Action Character types

         There are many types of characters in an action film. However, because I am simply doing a movie opening I will only explore specific types of characters that might be used in my movie opening. A character type is the mold a character fits in and what his likely responsibility is in the movie and his role in the movie. Specific character molds are present in most movies, but like I stated above I am only exploring characters that I might use in a movie opening.

        The first type of character type is The Hero. The Hero is the protagonist of the film and has the responsibility of fighting the villain. The villain can come in many different shapes or forms. It could be a natural occurring thing like an earthquake or an animal like a shark or it could another human. The Hero is the one most movies have a focus on and their story is the most important because that is the hook of the movie and a character you have to set up in a way that the audience will want to root for them throughout the movie. The Hero needs a good backstory and reasons why the audience should feel sympathy towards him.

                                                                        Example

        

        In the movie Aquaman, Arthur Curry otherwise known as Aquaman is The Hero. The movie sets up the fact that Arthur's Atlantean mother was killed when he was very young and he was raised by his father. This gives people a reason to root for him throughout the movie. 

        The Villain is another action movie character that is essential to the movie. A villain is the antagonist and the person the hero is constantly fighting against. The villain needs to give the audience a reason to hate them in most cases. The interesting thing about a villain is the many different forms they can take in a movie. A villain could be mental issues or another human. In my movie opening I am pretty sure I want the villain to be another human because it is the easiest way to establish in a movie opening.

Example

        In the movie The Dark Knight, the audience is given a reason to dislike the villain right from the start. The opening scene depicts the Joker robbing a bank and killing many of his own partners who helped to rob the bank. This instantly gives the audience a reason to root for the main character and does a good job of establishing the villain as smart and cunning. 

        The last character type I am going to explore is The Sidekick. The sidekick is paired with the hero and is one of the hero's helpers. The audience needs to be given a reason to like the Sidekick, but it does not need to be as fleshed out as the hero's reason, because most audience members will root for the Sidekick based off the fact he is the hero's helper. The Sidekick is something I am not sure I will include in my movie opening because most movies do not introduce a sidekick in the openings, but I felt like I should mention it because there's a chance I do use one. 

        Example

        Mera is the sidekick to Aquaman in the movie Aquaman, but she is introduced a little later in the film. The moment that is shown that is supposed to get the audience to root for her is the moment when she saves Aquaman's father. From that point, Aquaman and Mera both fight till they defeat the Atlanteans that supposedly killed Aquaman's mom and want to take over the people that live on land. 

        In conclusion, these are the possible 3 types of main characters that will be present in my movie opening. I think I will have the main character being shown and a filler character will be briefing the main character on the villain and talking about the villain's strengths and weaknesses.