Friday, 31 May 2013

My top 3 screen characters

Ra's Al Ghul ( Batman Begins) 

 Liam Neeson as Ra's Al Ghul - Basically the creator of Batman ,who  is nothing but  a glorified Ninja, a human aspect which interests me more in him than any other superhero.He trains Bruce in Ninjutsu. Writer David Goyer said  he was the most complex of all the Batman villains, comparing him to Osama bin Laden.He's not crazy in the way that all the other Batman villains are. He's not bent on revenge; he's actually trying to heal the world. He's just doing it by very draconian means.

Ras Al ghuls principles behind the formation of the "Batman": "

Ras Al Ghul : "Justice will happen,Crime cannot be tolerated.Criminals thrive on the indulgence of Society's understanding"

Ninjustu : When there is no justice, the Ninja appear. They are not “called to action” by anyone.They are just ordinary people in extraordinary situations. They need not have a “clan” or “credentials” or even a great deal of training. They only need the Will. The Ninja do what must be done.

Teachings of Ras Al ghul:  Realism in Super-heroic world

Ras Al Ghul: " You know how to fight six men. We can teach you how to engage six hundred. You know how to disappear. We can teach you to become truly invisible. You must become more than just a man in the mind of your opponent.Men fear most what they cannot see. Theatricality and deception are powerful agents. To manipulate the fears of others, you must first learn to master your own. "

Ninjustsu : It is not a magical technique which will enable you to disassemble your body and reassemble yourself somewhere else. It will not change the structure of your body, making it transparent. This Art of Invisibility consists of the skills employed to make yourself unseeable; in this context, the art becomes almost a philosophy.The ancient masters have said, "A tree falling in the forest with no one to hear it, makes no sound; but, it falls nonetheless." So it is with Ninjitsu. A Ninja attacking a blind man is invisible, but he is attacking nonetheless.

To be a Ninja one must be a hunter. This means that he knows the ways of his prey. He studies their habits, patterns of movement, and routines. In this way, he can strike when they are most vulnerable, or trap them in their own habits.
To be a Ninja, one must be a wizard. This means that he can "stop the world" and "see with the eyes of God." This is the essence of Mugei-Mumei No-Jitsu, which is translated to mean, "no name-no art." Secrecy is the hallmark of being a spy.
To be a Ninja, one must be strong, one must know, one must dare, and one must be silent.

Ninja philosophies vis-a-vis Ras Al Ghuls vision of Gotham:

Ras Al Ghul: "When a forest grows too wild, a purging fire is inevitable and natural. Only a cynical man would call what these people have "lives," Wayne. Crime, despair... this is not how man was supposed to live. The League of Shadows has been a check against human corruption for thousands of years. We sacked Rome, loaded trade ships with plague rats, burned London to the ground. Every time a civilization reaches the pinnacle of its decadence, we return to restore the balance. "

Ninjustsu: "there is no art higher than that of destroying the enemy’s resistance without a fight on the battlefield"

"Do not shun the aid of even the lowest and most despicable people. Disrupt the work of their government with every means you can"

Spread disunity and dispute among the citizens of the enemy’s country. Turn the young against the old. Use every means to destroy their arms, their supplies, and discipline of the enemy’s forces."

Debase old traditions and accepted gods. Be generous with promises and rewards to purchase intelligence and accomplices. Send out your secret agents in all directions. Do not skimp with money or with promises, for they yield a high return."

Lester Burnham


Lester Burnham is a middle-aged dad in the midst of a midlife crisis.Lester Burnham's wife , who's cheating on him, hates him.His daughter regards him with contempt, and his boss wants Lester to quit his job as he finds Lester of no importance. When one has got nothing to lose, one might as well risk everything. Provoked by pitiful life he had , Lester decides to make a few changes in his life to keep his spirits high. The freer he gets, the happier he gets, which troubles his wife.He's sexually frustrated but tries to be peaceful. But when things finally seem out of control he becomes rebellious. He has a Passive Aggressive disorder.

Dr Hannibal Lecter


Hannibal Lecter was born in Lithuania in the year of 1933 to a wealthy, aristocratic family. In the midst of World War II, Hannibal, his parents and younger sister, Mischa, relocated to a cabin in the woods to escape the war. Here, tragic events took place. First, Lecter and his sister witness their parents murdered during an explosion involving a group of Nazi military men. The Nazi men, in desperate need of food killed and cannibalized Lecter’s younger sister, which Hannibal witnesses first hand. This traumatic event can be marked as the driving force of Lecter’s sadistic ways.A sociopath by choice with the perfect mix of animal and human instincts. He has the patience and agility of the swiftest animal and the intelligence of a human genius.

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