1. Masculine Archetypes in Film Expanding the Literary Tradition

2. Masculine Archetypes Literature Literature –The King –The Warrior –The Magician –The Lover Film Film –The King –The Warrior –The “superman” –The Bad Boy/Rogue –The Nice Guy –The Magician –The Wizard –The Lost Soul –The Fool

3. The King The leader or father figure The leader or father figure Fixes problems single-mindedly Fixes problems single-mindedly Sense of honor Sense of honor Can be remote or controlling Can be remote or controlling

4. The Warrior A reluctant leader A reluctant leader Driven, single- minded Driven, single- minded Prefers being a loner Prefers being a loner Frequently asexual Frequently asexual Uses language sparingly Uses language sparingly

5. The Superman The warrior, but an extreme version The warrior, but an extreme version Popularity of the “super hero” subgenre of action films created it’s own archetype Popularity of the “super hero” subgenre of action films created it’s own archetype

6. The Bad Boy/Rogue (the anti-hero) Charming, sexy Charming, sexy Confident Confident Untrustworthy Untrustworthy Bitter, alienated Bitter, alienated Often, his story ends badly Often, his story ends badly

7. The Nice Guy Male version of the “Faithful Handmaiden” Male version of the “Faithful Handmaiden” Trustworthy Trustworthy Witty Witty Protective Protective Romantically conflicted Romantically conflicted Sometimes asexual, or gay Sometimes asexual, or gay

8. The Magician (not to be confused with The Wizard) The charmer The charmer May be untrustworthy May be untrustworthy Deceptive Deceptive Uses wits to survive Uses wits to survive Attractive to both men and women Attractive to both men and women

9. The Wizard (not to be confused with The Magician) Very clever Very clever Cerebral, cool, emotionally distant Cerebral, cool, emotionally distant Frequently asexual Frequently asexual Can be clumsy, or socially awkward Can be clumsy, or socially awkward Sometimes nerdy Sometimes nerdy

10. The Lost Soul Tortured, secretive conflicted Tortured, secretive conflicted May appear on the edge of madness May appear on the edge of madness Liable to get violent, but yearns for peace Liable to get violent, but yearns for peace

11. The Fool Completely oblivious to how he is perceived by or how he affects others Completely oblivious to how he is perceived by or how he affects others Usually wins by error Usually wins by error Wisdom in foolishness Wisdom in foolishness