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ways_back_room2004-08-25 12:54 am
gypsyjr.livejournal.com) wrote in ways_back_room2004-08-25 12:54 am
Characterization insecurities.
(Why yes, I did get out of bed to write this. Why do you ask?)
Being the Uber-nerd that I am, I bought the director's cut DVD of Army of Darkness the other day and spent an entire hour and a half listening to the commentary and contemplating my characterization of Ash.
I first saw AoD when I was twelve. Although I don't remember disliking it, I do remember that it rather confused me. Not having seen the first two movies, I had a hard time understanding why I was supposed to root for a character who spends most of the movie acting like pretty much a total jerk.
Now I have gotten older and learned of the concept of the anti-hero, but on the DVD commentary, Sam Raimi and Co. express the opinion that as Ash leads the battle against the army of the dead at the end of the movie, he becomes *too* heroic and loses a lot of what makes him interesting. Part of me is thinking "Hmm, you may have a point," but a larger part of me is thinking "But you WROTE IT THAT WAY! You can't take it back now, so NYAH!"
(This is when I realize that i'm talking to the TV and my mom is giving me weird looks.)
What this all boils down to is that what I have Ash doing now is also uncharacteristically heroic. He's taking a big risk (made somewhat less risky because of the curse, but that has its own negative consequences) for little to no personal gain. And I'm not sure if I'm keeping things within the realm of believability character-wise,or if I'm completely butchering it. :/
Apologies for the community spamming, I just needed to get this out. If anyone's got any suggestions or comments, I'd love to hear them.
Being the Uber-nerd that I am, I bought the director's cut DVD of Army of Darkness the other day and spent an entire hour and a half listening to the commentary and contemplating my characterization of Ash.
I first saw AoD when I was twelve. Although I don't remember disliking it, I do remember that it rather confused me. Not having seen the first two movies, I had a hard time understanding why I was supposed to root for a character who spends most of the movie acting like pretty much a total jerk.
Now I have gotten older and learned of the concept of the anti-hero, but on the DVD commentary, Sam Raimi and Co. express the opinion that as Ash leads the battle against the army of the dead at the end of the movie, he becomes *too* heroic and loses a lot of what makes him interesting. Part of me is thinking "Hmm, you may have a point," but a larger part of me is thinking "But you WROTE IT THAT WAY! You can't take it back now, so NYAH!"
(This is when I realize that i'm talking to the TV and my mom is giving me weird looks.)
What this all boils down to is that what I have Ash doing now is also uncharacteristically heroic. He's taking a big risk (made somewhat less risky because of the curse, but that has its own negative consequences) for little to no personal gain. And I'm not sure if I'm keeping things within the realm of believability character-wise,or if I'm completely butchering it. :/
Apologies for the community spamming, I just needed to get this out. If anyone's got any suggestions or comments, I'd love to hear them.