10 Favorite Screen Characters

So there I was typing away on my third installment in The Rochport Saga, when Crispian Thurlborn tags me on Twitter to name my 10 favorite screen characters. It took me a while, but I came up with 10.  Here they are in no particular order:

Dracula played by Bela Lugosi

 

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Lara Croft played by Angelina Jolie

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Captain Kirk played by William Shatner

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Indiana Jones played by Harrison Ford

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Agent Carter played by Hayley Atwell

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Sherlock Holmes played by Basil Rathbone

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Stevens played by Anthony Hopkins in The Remains of the Day

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Maria played by Brigitte Helm in Metropolis

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Selene played by Kate Beckinsale in Underworld

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Robby the Robot from Forbidden Planet

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Now that my list is complete, I’ll be back on Twitter playing tag.

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Agent Carter

I love Agent Carter. Plain and simple. The show is Dieselpunk suspense and intrigue with a noir touch. And very well done, IMO.

We have the heroine, who is not unlike a hardboiled detective. She is gritty and not afraid to get dirty. And with her broken heart, she is not interested in love. We have the mysterious mastermind of evil and his or her minions. We have fantastic secret weapons and the perpetually dark atmosphere and surroundings. What is not to like?

Hayley Atwell does a superb job, IMO, playing Agent Carter. Her facial nuances convey so much of what Carter is thinking and doesn’t necessarily say. She brings Carter to life in a dynamic way, showing her intelligence and her ability to be long suffering when faced with the resurgent male chauvinism after the war. Peggy Carter now has to do even more what women have always done: think smarter and get the job done.

I love the scene where Carter is being patronized and when asked her name, says, “Agent.” That reply sums it up. She may be relegated to the position of office girl at the moment, but when she was needed she responded and did what the men did. She’s an Agent. As good as any of her peers, who are now getting the important jobs.

Agent Carter has fulfilled my expectations, at least thus far. I’m seriously thinking of buying the DVDs when available and of checking out the other Marvel shows. I do hope, though, we have not seen the last of Agent Peggy Carter. She is the woman.

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