Heroic Characters

When people talk movies they often talk about good or bad characters.
Let me explain for clarity purposes.

Good characters are characters that are believable and bad are flat characters that are unreal. Then there are the villains and heroes.

Good guys and villains fall into one of these headings person, monsters system/government or machines. Now with all of those the villains out there trying to destroy, kill and hinder our characters from accomplishing the goal.

We needed a Dr. Loomis to Deal with a psychotic serial killer by the name of Michael Meyers.

I just want to share some of my favorite heroic characters from film and what it takes to be a hero.

John Travolta as Sean Archer
First a heroic character has to be ready to sacrifice some things in order to be a hero. Sean Archer was willing to sacrifice his face, family and life to stop a crazy terrorist by the name of Castor Troy from killing thousands of people. Who can forget Face/Off?

Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker
Second a heroic character has to have courage & dedication to due battle with any type of villain. Even if being a hero means you have to go up against a dark galactic empire on a course for world domination.

Luke was definitely up to the challenge working his way up the ranks from a young fighter pilot to become a Jedi Knight. Was able to help his dad Darth Vader forsake the dark side to become a hero once again to destroy the evil emperor.

Bruce Willis as John McClane
Thirdly a heroic character has to have that internal hero clock working within them so when something jumps off they can go into action. John McClane’s clock was working on overdrive. He seemed to be always at the right place when the wrong things were happing and handled his business, especially in the fourth installment.

Vin Diesel as Riddick
Finally all heroes aren’t squeaky clean. Some heroes have a history that may not resemble the resume of our usual suspects for heroes. Remember how Hans Solo was in Star Wars?

In case of an emergency, break the normal routine by selecting a bad boy to get the job done. Riddick was a gritty hard character. When people needed a hero he stepped up to the plate. What better character to choose in tough times to fight against the powers that be than a fearless bad boy who’s ready to die.