Analysis of an antagonist and a protagonist

Protagonist
The antagonist i have chosen to analyze is 'Spider Man'.
He is well known as comic character but after the spider man trilogy he has become a well known hollywood hero.

What makes him an protagonist is that he uses his 'super powers' to save society. This is one of his famous traits and is what makes him recognizable to an audience. His 'web-shooters' ability to jump and climb up and around buildings make him 'in-human' and is the reason why he can save people.

However this is his alter ego as he only wears a costume. The read and blue costume has also been the same and is usually only associated with spiderman. The costume gives him the powers as in his everyday life he is a normal average person known as 'Peter Parker' who is presented as being quite shy and unsociable. This gives the audience a privilege as they known his other identity, it is almost like they are in on the secret, also as he is an everyday person he is relatable and understood by the audience.

What also makes him relatable is that he has a love interest, (Mary Jane Watson). The audience can relate to his feelings and it pushes are want for him to succeed in saving people but with his relationship as well. It also adds a feeling of suspense as for a while she does not know his alter ego 'Spider Man' and the audience are waiting for her to find out and are curious to know when and if she does.

'Spider Man' can also sometimes be quite comical, which gives him the likability aspect and is one of the man reasons he is so popular. It also takes an edge away from the violence.

This is an old clip of the original 'Spider Man' cartoon.



This is a comparison to the new 'Spiderman 3' which is more dark and sinister, it doesnt have
as much of a light hearted edge. The in the trailer the music is dramatic which darkens the mood and makes it almost scary.

Antagonist

The protagonist i have chosen to analyze is 'The Joker' from who is the arch enemy of the well known protagonist 'Batman'

The joker is portrayed as an ultra evil master criminal, who is a violent psychopath who uses clever tricks and jokes to trap and try and catch out 'Batman'

He has white skin, green hair and big red lips. He almost resembles a clown. Which is a lot like his character with a twist as he has a sadistic sense of humour. His costume, mainly his mouth makes him look scary and the audience can relate to 'Batman' the antagonist as they almost want 'Batman' to over power him. The fear of clowns is also a quite common fear among regular people, this adds to the scar factor

Also in the new films his costume is specially made for him and he wears a bright purple coat with a flower on it, which fits the look of a clown however it is unusual for the villain to wear bright colours as they are usually associated with dark colours to fit there evil persona.

The joker torments the other villains so that he can get what he wants, he uses black mail. His character is quite unrealistic by wanting to kill the batman, however has realistic qualities as he gives them his card. He threatens the other villain holding a knife to him while at the same time telling a scary story from his childhood. This makes him seem more threatening as it explains how hard it was for him growing up and gives the reasons for why he is so mentally unstable. The way that he explains his scars is said in such a way that the audience is not sure what he is going to do, as his tone of voice is very sadistic. The Joker also has the ability to go from killing someone to laughing and acting as if nothing happened.