Calvin is a proud man who covers his vulnerabilities with flippancy.
I love Steven's nuanced and subtle expressions.
Calvin is a very contradictory person.
Outwardly:
an amoral philanderer, yet faithful to Christie.
unscrupulous, yet made/extorted Mr. Chui's public repentance.
ruthless yet shows random kindness to elderly couple (strangers)
self-absorbed yet takes time and effort to reconcile a young couple. (strangers)
exploitative yet caring to Judy as he gently kisses her on her temple and bequeaths her HKD10 millions.
brutal yet loves Christie wholeheartedly.
strong yet vulnerable.
Most contradictory of all: his smiles conceal while his eyes expose.
The below screencaps are just one of many scenes whereby his eyes belied his smiles, his facial expressions betrayed his outward behaviors, and his reflex actions (heart) overrules his put on actions (head). Steven did a brilliant job bringing life to Calvin.
so burden and isolated, he suddenly feels an inexplicable urge to share his inner feelings
But at seeing Judy's fear, he quickly covers up his vulnerability with signature lopsided smile
unfair to burden an innocent woman with his problems, he turns on his flippancy switch
laying it on thick
calming Judy's fear with a bright smile
Unmasked, his eyes are windows to his inner being for the eyes do not lie.
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