Why Everyone On Screen Kind Of Has The Same Face Now | Explained

From always having to look picture perfect even during the literal apocalypse, to “smartphone face” – aka actors who just look too modern to fit into period settings, to the rise of plastic surgery and other cosmetic procedures leading to so many people we see on screen starting to have nearly identical features, the effect of aesthetic trends has become more and more talked about in recent years. And while the expectation certainly isn’t that everything on screen has to be exactly true to real life all of the time – it is entertainment after all – it is interesting to take a deeper look at what drives these kinds of societal trends. The judgment is usually placed on the actresses themselves, but there is much more at play here. So let’s take a deeper look at the truth about these on screen trends, how they alter our viewing experiences, and can even affect how we see ourselves.


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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
01:22 The conundrum of changing to fit the times
02:25 The pressure (& necessity) of fitting into social media aesthetics
03:48 "Smartphone Face"
04:49 Pushed to conform... & then mocked for doing so
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06:07 It takes a lot of work to look effortless
07:04 "No-makeup" makeup... even in the apocalypse
09:33 Moving beyond the quest for perfection
11:07 The effect on us *and* the people on screen


The Take was created by Debra Minoff & Susannah McCullough
This video was written by Cassondra Feltus & Jessica Babineaux, narrated by Charly Bivona, produced by Jessica Babineaux, and edited by Travis Martin