Week 10 assignment

i think that movies and books help us to create strong connections by using the protagonists perspective. I believe this applies especially to books, as books usually give a strong insight into the mind of the protagonist.

however there are other reasons as to why characters are engaging in books and films. i Sometimes think that interaction between characters is important. shows and films like friends or Star Wars i think do this well, as they are both very popular. Like for instance the original Star Wars films are much more popular then the new editions as i feel that the characters where much more interesting that had very different personalities and backgrounds.

Personality and background i feel is an essential foundation needed for characters, which leads onto how the individuals feel emotions and how they react in certain situations. This therefore means that acting is still important for characterisation as they need to express their emotions strong enough to establish the connection so the viewer can empathise with the character.

this means that scripts have to be carefully complied together, as the character needs to think and act the way they were originally designed ( unless of course if developments happen during the story that alters the characters way of thinking). I think that scripts are more involved with creating the story than creating the characters, as the story just places these characters in the situation and then the foundation of the character design is used to determine how they react. i therefore believe that the script revolves around the character design.

I especially enjoy the original Star Wars films as they have an assortment of different characters which i believe makes it so successful. With these films you find that each characters has not only different characteristics, but also different abilities. For instance you have the loyal and strong wookie, then you have characters like the jedi and sith that have unnatural abilities. But then this film introduces a character like Han Solo that doesn't necesarilly have any special abilities, but makes up for it though his personality and characteristics.