent years he has focused on breaking the stereotypes that have long defined him, daring to different things, from projects to his outfits for high-impact events, interviews and special articles in famous magazines. During his meeting with FT He talked about the image of a strong man that he had to sell to the media, a type of masculinity that does not allow feeling or showing.

It’s exhausting to be anything but who you are. You have to understand, at least where I grew up, we’re more of a Clint Eastwood character: you have it all, you’re capable, you can deal with anything, you show no weakness. I see that in my father and in previous generations of actors and, man, it’s exhausting. As I get older, I find much comfort in friendships where you can be [completamente tú mismo], and I want that to spread to the outside world. What people think of this: I’m fine. I feel safe here because there is a focus on our struggles as human beings, because it is full of danger. And joy too.

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Bullet train – 80% is the most recent movie Brad Pitt. It was David Leitch and featured performances by bad bunny, Aaron Taylor Johnson, Joey King, Logan Lerman, Sandra Bullock, Zazie Beetz, Michael Shannon Y Brian Tyree Henry. This film is a film adaptation of Mary BeetleJapanese novel written by Isako Kotarō. Although it was not a production with important pretensions, it did stand out among the press for being a good boost of adrenaline and a safe source of entertainment, with efficient plot twists, action and violence. It grossed $238 million globally.

In addition to his work as an actor, pitt he has also performed ambitiously as a producer. One of his most recent projects in this last section was Blonde – 59%the controversial film with Anne of Arms on Netflix that portrays the complicated life of Marilyn Monroe in the 1950s, a film that received generally poor reviews for showing a painful amount of suffering in which its main character is abused over and over again.

It is worth mentioning that the last few years have not been exactly good for Brad in the personal sense. He is involved in a series of lawsuits fueled by Angelina Jolieamong which stands out an attack that the actor committed against her and her children during a plane trip in 2016. The actress remains firm in the legal battle while he prefers not to talk about the issue for the media.

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