Have you ever read about/watched a character that was out to seek revenge that so resonated with you that you wanted to join them? Their anger was righteous, and the quest justified. I’m sure we’ve all head the character has inspired us to want to take up arms and go seek revenge for the injustice that has been done.
Sure you have. Don’t act like you haven’t. We love those characters, and see bits of ourselves in them. We’ve all wanted to be Peter from Office Space, or perhaps have felt a little closer to Milton. Having a terrible set of circumstances and getting warn down by the grind.
I was watching Wanted the other day, and it hit me just how much I like the “revenge” scene that’s done over the last 20 minutes. When hold the transformation of Wesley, the main character, from the whining snot who is a nobody to the righteous revenge filled killing machine at tye end, you see two drastically different people. One who is chained down by the monotony of their daily life, and the other taking control of it.
So, I love the revenge scene at the end. I don’t want to get into specifics about the film (in case you haven’t seen it), but you’re happy to take the ride with the character. Personally, I relate to Wesley because it’s the eternal quest to discover who you are, only to be found that along the way there were those that were lying and using you.
Now, here is my warning. Don’t read into this. I am not wanting revenge or wanting to do wrong by someone. Instead, I am talking about a fictitious character that I can identify with their struggle. There is some element to their story that touches who I am. So, don’t watch one of these movies and decide to go into work and shot the place up. I mean, really, that’s not cool.
Still, I think that people can identify with characters. So, dear reader, my question to you is this: what ficitional character can you relate to their revenge? Is it in a movie? A book? A television show? What speaks to you?
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