Why did they write Leo as hot?
I heard he agreed to the movie after changes to the script were made. Was this his stipulation? Tell people he's still hot as a portly middle aged man?
I don't think he was written as hot. His character was actually an awkward, anxious, depressed low-level astronomer. He seemed to consider himself a bit of a failure. Women found him attractive because he's a good-looking guy, and in the story, gained minor celebrity status due to all the media attention surrounding him. He became a somewhat influential public figure, which many women like.
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I think he peaked in Romeo and Juliet.
I'm not really sure how your reply logically follows my own. Are you maintaining your original position, or agreeing with anything I attempted to explain?
You say Leo "peaked" in Romeo and Juliet. That's fine. But considering that he could have passed for a teenage boy there, I get the impression that you must be young. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Just might help explain why you'd struggle to understand women finding a middle-aged man attractive.
Leo had model looks in Romeo and Juliet, and he was 21, not a teen!
shareI clearly stated that, in Romeo and Juliet, Leo could have passed for a teenage boy. While I am aware that he was actually 21 years old at the time, he nonetheless appeared on screen closer in age to 18 or 19. Until very recently, he's always looked a bit younger than his actual age, due to his boyish features.
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