Picspam: Mark Strong in Body of Lies

[linndechir]

This really deserves the word 'spam' by now, doesn't it? I'm sorry, I've been meaning to post these caps with the ones yesterday, but this incredibly slow internet connection is driving me insane. Today's spam material: Body of Lies. Again, awesome movie. I have to admit that I really like Leonardo DiCaprio sometimes, even if I paid much more attention to Mark in this movie than to him. ;) Mark is just incredible - I never knew English with an Arabic accent could sound sexy. It can. I absolutely love the characters Mark chooses to play, and in this movie he isn't even a real bad guy. Not a very nice guy at times, but definitely not the big villain. Anyway, pictures say more than my rambling, let Mark convince you to watch the movie. :)


Hani Salaam, head of the Jordanian secret service. Notice surprise!DiCaprio in the background. He will return later in the picspam.


 

I love the beard. And the hair. And his clothes.


And his smile/laugh.


And ... okay, I love everything about this man.


He also pulls off a great WTF-face in this movie. Repeatedly.





Did I mention that he smokes in this movie?




I'm sorry, but I couldn't resist spamming you with these few seconds.


My brain cannot handle so much sexy in one picture. Guh.


Watching someone getting whipped and not giving a shit.


It's not that Hani Salaam is too clumsy to close his cufflinks. He just thinks it's more practical to let his wife do it. ;)


Hand. All I'm saying.




I really love his style. DiCaprio in that outfit just makes Mark look even better. ;)





 

He's classy even when sprawling. oO

This picture is kinda pointless, it's just here because I love it when Mark slaps people around. ;) Especially when he looks so wonderfully angry while doing it:












Smoking should not be so incredibly sexy:













He's obviously thinking what every sane person would be thinking: "OHMYGOD I want to jump him and I need to concentrate to control myself!" Btw, did I mention that I ship them?




This picture is, imo, a perfect example of UST.






No Mark picspam without at least one funny face.






Creepy.


I don't think anyone is still surprised by the amount of hand-shots in my picspams.



We're almost done. Have some more hand and smoking porn:







He's looking at DiCaprio's character. How could I NOT ship them?






He looks like he's trying not to laugh. ;)





Somehow this picspam turned out to be longer than intended ... It's Mark's fault, not mine. ;) Btw, does anyone know if there's fic for these two? Or does anyone want to write some? ;)

There will certainly be more picspams, I just don't know when. I still need to post the Hans Matheson caps from The Mists of Avalon.

Comments

[rion-kun.livejournal.com]

Mmmmm stuble. He looks hotter with stubble ;)

oh dear, I need to see this movie asap. Totally curious about English with an Arabic accent

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

I can't decide what looks hotter, but I definitely LOVE the stubble. He looks incredibly classy with it, it's unbelievable.

I usually don't like Arabic accents at all, but Mark pulls it off so beautifully. You DEFINITELY need to watch this movie! :D

[rion-kun.livejournal.com]

I've just watched this movie 8D Another awesome movie from Ridley Scott!

Mark's accent is A++ and he looks badass with tan skin ;)

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you liked the movie! It really is awesome! And, don't you ship them as well? Hani and, erm, what was DiCaprio's character called?

That and the stubble! :D And his accent is insanely sexy.

[rion-kun.livejournal.com]

It's Roger Ferris. I do ship them! :D So much tension between them, and Hani actually liked Ferris. If not, he wouldn't save him dramatically right?

And don't forget his ring. XD

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Roger, exactly. I ship them so hard. Actually, I only realised how intensely they look at each other when I made the caps. They really respect each other, and how could ANYONE not find Hani attractive? ;D

Oh, yesss, the ring. And the commanding gesture when he goes like, "ey, wife, close my cufflinks!" I laughed so hard.

[rion-kun.livejournal.com]

Hani just can't take his eyes from Ferris, huh? And Hani's like the only man Ferris respected in the entire movie :) Exactly who does not find him atrractive at all? She/he must be blind

Lol I really like his demeanor in this movie. Glad he played an important role here. Anyway that scene when he showed Ferris how he punished the prisoner creeps me out ;D

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

They can't take their eyes from each other. The respect, the admiration, and Hani being all disappointed and shocked that Roger lied to him ... Oh my. WHY IS THERE NO FIC? *cries* With dirty talk in Arabic and in English with Arabic accent. :D *points to her icon*

I'm so glad he got an important role, and that he got to be something else than the villain. Sure, he wasn't always a nice guy, but he wasn't THE bad guy of the movie. He definitely had his creepy moments, but I love this mixture of charisma, charm, manners on the one hand, and cold, ruthless intelligence on the other. And Roger was obviously attracted by that as well.

[rion-kun.livejournal.com]

And then Hani wanted Roger to go back to Amman *squee* Oh by the way did you notice that Hani winked at him once? 8D

just fuck and get it over with
Lol very true

I've browsed ff.net but no fic at all! Baaawwww why is this movie so underrated?

He's well balanced, wasn't he? I just love it when he played "grey" character ;) Lol apparently young men are almost always attracted to raw power

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Yessss, Hani so obviously wanted him to stay around ... and have wild sex and loads of dirty talk with him. OMFG! There needs to be fic. I can't believe there's nothing at all! *whine*

Who wouldn't be attracted to raw power in the form of Mark Strong? And in this case Roger didn't even have to feel too bad about it, because, well, it's not like Hani is a real bad guy, so drooling at him is okay. :D

[rion-kun.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Arabic dirty talk! Because you know it's surprisingly sexy ;) Even there's no LJ comm for this movie...

But probably Roger would feel bad about having further relationship with him since Hani already has a wife (and children) :'D

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Mark Strong can even make unsexy languages sexy. Go Mark! I'm so sad this movie has no fandom, not even a tiny one. :(

Pfff, having a family doesn't keep Hani from flirting (and probably sleeping) with blonde European women (like the one in the bar), so why should it keep him from sleeping with American men? ;) As if Roger could resist when Hani seduces him.

[rion-kun.livejournal.com]

Lol I hear Arabic everyday but never found it appealing until now :D Great job, Mark!

Ah that blonde women! Totally forgot about her... And of course Roger could not resist at all ;)

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Really, do you live in an Arabic country or why do you hear it so often? I actually considered taking an Arabic course next term just because of this movie. That's just pathetic. I won't do it, but just considering it is kinda sad. ;)

Exactly, she's just in there to demonstrate how open-minded Hani is. ;) I want fiiiiiic! *whine*

[rion-kun.livejournal.com]

Nah, I live in south east Asia but mosques are eeeeverywhere here. And they use loudspeakers too, so it's impossible not to hear it everyday D: Lol why not? If you have enough time and interest to study it, maybe it's not a bad choice :'D

Pffft I just love how you use the word open-minded here *laughs*

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Damn, that sounds really annoying. :( I'm not really interested in studying it, I just think the writing is incredibly beautiful. ;) Nah, I'm already starting to study Latin next term, and continuing with Russian, so I wouldn't be able to deal with yet another language.

It's the kind of open-minded that matters. :D

I've found one

[author4me.livejournal.com]

I've found only one slash-fic for "Body of Lies", but I've only recently discovered this fandom.

Anyway, it's Hani/Roger with Roger/Aisha mentioned, but it's more of a tease (only 260 words).

The story takes place after the movie and is called "The Future" by fairlyironic.
It can be found at http://archiveofourown.org/works/49157 or http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4638768/1/The_Future.

Author4me

Re: I've found one

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

I actually did read this one, I just never mention it when talking about BoL because it's so short and really only a tease of a fanfic. But still, thank you very much for sending me the link! :D A friend of mine is currently working on a longer Hani/Roger-fic, I hope she'll get around to finishing it soon. It's a pity this movie is so underrated.

Re: I've found one

[author4me.livejournal.com]

Oo, let me know when she posts it.
I've just discovered the fandom. "Body of Lies" was on TV and I came in right during a Hani/Roger scene. I found "The Future" on ff.net and then a few days later I bought the DVD. ;) I just keep watching their scenes together over and over.

I can't believe there aren't more fics about those two.
I tried writing a Hani/Roger-fic, but my muse just wouldn't co-operate so I put it away, until a later time.


~ Author4me ~

Re: I've found one

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Okay, I will. :)

Well, it's not like there really is a fandom for this movie. I watched Body of Lies because I'm currently watching pretty much anything Mark Strong has ever been in, and BoL is definitely one of my favourites so far. It really surprises me that there's virtually no fic, with that one tiny exception.

Maybe you should try again, sometimes it just takes time for a fic to be written. ^^

Re: I've found one

[author4me.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've been thinking about starting it again, today as a matter of fact. I think I have a better angle now.
Don't know when it's gonna be out, though. ;)

Re: I've found one

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

That's great! Be sure to tell me when you finish it, no matter when that will be. :D

New Fic

[author4me.livejournal.com]

Hi.

Don't know if you've seen it yet, but there's another Hani/Ferris-fic on ff.net. It was published less than a month ago.
It's a Christmas-one shot and has cigar-porn and desk-sex.

The story is called "Christmas Spirit" by Serpentsign.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6099095/1/Christmas_Spirit

Re: New Fic

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much for the link! :D I already read that fic a while ago, the author is a friend of mine here on livejournal. But thanks for remembering to tell me anyway. :)

[fal-gal.livejournal.com]

Hani and Hoffman both think that the end justifies the means, I think. They are alike in that they both understand that collateral damage is an unfortunate consequence of war. Hani sets up Ferris so he can get Al-Saleem. Hoffman thinks he can follow Ferris with his satellites and get Al-Saleem.

Hoffman and Hani both seem very cavalier about the possibility of Ferris dying. Hoffman with his "Oops" and Hani laughingly replying "I shudder to think" when Ferris asks what if he had arrived a few minutes later.

But there is a big difference. Hoffman is so far removed geographically and mentally, Ferris can become just a statistic to him if he dies. Hani, however, is in the field, so to speak, like Ferris, and when he sees Ferris' poor broken body after his torture, he may look at him dispassionately, but he knows, HE KNOWS...he put him there... and so the affectionate visit in the hospital.

Hani and Ferris both have honor; Hoffman does not.

The deleted scene with Hani seeing Ferris in the marketplace and offering for him to take the credit for Al-Saleem's capture is very revealing, I think. It softens Hani's character for me. Instead of having his almost last line be the cold "That was the plan, my dear," he wants Ferris to get the recognition and even wants him to work with him in Jordan. Making up for what he put him through perhaps? And also because he really cares for him and is letting it show.

By taking that scene out, I think Ridley was showing that both Hani and Hoffman were just flip sides of the same cold, calculating coin.