Jan 31 2012
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Jan 29 2012
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Thinking Villain
Those of you who read these long posts often will have seen that I, from time to time, enjoy watching classic cinema. I am by no means an expert, but something I have become very much a believer in is the Villain. the Antagonist that allows the Protagonist the ability to develop as a character, and ultimately the plot to move on as a whole.
My particular feeling towards this is that the antagonist must be someone whom the protagonist is the exact opposite of. For instance in Unbreakable, when the twist is revealed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tmzbosye2-Y (Spoilers!) the villain is revealed to be someone who is the exact opposite of the protagonist.
Moving on from that, in my humble opinion, the best protagonist is thwarted at every turn by the ultimate antagonist; the thinker.
The thinker is not the strongest, and often does not use his own strength to complete their aims, but they are the worst foe the protagonist could ever encounter. They have out thought the protagonist, and as such truly are the most evil characters, which in turn creates the most lovable heroes.
Other examples in popular culture would be the Master and Moriarty.
Basic examples? yes, but I find that they are everything a truly good villain needs to be.
Good Villains are more than just cliche criminals
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Always remember that your life, your one particular unique and individual life is made up of many parts; be it school, work, family, friends, other interests and so forth. These different parts only ever see you in the light of which they are particularly interested; Your family don’t really understand your friends, your friends don’t know about your work. To an extent they do, but not really. They don’t know how you feel about it, they don’t know what it means to you. So all these parts of your life think that they are the most important part of your life, they will all grab at you and try and convince you that you should be paying the greatest amount of attention to them. It’s not wrong to prioritise according to what’s most important to you. Never feel bad for putting someone or something lower on the pecking order if they or it means less to you than something else. You should always be ready for the consequences, but know that if it’s truly what you want, then you should have no qualms in doing so.
Be true to your own wishes.
Jan 26 2012
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Jan 25 2012
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This week’s Sports Illustrated features Tom Brady, who is making his 19th appearance on the SI cover. (Simon Bruty/SI)
YEAH PATRIOTS!
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Jan 23 2012
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Jan 22 2012
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antnorwe asked: Yeah about the post you made on Aug 17 about how to make a villain complex? Make them a man with gender issues. Make them parade around their fortress of evil in a flowery dress. Then go into intricate detail about the time Uncle Fred was a very bad person. I'm just throwing ideas out here.
That could go well…or very well!
Jan 20 2012
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