With the Joker becoming the highest-grossing R-rated movie ever and characters like Deadpool, Jesse Pinkman, and Harley Quinn generating buzz on the big and small screen, the age of the antihero is upon us. Hollywood and television once wanted only conventional protagonists to lead their stories, but the golden age of television and the advent of streamers made new and exciting stories viable in the marketplace. This trend changed the way we think about the heroes in our stories and made the creation and marketing of something niche or unexpected all the more plausible. While antiheroes have been around since the dawn of storytelling, it does feel like we're hitting their peak now. But what is an antihero, and what kinds of traits make them into the leader of an unconventional story? Let's breakdown the tropes, ideas, and script techniques you can use to solidify an antihero in your screenplays. Antihero definition An antihero is a central character in a story, movie, or television show that lacks conventional heroic attributes you'd find in a traditional hero. They are often defined by the traits they share with an antagonist. They use, at times, unsavory methods to get the job of a traditional hero done. Their character arcs can soften them or harder them depending on the narrative at hand. Either way, when writing one of these people you need to make them feel like a real person. We need to identify with them and their cause, even if it goes...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 10 September, 2024