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Green · 07-17-2011, 09:58 AM

What is the most movie character you liked and you wished to be like her/him? for me it is "Kathlen Keely" - you've got mail.

The Cloud · 07-17-2011, 07:23 PM

Ricky Fitts - "American Beauty"

taylor · 07-19-2011, 06:36 PM

Elwood from Harvey.

AlmostGodess · 07-19-2011, 09:19 PM

Of, I really wanted to become Rambo

ZephyrusX · 07-19-2011, 11:59 PM

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Of, I really wanted to become Rambo

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Mariana Trench · 07-20-2011, 04:49 AM

The Romulan commander from "The Enterprise Incident"?

...damn, not a movie. Bless you that get why I envy her.

I'm still thinking about this. Interesting thread.

cacheborn · 07-20-2011, 05:00 AM

For some reason, I feel closely connected with characters who make prison breaks. I don't want to be them, but I like them.

Andy in Shawshank Redemption, Henry Charrière in Papillon, Count of Monte Cristo.

ZephyrusX · 07-20-2011, 05:03 AM

Did Spock ever get a girlfriend in the series or any of the movies?

cacheborn · 07-20-2011, 05:06 AM

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Originally Posted by ZephyrusX

Did Spock ever get a girlfriend in the series or any of the movies?

Ask Mariana. She knows all the episodes of Star Trek backwards.

Mariana Trench · 07-20-2011, 05:11 AM

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Originally Posted by cacheborn

For some reason, I feel closely connected with characters who make prison breaks. I don't want to be them, but I like them.

Andy in Shawshank Redemption, Henry Charrière in Papillon, Count of Monte Cristo.

I saw a fantastic prison escape movie recently called The Next Three Days.

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Originally Posted by ZephyrusX

Did Spock ever get a girlfriend in the series or any of the movies?

Sort of

Nurse Chapel always liked him one-sidely. Two women he was temporarily with while his brain was being messed with somehow. And the Romulan Commander and he had an affair when he was (mostly--a little Romulan Ale and some orange stuff

) sound headed, as a distraction to her while Captain Kirk was being a spy! I love watching them woo each other.

Oh, and there was a bit of flirting with a princess, completely sober, in "The Cloud Minders". It was very uncharacteristic.

cacheborn · 07-20-2011, 05:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Mariana Trench

I saw a fantastic prison escape movie recently called The Next Three Days.

Have not seen that one.

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Nurse Chapel always liked him one-sidely.

Goes to search for Nurse Chapel.

ZephyrusX · 07-20-2011, 05:27 AM

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And the Romulan Commander and he had an affair when he was (mostly--a little Romulan Ale and some orange stuff ) sound headed, as a distraction to her while Captain Kirk was being a spy!

There you have it! That is right up my alley!

Otherwise, I want to be rover from 'The Prisoner' (Old TV series, but so what).

‪Enter Rover‬&rlm; - YouTube

Why do I want to be Rover? A bubble that makes elephant noises and sucks people up is the strangest thing I can think of at the moment.

Mariana Trench · 07-20-2011, 05:27 AM

I've been thinking about this. There's a ton of movie characters I admire and am inspired by, but none I would really want to be. I do want super powers, though.

Lots of character I adore, and some I relate to...but... I just want to be me. And 'me' is really flexible. The characters I adore, I'd feel too challenged to be. The characters I relate to don't leave enough space for me to start to leave my flaws behind.

I like the real world honestly, because of it's potential for change, and the problems set before me are mine to solve. Why would I want to be transported to a fictional universe...and solve problems already solved by the writers? Explore universes lacking the complexity and ambiguity of our own? Fiction is a vehicle to frame and explore our own universe, paradigms, identities. It doesn't stand on it's own.

If I had to pick one, though, it would probably be Batman.

cacheborn · 07-20-2011, 05:30 AM

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Originally Posted by AlmostGodess

Of, I really wanted to become Rambo

I would rather be Rocky.

Mariana Trench · 07-20-2011, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by ZephyrusX

There you have it! That is right up my alley!

Obviously mine too.

But really, though, it's a fantastic episode: probably the best in the third season. They could have made that plot into a movie, DC Fontana is an excellent writer, and Nimoy's favorite writer of the series (mine too!

). Well written and well acted, especially by 60s scifi standards.

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Otherwise, I want to be rover from 'The Prisoner' (Old TV series, but so what).

‪Enter Rover‬&rlm; - YouTube

Why do I want to be Rover? A bubble that makes elephant noises and sucks people up is the strangest thing I can think of at the moment.

AlmostGodess · 07-20-2011, 05:46 AM

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Originally Posted by cacheborn

I would rather be Rocky.

Rocky did not save the world

But the advantage is that you can sort of become Rocky if you train hard enough

ZephyrusX · 07-20-2011, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Mariana Trench

Lots of character I adore, and some I relate to...but... I just want to be me.

If I had to give a serious answer, this would be it. I'd rather just be me.

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If I had to pick one, though, it would probably be Batman.

Or cat woman....

Mariana Trench · 07-20-2011, 06:02 AM

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If I had to give a serious answer, this would be it. I'd rather just be me.

She's awesome.

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Or cat woman....

You know, I'm not really familiar with Cat Woman. I picked Batman cause I'm familiar with the moral dilemmas the character has to face, and I like it. Plus, you know, I also like his particular brand of bad-assery, but that could be said for a lot of characters.

My ego would have a field day if I could pick and choose traits from characters.

ZephyrusX · 07-20-2011, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Mariana Trench

She's awesome.

Aww

You are awesome too!

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You know, I'm not really familiar with Cat Woman. I picked Batman cause I'm familiar with the moral dilemmas the character has to face, and I like it. Plus, you know, I also like his particular brand of bad-assery, but that could be said for a lot of characters.

My ego would have a field day if I could pick and choose traits from characters.

I don't really know anything about Cat Woman either. I just remember a scene in one of the older Batman movies where Cat Woman falls out of the window onto the street. Then it seems as if a pack of feral cats start to consume her, and viola!, all of a sudden you have Cat Woman the next day. All very strange and perplexing; precisely the reason why I said Cat Woman.

Besides, I think she is always flirting with Batman. So if you are Batman, I have to be Cat Woman.

Mariana Trench · 07-20-2011, 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by ZephyrusX

Aww

You are awesome too!

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I don't really know anything about Cat Woman either. I just remember a scene in one of the older Batman movies where Cat Woman falls out of the window onto the street. Then it seems as if a pack of feral cats start to consume her, and viola!, all of a sudden you have Cat Woman the next day. All very strange and perplexing; precisely the reason why I said Cat Woman.

That is strange and I like it!

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Besides, I think she is always flirting with Batman. So if you are Batman, I have to be Cat Woman.

In that case it's official, you must be Cat Woman.

Cado · 07-20-2011, 08:18 AM

Well, as someone already chose Batman I'd say Kong Ming/Zhuge Liang from Red Cliff is my runner up. He's also a historical figure and as I'm in a lazy mood I'll just link the wiki article: Zhuge Liang - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Scroll down to, "Borrowing of arrows with straw boats" to see why, exactly, I'd want to be like him. Or hell, I'll just quote it:

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Prior to the Battle of Red Cliffs, Zhuge Liang visited Sun Quan's camp to assist Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu was jealous of Zhuge Liang's talent and felt that Zhuge would become a threat to his lord in future. He assigned Zhuge Liang the task of making 100,000 arrows in ten days or face execution for failure in duties under military law. Zhuge Liang promised that he could complete the mission in three days. With help from Lu Su, Zhuge Liang prepared 20 large boats, each manned by a few soldiers and filled with human-like figures made of straw and hay.

At dawn, when there was a great fog, Zhuge Liang deployed the boats and they sailed towards Cao Cao's camp across the river. He ordered the troops to beat war drums loudly and shout orders to imitate the noise of an attack. Upon hearing the noise, Cao Cao's troops rushed out to engage the enemy, but they were unsure of the enemy's strength, because their vision was obscured by the fog. They fired volleys of arrows towards the sound of the drums and the arrows became stuck in the straw figures. In the meantime, Zhuge Liang was enjoying wine with Lu Su inside the cabin and they returned to camp when the fog cleared. Zhuge Liang acquired more than 100,000 arrows with this ingenious strategy and Zhou Yu had no choice but to let him off.

WakingLife · 07-20-2011, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by The Cloud

Ricky Fitts - "American Beauty"

yesss

oooh this is fun

amelie, from amelie

veronica sawyer from heathers

and when i'm old, maude from harold and maude haha

DEFINITELY clementine kruczynski from eternal sunshine duh this should be first

sam.. garden state

mary from saved!?

Enid from Ghost World. Just.. because. without the cynicism of course, but apt with humor. hm the cynicism is, well her. oh i'd just make it work.

there is kind of a trend i guess. kind of.

Mariana Trench · 07-20-2011, 08:33 AM

I do love Clementine.

"Guys are always telling me I complete them or something. I'm not going to complete you. I'm just a fu**** up girl lookin for her own peace of mind."

You know, I think I like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind as a whole, more than just her. Jim Carrey's character is also great, beautifully understated.

Also, Cado, somehow it's right that you would choose Batman. Awesome story, too.

A character I recently discovered and adored, Loki:

I love me a good anti-villian. Especially a sexy sexy sexy one.

Cado · 07-20-2011, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Mariana Trench

Also, Cado, somehow it's right that you would choose Batman. Awesome story, too.

"A word of advice-if you're gonna threaten somebody pick a better spot. A fall from this height wouldn't kill me."
"That's what I'm counting on."
*CRACK*

Is The Dark Knight Rises my most anticipated movie of the next year? Hell yes it is.

ChrisGinsburg · 07-20-2011, 07:01 PM

Dustin Hoffman from Rainman. Counting toothpicks in a flash is practically a super power!

ZephyrusX · 07-20-2011, 07:14 PM

What movie is Loki from? Thor?

I'll have to go it see now just because Loki is in it...

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Originally Posted by Mariana Trench

A character I recently discovered and adored, Loki:

I love me a good anti-villian. Especially a sexy sexy sexy one.

Mariana Trench · 07-20-2011, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ZephyrusX

What movie is Loki from? Thor?

I'll have to go it see now just because Loki is in it...

Yes, Thor

It's pretty good, as a movie. Strange, but entertaining and visually stunning. Good mortal characters, too.

But Loki

Totally awesome: has a great understated intelligence throughout the whole thing, and you never know what he's going to do. And as an anti-villian, has tons of internal conflict, and as a result of it is probably one of the most developed characters in it. The actor nails some of the most intense emotional scenes in the whole thing. Not to mention he's just freakin gorgeous. I need the "hot men" thread.

ZephyrusX · 07-20-2011, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Mariana Trench

But Loki

Totally awesome: has a great understated intelligence throughout the whole thing, and you never know what he's going to do. And as an anti-villian, has tons of internal conflict, and as a result of it is probably one of the most developed characters in it. Not to mention he's just freakin gorgeous. I need the "hot men" thread.

Thats interesting. Does he sire a horse at any point of the movie?

I use to read a lot of Norse mythology (just secondary sources) and I liked Loki. He turns himself into a horse at one point and I think produces an offspring with someone else's horse.

... Thats not the reason why I liked him though.

I'll have to go and see it; I want to see how many other Norse figures show up. For some reason, I thought it would just be Thor.

Mariana Trench · 07-20-2011, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Cado

"A word of advice-if you're gonna threaten somebody pick a better spot. A fall from this height wouldn't kill me."
"That's what I'm counting on."
*CRACK*

Shivers down the spine moment. Loved that movie: there were a lot of those moments in it.

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Is The Dark Knight Rises my most anticipated movie of the next year? Hell yes it is.

I don't usually anticipate movies, period, but after seeing The Dark Knight, I have to see this one.

Criseyde · 07-20-2011, 07:46 PM

This thread seems fun but I don't know who I'd be. I guess I don't watch a lot of movies! Can anyone predict for me?

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