"Actor's Watch" focuses on watches worn by actors in movies, television, etc.
For our 149th installment, we will be looking at " Tom Hanks' watch ."
As an actor, Tom Hanks won the Academy Award for Best Actor two years in a row for his roles in " Philadelphia " (1993) and " Forrest Gump " (1994), and he also played the main character Woody in the CG animation " Toy Story " (1995), playing leading roles in other blockbuster voice films.
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He is highly trusted by Hollywood's greatest directors, including Steven Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis , and as many movie fans know, he is a rare hit maker who says, "No movie he stars in is a disappointment."
This time, we would like to take a closer look at the watch worn by Tom Hanks in the movie.
Apollo 13
APOLLO 13 (1995)
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In 1970, Apollo 13, heading for the moon, suffers an oxygen tank explosion in space. It seems hopeless for Apollo 13 to land on the moon, let alone to abort the mission and return home. The three astronauts on board, Jim Lovell ( Tom Hanks ), Fred Hayes ( Bill Paxton ), and Jack Swigert ( Kevin Bacon ), find it difficult to stay in good health due to the extreme cold and dehydration.
Meanwhile, Gene Kranz ( Ed Harris ), the chief controller of the control center, listens to the situation from the crew and responds appropriately to the troubles that attack one after another. It seemed that everyone had come together and escaped a fatal crisis. However, it was discovered that the spacecraft was off course to return to Earth. The crew, whose hope of survival was completely lost if they continued like this, took a gamble on correcting the course in a primitive way while being unable to use the autopilot or computer.
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Although a fatal problem occurred, the Apollo 13 explosion was called a "successful failure" and "a model for crisis management" because all crew members survived thanks to the proper response to the trouble. In " Apollo 13 " (1995), which depicts this incident, Tom Hanks plays Jim Lovell , the captain of Apollo 13, who remained calm and overcame the difficulties with the belief that they would return to Earth.
The watch he wears in this film is an Omega Speedmaster (Ref. 105.012) . Speaking of the Speedmaster, there is a scene in this film where it is used to measure the "14 seconds" that holds the key to the story, and it was worn by the pilot Swigard (Kevin Bacon). In Tom Hanks' Speedmaster, the scenes where he wears it on the ground are more prominent.
Captain Phillips
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS (2013)
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Captain Richard Phillips ( Tom Hanks ) steers the container ship "Alabama" with 20 crew members on board, sailing off the coast of Somalia in the African coast where piracy is frequent. Despite being on guard and taking precautions, Phillips realizes that the pirates will inevitably invade the ship eventually, so in order to protect his crew, he hides them in the engine room and becomes a hostage for the pirates himself.
Even as a prisoner, Phillips persistently negotiates with the pirates to stop the attack. Meanwhile, the crew members hiding in the engine room wait for the right opportunity to launch a counterattack against the pirates...
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The hijacking of the Marks Alabama was a real-life maritime disaster that occurred in 2009. Director Paul Greengrass, known for action films such as " Jason Bourne " (2016), has made a film based on the true story of Captain Phillips , whose accurate judgment and self-sacrifice prevented the deaths of any of his crew members.
The watch worn by Tom Hanks, who plays Captain Phillips in this film, is a Casio G-SHOCK (Ref. DW6900) . For a sailor, the perfect G-SHOCK would be the Rangeman , which is equipped with a compass and barometer, but unfortunately it was not released in 2009 when the incident occurred (it was released in 2013). It is a choice that accurately reflects the historical context.
Asteroid City
ASTEROID CITY (2023)
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Auggie ( Jason Schwartzman ), a photographer who lost his wife, was driving his three young daughters to the house of his wife's father, Stanley ( Tom Hanks ). On the way, the car stalled and they ended up staying in Asteroid City , a rural town where a huge crater caused by a meteorite fall is a tourist attraction. At that time, the town was in the middle of preparing for a science award ceremony to honor genius boys and girls.
At night, the award ceremony begins under a starry sky, but a UFO appears during the ceremony. While everyone is stunned, an alien descends from a ladder. Auggie takes a picture of the camera, but the alien picks up a replica of a meteorite that was on display and flies away in the UFO. The next morning, the town is sealed off by the military.
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Wes Anderson, known for his ensemble dramas set in surreal and fictional worlds such as The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), has released his latest film, Asteroid City (2023). In this film, Tom Hanks plays a grandfather who is at the mercy of his three granddaughters, who are unable to fully understand the death of their mother.
The watch he wears in the film is the Lord Elgin Jumping Hour (Ref.-) . It is a vintage watch from the 1950s, affectionately nicknamed the " Iron Mask " because of its shape. If you look at the silhouette alone, it looks like an ordinary watch, but if you look at the whole thing, it's a unique watch like no other. It's a design that director Wes Anderson would definitely like.
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What did you think.
Tom Hanks often plays " good guys " with his gentle, baby face, so this lineup of watches is down-to-earth, down-to-earth, and practical. Among them, the Jumping Hour " Iron Mask " that he wore in "Asteroid City" is a perfect fit for the worldview of the movie and the director, and I personally think it is a masterpiece in the world of " watches that appeared in movies ."
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In " Otto " (2022), released last year, Tom Hanks played the protagonist Otto in his old age, and his son Truman Hanks played him in his youth, which became a hot topic. This means that it is now OK for the second Tom Hanks to take over at any time (probably not).
In recent years, Tom Hanks has increasingly played kind-hearted old men, such as Geppetto in " Pinocchio " (2022) and the grandfather who tries to tell his granddaughter that her mother has died in " Asteroid City " (2023). He will likely continue to play the role of a "friendly grandpa" with his honest watch choices. It seems that it will be a while before his son takes on the name " the second Tom Hanks ".
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