Will Smith in Hancock (2008)
John Hancock
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Poll: Male Movie Characters Who Make These Sunglasses Look Good
In the movie Men in Black (1997), as Agent J completes the transformation from his previous identity, James Darrell Edwards III: J (Will Smith) boasts to K (Tommy Lee Jones), "You know what the difference is between you and me? I make this look good." [as he places a pair of MIB-issued Ray-Ban Predator 2 sunglasses over his eyes.] In doing so, the sunglasses are a plot device that signals the completion of his metamorphosis into becoming a new person. In tribute to over a century of sunglassed looks in film and the opportunity sunglasses provide to be a new person or to refresh the one you already are:
Which of these selected male movie characters do you think pulls off their sunglassed look the best, or alternatively, can best state: "I make this look good"?
According to the Cleveland Clinic, those who wear sunglasses year-round can benefit every day. Advantages include: 1) blocking harmful UVA and UVB light, 2) preventing headaches and migraines caused by direct sunlight, 3) reducing eye strain, 4) reducing glare and improving vision, 5) offering protection from wind, dust and debris, 6) helping to prevent eye diseases like cataracts and macular degeneration, and 7) helping to prevent skin cancer and wrinkles from around your eyes among others. The Vision Council of America reminds us that the damage from UVA and UVB radiation is cumulative over a person’s lifetime, so it’s a good idea to teach your children how important it is to wear sunglasses. Source: Cleveland Clinic - Eye Care
Discuss the topic here. #NationalSunglassesDay
Make Your Choice
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Dwayne Johnson and Owen Burke in Free Guy (2021)
Bank Robber #2 -
Michael Madsen in Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Mr. Blonde -
James Marsden as Scott Summers/Cyclops
Scott Summers / Cyclops -
Jan Decleir in The Memory of a Killer (2003)
Angelo Ledda -
Jamie Foxx in Django Unchained (2012)
Django Freeman -
Keanu Reeves in The Matrix (1999)
Neo -
Jeff Bridges in The Big Lebowski (1998)
Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski -
Bruce Dern in Django Unchained (2012)
Old Man Carrucan -
Taron Egerton in Rocketman (2019)
Elton John -
Wesley Snipes in New Jack City (1991)
Nino Brown -
Tom Holland in Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)
Peter Parker aka Spider-Man -
Hugo Weaving in The Matrix (1999)
Agent Smith -
Jean Reno in Léon: The Professional (1994)
Léon -
Ryan Gosling in Drive (2011)
Driver -
Ving Rhames in Pulp Fiction (1994)
Marsellus Wallace -
Cary Grant in North by Northwest (1959)
Roger Thornhill -
Ewen Bremner in Trainspotting (1996)
Spud -
Tom Cruise in Top Gun (1986)
Pete "Maverick" Mitchell -
Matthew Broderick in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Ferris Bueller -
Wesley Snipes in Blade (1998)
Erik Brooks / Blade / The Day walker -
Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
The Terminator, aka "Uncle Bob" & CSM-101 -
Brad Pitt in Fight Club (1999)
Tyler Durden -
Alan Arkin in Wait Until Dark (1967)
Harry Roat -
Eddie Murphy in I Spy (2002)
Kelly Robinson -
Robert De Niro in Heat (1995)
Neil McCauley -
Peter Sellers in Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Dr. Strangelove -
Ben Affleck in Air (2023)
Phil Knight -
John Travolta in Get Shorty (1995)
Chili Palmer -
Nicolas Cage in Face/Off (1997)
Castor Troy -
Denzel Washington in Man on Fire (2004)
John W. Creasy -
Claude Rains in The Invisible Man (1933)
Dr. Jack Griffin / The Invisible Man -
John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd in The Blues Brothers (1980)
"Joliet" Jake E. Blues & Elwood J. Blues -
Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, and Josh Brolin in Men in Black³ (2012)
James Darrell Edwards III / Agent J & Kevin Cunningham Brown / Agent K -
Kevin Costner, Christian Slater, David Arquette, Kurt Russell, and Bokeem Woodbine in 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001)
Another Sunglassed Male Character Not ListedThe Elvises: Michael Zane, Thomas J. Murphy, Gus, Hanson and Kevin P. Franklin (as pictured examples)
