“The standout characters, exciting set pieces and memorable songs that we’ve come to expect are absent. The truest advertising tagline would be, “From the studio that brought you ‘Cars 2.'”
Continue readingWhat is Power?
Different Character Types have very different views of what power is.
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#TypesTuesday – Each Avenger is absolutely true to their Character Type.
Continue readingThe Paris Wife
The Paris Wife is a fascinating portrait of a Power of Love character (Hadley Richardson) and a Power of Will character (Ernest Hemmingway) living and loving in Paris of the 1920’s.
Continue readingNFL Leadership Styles – Can You Help?
Sometimes it is really useful to look at the Character Types of real people to see how what they do or say defines them. The SuperBowl and the magnificent victory by Green Bay and their young quarterback Aaron Rodgers is a great example to start off with. I’d like to type all the major players in the NFL in terms of their leadership styles. I’m looking for some help here– with quotations or a link to a video as an illustrations. Can you help fill things out?
Continue readingCougar Town – When a Character Doesn’t Ring True
Cortney Cox’s character is is poorly defined, cartoonish and utterly inauthentic. She acts like a thirty-year old Judd Apatow guy trapped in a one-note joke about being desperate but clumsy in the attempt to get laid.
Continue readingCharacter Type Examples
#TypesTuesday – Here is a list of character examples.
Continue readingPower of Will
These characters take what they want, fight for every inch of turf, refuse to show any weakness themselves and pounce decisively on the weakness of others. They have a kill or be killed framework for everything. They believe absolutely in the Law of the Jungle.
Continue readingTerminator Salvation vs Star Trek – What Is Fair?
Different Character Types view philosophical concepts like fairness, love and social or personal responsibility very differently. They each have very distinct ideas about how the world works and very specific ideas about what is owed to the self and to others.
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