Saturday, July 23, 2011

My Top Ten All Time Favorite Movie Protagonists. Part 2 5-1

So, the last time we left off on this list I was just reaching my top 5 of "My Top Ten All Time Favorite Movie Protagonists.  lets continue the list with

#5.) Westley (The Princess Bride.)
 Westley, A man that will stop at nothing to be with the love of his life goes from a poor peasant stable boy to a man that was kidnapped by a pirate and took over his spot as that pirate.  But, no matter what he goes and finds his love.  The determination in Westley's will would not let him stop for anything if it ment that he could be the one he loved her name is Buttercup.  He even fights against a con artist at a game of wits and wins.  He goes from almost dying to kill the prince that was scheming to start a war with another country.

#4.) Mr. Miyagi  (Original Karate Kid Movie Series)
When you think of Karate Kid what is one of the first things that come time mind?  One of those images is probably of Mr. Miyagi trying to catch the fly.  What stands out about this man is his back-story and how in-depth it is. from loosing his child and wife from complications from child birth to coming to America to start a new life Mr. Miyagi has much to say with out even saying it.  Befriending Daniel and showing the ways of the martial arts to him both find what each other has been looking for  for a long time and that is a close friend.  Mr. Miyagi is wise and shows Daniel how to be wise and use what god has given him.  Through out the series he teaches Daniel so much but more then anything he taught him how to have confidence, be able to trust in himself and how to kick some butt.

So now we are at the top 3.  The next 3 were hard to number but they are numbered the way they are.

#3.)Batman/Bruce Wayne  (Batman Movie Series)
Batman, a vigilante crime fighter from Gotham City.  Bruce Wayne, the man behind the mask, owner and Wayne enterprises stands out from all the rest of the super hero of his time.  He may not have super powers but he has money and he can do what he can to take down the criminals that run a muck in Gotham City. A secretive man with a very painful past becomes a crime fighter.  Through the years he has fought against some of the most ruthless and nasty baddies that he has ever come across and his archenemy The Joker.




#2.) Lennie Small and George Milton (Of Mice and Men)
Want to know what a true friendship looks like?  Then look no further then to Lennie Small and George Milton.  These two men define what a friendship is.  Lennie a mentally retarded man being looked over by George go out and want to live a peaceful life in a small house out in the country with some rabbits and a few farm animal.  Life was ok because they had each other until one day during an after noon of some games Lennie accidentally kills The wife of the man who is their bosses on a plantation/farm they work on.  George finds out about this and takes Lennie to the middle of a forest area. Knowing what the others will do to Lennie for what he did George takes out a gun.  While describing to Lennie about what they want to do when the get the money George fires the weapon killing Lennie.

#1.) Rocky Balboa (The Rocky Series)
Rocky, a man that lived a simple life, a local gym fighter just about to be washed up, a debt collector for a lone shark.  But, the moment a fighter from the outside comes into his world it just gets turned upside down.  A man with a hard outer exterior is a man that has a true heart.  Falling in love with a lonely pet store clerk Adrian gets the motivation and anger to go out train and then after all sorts of walls in front of him finally becomes a true winner then becomes the heavy weight champion of the world.  




So there you have my list of my top ten all time favorite Movie Protagonists.

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