There Will Be Blood

10 Flicks: Character Driven Movies

August 30th, 2010 | Posted by jasonmckinnon in 10 Flicks | Featured Posts | Movies - (0 Comments)

Character studies. Character analysis.

Character driven movies…

Movies that explore one character’s rise and/or fall fascinate me.

Movies with interesting and iconic characters that reasonate are incredible achievement. Every movie fan has a different connection to these powerful characters and that’s what makes them unique.

Everyone relates differently. Everyone has a favorite.

At the end of the day, movies that focus on one character’s life and the challenges they encounter are truly works of art.

Here are 10 of my favorites:

Cast Away

Chuck Noland

Into The Wild

Chris McCandless

Scarface

Tony Montana

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Taxi Driver

Travis Bickle

Rocky

Rocky Balboa

Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump

One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest

R.P McMurphy

Kill Bill

The Bride

Daniel Plainview

Jerry Maguire

Jerry Maguire

Rainy Sundays: There Will Be Blood

June 26th, 2010 | Posted by jasonmckinnon in Movies | Rainy Sundays - (0 Comments)

Last week, I wrote about Gangs of New York.

This triggered an automatic pick for this week’s Rainy Sunday post thanks to the talented Daniel Day Lewis.