Character

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 Monday 11th of October
Lo: To explore the use of characterisation in a film 

Don now task:
1. Clint Eastwood ✔
2. Ralph Fiennes ✘
3. Al Pacino ✔
4. Tom Cruise ✔
5. Samantha morton ✘
6. George Clooney ✔
7. Leonardo dicaprio ✔
8. Patrick Stewart ✔
9. Sean Connery ✔
10. drew Barrymore ✔
11. Daniel Radcliffe ✔
12. christian Bale ✔

Case Study Characters: 
• Protagonist (hero)
• Antagonist (villain) 
• sidekick 

Maze Runner 
main character actors - Tomas, Teresa, Newt, Minho, Chuck, Alby
Protagonist- Dylan O'Brien (Tomas) he is 30 years old, job was to get him and his friends out of the maze, personality: brave, strong, fearful 
Antagonist- Ava Paige she puts them in the maze. Gally kills Chucky and keeps Tomas locked up. 
Sidekick- Newt and Minho, the help Tomas to find the way out. 

Hero-  Generally leads the narrative;has a quest or has to solve something; want to succeed; can be any gender 
Villain-  Struggles against the hero; seen as morally bad; attempts to stop hero from achieving goal.
Donor- Gives the hero something special ( power/weapon/wisdom etc...) enables t complete quest. 
Helper- Supports the hero (sidekick)  appears at critical moments; their illuminations helps define the hero
Princess-  Can take two forms; the object sought by the hero or the reward 
Dispatcher- Sends hero on the mission ( can be combined with another role) 
Farther- Gives task to the hero; authority figure; protective over princess (doesn't have to be her biological farther) 
False Hero- appears to act heroically and often mistaken for the real hero; gets credit for the work; gains respect from the farther. 

Prop Theory
applied to maze runner:
Hero- Tomas
Villain- Gally 
Donor- Ava Paige
Helper- Newt
Princess-  Teresa
Dispatcher- Ava Paige 
Farther-  there isn't one 
False Hero- Gally 



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