Vladimir Propp
Vladimir Propp was a Russian folklorist who is known for coming up the the identification of characters in movies. For example the hero the villain and the helper are the three main characters of all movies.
The Hero
The hero is often the protagonist or major character or characters that the audience associate most strongly with. As well as that the hero is also character the movie is build around. For example in the in the 007 series James Bond is the hero, this is because he is the character sent on quests and as well as that he is the character that is notorious for winning the girl.
The Villain
The villain is the character who contrasts the hero, trying to stop them from completing there quest. In most movies the villain is morally bad mirroring the hero goodness of the hero. The villain is also there to torment and ruin the time of the hero in the movie. For example in Harry Potter the main villain is Lord Voldemort even tho he dose not fully aper till the forth movie. He is he main villain because he is trying to kill harry and stop him from for filling his goal.
The Princess
The prinses is often the reward for the hero or may be wooed by the false hero. The princess may be seen very little in the movie perhaps only appearing at the end or they could be a integral character that accompanies the main character during the movie. The prises also dose not need to be a character it could be an object for example in the movie Kung-Fu Panda the princess is the ability of Kung-Fu and the abilities of the dragon warrior.
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