Orlando Bloom - 1001 Reasons Why We Love Orlando Bloom: The list is back!

missvalentina · 10-02-2004, 04:02 AM

Yes, the list is making a long overdue return. I've deleted any claims that have now been proven to be untrue, so the total now stands at 276 reasons. And since there have been several films and events since this list was last updated, I'm sure we'll come up with plenty of new reasons to push us well past 300

1001 Reasons Why We Orlando Bloom
We all know Orlando Bloom fans are just a little more vocal about their obsession than other fans, so it goes to say we’d have more reasons to love him. 101 Reasons just isn’t enough, so we’re going to try for 1001 instead.

Personality/Characteristics
Because he's dedicated.
Because he's loyal.
Because he is very expressive.
Because he's devoted (his idea to have Peter Jackson and others have ten tattooed on their shoulders).
Because he's charming.
Because he gets along well with others.
Because he's intelligent.
Because he’s so pretty, witty and gay all the time!
Because the one word to describe him is "passionate" (as said by Peter Jackson).
Because he’s a daredevil.
Because Orli is a survivor (he fell three stories and broke his back).
Because even after all his falls and broken bones, he's still not afraid to tempt fate and go for the thrills.
Because he's so secure in his masculinity that he cheerfully posed in velvet outfits... again... and again... (Much to our delight).
Because he's 25 and still laughs like a child.
Because he's shocked and embarrassed about all the attention from lusting ladies.
Because he can go from sweet innocence to bedroom eyes in a heartbeat....
…and Because he has NO idea what that does to women!
Because he's not afraid to be different.
Because although his fame draws near, he doesn’t sense it and hasn’t changed.
Because he’s an enigma.
Because he doesn’t let upsets stop him from going on runnin and runnin.
Because he's very affectionate (you can tell by the Elf/Hobbit humps).
Because of his sense of humor.
Because he’s approachable.
Because he even looks charming in photos.
Because he’s charismatic.
Because he’s a cool little dude.
Because he’s always so happy and upbeat.
Because he is nice to his fans.
Because he doesn’t let the attention go to his head.
Because he’s so outgoing.
Because he’s so interesting.
Because he is caring.
Because he has an open outlook on life.
Because he’s adorably goofy.
Because he has class.
Because he moves with grace.
Because he’s well balanced.
Because he’s as hot as hell, and cool at the same time.
Because he is forgiving.
Because he’s not transparent.
Because he has many sides to him.
Because he can be mischievous.
Because he’s always ready to help.
Because he’s a good sport.
Because he is a gentleman.
Because he always asks for a hug and a kiss.
Because his voice is soothing.
Because he is appreciative.
Because he is so animated when he talks.
Because he is strangely multitalented.
Because he is a good sport when teased.
Because he has an angelic spirit.
Because he is a flirt.
Because he’s generous.

Subtotal - 55

Features
Because… well just look at him!
Because he has such an angelic face.
Because he has beautiful hands the most beautiful hands ever seen.
Because he has nice veins!
Because he has a finely lined jaw!!
Because he has a cute pink tongue that likes to peek out.
Because even as Orli (not Legolas) he's still pretty as a girl.
Because he has one extremely shy or photophobic nipple! (Not anymore!)
Because he has nice abs.
Because we've never seen such expressive eyes.
Because he looks like he was sculpted in the likeness of a Greek god.
Because he has the most beautiful cheekbones!
Because his a#* is too precious to spank.
Because he's got great eyes.
Because his smile brightens up our day!
Because of his dimples!
Because he has the cutest voice and accent.
Because his eyebrows are wonderful!
Because he had the prettiest hair out of the fellowship!!!
Because in his eyes lies the innocence we've all lost lusting over him.
Because he's got big feet.
Because a mere glimpse of his face is the panacea of the human soul.
Because he has an adorable pout.
Because of the way his mouth moves when he talks.
Because a half smile from Orli is worth a full smile from anyone else.
Because perfect never looked so good.
Because he has strong arms.
Because of his luscious lips.
Because his looks never falter.
Because he is our perfect guy.
Because he looks like a little boy when he smiles.
Because he’s cuter than a kitty.
Because we like him scruffy.
Because he has great posture (the way he rides, sits, stands…).
Because he is so cute when he blushes.
Because his voice is so soothing.
Because his skin is so clear.

Subtotal - 37

Acting
Because he's a great actor.
Because he's got awesome talent.
Because he’s the only person who could portray Legolas convincingly, and bring him to life.
Because he looks good fighting!
Because he makes walking over snow seem so easy.
Because he looks good with a bow and arrow!!
Because he looks adorable even when he's mad.
Because he looks good in a boat!
Because Orli can make his role with his few lines as important as someone else who is supposed to have a bigger part.
Because even when he doesn’t speak, he still has stage presence (In BHD there were so many scenes there where he just sat, and said nothing, and we were still astounded).
…And when he does speak, he makes our brains freeze.
Because the movies he stars in aren’t boring.
Because you go to see a movie just because he is in it.
Because he selects good films to work on (his first two film projects earned Academy Award nominations for best film).
Because he managed to make a comeback from a career threatening injury.
Because he is committed to giving a good performance (learnt to ride and shoot a bow for LOTR, and went through Ranger training for BHD).
Because he can go from playing a two-thousand-year-old elf to a wet-behind-the-ears soldier in back-to-back movies with little effort.
Because he’s married to his work!
Because he's versatile, he can act for a wide variety of roles.
Because no one cares if his accent isn’t perfect.
Because he can express so many emotions in such little screen time.
Because his vocal talent means he can pull off Elvish, Irish and American accents to compliment his English one.
Because he likes Johnny Depp for his interesting choice of acting roles.
Because we are envious of his career.
Because he looked so happy and carefree in the “Denim Invasion” Gap commercial.
Because he is man enough to admit when his acting could be better (“I died terribly!” – about Midsomer Murders).
Because he’s classically trained eye candy (Newsweek article).

Subtotal - 27

Fashion
Because he can dress himself with style.
Because he wears nice jewelry.
Because his style is unique.
Because he has yellow socks!!
Because only he can look good in a silver frock.
Because only Orli can make a Mohawk look good!
Because he makes his clothes look so good, we actually hesitate to mentally undress him!
Because he's the only guy who can wear velvet, stripes, polka dots, and frills and still look good!
Because he can look good in pink.
Because he looks so good in a hat!!
Because he looks good with a braid.
Because only he an pull off sneakers and a suit.
Because he's bringing UK style to the Colonies!
Because he looks good in tights.
Because he makes blonde extensions look cool.
Because he'd look hot in a kilt.
Because his hair looks good bald, buzz cut, Mohawk, long hair, dyed or natural color, gelled, mussed up, combed…
Because he's not afraid to wear purple.
Because he is not afraid to be unconventional and go against the fashion trends.
Because he is man enough for velvet (see the GQ photo shoot).
Because he wears a gorgeous ring!
Because he wears what he wants and gets away with it.
Because his clothes are never boring and predictable.
Because he perfects that ‘delightfully rumpled’ look we all love.
Because he looks so good it’s a crime not to stare at him.
Because he makes wearing a vest so casually formal.
Because he has bed hair…swoon.
Because he looks good as a blonde as well as a brunette.
Because even when he’s wearing a suit, he manages to incorporate one crazy piece of clothing into the ensemble.
Because he can make un-trendy clothes look good (GAP commercial).
Because he is not afraid to wear the same thing twice.
Because he looks good even in baggy white sweatpants.

Subtotal - 32

Premieres, Award Shows, Parties and TV Appearances
Because he was sweet enough to take his grandmother to the FOTR premiere.
Because according to Empire, he made the best debut of 2001.
Because he shouldered the weight of Dakota for a full two minutes at the Critics Choice Awards.
Because at the CCAs he kept his smile until the end of Dakota’s never-ending speech.
Because he won Best Breakthrough Performance in the Internet Movie Awards 2001/Part 2.
Because he bowed and welcomed Cybill Shepard to England (So Graham Norton interview).
Because he had the good sense to look embarrassed when Cybill Sheperd stuck him in her cleavage.
Because when the Oscars snubbed him, he snubbed them right back!
Because he’ll remain by your side even when you’ve had too much to drink (Christina Ricci at Pre-Oscar party).
Because he’ll remain a gentleman even when you are throwing up (Christina Ricci at Vanity Fair party).
Because according to MTV, he made the breakthrough performance of 2001.
Because he sounds gorgeous even when he’s slipping in and out of accents (MTV Movie Awards 2002 acceptance speech).
Because if he had a magic ring, he’d want it to help him be a chick magnet (see the BurlyBearTV interview).

Subtotal - 13

Fan Reactions
Because he makes a last impression on us all.
Because this boy can't leave you indifferent .
Because he's the kind of guy you think you're the only one to notice... Only to find out he's the crush of every person with a computer.
Because you’re starting to see things relating to him.
Because everyone wants to spank him.
Because he’s caused a fainting epidemic.
Because he's addictive!
Because when we're having a bad day, we can come and look at his pictures and it cheers us up!
Because every time you see him you want to jump his sexy silver tights.
Because he drives people to embarrass themselves for him.
Because we all want a piece of him.
Because girls scream when they hear his name.
Because fainting isn’t enough.
Because he makes our insides feel funny.
Because he entertains us for hours on end.
Because he gives us something to think about when we are at work.
Because he compels us to make fan art.
Because we say so.
Because we feel the need to complete this list.
Because you appreciate the smallest details about him.
Because he made it into our hearts.
Because he brings out the best in all of us.
Because he’s made us analyze each and every photo of him.
Because of us, his secretary has a job (“My secretary is wading…” “Wading?” “Wading in fan mail.”).
Because we buy multiple copies of items just because it has Orlando Bloom in it.
Because if we see a word connected to him in the newspaper, we immediately assume its about him.
Because he makes buying a magazine with one picture of him in it worth it.
Because he turns our frown upside down.
Because he’s our pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
Because he’s responsible for all the time and money we spend on him (and we cant help ourselves).
Because he draws us near.
Because he makes us appreciate him more and more with each photo.
Because he makes us mind our manners.
Because we’re willing to search all over town for merchandise.
Because he makes us drool without even trying.
Because photos of him can leave us gasping.
Because we can’t become mad at him for anything he does.
Because we get mad when someone says “Orlando who?”
Because he inspires us all.
Because we’re willing to walk the streets looking for him.
Because he makes us eagerly await the Gap advertising campaign.
Because as much as we hate GAP we’ll shop there because of the “Denim Invasion” commercial.
Because he inspires loyalty from his fans.
Because he keeps us in suspense.
Because he's the only guy you know that has made you space out in a fraction of a second.
Because one photo is all it took.

Subtotal – 46

FanForum
Because he got his board faster than anyone else on FanForum.
Because we had an institute to house all the obsessed fans!
Because we had to raise the goal from 101 to 1001 reasons due to our love for him.
Because you’re still thinking up Reasons.
Because not even chocolate could take the temptation away!! (people who go to the Aussie embassies will know what I’m saying)
Because FanForum’s brief shutdown only made us stronger.
Because he unites us all on the board.
Because double posts of pictures of him are acceptable.
Because he has helped us make the best friends on FanForum.
Because when we aren’t on FanForum, we feel we have no purpose because we can’t talk about him.
Because all the lovey-dovey smileys here aren’t enough to describe our facial expressions.
Because he helps us understand Shakespeare (see Funniest Screen Caps).
Because we have a terrific fanfic featuring Orli and the Arrows (thank you May!).
Because you freak out when someone posts that Orli waved and winked at the TV camera.
Because he has one of the busiest boards at FanForum.
Because he's brought a slew of us from around the world together!
Because we require a make-believe mental institute just so Orlando in all his guises can take care of us.
Because he’s turned us all into whimpering puddles of goo. *wpog*
Because speeding through a thread in less than 3 hours while talking about Orlando is a common occurrence.
Because he helped us reach FF's Finest in record times.

Subtotal - 20

Miscellaneous
Because all these reasons aren’t enough to explain the love we have for him.
Because there is only one of him.
Because he keeps the room feeling hot on those cold winter nights.
Because he said that we can smoke him.
Because his name is bloomingly fabulous and erotic!
Because you'd have to be deaf, blind, mute and living under a rock if you don’t know how hot he is.
Because he can make girly hair seem *SO* damn manly.
Because every guy wants to have this much attention from women.
Because he looks cute with kids.
Because Sir Lawrence Olivier is his favorite actor.
Because he loves animals.
Because he’s a shopaholic.
Because every man wants to be him.
Because every woman wants to be with him.
Because the thesaurus isn’t enough to find words to describe him.
Because he appeals to women (and men!) of all ages.
Because he’s impervious to our charms…which adds to the allure!
Because every screen cap is precious.
Because Maude is such a lucky duck…err, dog.
Because he has good relationships with his ex’s even after they’ve broken up.
Because his name is unique.
Because a picture is worth a thousand words.
Because when he faced what he believed was a great white shark, he didn’t flinch.
Because his name reminds you of Orlando, Florida, which is also hot.
Because he looks good even when suffering from jet lag.
Because he looks good even when he has bags under his eyes.
Because he’s hot enough to melt ice, cheese and pretty much anything else.
Because he’s carefree enough to compete in a bathtub race.
Because he’s full of surprises.
Because he remained a good friend of Stuart Townsend after he lost the role of Aragorn.
Because he bit his thumb at us.
Because he calls us when we’re not there.
Because he’s full of surprises.
Because he even looks good in the rain (wet elf).
Because he’s photogenic.
Because he looks good, no matter what he’s standing in front of.
Because he is a powerful marketing tool.
Because he makes everything seem more appealing.
Because he’s not perfect.
Because he is an example that imperfection can be a good thing.
Because he loves regardless of the persons gender.
Because he is the perfect example of androgyny.
Because he likes nice, sweet girls.
Because he makes the cutest Cupid (provided the Daily Mirror story is true about his bringing Heath Ledger and Naomi Watts together).
Because he doesn’t mind being called a sex symbol.
Because he makes a comely elf.

Subtotal - 46

Grand Total – 276

Could everyone please read the relevant section of the list before submitting as I try not to have duplicates

Sarah990 · 10-03-2004, 06:02 AM

"Because he's devoted (his idea to have Peter Jackson and others have ten tattooed on their shoulders)."

Wasn't it the number Nine?

missvalentina · 10-03-2004, 07:58 AM

The actors tattooed the number nine... whereas Peter Jackson and a few others were made the "tenth" members of the fellowship.

supergirlhero · 10-04-2004, 12:10 AM

Welcome back to the list. Thanks for resurrecting it, Val.

Princess Bing · 10-04-2004, 09:05 AM

Ooo.

So, how do you go about this suggesting thing, then?

**HappySquared** · 10-04-2004, 10:24 AM

wow! what a list!

i have to read all of those first before I make any suggestions... it seemed like it covered everything Cool!

missvalentina · 10-05-2004, 08:41 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Princess Bing
Ooo. So, how do you go about this suggesting thing, then?

Just come up with a reason and post it... if its not already there I'll add it to the next update

Its its ridiculously long list... 6 pages of 8pt type

elisheva · 10-11-2004, 05:56 PM

yay, the list!
curious: what reasons turned out to be untrue?

Lady_Lee · 10-12-2004, 02:17 AM

Wow, this list is ancient. Bravo to Vali for keeping it this long.

Princess Bing · 10-12-2004, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by missvalentina
Just come up with a reason and post it... if its not already there I'll add it to the next update

Its its ridiculously long list... 6 pages of 8pt type

Because we can fill 6 pages of 8pt type that's all about him.

How's that?

missvalentina · 10-13-2004, 07:52 PM

It works for me

I cant wait for the Troy DVD to come out so I can make up a bunch of new reasons

Waterfaller · 10-25-2004, 04:07 PM

Every single thing on that list is soooooo true! I can't wait for Troy to come out either!

missvalentina · 10-30-2004, 12:09 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by elisheva
yay, the list!
curious: what reasons turned out to be untrue?

Anything related to Andre Schneider, and the one about him playing Cupid with Heath and Naomi.

I think they're the only ones I took out.

Mayi_Wood · 10-30-2004, 02:31 AM

very good thread!!!

Can I put my greatest reason?....

....... because he´s the more elegant and handsome elf in LOTR

I love him since I saw that movie!!!

Mayi_Wood · 11-09-2004, 03:28 AM

perhaps isn´t a good reason??