Compare And Contrast Tv And Movies

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Each movie or television show out there has characters. These characters are what make each show/movie unique. Throughout my years of watching TV and movies I have developed a taste for the types of characters I enjoy to watch. I have to say that I enjoy a wide variety of characters, but to narrow that down, I like admirable characters as well as a little villainous here and there. In this essay I will compare these two types of characters and why I find each one appealing. I hate to admit it but I am a total sucker for the dramatic, girly, romance films and TV shows. For some reason I am just drawn to them. I am the girl that gets excited for the newest Nicholas sparks love movies that always have a happy ending, some how. I love admirable …show more content…

An example of one of these types of characters is Bender from the movie The Breakfast Club. Bender is portrayed as a tough guy who doesn’t have a care in the world. The movie wants the audience to dislike him and makes him out to be someone who doesn’t care about anyone but himself. When I watched this film I started not to like him as well, but as the movie went on I wanted to see someone break down his wall, to uncover his true personality. I was rooting for a character to change him and display the soft side I knew he had in him. These types of characters intrigue me because I know deep down they have a heart like everyone else and there is a specific reason they have their guard up. I like seeing another character break down the walls and expose their true colors. In this movie, Claire is the target for a lot of Benders jokes and torment but she finds a way to defend him. Claire has sympathy towards Bender throughout the movie and as the audience I cannot seem to see what she sees in him just yet. As the film goes on, Bender and Claire become closer and start to form a strong bond, breaking down each other’s walls. The audience starts to see the real reason that Bender acts the way he does, and it stems back from his childhood, and having hatred towards his father. Benders father was physically, mentally and emotionally abusive towards him. After finding these details out, Bender starts to …show more content…

I love admirable and heroic characters because, seeing them doing the right thing almost always leads to a happy ending. I know its sappy but I love happy endings and I live for the romance shown in TV shows and movies. While I love the mushy love scenes, I also love the characters with hidden personalities. I really enjoy characters that are villainous who eventually break down their walls and transform. Seeing the connection between two characters eventually leading to their real personalities coming out is something that makes a great movie. The two movies that I picked are perfect examples of both of these types of characters and how they are portrayed. I absolutely love both of these films for many reasons but the biggest being the characters

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