Monday, February 28, 2011

Prompt #28

Who's your favorite character from a movie that came out in the last year? Who's your least favorite character?


Favorite character
TOOTHLESS the Night Fury in How TO Train Your Dragon
Why do I love toothless? Like Dumbo before him - here is a character who is given no dialogue and yet you love him and root for him. and yes, he reminds me of my dog.

Toothless doesn't give his friendship willingly - it has to be earned. There is an interesting thing in the film - a turning point with Astrid and Stoic's characters - as soon as they say 'I'm sorry" Toothless forgives them and his attitude totally changes.

I admire his loyalty. He is complex. And he is an animal - so you never really know what he might do.

But maybe what I like best - is that here is an animated character that isn't encumbered with a "celebrity" voice. As I watched Gnomeo and Juliet today - i found myself guessing who the actors were. And knowing that the voice is just one facet of an animated character - it really pulled me out of the film.


Least favorite
Guido Contini (yes I looked it up) as played by Daniel Day-Lewis in NINE
I'm all for films about artists being blocked and trying to create their art. But this guy was just a cad. I really didn't get why all these women wanted him. He is the protagonist and I could care less. i wanted him to fail - and I don't think that is what the filmmakers intended.
The feminist in me was annoyed by the objectification. Sure I like looking at beautiful women strutting their stuff - but it was all a male sexual fantasy. It gets old after a while. When was he going to be objectified?
Maybe I just missed the point completley.

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