The lead character - the hero
The best movie heroes have a few different characteristics:
they have powers that separate them from the average people
Billy Madison - super rich
Happy Gilmour - crazy rage slapshot
Seth (Jonah Hill in Superbad) - his love for his best friend
etc...
The idea to this is that the hero can’t be normal, or why would we watch?
they have to be relatable - HUGE in Hollywood movies
the hero has to be someone that the audience KNOWS, understands and can feel like they could be, or be with - the hero has to have problems and issues that make sense to viewers
even SpiderMan starts by being bullied -
we need to be able to associate with their problems and their fears and their hopes
they need to have problems and issues that cripple their lives
every hero has to be in trouble - we automatically want to watch when that character is up against the odds
often, they are facing things that are common phobias (Indiana Jones and snakes)
they have to be involved in something that is exciting and OUTSIDE of the norm
we want heroes who are ASPIRATIONAL - doing things we wish we could do
Save the Cat moment - the hero usually does something in the first few pages that makes him/her look “nice” a moment that shows heart -
Skyfall - Bond wanted to save the other agent rather than chase the bad guy
The hero is also in a bad place mentally and needs change - this change is the change that will make the hero fit in where they live (or change where they live)
this problem is a problem of CHARACTER - it’s internal
Mulan is a girl in a male-dominated culture and she refuses to “act properly”
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