Thirty Days of Tom (Hardy)

What I Learned - #ThirtyDaysofTom
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PELTS!
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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.
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Don't try and order DVDs from different countries if you need them within a shorter timeframe - they probably won't arrive in time.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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'.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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)
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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?
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The next day after the challenge ended, I started to watch Taboo.
