Thirty Days of Tom (Hardy)

What I Learned - #ThirtyDaysofTom

I really don't like to have my ability to accomplish something challenged. I generally knew this about myself before but the intensity that came out from people doubting that I would be able to watch all these movies was interesting and welcomed.
Don't try and order DVDs from different countries if you need them within a shorter timeframe - they probably won't arrive in time.

He grunts, mutters and makes little noises as much as you think he does. I stopped noticing it after a while but it's there.
Tom Hardy can't straighten his right pinky finger due to an accident with a kitchen knife in his youth. I noticed this about three movies in and now it's hard not to see but I find it weirdly comforting.
His face isn't covered as much as we all like to think it is. He's also not that hard to understand if you pay attention to him. And I think he manages different accents very well. He seems to play more with the cadence of an accent/dialect versus trying to nail regional accuracy.

He was previously married to a woman named Sarah Ward. I found this out when trying to figure out what the tattoo across his lower abdomen says. I initially thought it was 'Til I Die Sui', as in he's the biggest Anna Sui fan ever. But turns out it's 'Til I Die SW'.
Although he has a big presence, he's actually a smaller than he carries himself - he can't be more than 5'9. This revelation shocked me because he seems like such a hulking man.
I started off as a Tom Hardy fan but now I'm a Tom Hardy FAN. This man can act his pants off (and has several times) and he's incredibly captivating. Even a terrible film can't dim his natural charisma.

This didn't start off as Thirsty Days of Tom (as someone misread the hashtag) but it ended that way. I noticed my film reviews got progressively less focused on the films themselves and more about him. He is a very attractive man.

I've never met Tom Hardy but I did spent a lot of time "with" him over this past month in all his various forms. It is really hard to explain but a few times I missed his presence while I was at work.
Going to work the following Monday after binge watching movies all weekend is tough. I may have had Tom Hardy to keep me company but it's not the same as real human interaction. I loathed talking to people at work on Mondays. Why are you bothering me with your questions? Quick, one of you punch Joel Edgerton in the face.

All movies and no play makes Alex, something something. Watching up to five movies in one day is also hard. This is something I do during the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) but I also take vacation during that time. This challenge was harder and I felt emotionally exhausted more than a few times this month.
Just like with every TIFF, I ended up getting sick. I used to think I got sick at TIFF from being in theatre after theatre with thousands of people but now I'm thinking that the emotional exhaustion plays a big part.

There were many times when I wanted to stop doing this or take a break from watching movies. But when I got to the final three, I started to take my time because I didn't want it to end. (Same thing happens every year at TIFF)

When I'm at TIFF that becomes part of my identity for those 10 days and it's a key factor as to why I'm sad when it's coming to an end. This felt exactly the same. Who am I without Tom Hardy films?