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last week i was watching some shitty drama serial on channel 8 when i realised there's one very easy way to differentiate between good and bad actors.

it's when the camera just focuses on the actor's face for a length of time and he doesn't move or do anything just stare into space, usually done during emotional scenes etc.

when good actors do it, they usually manage to achieve the desired emotional effect, like whoa, i'm so serious, i'm so angry, i'm so sad etc.

when shitty actors do it, it just feels awkward as fuck, like you can almost imagine what's going on in the actor's mind at that point of time. "oh shit, the director wants me to stare ahead and look serious. how is that supposed to work? am i doing it right? do i look stupid? oh shit."

it was during one of those awkward moments when i wondered why was i feeling so uneasy? he's just staring into space, leonardo dicaprio does it all the time and it's fine. what's wrong with this guy?

and the sad answer is that he's just a shitty actor.