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 Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:57 pm
Elaini Troja The first time I saw the 1982 version of the Scarlet Pimpernel was in my history class ... Oh, man, it was funny! Cheesy and in ways lacking from the original book, but I liked his foppish ways, the silly poem he composed, and his "Sink me, m'dear." I got kind of addicted to Sir Percy and immediately ran to read the book. I love the poem! That demmed illusive Pimpernel! mrgreen Berz.
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Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 11:36 am
I'd also deem Vash the Stampede as a theatrical character. He's slapstick and quite mad. Yeah, I'd like to see someone pull off some of those moves (although not the dodging of bullets!) eek
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Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:55 am
Anyway, I read through a few bits of one of my creative writing books and I'm a little unsure about the piece about comic characters. It mentions that comic characters aren't meant to be taken seriously, but why? My pirate and his friend are meant to be funny and the main source of comic relief for the most part, but they're still serious characters.
I don't see why they shouldn't be taken seriously just because they can often be comical.
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Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:57 pm
Yeah, no kidding! The Fool in King Lear got pretty darned profound a number of times! A lot of the best characters I could name are a little bit of both comical and serious.
Berz.
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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:41 am
I've not read or seen King Lear, but you're right anyway. A combination of funny and serious makes a character a lot deeper. Vash from Trigun is exactly the same. He's highly comical up until the middle of the series, and then the more serious stuff sets in and his cheerful/slapstick self is seen less than in the beginning.
That doesn't have to be done for every character of course. My pirate is comical, but with regards to his history or something that makes him sad, he's very different.
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Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 3:43 pm
I'm with Mel! Although I've no read any of Shakespeare's works. rolleyes
I also agree that a combo of both funny & serious can make a character better.
I made a few of my characters like this. Kenshin Belmont, for example, is usually carefree and can be funny but, he can also get serious. 3nodding
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Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 8:31 am
Yeah.
Another thing though is that you have comical and serious, but also think about the theatrical side. The pirate is comical, and he can also be very serious. However, he's flamboyant for the most part. Flamboyant goes well with comedy, but it's also a part of who someone is and what they're like and doesn't HAVE to be associated with comedy.
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:54 pm
Look at that! I never even considered that till now... neutral
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Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:21 pm
Not considered "what" exactly until now?
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