Butters Shikkon
Patron Saint of Queers
We all have to have one. Or atleast one that really stands out more than the rest; one that speaks to our soul if you'll forgive my cheesyness.
If I had created this thread last year, I think I would have listed Elphaba from Wicked Musical as my fav. But I'm a little older, and hopefully wiser so I'm gonna share my new one with all of you in hopes that you'll share your own.
Molly Grue from the Last Unicorn. She's a spunky peasant woman living in the middle ages that tends to say exactly what she means. She longs for a better reality and is a fan of fantasy in her own way. But there are a million characters who yearn for something more, right? What sets Molly apart from the rest?
Molly is no princess. She's no young hero. She's a poor, washed up, middle aged dreamer who has been knocked around by life. And when she finally gets to meet a unicorn (whom you could agrue represents romance and opportunity) this is how she reacts.
With anger and regret. She's not a beautiful virgin full of promise anymore, she's old and used up. She finally gets to have her fantasy come true and she reacts violently to it. Now that I'm a little older and have "unicorns" of my own, I empathize with her more than ever. The heartbreak in her voice is one of the most touching moments in film in my humble opinion. And she just keeps moving forward in her life after that. She'll probably never have the storybook happily ever after...but I sorta like that. She's doing the best she can with what she has left.
So how about you, FAF? Who's your all-time favorite fictional character?
If I had created this thread last year, I think I would have listed Elphaba from Wicked Musical as my fav. But I'm a little older, and hopefully wiser so I'm gonna share my new one with all of you in hopes that you'll share your own.
Molly Grue from the Last Unicorn. She's a spunky peasant woman living in the middle ages that tends to say exactly what she means. She longs for a better reality and is a fan of fantasy in her own way. But there are a million characters who yearn for something more, right? What sets Molly apart from the rest?
Molly is no princess. She's no young hero. She's a poor, washed up, middle aged dreamer who has been knocked around by life. And when she finally gets to meet a unicorn (whom you could agrue represents romance and opportunity) this is how she reacts.
With anger and regret. She's not a beautiful virgin full of promise anymore, she's old and used up. She finally gets to have her fantasy come true and she reacts violently to it. Now that I'm a little older and have "unicorns" of my own, I empathize with her more than ever. The heartbreak in her voice is one of the most touching moments in film in my humble opinion. And she just keeps moving forward in her life after that. She'll probably never have the storybook happily ever after...but I sorta like that. She's doing the best she can with what she has left.
So how about you, FAF? Who's your all-time favorite fictional character?
