Noside

The first layer, the surface layer, is that I honestly do think he looks really cool. He just looks cool! Look at him! Have you seen him! The dark glasses on the bandaged face, the long coats/robes. Suits! Sometimes he has a hat. He looks really cool! Its sick

Then a layer below that is the 1933 film. Absolutely incredible movie, love it so much. Here also a big nostalgia factor is at play. because the film is what introduced me to The Invisible Man, and also I saw it in middle school when I was like thirteen or something. But it is still a good movie everytime I've rewatched it. A really good movie can do a lot at a young age I think. So nostalgia and a well-made film are the big, main reasons

I read the original book after I watched the movie during a short, intense Invisible Man phase I had after I saw the film. I like it a lot, and it gave a lot more depth to the character which the film admittedly didn't. I think here, at a lower layer, is where its about how relatable he is. maybe I enjoy the idea of being invisible. I have a distinct memory of entering middle school and telling myself I was going to try and not stand out in any way. that I would stick to the sidelines. being a teenager with too many insecurities and body issues, being invisible would be the greatest thing in the world. I wouldn't have to worry about my face. I wouldn't have to take care of myself. no one would have to look at me and I could be present without being a nuisance. a part of the world but nobody needs to know, which was fine by me. so a character who embodies that literally is going to stick in my young brain.

And he's so active too. And funny! I try to be funny. He goes out and does things, self-confident to the extreme. Nothing can stop him! (except a gun or a mob)