I completely agree
Add in Brad Pitt and George Clooney, prob a few more
Money or not, they all have good genetics, and anyone that is 55+ are usually worn out, bald, out of shape, etc.... hell, most people are downhill before they reach 40
Pitt at 57 years old
Since Brad Pitt turned 40, 17 years ago as of yesterday, that means he was 40 when Troy came out in 2004 [likely on PED's...as I recall he said in an interview that his weight stayed the same for Troy, but he shifted his body composition, i.e., his muscle to fat ratio changed]. I don't know when Troy was filmed, but he was likely at least 39 when it was being filmed, unless the 2004 movie was filmed in 2002 [it may list the filming dates on IMDB...they usually have a lot of detailed information there].
That was the first time I noticed that Pitt had decent mass...he was a hopeless ectomorph even by age 37 [although that was me thinking his 5'11", 160-lb physique was not impressive to me at 19, the way that Mark Wahlberg's 5'9", 170-lb physique with a better structure was. I didn't realize that many [most?] men are at least starting to become overweight by their thirties, if not already overweight or obese, and would love to be 160-lb with great abs, like Pitt had at that age [When I saw Spy Game in 2001, I thought that Brad was 29, but looked much younger...when I found out he had just turned 38, I was flabbergasted...and he was thin in the movie, but had great abs and serratus muscles].
By Troy, he was straight up jacked by movie star standards, and I always felt he had an odd, pointy-shaped chest...but his arms and delts were significantly up in size in Troy, and he had good hair genetics on display too [although I don't know if the long hair was real, or was hair extensions]. I think in Troy, even at 40, Brad Pitt was definitively still competitive with any man in the world, looks-wise.
I felt he sort of aged disproportionately in his forties, as Johnny Depp did. Whether that was due to smoking or drinking/substance use, stress from his divorce, life things catching up with him, or just genetics, I don't know. But he stopped looking "young" at maybe around 46 or 47, at least compared to the 40-year version of himself. But now at 57 [yesterday], I think "That's a man pushing 60? Wow." So it's like his age paused from 47 to 47, sort of how it paused from 30 to 40.
Sometimes he has a tendency to look older in roles, presumably on purpose. He looked older in The Big Short, but with his greying beard, that was probably the look that the director or screenwriter, etc, were looking for. If Brad shaves the beard, keeps a short haircut, and dyes his hair...I think he looks very good still. Man, some guys have all the luck.
My doctor has a clinic that does dermal fillers, and I am thinking of getting one for under my eyes. Apparently, it can make someone my age look 3-5 year younger, if applied properly, and lasts a couple of years [and is cheap, at around $600 for both eyes]. I'd be up for something like that. I just don't want any serious work - I think the key with getting work is for it to be subtle [think Brad Pitt - who I would think gets minor procedures done], rather than obvious [think Madonna, or previously, Michael Jackson {RIP}]. Once the plastic surgery keeps your face in a perpetual state of expressiveness like Jack Nicholson's Joker...I think you've basically failed [and exposed] yourself in terms of the purpose of plastic surgery.
Long post [sorry!]...but with my 39th birthday on Monday, I am strongly considering looking into whether or not there are a few things I can to look 35 again. That would be fantastic. On the plus side, I can still look my best ever from the neck down...as is the case for every man in terms of muscle maturity [and as an ectomorph, the ability to carry mass more easily than ever, but not quite at the stage where I have any problems keeping my body fat in check - I assume in 10 years time, that will become an issue].
Anyone who knows about anti-aging [like tres_taco_combo], I would love to pick your brains.
