Jack Sparrow. James Bond. General Maximus. Harry Potter. Lara Croft or the bad ass Shu Qi in My wife is a Gangster (character name escapes me). T-100 (in case y'all don't know, he's the time-travelling futuristic humanoid robot in the Terminator franchise played by Arnold Schwarzenegger). These are some movie characters that has been imprinted in our minds due to their vigorous impact on our person.
In such short time fused into 1 to 2 hours of screenplay, they have captivated our imagination striking us with deep awe. But what do the have to make us aspire, dream and desire to be like them???
In such short time fused into 1 to 2 hours of screenplay, they have captivated our imagination striking us with deep awe. But what do the have to make us aspire, dream and desire to be like them???
Maybe it is still the snivelling kid in us when we had our first view of a motion picture that brought about our liking of such fictitious personas. Who had dreamt as a kid of being an adventurous pirate scouring the seas looking for treasures, or being the sleek, smooth and cunning spy tracking down notoriety and unearthing conspiracies concerning matters of national security :- while sidetracking to pursue elite goddesses 8-/ or just being plain invincible and immortal.
Or maybe it's the sense of maturity we've grown into that seeks subconsciously the old & the experienced for tips on how to become the wiser in picking rightful choices we have in real life.
Who hadn't found wisdom in the amusing weird dialogues of Yoda like the line "In grave danger, you are..." or the subtle complexities of the soft-speaking mages like Gandalf from LOTR and Dumbledore in the HP series.
Who hadn't found wisdom in the amusing weird dialogues of Yoda like the line "In grave danger, you are..." or the subtle complexities of the soft-speaking mages like Gandalf from LOTR and Dumbledore in the HP series.
And maybe it is the real persons we saw being portrayed, whether existing or fictitious, that we desire of becoming. Who didn't want for even for one moment in their lives to be the rich and famous!?!
Everyone aspired to be them. Even the sadistic and powerful characters we find in antagonists like Mafia members and criminals, we secretly wanted to when we have grudges against our enemies. Or just the "common man" character going through tough times and dilemmas we can relate to.
Everyone aspired to be them. Even the sadistic and powerful characters we find in antagonists like Mafia members and criminals, we secretly wanted to when we have grudges against our enemies. Or just the "common man" character going through tough times and dilemmas we can relate to.
Whatever reasons we may have in admiring these portrayals we see in the big screen, it reflects who we are. Our personality, our known and hidden desires, our uniqueness. And the ones that intrigue us most stays with us, becomes a part of us... Because in one way or another, we try to follow their paths. One way or another, we try to learn from them. As for me, i got plenty. But I'll leave a quote for y'all to ponder on from one character that really intrigued me. His character portrayal changed the traditional view to pirates being dangerous into something amusing yet still incredibly cunning. He's the Pirate Lord of the Caribbean...
" Me? I'm dishonest. And a dishonest man you can always trust to be dishonest, honestly. It's really the honest ones you should be worried about. Because you can never know when they will do something incredibly stupid" - Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest)
