"Actor's Watch" focuses on watches worn by actors in movies, television, etc.
This time, for the 53rd installment, we will be looking at Bradley Cooper 's watch.
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Bradley Cooper made his big break in the smash hit comedy film series "The Hangover Part II" (2009), which depicts the wild antics of men about to get married. In the sequel , "The A-Team" (2010), he played the role of "Face", a special forces member who uses his good looks to procure everything from bras to missiles. In 2011, he was chosen as "Sexiest Man Alive" by People magazine, and established himself as one of the top handsome actors.
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Just as everyone was beginning to recognize him as a Hollywood actor with a charm , he was nominated for three consecutive Academy Awards (two for Best Actor and one for Best Supporting Actor) from 2012 to 2014. Although he sadly did not win, he proved that he is more than just a charmer. On the other hand, he also voiced Rocket , the most dangerous raccoon in the universe, in the sci-fi action series Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), and has a truly wide range of work. In this article, we will take a look at the skills of this acting charmer, and sometimes raccoon, Bradley Cooper.
American Sniper
American Sniper (2014)
Directed by Clint Eastwood , this film depicts the life of Chris Kyle , the "legendary sniper" who shot and killed 160 enemy soldiers during the Iraq War.
Chris (Bradley Cooper) suffers from PTSD from the fierce battles, but he continues to head to the battlefield again and again to hunt down enemy snipers for his wounded and dead comrade. His wife and children suffer from the fact that he is losing his humanity every time he goes to war, despite being a caring husband and father. While depicting people at the mercy of war, the film depicts the battlefield with a style that seems both anti-war and pro-war, far from a morality-based portrayal of good versus evil. It is a war film that is very much like Eastwood's.
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In this movie, Bradley Cooper wears the CASIO G-SHOCK DW6600 . This watch was adopted by the United States Navy Special Forces "NAVY SEALs," to which real-life genius sniper Chris Kyle belongs. G-SHOCK is loved by soldiers and special forces around the world as a "tough watch you can trust with your life," and this fact is reflected in the movie. The product page for this watch on Amazon overseas is also famous for being lined with enthusiastic reviews from people who appear to be soldiers and military personnel from all over the world.
Aloha
Aloha (2015)
Brian (Bradley Cooper), a former soldier, comes to Hawaii as a military consultant to assist with the launch of an artificial satellite. Brian is assigned to negotiate with the native people. As Brian and Allison (Emma Stone) , a young female Air Force pilot raised in Hawaii, negotiate with the chief of the native people, romantic feelings begin to develop between Brian and Allison. As a relationship of trust with the native people is also cultivated, one day as the day of the satellite launch approaches, Brian learns the true purpose of the launch plan...
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In this heartwarming human drama set against the beautiful natural scenery of Hawaii, a former soldier who has given up on life finds love and a new life for himself. The watch he wears is an IWC Big Pilot Ref . IW500901, which features a large crown. This is thought to be Bradley Cooper's own favorite watch, as he has been seen wearing it many times in private.
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Bradley Cooper became an IWC ambassador in 2018. This movie was released three years before that, so we can see that he was an IWC fan even before he became an ambassador. The Big Pilot, with its big 46mm size and intelligence, seems to be a watch that represents the actor himself, who combines sexiness and acting ability.
Courier
The Mule (2018)
A crime film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, based on the true story of Leo Sharp , a veteran who became a drug courier in his 80s.
Earl (Clint Eastwood), a stubborn old man who prioritizes his work so much that he even skips his daughter's wedding, becomes a drug mule after his farm is seized. He continues working, evading police investigations that don't realize he's a drug mule. With his money flowing better, Earl has more free time and reconciles with his estranged family and friends, but he soon begins to realize that the bonds he has with his family cannot be protected by money alone...
This is another collaboration with director Clint Eastwood following the aforementioned "American Sniper ." Bradley Cooper plays Collin Bates, a narcotics agent who becomes close to Earl without realizing the courier's true identity.
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In this film, Bradley Cooper wears a Weiss Watch Company American Issue Field Watch , an independent brand made by Cameron Weiss, a young watchmaker who honed his skills at Audemars Piguet and Vacheron Constantin, before starting to manufacture watches in his native America in 2013.
With the goal of providing mechanical watches at affordable prices, Weiss specializes in simple and clean-looking watches with a motif of vintage aviation equipment from the 1950s. In this film, in which the contrast between the aged Earl and the youthful Agent Colin leaves a strong impression, it seems that watches from emerging brands with a vintage feel have the role of "connecting the past and the present."
Nightmare Alley
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Nightmare Alley (2021)
America during the Great Depression. While working as a magician in a freak show, Stan (Bradley Cooper) learns the technique of mind reading to manipulate people's minds. Ambitious, he soon becomes ingratiated with the upper class, gains popularity and respect with his fraudulent séances, and rises to the point of being able to own a large mansion as the leader of a new religion. However, as the scale of his psychic business expands, Stan begins to feel guilty, and his life changes dramatically when he meets Lilith (Cate Blanchett) , a female psychiatrist...
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This is a noir horror film by Guillermo del Toro, a geeky director who is one of the best monster filmmakers of his generation, including the Academy Award-winning film The Shape of Water (2017) and Pacific Rim (2013), which depicts the battle between a giant monster and a giant robot . The director says , "There are no actual monsters in this film, but I've depicted the monsters that hide in the hearts of all human beings." It wo n't be released until March 25, 2022, so I haven't seen it yet, but I'm really looking forward to it.
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In this film set in the 1930s, Bradley Cooper's character Stan wears a 1920s Hamilton Hastings watch on his left wrist. It is a small gold watch with a railway track and a square case that is appropriate for the Art Deco era. It is elegant, but the cobra hour hand gives the impression of a time not long after the end of World War I. It is said that Cooper chose this watch himself with the director's approval, and his sense for choosing a watch that matches the historical background is unmistakable.
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Bradley Cooper has a wide range of acting skills, from romantic comedy acting that makes the most of his sweet looks, to the profound acting ability that has earned him the trust of Hollywood's living legend, Clint Eastwood.
Looking at his recent active involvement as a director and executive producer , one can believe that there is no other actor more suitable to succeed Clint Eastwood. The creative spirit of Clint Eastwood, who embodied old America , is linked to the watch of Bradley Cooper, an actor who embodies modern America , and the inheritance of the era is truly the "magic" of the prop known as a wristwatch.
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There is no doubt that Bradley Cooper's watches will continue to depict the "era" of his many films. As a movie and watch fan, I can only look forward to what he will do in the future. Let's look forward to it.
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