We’ve all been to the cinema and seen a science fiction film at one point or another. Maybe it was a film that had aliens in it or some type of monster, or possibly just a character in it that was portrayed as a very unique type of person ; in most cases they were wearing some pretty cool contacts to get the effect! If you haven’t noticed this then now that it’s been pointed out you’ll start realizing more and more how often custom contacts are used in the movies to enhance characters. Many movies that have vampires in them like the Twilight series of movies use special contacts to make the characters more believable. Throughout the movie you may notice that the contacts changed with the characters mood, when they are in a normal mood it’s a bright blue, but when they’re angry they may have dark red contacts in which reflect their attitude at that moment. These can be very subtle but still noticeable if you’re paying attention.
Cool Contacts in Star Wars
A not so subtle example however would be in Star Wars Episode I. The very cool looking character “Darth Maul” obviously had a painted face that looked fantastic, but would it have looked so good if he just had regular looking eyes? The eyes are a very important part of the costume that we may not realize, because we are constantly looking into peoples eyes when we talk to them. If we had looked and seen just regular looking eyes without cool contacts in then the character would have lost its effect. But when we look into Darth Mauls eyes we clearly see the sinister character they are trying to portray.
How cool contacts effect characters in movies is an important thing to remember because it can effect how people feel about you. Because people are constantly looking into our eyes, if we were to walk around with some custom contacts in that were red, people might subconsciously think we’re angry. Of course consciously they would recognize and know that they are simply contacts but on another level it could change the way they treat you; maybe this would be a good thing to wear if you’re a repo man! On the other hand, people may just think you’re high all the time which would be a bad thing also, especially if you’re pulled over by the cops. So choose which type of cool contacts you want to wear wisely, it could definitely effect more than your eyes!
