tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113039007643369603.post1578766299185558847..comments2024-01-06T23:42:50.856-08:00Comments on Writers' Rest: Creating characters we should hate but can't.Molly Noble Bullhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08811325552308982572noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113039007643369603.post-90402180674417224262011-01-25T05:51:42.899-08:002011-01-25T05:51:42.899-08:00Jesse, I don't know if this is good to admit, ...Jesse, I don't know if this is good to admit, but Walt reminded me of a lot of men in my family. Men I admire. Not because they're bigots, but because of the reasons you stated. They are strong, do not depend on the gov or handouts, stand behind their beliefs, even when they aren't popular and don't apologize for who they are. <br /><br />Walt had a lot of ideas that weren't right, but there was a logical reason behind each one. That's why his character worked so well.Teresa Slackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11649279446549391739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113039007643369603.post-53033644770836632322011-01-20T17:40:26.471-08:002011-01-20T17:40:26.471-08:00Great post, with the emphasis that there has to be...Great post, with the emphasis that there has to be a reason for every characters disposition.<br /><br />I was thinking of it from another perspective because as a guy I liked Walt from scene one. I liked him because despite his crustiness and vulgarity, he was acting in a way that I though a man should. Taking action, not leaving a problem to others. Saying what he meant rather than the nice but often meaningless things we are taught to say.<br /><br />But I guess its like you say, as we got to know Walt I found out the reasons that I already liked him, what made him who he was. Kind of like making us reconcile or identify why we like or dislike a character?JS Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09950368196385816584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113039007643369603.post-18318430202882603522011-01-20T03:16:52.321-08:002011-01-20T03:16:52.321-08:00Great post! Timely advice about creating a likeabl...Great post! Timely advice about creating a likeable and realistic villian!Cecelia Dowdyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07173806883218875753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113039007643369603.post-16021384345989354142011-01-19T18:32:22.922-08:002011-01-19T18:32:22.922-08:00Oops. My mistake. It's great advice. Thankx fo...Oops. My mistake. It's great advice. Thankx for posting it.Aggie Villanuevahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16753290615437678418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113039007643369603.post-61316117110451340042011-01-19T14:00:26.644-08:002011-01-19T14:00:26.644-08:00Aggie,
I didn't write this article, Teresa Sl...Aggie, <br />I didn't write this article, Teresa Slack did. But I agree with all your said. <br />Love, <br />MollyMolly Noble Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811325552308982572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113039007643369603.post-72451539293234777552011-01-19T11:34:13.489-08:002011-01-19T11:34:13.489-08:00Molly, it's always a joy to go back to basics ...Molly, it's always a joy to go back to basics with a post as insightful as this. <br /><br />I waited a few years to watch this movie because I thought it was a typical Eastwood movies, which I don't usually care for.<br /><br />I loved this movie for all the reasons you list and more. And the dog thing, I've found, also works in reverse.<br /><br />I recently say a movie where the heroin didn't like the dog (no reasons ever given). I immediately disliked her. But the writers had her slowly come to love and care for it as just a small part of the plot and I easily forgave her and loved her all the more!Aggie Villanuevahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16753290615437678418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113039007643369603.post-50536054500786305782011-01-19T11:32:58.054-08:002011-01-19T11:32:58.054-08:00I agree with Jodie. Anyone who can love a dog is n...I agree with Jodie. Anyone who can love a dog is not irredeemable. We can understand why someone would hate people, but it's hard to understand someone hating a dog. In fact, if you have a truly bad villain, maybe he should kick a dog to prove it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113039007643369603.post-7730402380282865262011-01-19T11:02:06.931-08:002011-01-19T11:02:06.931-08:00Great article, Teresa. Your natural talent for cha...Great article, Teresa. Your natural talent for characterization never fails. <br />Love, <br />MollyMolly Noble Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811325552308982572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113039007643369603.post-15869185405171891572011-01-19T09:54:21.160-08:002011-01-19T09:54:21.160-08:00Great post! And you are so right about the dog th...Great post! And you are so right about the dog thing. Something in us softens when a hard-to-love bad guy is gentle with a dog, a kid, or his great-grandmother. We almost start to like the guy, at least for a moment. I think it's like a bank: you deposit a moment of soft so you can withdraw a moment of harsh later.Jodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13179227756292652363noreply@blogger.com