Freakishly ugly good guys

Space Lieutenant Josh · 05-14-2006, 02:05 AM

You don't see a lot of freakishly ugly good guys in movies, do you? Y'know, like deformed people. I guess a lot of it's because someone who's deformed prolly doesn't get the inclination to be good as often as they do to lash out.

Still, I saw Harry Potter 4 or whatever and was hoping that the dude with the eyepatch would turn out to be good. No such luck.

I mean, there'll always be your Hunchback of Notre Dames and your Bad Santas but I feel like it's not enough of a trend.

I'd like to barely be able to look at a hero and have them still be endearing, still be the hero. I would like them to be a complete and utter failure in everything they wish to achieve and yet still eventually achieve those things. I would like to see the hero fall into an unrequited love that REMAINS unrequited, because the hero is a freakin' FREAK.

I'm just saying-- maybe it would help the image problem in America if American cinema reflected a different attitude. Maybe there'd be less focus on appearance and less bias. If it was a box-office hit, anyway.

Any thoughts?

---Josh

05-14-2006, 02:05 AM	#1
Space Lieutenant Josh Hench Mutant Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Village of Rock'n Kick-Ass Posts: 492	Freakishly ugly good guys You don't see a lot of freakishly ugly good guys in movies, do you? Y'know, like deformed people. I guess a lot of it's because someone who's deformed prolly doesn't get the inclination to be good as often as they do to lash out. Still, I saw Harry Potter 4 or whatever and was hoping that the dude with the eyepatch would turn out to be good. No such luck. I mean, there'll always be your Hunchback of Notre Dames and your Bad Santas but I feel like it's not enough of a trend. I'd like to barely be able to look at a hero and have them still be endearing, still be the hero. I would like them to be a complete and utter failure in everything they wish to achieve and yet still eventually achieve those things. I would like to see the hero fall into an unrequited love that REMAINS unrequited, because the hero is a freakin' FREAK. I'm just saying-- maybe it would help the image problem in America if American cinema reflected a different attitude. Maybe there'd be less focus on appearance and less bias. If it was a box-office hit, anyway. Any thoughts? ---Josh