Movie Heroes/Heroines

jackhammer · 01-13-2012, 07:28 PM

Yes I know movies are (as a rule) fictitious but we have surely admired certain characters in films and wanted to be them?

Whether it is the actual performance, the way they deliver lines, their screen presence, their written dialogue, the way they move or even dress.

I am not talking about the actual actor or actress behind the role either and don't just post a pic and leave it at that as that is just damn lazy. Give us your reasons even if you may find them embarrassing!

Film, character and actor and maybe a vid will help.

Rob Corddry. Hot Tub Time Machine.

Rarely have I seen an actor capture the pathos of approaching middle age so well. Instead of 'pretending' to be a old sod trying to recapture past youth, he still is a youth in his eyes yet he ultimately is resigned to his fate of past failures but he still approaches his life with a zest and an optimism that many 20 years his junior would be jealous of. Top this with off with a sense of humour that is seemingly all incandescent rage hiding an acute vulnerability and you have the perfect everyday 40 something.

More to come (no pun intended if you have seen the film).

Mrd00d · 01-14-2012, 02:38 PM

I am Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, in essence. Nobody calls me Mr. Lebowski, I'm the Dude... man... so that's what you call me. That, or Duder, or His Dudeness or El Duderino if, you know, you're not into the whole brevity thing.

-Jeff Bridges, The Big Lebowski

Also Peter Gibbons from Office Space. You know what I'd do if I had a million dollars. Nothing. Absolutely nothing.

-Ron Livingston

Howard the Duck · 01-15-2012, 12:05 AM

i don't wanna be him, but i am him atm, full of unfocussed uncontrollable rage:-

"you don't want to make me angry, you wouldn't like me when i'm angry" - Bruce/David Banner

GravitySlips · 01-15-2012, 04:39 PM

When I was in high school, I admired John Bender from The Breakfast Club. Perhaps a little too much...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mrd00d

I am Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, in essence. Nobody calls me Mr. Lebowski, I'm the Dude... man... so that's what you call me. That, or Duder, or His Dudeness or El Duderino if, you know, you're not into the whole brevity thing.

-Jeff Bridges, The Big Lebowski

Also Peter Gibbons from Office Space. You know what I'd do if I had a million dollars. Nothing. Absolutely nothing.

-Ron Livingston

Yeah, those slacker type characters resonate with me too.

Mrd00d · 01-15-2012, 05:05 PM

I don't like to think of them as slacker type characters, but I suppose that's the most common way to look at it.

I feel these characters have found the everyday 9 to 5 lifestyle undesirable. Ron Livingston's character, for example, even found work he could enjoy. But the bottom line I suppose is that they don't care for the mundane day-in day-out same ol' same ol'. Some see them as slackers, but it just shows me there isn't just one way to live a happy life.

GravitySlips · 01-15-2012, 06:28 PM

That's essentially what I mean, yeah (re: the 9 to 5).

I don't use the term slacker here in a pejorative way at all (I don't mean lazy people). I just appreciate what these characters value in their lives. No interest whatsoever in the corporate 'rat race' - they just desire a relatively simple way to live which affords them time to pursue their real passions. It's that that resonates with me.

Mrd00d · 01-16-2012, 12:14 AM

Okay so we are on the same page after all, very cool...

chrysanthy · 01-16-2012, 01:20 AM

i admired min.zhao from "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber"

Howard the Duck · 01-16-2012, 01:42 AM

but not "cheong mo kei"

dunno what's that in mandarin - "zhang wu ji"?

in case anyone doesn't know what we're talking about, it's a movie/tv adaptation of a wu xia (fantasy kung-fu) epic by Louis Wu:-

the lead character is "Cheong Mo Kei/Zhang Wu Ji"

**Yac** · 01-16-2012, 01:57 AM

Dick Winters, played by Damian Lewis.

Original Dick Winters, 1944.

I don't think I have to write anything more if you saw Band of Brothers. But if not, let me just tell you this guy is my personal hero. The courage, the smarts, the charisma - a perfect, some say too perfect, officer. And a great man who after coming back from WW2 never shot a firearm again.

01-13-2012, 07:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Movie Heroes/Heroines Yes I know movies are (as a rule) fictitious but we have surely admired certain characters in films and wanted to be them? Whether it is the actual performance, the way they deliver lines, their screen presence, their written dialogue, the way they move or even dress. I am not talking about the actual actor or actress behind the role either and don't just post a pic and leave it at that as that is just damn lazy. Give us your reasons even if you may find them embarrassing! Film, character and actor and maybe a vid will help. Rob Corddry. Hot Tub Time Machine. Rarely have I seen an actor capture the pathos of approaching middle age so well. Instead of 'pretending' to be a old sod trying to recapture past youth, he still is a youth in his eyes yet he ultimately is resigned to his fate of past failures but he still approaches his life with a zest and an optimism that many 20 years his junior would be jealous of. Top this with off with a sense of humour that is seemingly all incandescent rage hiding an acute vulnerability and you have the perfect everyday 40 something. More to come (no pun intended if you have seen the film). __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

01-14-2012, 02:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mrd00d Stoned and Jammin' Out Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Northern California; Eugene, OR; mobile Posts: 1,602	I am Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, in essence. Nobody calls me Mr. Lebowski, I'm the Dude... man... so that's what you call me. That, or Duder, or His Dudeness or El Duderino if, you know, you're not into the whole brevity thing. -Jeff Bridges, The Big Lebowski Also Peter Gibbons from Office Space. You know what I'd do if I had a million dollars. Nothing. Absolutely nothing. -Ron Livingston __________________ Mrd00d's Last.fm

01-15-2012, 05:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mrd00d Stoned and Jammin' Out Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Northern California; Eugene, OR; mobile Posts: 1,602	I don't like to think of them as slacker type characters, but I suppose that's the most common way to look at it. I feel these characters have found the everyday 9 to 5 lifestyle undesirable. Ron Livingston's character, for example, even found work he could enjoy. But the bottom line I suppose is that they don't care for the mundane day-in day-out same ol' same ol'. Some see them as slackers, but it just shows me there isn't just one way to live a happy life. __________________ Mrd00d's Last.fm

01-16-2012, 12:14 AM	#7 (permalink)
Mrd00d Stoned and Jammin' Out Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Northern California; Eugene, OR; mobile Posts: 1,602	Okay so we are on the same page after all, very cool... __________________ Mrd00d's Last.fm

01-15-2012, 06:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
GravitySlips Music Addict Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,578	That's essentially what I mean, yeah (re: the 9 to 5). I don't use the term slacker here in a pejorative way at all (I don't mean lazy people). I just appreciate what these characters value in their lives. No interest whatsoever in the corporate 'rat race' - they just desire a relatively simple way to live which affords them time to pursue their real passions. It's that that resonates with me.

01-16-2012, 01:20 AM	#8 (permalink)
chrysanthy Groupie Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 1	i admired min.zhao from "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber"

01-16-2012, 01:57 AM	#10 (permalink)
Yac Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: It's a secret too. Posts: 1,363	Dick Winters, played by Damian Lewis. Original Dick Winters, 1944. I don't think I have to write anything more if you saw Band of Brothers. But if not, let me just tell you this guy is my personal hero. The courage, the smarts, the charisma - a perfect, some say too perfect, officer. And a great man who after coming back from WW2 never shot a firearm again.