IS COLIN TREATING HIS FANS FAIRLY?

Colin’s done a lot of soul searching, and made some pretty life changing decisions over the last few years, and through it all, we the fans, have always lent him our support. And in the past he appears to have welcomed, and been humbled by our presence, if not in person, certainly in spirit. But now I am wondering if our support, and indeed ‘us’ really matter to him any more?

I know he’s entitled to his ‘own’, and ‘private’ life, however, he is also a movie star and without his fans, surely he would not be where he is now. Talent has a lot to do with it, and thankfully he’s got oodles of that, but so too is the bankable face, and Irish charm that without a doubt helped enormously in thrusting him into the ‘major’ Hollywood actor league as opposed to just any other actor league. It’s brought him huge success, huge wads of money, huge excesses, huge failure, huge disappointment, and huge decisions about his life. All of which, he’s handled with or without the knowledge of our continued support. But now, Colin seems to be turning another corner in his life, and one that I’m not so sure involves us?!

I for one, as a fan, did feel ever so slightly let down by the fact he didn’t even want to share his bouncing bundle of joy with his fans… for over two weeks or more! I may be wrong in feeling this, but I felt it was such a deliberate act of outing the fans, and the final 'official' confirmation was nothing short of a very limp affair. It was no secret (eventually!) that his girlfriend was expecting, so why all the cloak and dagger shit?

I’m not sure I like this ‘new older and wiser’, ‘serious and quiet’, ‘look but don’t touch’, ‘speak only if I permit it’ and ‘I’ll only answer the questions that are safe’, persona… where’s the fun gone, the laughter, the free spirited tangible lovable soul we used to know? We all get older; learn from our mistakes, gain more responsibility, and hopefully progress as a person, but that doesn’t mean we have to stop being the person we really are?!

I always thought of Colin Farrell as being a real people person, one who wore his heart on his sleeve and was not ashamed to be who he was… flaws in all. Maybe he still is, but just doesn’t want to share himself with the public anymore, which is such a shame as those are the people who enabled him to be a successful actor.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m still a fan… I run this blog don’t I? But I also can’t help but feel as if we are entering into uncharted waters with Mr. Farrell these days, and I’m not so sure he really wants us along for the next chapter of his life‘s journey… where ever that may be heading?!