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If a character is reasonably popular, through cartoons, comics or general folklore, they'll probably have some kind of iconic visage. In the world of Hollywood, however, any actor with the clout to play the character in question is probably recognizable to the degree of bankability. Or the actors just want to the audience to see their face. (Or have difficulty emoting without it.) Or the heavy makeup or costuming is just too uncomfortable. Sometimes they just feel a character in crazy get-up just looks too silly doing anything but fighting.

 

 

It's not so strange when you consider how important an actor's face is in "selling" the acting in media such as film where body language matters. Thus, it is not surprising that directors might want to be sure the audience has an unobstructed view of that important face at any especially dramatic moment. Comic books or prose narratives offer other methods of conveying the same information, rendering it less important to see the character's true face.

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