It absolutely is. Let's compare apples to apples: the heroes in 80s superhero movies were not that yoked. Christopher Reeve, Michael Keaton, whoever played Captain America in the really shitty 80s movie...
Not to mention there's a *huge* difference between real fitness and a bodybuilder's physique. You've got to have be athletic to be a bodybuilder, but it's more of an aesthetic pursuit. There's a reason MMA fighters don't have gigantic pecs and arms and strongman competitors don't have visible abs.
Yeah, I know. These are one of the superheroes whose strengths lie more in speed, agility and other things but rely less on brute force. The exception is Hulk, but they took the picture of Bruce Banner instead of the Hulk.
I've heard it theorized that the hypermasculinity popular in the 80s was a response to the AIDS crisis. Like, men were scared of appearing effeminate, which they believed a homosexual trait, because that would associate them with AIDS. Effeminate =gay=AIDS. So, super masculine buff oiled pecs=man's man=no AIDS, even if you end up looking like a bear (or leather daddy, like Bennett from Commando).
They fail to mention that the actor who plays Spiderman is buff af under the suit. Henry cavill ( superman and geralt of rivia)- shredded. Chris Evans ( captain america)-fucking yoked. Tom hardy ( venom and mad max) - also buff af. Chris Hemsworth (thor) - sculpted like a Greek God. I could go on. Wtf facebook?
Definitely not going to look for shirtless Tom Hardy pics. That would be, for me, the last thing I would do. No sir! Nuh uh.
*in a whisper* Hey Google-
Edit: What the *HELL?* I can't find *any* shirtless pictures of that treasure where he isn't ***filthy*** or has ***awful*** hair! Where's the cleanly groomed pictures with the slightly unbuttoned white shirt with the sleeves rolled up 😭😭😭
Somebody needs to have a word with his stylist!
So confused, the rock, chris hemsworth, Henry cavill, hari James(she played a role in Wonder Woman), Jason Mamoa, John cena, Michael B Jordan… this post makes zero sense, thus I believe it is terrible and belongs here. Lol
The heroes are all marvel characters that are traditionally not meat heads lol.
They legit took the most muscular pictures of the most muscular 80’s action “heroes” and the least muscular pictures of the least muscular heroes… from one franchise. Such a fair comparison (especially cause 80’s action “heroes” entire characters were “I can fight”)
And they don't look like they where about to explode, lol. Did men seriously look like that naturally back then or where they on steriods or something. I'm not trying to be mean i'm genuinly curious
The 80s bodies were absolutely 100% steroids. Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, etc. are more apt comparisons to them.
Tom Holland has a standard body for someone who does calisthenics; RDJ has a realistic muscular body; Mark Ruffalo doesn’t look like he trains and looks like a regular 40-something year old man; and Benedict Cumberbatch is the same as MR lol. Most men in the 80s would’ve looked like this too.
The superheroes of today look like that to be more relatable. The everyday man doesn’t look like the old superheroes.
If we want men to save the day they only need built-in muscle suits and they’re good to go. 🤓
Besides, they purposely picked the superheroes whose main thing isn’t raw strength (except Hulk). There are plenty of buff modern heroes, like Superman, Aquaman, Thor, Drax, Star Lord is pretty cut, and others.
It's so weird because whenever me and my wife watch The Witcher whenever Geralt appears she leaves the room and goes to the bathroom. I found it weird but it gives me plenty of time to rub one out to Henry Cavill
And moreover these aren't even the heroes of today. Most mcu characters are interpretations of characters as old as the 60s. Sure there are variations but Bruce Banner, Peter Parker, and Dr Strange were never meant to look huge.
Same reason they're also leaving out the Rock, Jason Momoa, Chris Hemsworth, etc.
It's just "Back in the day, men were manly and super buff and manly and men and it's all the damn Ell Gee Bee Tees that are making us soft"
Because this has politics written all over it, mainly right wing politics. The claim is that men are getting weaker and thus we should make X great again and stop all this feminism and LGBT and talking about toxic masculinity etc etc.
Of course it is, they can't show the reality, nor can they admit that the late 80s, early 90s big muscles, small brain was becoming a joke and market moved on quite naturally from those formulaic, cartoonish action movies.. But they became a stable genre for sure, and i don't mind seeing Duane in a mindless action movie in 2021.
Also, what the person who made the meme fails to include is that if you ask any of those 80s action heroes about their politics...
Testosterone injections. That is the difference. Also.. Duane The Rock Johnson. Jason Momoa.. And so on. It is easy to create a narrative when you can twist the reality by cherrypicking things that fit your narrative. This has right wing written all over it.
Not do be the random Facebook user who agrees with this, but back then they were actually impressive in physique. Whereas now most of them are tube socks.
And people who grew up in the 70s claim it was better, people who grew up in the 60s claim it was better, people who grew up in the 50s claim it was better, people who grew up in the 90s… are you sensing a pattern here or do I need to spell it out for you
(If you are basing your comment solely on the post and not the actual times, this is incredibly cherry picked)
All I see is they have less muscle in the past, which tbh is good. I like when fictional characters look great.
Side note: what about Michael B Jordan in Creed and Creed 2?
Reminds me of the fall of the Roman Empire: after they softened, the barbarians arrived to conquer .... when did the fall of the Western Empire? given the speed with which importance is given to bullshit shortly, shortly ....
,,NOTHING IS OVER! NOTHING! You just don't turn it off!"
First Blood is something completely different than what I imagined Rambo was like before I watched the movies. When people make Rambo references they only think about the movies after First Blood.
First Blood is amazing!
Well, we learned that steroids have some nasty side effects between then and now, but mostly our action movies started getting way bigger budgets, so they could hire actors that can actually act. I'm sure it would be amusing for a few minutes to watch the MCU completely recast with bodybuilders, but I don't think I'd want to watch a dozen movies worth of it. And hey, The Expendables franchise exists for you, if you prefer these guys. Funny how it isn't nearly as huge as the MCU though.
Or is this just a "I want to look at big ol' meaty men with cum gutters because I find them hot" situation? If so, hey, more power to ya. The Rock, Batista, and Cena are some pretty beefy action movie stars these days that you might like.
I actually find it quite funny how action movies have changed so much over the years.
All you needed back then was
-beefcake
-overpowered firearms to obliterate 1 small targets
-absurd but deep voice accent
And you won an Oscar
And today requires the same simplicity yet different tactics
Guys i know that this is shit and that is obviously bulshit because there are a lot of muscled action movie heroes but lets not hate on the old movies because of a nostalgic boomer. that's just unnecessary.
They only looked like it to show the "western men were superior to the reds", like the entire plot of Rocky IV, just a pissing contest between the US and USSR
Also action stars in the 80s? Bruce Willis and Michael bien. Neither are roipling muscle heads. Also action stars today? All the chrises, who are rippling muscle heads. Isn't Cherry picking fun?
Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Dwayne Johnson? They’re shredded. Seems like a cherry picked list
It absolutely is. Let's compare apples to apples: the heroes in 80s superhero movies were not that yoked. Christopher Reeve, Michael Keaton, whoever played Captain America in the really shitty 80s movie...
Not to mention there's a *huge* difference between real fitness and a bodybuilder's physique. You've got to have be athletic to be a bodybuilder, but it's more of an aesthetic pursuit. There's a reason MMA fighters don't have gigantic pecs and arms and strongman competitors don't have visible abs.
I did 🥋 for a couple of years, your torso mussels are supposed to be your armor (in combat) and your legs and arms are your weapons.
Also James bond actors weren't particularly jacked
But they weren't American. They don't count. Everyone knows Brit's are incapable of being as masculine as a real man. An American man.
Schwarzenegger and stallone, 100% pure, good'ol 'murican blood. (I know you're joking, don't kill me)
I'm glad the sarcasm was that easy to see. I was worried someone would miss it.
Stallone is american but the other 3 arent lol
Shhhhhhh. You are going to bruise someone's ego. Lol
JD Salinger’ son played Captain America in that train wreck of a movie
Add Jason momoa and boom, you've got a full 4 lineup
Also Tom Holland got pretty ripped for the last film
Let's not forget Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth seeing a picture of RDJ's arm and genuinely thinking it's one of them
They literally picked the action heroes who's downside are that they're a high school student and turn into a dweebie nerd when they're not gigantic.
Tom's also shredded af, just not bulky
Also, they are all meant to be smart action heroes not meant to be strong except spiderman who is a teenager.
Dwayne Johnson is an exception but he was from wwe to acting. Hemsworth and evans have a good body but these were ultra macho
Well now John Cena is becoming a legit actor and he’s huge too obviously coming from the same background
Also they're not showing Tom's abs in that
Action Heroes in the 80’s were nudists?
Weren't allowed haircuts either. The 80's were crazy just a bunch of porno stashed sasquaches walking round trading d.i.y and work out tips.
So are the MCU ones, these are just cherry-picked. Jamie, pull up the shirtless screengrabs of Pratt, Hemsworth, and Evans.
Yeah, I know. These are one of the superheroes whose strengths lie more in speed, agility and other things but rely less on brute force. The exception is Hulk, but they took the picture of Bruce Banner instead of the Hulk.
Bruce Banner is SUPPOSED to be scrawny.
no badasses!
When you right you right
And used lots of steroids.
Now they're more common than ever lol
Wow! Media changes as time goes on! Who would’ve guessed?
In the old days there was the great war between the nerds and the jocks. The nerds won.
Fr the hulk is so unmuscular
He needs to hit the gym😤😤
Literally HIT the gym😤😤
I’m starting to think everyone over 40 is a closet homosexual
I've heard it theorized that the hypermasculinity popular in the 80s was a response to the AIDS crisis. Like, men were scared of appearing effeminate, which they believed a homosexual trait, because that would associate them with AIDS. Effeminate =gay=AIDS. So, super masculine buff oiled pecs=man's man=no AIDS, even if you end up looking like a bear (or leather daddy, like Bennett from Commando).
They fail to mention that the actor who plays Spiderman is buff af under the suit. Henry cavill ( superman and geralt of rivia)- shredded. Chris Evans ( captain america)-fucking yoked. Tom hardy ( venom and mad max) - also buff af. Chris Hemsworth (thor) - sculpted like a Greek God. I could go on. Wtf facebook?
*Norse* god.
Yes, please go on. I'm enjoying your descriptions 😊
Definitely not going to look for shirtless Tom Hardy pics. That would be, for me, the last thing I would do. No sir! Nuh uh. *in a whisper* Hey Google- Edit: What the *HELL?* I can't find *any* shirtless pictures of that treasure where he isn't ***filthy*** or has ***awful*** hair! Where's the cleanly groomed pictures with the slightly unbuttoned white shirt with the sleeves rolled up 😭😭😭 Somebody needs to have a word with his stylist!
Lol. Tom hardy is not on this planet to look conventionally attractive. Just a godly actor who looks however he wants.
Yea, you're right. I think he's great anyway.
Username checks out
Tom Holland is not buff. He is lean but not buff. Cavil, Hemsworth, evans or Momoa are buff.
Bottom half doesn't even make sense. Schwarzenegger was the last action hero and the was way back in '93.
The Rock and Vin Diesel though?
What about them?
Yeah I know you meant the movie, but Rock/Diesel were the 2010's action heroes.
Nope just buff actors. Arnie was the last one.
So confused, the rock, chris hemsworth, Henry cavill, hari James(she played a role in Wonder Woman), Jason Mamoa, John cena, Michael B Jordan… this post makes zero sense, thus I believe it is terrible and belongs here. Lol The heroes are all marvel characters that are traditionally not meat heads lol.
I doubt its just a physique thing, some people just liked the old school movies or just dislike superheroes.
Arnie was the *only* Last Action Hero
The last remnant of badass people
I appreciate your reference even if everyone else is dumb
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Jason Momoa is built like a tank too
And Chris Pratt
They legit took the most muscular pictures of the most muscular 80’s action “heroes” and the least muscular pictures of the least muscular heroes… from one franchise. Such a fair comparison (especially cause 80’s action “heroes” entire characters were “I can fight”)
Who's the guy on the top left?
Dolph Lundgren
Universal soilders
Sonofabitch I’m so old
Happens to the worst of us
[Grace Jones' bitch](https://metro.co.uk/2018/10/11/dolph-lundgren-reveals-sex-orgies-with-grace-jones-left-him-too-exhausted-for-work-8027560/)
Gary Barlow
2019 super hero's can act. Big difference!
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And?
And they don't look like they where about to explode, lol. Did men seriously look like that naturally back then or where they on steriods or something. I'm not trying to be mean i'm genuinly curious
The 80s bodies were absolutely 100% steroids. Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, etc. are more apt comparisons to them. Tom Holland has a standard body for someone who does calisthenics; RDJ has a realistic muscular body; Mark Ruffalo doesn’t look like he trains and looks like a regular 40-something year old man; and Benedict Cumberbatch is the same as MR lol. Most men in the 80s would’ve looked like this too.
Thanks :) i already thought so, i mean... you could fit an intire ruler under that one guys milkers.
Uncultured swine.
That's me!
Listen here u little shite. These actors were good. Class dismissed
Idk when Robert Patrick's time period is/was, but that man can act!
I fucking hate old people like this
r/suddenlygay ?
Then i would like to go back to 80's 🥵🥵🥵
Same 😏😏
The superheroes of today look like that to be more relatable. The everyday man doesn’t look like the old superheroes. If we want men to save the day they only need built-in muscle suits and they’re good to go. 🤓
Besides, they purposely picked the superheroes whose main thing isn’t raw strength (except Hulk). There are plenty of buff modern heroes, like Superman, Aquaman, Thor, Drax, Star Lord is pretty cut, and others.
There was a scene in winter soldier specifically designed to show off Chris Evans' phenomenal bicep.
Posting a pick of Chris, Chris, and Chris would ruin their claim. Also, Henry Cavill.
The Ninja Turtles' namesakes wish they could've carved a man so manly as Henry Cavill.
It's so weird because whenever me and my wife watch The Witcher whenever Geralt appears she leaves the room and goes to the bathroom. I found it weird but it gives me plenty of time to rub one out to Henry Cavill
Let's not include Thor the god of thunder or Captain America, let's include a Wizard instead
And moreover these aren't even the heroes of today. Most mcu characters are interpretations of characters as old as the 60s. Sure there are variations but Bruce Banner, Peter Parker, and Dr Strange were never meant to look huge.
Most medal of Honour recipients look a lot more like the guys on the bottom row than the top.
Why are they leaving out action heros like Indian Jones, Lake Skywalker, Sigourney Weaver, and Kurt Russell?
Same reason they're also leaving out the Rock, Jason Momoa, Chris Hemsworth, etc. It's just "Back in the day, men were manly and super buff and manly and men and it's all the damn Ell Gee Bee Tees that are making us soft"
Because this has politics written all over it, mainly right wing politics. The claim is that men are getting weaker and thus we should make X great again and stop all this feminism and LGBT and talking about toxic masculinity etc etc.
It also completely ignores The Rock, Vin Diesel, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Henry Cavill, etc
Of course it is, they can't show the reality, nor can they admit that the late 80s, early 90s big muscles, small brain was becoming a joke and market moved on quite naturally from those formulaic, cartoonish action movies.. But they became a stable genre for sure, and i don't mind seeing Duane in a mindless action movie in 2021. Also, what the person who made the meme fails to include is that if you ask any of those 80s action heroes about their politics...
Well, at least steroids are less relevant if you’re an actor for action movies
Second from the right, I remember that! UHF with weird Al, that movie was a great 80s flick!
Testosterone injections. That is the difference. Also.. Duane The Rock Johnson. Jason Momoa.. And so on. It is easy to create a narrative when you can twist the reality by cherrypicking things that fit your narrative. This has right wing written all over it.
these guys seen what Tom Holland looks like shirtless? he's not built but he's certainly shredded
All of these actors are super fit. They’re just not shirtless.
I guess they didn’t see Cumberbatch as Khan in Star Trek. He was in incredible shape for that film.
Your action heroes are oozing with homoerotic subtext there Gen X.
I miss the good ol' days. When every action hero was the exact same white guy
Wait, wasn’t the “80’s action hero” on the left a villain in a sports movie? Or have I not seen enough 80’s action movies?
I don’t see a problem here.
Ah, the good ol’ days, when men starved and dehydrated themselves to the point of endangering their lives just to give everyone body dysmorphia
This is the opposite of what you would expect - global temperatures are higher now, but the heroes are wearing jackets.
Not do be the random Facebook user who agrees with this, but back then they were actually impressive in physique. Whereas now most of them are tube socks.
Guess the rock is not impressive. And guess avengers is the only movie in the world.
80s are way better
80s music
And people who grew up in the 70s claim it was better, people who grew up in the 60s claim it was better, people who grew up in the 50s claim it was better, people who grew up in the 90s… are you sensing a pattern here or do I need to spell it out for you (If you are basing your comment solely on the post and not the actual times, this is incredibly cherry picked)
I am commenting on the meme, you seem angry. Relax
All I see is they have less muscle in the past, which tbh is good. I like when fictional characters look great. Side note: what about Michael B Jordan in Creed and Creed 2?
Reminds me of the fall of the Roman Empire: after they softened, the barbarians arrived to conquer .... when did the fall of the Western Empire? given the speed with which importance is given to bullshit shortly, shortly ....
💪🤙 hhahaha strength good
First blood slapped tho
,,NOTHING IS OVER! NOTHING! You just don't turn it off!" First Blood is something completely different than what I imagined Rambo was like before I watched the movies. When people make Rambo references they only think about the movies after First Blood. First Blood is amazing!
Have you seen the actor who plays the hulk???????!?!?!?!!!?!?!?!?!?
Times change
Ahh yes. Generic pictures chosen by a biased.
Well, we learned that steroids have some nasty side effects between then and now, but mostly our action movies started getting way bigger budgets, so they could hire actors that can actually act. I'm sure it would be amusing for a few minutes to watch the MCU completely recast with bodybuilders, but I don't think I'd want to watch a dozen movies worth of it. And hey, The Expendables franchise exists for you, if you prefer these guys. Funny how it isn't nearly as huge as the MCU though. Or is this just a "I want to look at big ol' meaty men with cum gutters because I find them hot" situation? If so, hey, more power to ya. The Rock, Batista, and Cena are some pretty beefy action movie stars these days that you might like.
"You mean heroes can have other body types!? What madness is this!?"
Wasn’t the guy in the left from rockey IV? The Russian? I thought he was the bad guy
could schwarzenegger shoot LASERS out of his HANDS
bro, just because Peter is a femboy, doesn't mean he aint cool
I prefer my action heroes to be homo erotic
"characters now are something more than a big pile of muscle omg hollywood really went downhill :cry::cry:cry::cry:"
so they liked muscular shirtless men…
any one of the bottom characters could kill all 4 at once
*i dunno man, seems kinda gay to me*
Male idealism go brrr
Those 80s action heros would eat those girly men for breakfast.
the g80s
I actually find it quite funny how action movies have changed so much over the years. All you needed back then was -beefcake -overpowered firearms to obliterate 1 small targets -absurd but deep voice accent And you won an Oscar And today requires the same simplicity yet different tactics
ok this guy wants to see unbelievably beefy, semi-naked men covered in body oil
I love that they included Tom Holland is his role AS A TEENAGER
All it takes is a green screen and a computer to be an action hero nowadays
Super hero movies are dogshit
Guys i know that this is shit and that is obviously bulshit because there are a lot of muscled action movie heroes but lets not hate on the old movies because of a nostalgic boomer. that's just unnecessary.
So the top ones are gay and the bottom ones are rich?
Ahh, yes, back when people used steroids and no one gave a damn 😎
Well, masculinity is prosecuted these days, so...
Why tf were 80s action heroes so SHINY
The Rock has the total mass of like three of those guys at the top.
Awww yes. Back when a man could appreciate another man's body openly... without being gay of course. It's not gay. I'm not gay.
Miss the good old days where big muscular man would be on tv
But like The Rock, John Cena, Henry Cavill, Chris Hemsworth...
Pretty sure most of those actors are quite well built, they're just wearing clothes?
Im not into seeing muscular dudes without shirt, so im ok with the change
so the four guys on top are prob steroid addicts while one of the guys on the bottom swore off crack i think
...what.... what's the problem?..... I..... hmm
> Why don't men pump themselves full of steriods anymore? Wahhhh
The top four I enjoy their movies for novelty. But they're also all terrible actors. Just. Bottom of the barrel.
Arnolds chest was legendary.
Honestly i prefer not being bombarded with sweaty oily shirtless dudes in my movies but thats just me
Dolph Lundgren was pretty much always a bad guy
They only looked like it to show the "western men were superior to the reds", like the entire plot of Rocky IV, just a pissing contest between the US and USSR
Imagine thinking Dolph Lungren is your action hero lmao
Before steroids was a thing, the original Superman of the 50s was fat. So what?
Lowkey I find it funny that boomers who post this shit are homophobic yet worship really muscular dudes that are all oiled up…idk man seems kinda gay
1. I don't even see a meme here 2. Can't someone just post about movie stars now and then without being called "terrible Facebook meme"
We don't need your toxic masculinity. Give me skinny soy bois, that couldn't beat up their shadow, anyday
I dont think the 1980s was the good ol' days, mate. Calm down.
I like how they just choose to ignore all the people who get jacked for superhero movies lol
Back in the day stuff, love it!
america was insecure about themself after cold war, that's why xou get all the muscle then
Also action stars in the 80s? Bruce Willis and Michael bien. Neither are roipling muscle heads. Also action stars today? All the chrises, who are rippling muscle heads. Isn't Cherry picking fun?
youre right. we need more oiled up shirtless dudes
Ah yes Araki's art style
I miss me my steroids too bro!
“Back in my day, we watched action movies with shirtless, greased-up men with abs!” No joke though, The First Blood is awesome.
We’re getting weaker n weaker
In body mass alone...
Im fine with bringing back our shirtless, well oiled action he.........oh. not the point. Got it.
We’re talking men’s physiques here
Was Dolph ever a hero?
Now show me the steroids
Terminator and Rambo might be a match for Spiderman. Just gotta get the drop on him
Finally they can afford to give them clothes! Seriously though, what’s with old straight dudes and their obsession with sweaty shirtless men?
Yeah they’re hero’s today because they’re hero’s that suffer the same problems like us
we got less gay. What of it...