This post dedicated to pau494 (aka possibly the only person besides me who might find this funny)

[emerald_skies]

Internets, do any of you ever have one of those moments where recognizing someone in a movie makes you feel like a gigantic nerd?



So I was watching A Beautiful Mind (don't ask why I was doing this at about five o' clock in the morning, I have no idea) and it got toward the end, where old!John Nash is getting his Nobel Prize and making his lovely, romantic speech to Jennifer Connelly's character, and then it showed this part:



At which point I go, "Hang on..."



"I know that face..." (not Jennifer Connelly -- I would be a sad excuse for a Labyrinth fan if I didn't know her -- the one with all the helpful blue arrows pointing at him) "Why do I know that face?"

So I watched the movie some more and I saw him again:



I still couldn't place why he looked familiar, but the movie was close enough to being over that I decided to stay with it until the credits and figure this shit out once and for all. I resolved not to rest until I found out who was playing John Nash Jr. and why he looked so goddamn familiar.

Well, there's a good reason he looked familiar, internets:



Yeah. THIS Michael Esper.



It took me a while because he didn't have spiky black and blue hair, but IMDb confirms that it's him. Evidently it doesn't take much to go from "son of a genius" to "stoner couch potato". Go figure.



Okay, 'fess up, how many of you recognized him from the very first screen cap? Go on, I won't judge, I've had far too many WAY fangirlier moments than this to be able to judge without sounding like a total hypocrite.

The moral of this post? FANDOM IS EVERYWHERE, resistance is futile.

Lastly, more meme!

Day Twenty-Six: What is the oddest (or funnest) thing you've had to research for a fic?

That would be a tie between transfemoral prosthetic legs and exactly how much force it takes to crush a human windpipe (alongside how much force a mostly average adult male can generate in a punch). Both topics were being researched for the same fic, incidentally XD

And now, back to watching movies in the middle of the night because I can't make my brain shut up. Ta!

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"I know how men in exile feed on dreams..." -- Aeschylus

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Cheers.

Comments

[leviathans-moon.livejournal.com]

OMG wow! he looks so different. I'M not entirely sure, I would have recognized him.
I totally have these moments and then I don't rest until I find out where I know this person from*g*

[emerald-skies.livejournal.com]

LOL, Ikr? He looks all respectable and shit (and pretty dapper in a suit, if I do say so myself *_____*) Maybe I would've recognized him faster if he'd sung something, it's sort of sad how easily I can pick out his singing voice *headscreen*

[jean-iris.livejournal.com]

You're awake at 5 am again? JFC, dude, not that I'm not a fan of watching movies in the middle of the night, but really, get some sleep when you can.

[emerald-skies.livejournal.com]

My degenerate RL friends pumped me full of way too much caffeine way too close to my usual bedtime, okay? It's not my fault this time!

[jean-iris.livejournal.com]

Well, caffeine high is usually followed by a pretty epic crash, so hopefully you'll be able to sleep then ;)

[mydocuments.livejournal.com]

I recognized him immediately. =)

[emerald-skies.livejournal.com]

I have to confess, in hindsight I got a bit of a clue when he actually talked, but yeah, it still took me a while to nail it down for sure. I guess this means you're a better fangirl than I am ;)

[mydocuments.livejournal.com]

I think I might just be a stalker.

[emerald-skies.livejournal.com]

Dude, after seeing him at the AI stagedoor when I went in December, I can understand why -- he's so adorable <3

[emerald-skies.livejournal.com]

...

Alive? Yes (barely). Functional? Well...

[emerald-skies.livejournal.com]

I imagined it as the reason Norman Reedus is making that face.

My reaction:


Now if you'll excuse me, I think Imma go pop me some popcorn and stare at your gif for a little while.

[pjvilar.livejournal.com]

OK, good eye, you. But when I did look, I guessed right! Nerd FTW! \o/

[emerald-skies.livejournal.com]

Well, great minds and all that *g*

(Side note: You're back! And alive! Dare I optimistically guess that this means things are mostly better(ish) for you? I was worried after your last post before you left for a while but I didn't want to nag...)

[pjvilar.livejournal.com]

:D Yes, things are much better. Were immediately, I just remained crabby for a bit. And for Michael Esper and college boys kissing (see my last post), OF COURSE I'm here. Hope all is well. <3

[spirited-lizard.livejournal.com]

Huh... Interesting. I didn't recognize him at first, but it was the same as with you. I was like, you have seem him before... *thinkthinkthink*

Fandom is everywhere!

[pau494.livejournal.com]

Ahahaha that Finn gif is PERFECT.

I guess I'm watching A Beautiful Mind again in detail. OH MY GOD ESPER WHAT ARE YOU DOING THERE. I kinda saw it in your first cap but he looks so different! WHERE IS YOUR PUNK HAIR.

You were absolutely right, I got a real kick out of this! &you; for dedicating this post to me.

[emerald-skies.livejournal.com]

He's only in the last ten minutes of the movie or so, but honestly, I've watched worse movies for a lot less screen time of actors I like (*coughcoughShallWeDancecough*), so I s'pose it's all good.

WHERE IS YOUR PUNK HAIR.

EXACTLY. I've pretty much decided he needs to keep the spiky blue/black hair forever.