"Actor's Watch" focuses on watches worn by actors in movies, television, etc.
For the 65th installment, we will be looking at Josh Brolin's watch .
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Even if you are not familiar with the name Josh Brolin , you may recognize him as the actor who made his debut as the protagonist's older brother (wearing the red bandana headband in the picture) in the classic adventure film " The Goonies " (1985), and who has more recently played the powerful villain " Thanos " in the MCU's " Avengers " series.
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It seems that many actors who start their careers as child actors do not make it big in Hollywood. It is amazing that he has remained on the front lines of the film industry for nearly 40 years without straying from the path in an industry where there are many temptations such as sex, drugs, and alcohol. This time, we would like to focus on the watch worn by Josh Brolin, who has such iron self-control.
No Country for Old Men
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (2007)
Vietnam veteran Moss ( Josh Brolin ) is hunting in the Texas wilderness when he comes across a gruesome murder scene with multiple bodies lying around. Could it have been a drug deal gone wrong? A truck loaded with drugs and a briefcase full of money are left behind at the scene. Despite the risk, Moss takes the briefcase home, but there is a hidden beacon inside, and the gangsters discover that he is the one who stole the money. Soon, the shadow of Anton Chigurh ( Javier Bardem ), a hitman who has been hired to search for and retrieve the large sum of money, looms behind him.
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The Coen Brothers are known for directing such cult films as Miller's Crossing (1990) and Fargo (1996). Their film No Country for Old Men is a masterpiece of violence that depicts an "era of lost emotion," and won four awards at the 80th Academy Awards in 2007, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay. At first glance, Moss, who looks tough and belligerent, just runs away. The assassin Chigurh, a "modern man" whose thoughts are unclear, kills Moss one after another with a compressed air gun, drawing out the contrast between the " good old America full of emotion that is driven into the modern age where emotions have been lost ."
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In this film, Josh Brolin wears a Timex Camper Watch (Ref. T41711) . Founded in the United States in 1854, Timex is a practical watch manufacturer with a long history of experience in the so-called "Wild West" era of America from 1860 to 1890. It is a watch that is fitting to symbolize Moss' character, who embodies the good old America.
Hail, Caesar!
HAIL CEASAR! (2016)
Hollywood in the 1950s. Feeling threatened by the rise of television, the major movie studio "Capital Pictures" embarks on the production of the blockbuster "Hail, Caesar! The Story of Christ," a movie that will put the company's future on the line. However, during filming, the star actor, world-famous actor Whitlock ( George Clooney ), is kidnapped! As the filming site falls into chaos, Eddie ( Josh Brolin ), a private investigator who has solved any kind of trouble in the entertainment industry, is entrusted with dealing with the case.
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Day and night, actors and entertainers get into trouble involving alcohol, money, drugs and women. This mystery comedy is based on the real-life "Hollywood Jack-of-All-Trades," Eddie Mannix, who is said to have crushed many such gossips. He is said to have had strong connections with gangsters and the underworld, and his skills eventually led him to become vice president of the film company GMG. He knew the behind-the-scenes side of Hollywood, which was not just glamorous, and he could be said to be the very embodiment of the " hidden history of American show business ."
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In this film, Josh Brolin wears a Waltham Art Deco watch, a tonneau watch that incorporates the design of Art Deco, an art style that emerged around 1920 to pursue the beauty of artificial straight lines and geometric patterns, replacing the Art Nouveau style, which was based on the natural beauty of smooth curves.
For a country with a short history, Hollywood movies are a traditional culture that symbolizes the nation's history. It seems like a very symbolic choice that a man who knows the ins and outs of Hollywood movies would wear a Waltham, America's oldest watch brand .
Wall Street
WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS (2010)
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, and 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), in which Michael Douglas won the Academy Award for Best Actor. This sequel, the first in 35 years, reunites director Oliver Stone and Michael Douglas and depicts modern-day Wall Street, where young traders in the Internet era compete fiercely. Gordon, who has been released from prison, aims to strike back at the financial and economic world, while Jacob approaches Gordon to get revenge on Breton. By contrasting the old and new generations of investors, the film depicts the changes in the times and the growth of young people, and also shows a change in the mindset of Gordon, Wall Street's biggest miser.
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In this film, Josh Brolin wears a Vacheron Constantin Historiques American 1921 (Ref. 82035/000R-9359 ) . This is a reproduction of a driver's watch made for car enthusiasts in the 1920s, when Ford began full-scale mass production of automobiles and the public began to enjoy driving their own cars. The ups and downs of the " Big Three " of the American automobile industry, Ford, Chrysler, and GM, are symbols of the history of the American economy. It is no coincidence that a "luxury brand driver's watch" was chosen as a prop in this film, which depicts the contrast between the old and new eras of Wall Street.
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We were unable to introduce the film " Bush " (2008) this time because we were unable to identify the watch, but in this film Josh Brolin plays the 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush. It is said that President George W. Bush was a fan of Timex watches, so in this film too he plays "an American historical figure wearing a watch that symbolizes America."
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Looking at them all like this, we can see that Josh Brolin has played many iconic characters in American history in many films, and wears watches with a history that matches them. Roles that are so closely connected to historical facts and reality require " strong persuasiveness " in the acting, and Josh Brolin's wealth of experience in such roles is proof that he has earned the immense trust of many film directors. And there's no doubt that wearing a watch that matches each character brings even more persuasiveness to his acting.
What kind of history will Josh Brolin show us next? What kind of watch would be appropriate for that history? I look forward to his next film.
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