The Movie NEBRASKA"s Unique Characters
The movie NEBRASKA's unique characters made it very enjoyable enjoyable to watch.
Like this film's main character Woody Grant, all of us have had and will again experience older relatives who have senility.
And by the way, you and I will get there also in time.
And Woody enjoys his alcohol, which both helps and hinders his thinking at various times.
Internet Movie Data Base had this logline for NEBRASKA: "An aging, booze-addled father makes the trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim a million-dollar Mega Sweepstakes Marketing prize.
" NEBRASKA's lead character Woody Grant displays a dark comic study on aging.
So, let's have a look at this description of unusual characters for a film or novel: Specific unusual details make a character feel real and a genuine character is one we connect with because we feel comfortable with him or her.
Use quirks, like someone being a clean freak, biting his nails, always worrying, or coughing too much - little things like this make them more human.
They now remind you of your uncle or cousin, both of whom you're comfortable with.
Self-contradiction is an easy trick to make a character seem like you or me - she complains about her alcoholic father, then pours herself a double shot of whiskey - he talks about his buddy who was killed in a car accident, then he drives at dangerous fast speeds.
When viewing a film, use this next exercise to increase your knowledge for characterization: Identify and explain usual or unusual characteristics of the film's characters.
Which ones do you find amusing or interesting? List the film's characters and identify what is different about them.
Writers should make each character different from one another.
What might you add that could make a character better? A great thing about the film NEBRASKA is that nobody could watch it and not be reminded about someone in their life.
I found it interesting that Woody's son David Grant could be so normal when we observe what a character his father is, and had been.
Early in the film we hear David and his brother Ross discussing their father, and how Woody had been more concerned with alcohol than them.
David and Ross's mother Kate was also an amazing woman.
She was so honest and often so crude.
But she was strong when she needed to be in defence of her husband.
Screenwriter Bob Nelson and director Alexander Payne did a fantastic job of making NEBRASKA's characters different and unusual.
They did this in a special way, making each character so basic and vulnerable regarding who each really was.
Talk about small-town narrow-mindedness, this movie portrayed this so very well.
To understand story (film) is to know your life - it's all connected.
To replace anxiety and confusion and frustration with creativity is a joyful trade.
Get brain training and build your self development by analyzing films and novels.
Always remember that CREATIVITY=INTELLIGENCE=CONFIDENCE=OPTIMISM.
Always remember to have fun with it.
Like this film's main character Woody Grant, all of us have had and will again experience older relatives who have senility.
And by the way, you and I will get there also in time.
And Woody enjoys his alcohol, which both helps and hinders his thinking at various times.
Internet Movie Data Base had this logline for NEBRASKA: "An aging, booze-addled father makes the trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim a million-dollar Mega Sweepstakes Marketing prize.
" NEBRASKA's lead character Woody Grant displays a dark comic study on aging.
So, let's have a look at this description of unusual characters for a film or novel: Specific unusual details make a character feel real and a genuine character is one we connect with because we feel comfortable with him or her.
Use quirks, like someone being a clean freak, biting his nails, always worrying, or coughing too much - little things like this make them more human.
They now remind you of your uncle or cousin, both of whom you're comfortable with.
Self-contradiction is an easy trick to make a character seem like you or me - she complains about her alcoholic father, then pours herself a double shot of whiskey - he talks about his buddy who was killed in a car accident, then he drives at dangerous fast speeds.
When viewing a film, use this next exercise to increase your knowledge for characterization: Identify and explain usual or unusual characteristics of the film's characters.
Which ones do you find amusing or interesting? List the film's characters and identify what is different about them.
Writers should make each character different from one another.
What might you add that could make a character better? A great thing about the film NEBRASKA is that nobody could watch it and not be reminded about someone in their life.
I found it interesting that Woody's son David Grant could be so normal when we observe what a character his father is, and had been.
Early in the film we hear David and his brother Ross discussing their father, and how Woody had been more concerned with alcohol than them.
David and Ross's mother Kate was also an amazing woman.
She was so honest and often so crude.
But she was strong when she needed to be in defence of her husband.
Screenwriter Bob Nelson and director Alexander Payne did a fantastic job of making NEBRASKA's characters different and unusual.
They did this in a special way, making each character so basic and vulnerable regarding who each really was.
Talk about small-town narrow-mindedness, this movie portrayed this so very well.
To understand story (film) is to know your life - it's all connected.
To replace anxiety and confusion and frustration with creativity is a joyful trade.
Get brain training and build your self development by analyzing films and novels.
Always remember that CREATIVITY=INTELLIGENCE=CONFIDENCE=OPTIMISM.
Always remember to have fun with it.
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