There were three types of characters found in classic movies: the hero, the villain and the anti-hero. Being the list-making person that I am (and also being bored out of my mind), I am going to name five of my favorites from each category.
HEROES
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| Tom Joad, The Grapes of Wrath |
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| George Bailey, It's a Wonderful Life |
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| Will Kane, High Noon |
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| Terry Malloy, On the Waterfront |
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| T.E. Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia |
VILLAINS
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| Harry Lime, The Third Man |
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| Harry Powell, The Night of the Hunter |
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| J.J. Hunsecker, Sweet Smell of Success |
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| Norman Bates, Psycho |
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| Mrs. Iselin, The Manchurian Candidate |
ANTI-HEROES
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| Charles "Chuck" Tatum, Ace in the Hole |
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| Sidney Falco, Sweet Smell of Success |
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| "Fast" Eddie Felson, The Hustler |
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| Michael Corleone, The Godfather trilogy |
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| Han Solo, Star Wars trilogy |
Haha love Sidney Falco, one of my favourite characters ever.
ReplyDeleteI would argue with Michael Corleone as an anti-hero, and replace him with one of Humphrey Bogart's morally ambiguous characters, or one of Jimmy Stewart's western heroes in Anthony Mann's work.
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