"Actor's Watch" focuses on watches worn by actors in movies, television, etc.
In this 126th installment, we will be introducing Shia LaBeouf's watch .
Shia LaBeouf auditioned for various roles from his early teens and was active as a child actor in family dramas. In his twenties, he was selected for Hollywood blockbusters such as the Transformers series (2007-), executive produced by Steven Spielberg, and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008). As " Spielberg's protégé ," he quickly rose to stardom.
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However, he later became addicted to alcohol and had a number of problems, including trespassing and drunk driving, which led to a decline in his career. To top it off, he almost shelved the debut film of Zack Gottsagen, an actor with Down's syndrome, in The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019) due to his drinking problems, which he deeply regretted. He decided to enter a rehabilitation facility and overcome his addiction. This prompted Shia LaBeouf to break away from being a "young star." " Honey Boy " (2019), which he wrote and starred in based on his own experiences as a child actor, was highly praised by critics, and he stepped up to become a " talented actor " and " filmmaker ."
This time, we'll take a closer look at the watch he wore in the movie.
Wall Street
WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS (2010)
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Gordon Gekko ( Michael Douglas ), a big investor who was sentenced to eight years in prison for insider trading and securities fraud. After serving his sentence, Gordon tries to repair his relationship with his estranged daughter, Winnie, but Winnie has not forgiven her father for becoming a criminal. Meanwhile, Gekko meets Jacob ( Shia LaBeouf ), Winnie's boyfriend and a young Wall Street trader.
However, one day, the securities firm "KZI" where Jacob works goes bankrupt due to a sudden drop in stock prices. He loses his job and his fortune. When Jacob finds out that the cause of the bankruptcy was a conspiracy by investment bank manager Breton ( Josh Brolin ), he plots revenge against Breton.
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"Wall Street " (1987) is a financial suspense film that depicts the rise of money games in the 1980s . In its sequel, " Wall Street " (2013), the first in 26 years, Shia LaBeouf plays a young trader and wears an IWC Portuguese Perpetual Calendar (Ref. IW502218) .
Securities traders and stockbrokers are in charge of managing clients' assets, so they want to avoid wearing watches that are immediately obvious as expensive. In reality, there are many financial traders who wear the " Portugieser ," a watch that is generally not easily recognized as expensive, yet highly rated by watch enthusiasts and goes exceptionally well with a suit, and this choice seems to reflect that.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON (2011)
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Sam ( Shia LaBeouf ), who cooperated with the good transformers " Autobots " and prevented the evil transformers " Decepticons " from invading the Earth twice, worked for a space development company after that. However, he learned that there had been a series of mysterious deaths of astronauts and troubles with artificial satellites. With the help of an engineer, Sam realized that it was the Decepticons' secret operation, and asked for help from Optimus Prime, the leader of the Autobots.
Meanwhile, Optimus Prime is reunited with Sentinel Prime , a legendary warrior who had been sleeping for a long time on the dark side of the moon. However, Sentinel Prime has made a secret pact with the Decepticons to invade Earth in order to revive the Transformers' home planet, Cybertron.
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In the third film in the popular series, " Transformers: Dark of the Moon " (2011), Shia LaBeouf plays Sam, a young man who fights against the Decepticons together with the Autobots, following the first two films. In this film, he wears a Bvlgari Diagono X-PRO (Ref. DP45BSTVDCH/GMT) .
This is a great watch that displays the time in a second time zone with a GMT hand and can cover up to a third time zone by rotating the bezel. Among Bulgari's men's watches, the Diagono X-PRO, which has a particularly mechanical impression, was chosen because it is a watch with a " mechanical " feel that is comparable to the mechanical feel of the Transformers. It looks like it might transform into a robot (or is it just me who feels that way?).
Man Down: The Warrior's Promise
MAN DOWN (2015)
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Gabriel ( Shia LaBeouf ), a US Marine, was sent to Afghanistan, separated from his wife and children. After completing his harsh mission there, he returned home exhausted both physically and mentally to find his hometown in ruins, with many buildings collapsing. He arrived home, but his beloved wife Natalie ( Kate Mara ) and son Jonathan were nowhere to be found. He wanders the devastated city with his friend Devin ( Jai Courtney ), who returned with him, in search of his missing wife and child.
A few days later, while Gabriel and Devin are looking through binoculars at the ruins, they spot a child being abducted in front of a building in the distance. Convinced that the child must be his son, Jonathan, Gabriel breaks into the building to rescue his son, but...
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Since the Gulf War, Hollywood has been producing an increasing number of socially conscious films that tackle the issue of PTSD in returning soldiers . In one of these films, Man Down (2015), Shia LaBeouf plays Gabriel, a returning soldier searching for his wife and child in a desolate world where civilization seems to have collapsed. The watch he is wearing on his happy-looking wrist before deployment appears to be a Timex Aqua (Ref. unknown) .
Timex , the popular watch manufacturer with the largest market share in the US, is often associated with the wristwatch as the first memorable item Americans received as children . The image of Gabriel tenderly embracing his beloved wife before deployment seems to symbolize the fact that this has now become a fond memory .
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What did you think.
Both Shia LaBeouf himself and the characters he plays seem to have had quite eventful lives, and the watches he wears in the film reflect this, with a unique lineup not often seen in other films.
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Now, the former young star is in his mid-30s and approaching his forties, turning into a complete "old man." But looking at his recent, more refined expression, it seems to me that Shia LaBeouf's failure at the right time and his rehabilitation at the right time have helped him come into his own as an adult actor .
A man who has experienced the sweet and sour things of life will surely show us his acting skills and a watch that will go well with it. Let's look forward to the release of his next film.
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