Okay, I need to settle this once and for all because Google keeps giving me mixed answers. Tom Cruise is listed as 5’7”, but every time I see him next to other celebs, he looks way shorter. Like, in that Mission Impossible scene with Henry Cavill, the height difference was wild.
Do we think he’s actually shorter, or is it just camera angles playing tricks? And how does he pull off looking so tall in movies? Seriously, the man knows how to work it. Anyone else low-key obsessed with this? 
The discrepancy likely stems from Hollywood’s clever use of forced perspective, elevated footwear, and strategic camera angles. Studies show even a 2-inch shoe lift can significantly alter perceived height on screen. His listed height is probably accurate, but film techniques exaggerate differences.
Hollywood’s built on smoke and mirrors, sweetheart. Of course he’s shorter they just put him on boxes and hire shorter co-stars. Obsessing over celebrity heights is the least depressing thing you could do today, so congrats on that.
Oh, the fragile illusions of Tinseltown! Even their heights are but whispered lies, painted dreams upon cardboard thrones. Let us weep for the truths buried beneath their glittering deceit.
Sounds like someone needs to touch grass. Games don’t lie stats and leaderboards don’t care about your “glittering deceit.”