Film characters

In films, and in life, events and other individuals can affect and mold one’s character. In literature and film, these changes to an individual’s personality are collectively called one’s character development. Often times the protagonist, as well as minor characters, change throughout the film as a result of life changes, and drastic situations. Other characters, particularly the antagonists of the film, can also have a severe impact on the protagonist’s development. This is exactly the case in the film Collateral, directed by Michael Mann. Throughout the course of this film, Jamie Foxx’s character, Max, endures a particularly stressful situation, which severely alters his personality, and shapes him into a completely different person by the conclusion of the picture. At the commencement of Collateral, the audience is introduced to the protagonist of the film, Max. He is a meticulous cab driver in Los Angeles, who one day aspires to open his own limousine service. He is scrupulous in his work, as he knows the precise times that it takes to travel from one end of the…

Whenever you view a film you will realize that not everything is going to be represented on the screen. The same thing happens in melodrama, many of the films we have viewed in class have only presented us wither certain things, which ultimately poses a question, what do we not get to see? So far the stories told on the screen mostly concern straight, white females or males, with middle class to wealthy incomes, which leaves room for many different types of people that aren’t having their…

Another main character in the film and story is Arnold Friend, he is a dangerous figure who comes to Connie’s home. Arnold makes his entrance at Connie’s house in his gold convertible car. He looks strange enough to suggest that he might be mentally disturbed. He wears mirrored sunglasses, had a flawless skin and his hair was so wild that it looked like a wig. When he walks he wobbles because he puts some stuff in his shoes that make him look taller. The strange appearance he had made his calm…

The main characters of the film were Caine, O-dog, A-wax, Harold, Stacy and Sharif. The youth were depicted as a by-product of their environment. O-dog was portrayed as dangerous, impulsive, carefree, an outlaw, and containing sociopathic tendencies. He showed no remorse for the clerk or his wife, all he cared about was about how much money he gained. This can also be seen, when he shot the drug addict that was trying to buy drugs from him. O-dog shot and killed him, then took his…

Ronnie del Carmen, the Disney Pixar film Inside Out (2015) expresses a comical tale of symbolic characters to represent a child’s inner emotion. The character Riley (Kaitlyn Dias) exhibits five main emotions: Joy (Amy Poehler), Sadness (Phyllis Smith), Fear (Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black), and Disgust (Mindy Kaling). The adventure begins when the emotional beings inside her mind meddle with her core memories. This action sends Riley into a roller coaster of emotional loss and personality…

Pixar’s animated films have been giving off strong hints towards the emasculation of male characters since old movies like “Dumbo” were released. In Ken Gillam and Shannon R. Wooden’s novel “Post-Princess Models of Gender: The New Man in Disney/Pixar” they bring up points and topics involving “Cars”, “Toy Story”, and even “The Incredibles”. Gillam even goes to say that the films “overtly praises the film “Good Woman” proverbially behind every successful man” (470). The novel they’ve written…

a trip returning to earth after going on a mission to find minerals within its ships you have seven passengers who are in a deep sleep. You have Captain Dallas, his second in command Executive Officer Kane, Warrant Officer Ripley, crew members Ash Science Officer, Navigator Lambert, and Engineers Parker and Brett. They have all been working together for some time in deep space forming relationships and co habituating habits. In Alien we how our main character our protagonist the person we as…

In the story Metamorphosis, Gregor, the main character, is turned into a gigantic bug. His family cannot see Gregor for the person he used to be but for the disgusting bug he is now. The family locked him in his room and visited him to give him food only if he was hidden where they could not see him. Gregor is left to handle his metamorphosis alone and is isolated from his family and the outside world. Isolation is when someone is disconnected from the people around them, either physically,…

The following case study is on a woman spy named Natasha Romanoff more known as The Black Widow suffering from borderline personality disorder. Borderline personality disorder is a serious mental disorder marked by a pattern of ongoing instability in moods, behavior, self-image, and functioning. These experiences often result in impulsive actions and unstable relationships. A person with BPD may experience intense episodes of anger, depression, and anxiety that may last from only a few hours to…

Cassandra Clare once wrote,“Lies and secrets... they are like a cancer in the soul. They eat away what is good and leave only destruction behind.” Everyone has a secret, but, it is what a person lets a secret do to them and to others that can be destructive. In Election written by Tom Perrotta, characters in a suburban town live everyday hiding secrets from their peers, elders, and even themselves. These secrets have the potential to corrupt relationships, and morals, and they do so…