"To see an empire fall."

CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR (2016) + AVIATORS – Catalyst

After watching 40+ of his works, I've noticed the roles that he plays often fall into these five categories...

#1 - because he's German, obviously, a Nazi. The bottom two are a little niche as he plays 'unwanted Nazi admirer'.

#2 - guy you can take home to meet your parents. He's played way too many of these—it's a given with that beautiful baby face—but these would be my top five. Bottom layer gets extra points for being a good friend to the elderly.

#3 - opposite that is the guy your parents warned you about. It seems Daniel has a lot of fun playing these, especially the top layer, which leans on the love-to-hate category. I can't tell if it's just my distaste for The Face of an Angel, but I also considered adding Thomas Lang. Could be why Chris in Cargo made it here as well... because what even was that movie.

#4 - now we have 'man in way above his head by the situation his political ideologies have gotten him into'. You almost always need a trigger warning for the films these characters are in as they will absolutely gut you. They're often based on real people and events. So you will learn something about history while Daniel gets tortured into a pulp.

#5 - and finally, 'expert in his field, kind of an asshole, but hella breedable'. Most of my favorite characters are in this category... I don't know what that says about me.

(one bottle of gin later)

As a photographer, hands are always such a struggle in a portrait session. Especially with men. Where do you place them? How do you place them? You can only do so much once you've exhausted your go-tos. So I'm just fascinated by all the creative ways Daniel poses with them. THIS was the photo that first drew my attention to it. It's so subtle how he shapes his right hand but it has so much impact.

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