Thursday 27 November 2014

Character Profile: Mr Blonde - Reservoir Dogs

"Are you gonna bark all day, little doggy? Or are you gonna bite?"

Name:  Mr. Blonde
Played By:  Michael Madsen
Build:  Tall, Slender, Muscular
Personality:  Clever, Confrontational and Malicious

Relationships with other characters:  Since all of the main characters in the movie had never met each other prior to this heist and had their identities hidden by their colour alias', the relationships with other characters were very limited.  Despite this however, Mr Blonde dd have a very good relationship with crime boss, Joe Cabot and his son, Nice Guy Eddie, and had served time in jail for them whilst not revealing any information to the police about them nor their criminal activities.

What makes them a great character?:  When we are first introduced to Mr Blonde, we are left feeling amazed that this man could ever commit such atrocious crimes he is accused of by both Mr White and Mr Pink until we finally see them for ourselves.  From his witty one-liners to his intense moments of intimidation and anger, Mr Blonde is a good example of a classic crazy character.

Most iconic moment:  The cool and collected yet incredibly cruel and pointless torture scene which rides the fine and delicate line of violence, without ever crossing it, in what is an amazing yet horrific moment.  And all this whilst never losing his cool, characteristics of a typical psychopath.

1 comment:

  1. Well done James. I really like the look of this blog aesthetically and you are showing a number of skills here. It is also good to regular, quite detailed, posts which demonstrate engagement with the tasks and seem increasingly to be related to your coursework. I think you now need to look at the work of other AS students (film openings) and comment on these, thinking about whatis effective and what doesn't work. Also, remember, not all posts need to be written - you can post a audio piece (like a podcast) or a 'to camera' piece. Great work.

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