Captain Phillips- Protagonist
Summary:
Protagonist- Captain Phillips (Tom Hanks) the eponymous character.Summary:
Antagonist- The Somali pirates and their leader Muse
Plot- Somali pirates board Captain Philips ship and he agrees to be taken hostage to save his crew. The film highlights the differences between American and Somalian culture.
The film illicits sympathy from both sides due to narration used.
The film illicits sympathy from both sides due to narration used.
Captain Phillips traits:
-Leadership skills.
-Loyalty.
-Brave.
-Sacrifies himself to save his ship mates.
-Carries out his duties.
Muse traits:
-Leadership skills.
-Resourcefullness.
-Loyalty.
Examples of other protagonists- Harry Potter, Rick Grimes
The Avengers- Antagonist
Summary:
Antagonist- Loki
Screen shot summary:
Loki is seen expressing power over a group of hostages at 0.04
at 0.07 he attempts to shoot a man who stands up against him
Captain America then appears at 0.08 and blocks the attack using his shield
the attack then rebounds and knocks Loki down at 0.13
members of the crowd begin to stand up with Captain America at 0.16
Captain America's back up appears at 0.29
at 0.30 we see that this is Black Widow (aka Agent Natasha Romanov)
at 0.32 she begins to aim guns at Loki
at 0.35 Loki engages with a fight with Black Widow and Captain America and the fighter craft narrowly avoids being hit
at 0.53 Captain America appears to be losing the fight
at 1.14 Iron Man arrives to help fight Loki
he shoots at Loki knocking him backwards at 1.15
at 1.23 he points his weaponry at Loki to show his power and to prevent him from getting up again to fight
at 1.29 Loki removes his armour
he then surrenders at 1.32
the heroes are shown was triumphant at 1.40.
Other examples of antagonists- Jim Moriarty, Ursula, Crazy Eight
Breaking Bad- Anti-hero
Summary:
Anti-hero- Walter White aka Heisenberg
Screen shot summary:
Walter White is revealed to the audience to be 50 years old at
he is then revealed to be a high school chemistry teacher at 0.26
the audience is told that he is a good man at 0.42
at 0.52 it is revealed that he has lung cancer
at 1.03 we see him become interested in manufacturing drugs to provide money for his family
Walter meets former student and drug dealer Jesse Pinkman at 1.11
Walter meets with Jesse to discuss becoming partners as Jesse "knows the business and I [Walter] know the chemistry at 1.21
the audience first sees Walter begin to cook meth with Jesse at 1.28
the audience sees Walter steal chemistry supplies from the school he works at 1.34
Walter reveals that he is doing this for his family in a video camera clip at 1.41.
In conclusion Walter begins to manufacture crystal meth to help pay for his cancer treatment and to support his family after his death. The fact that the bad actions acted out with noble intentions makes Walter White an anti-hero.
Other examples of anti-heroes- Dexter Morgan
Summary:
Foil characters: Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson
Screen shot summary bickering scene:
John and Sherlocks strong friendship is shown at 0.07
their differing personalities are first shown at 1.16
the bicker about a variety of topics in a friendly manner from 0.48
to 2.14.
Other examples of foil characters- Merlin and King Arthur
Good but expand on the differences in character traits, e.g. Holmes "spontaneous, ingenious, intuitive" Watson "reliable, methodical, honourable"
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