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Poll Suggestion: "Aesthetically Challenged" Characters We'd Like to See as Protagonists of Romance Movies
These fictional characters are overweight, bald, old, small, clumsy, in other words, the total opposite of Hollywood's boring hero/heartthrob aesthetical stereotype: young, tall, handsome, articulate, elegant, athletic with a full head of hair (Meh...).
Which of these fictional characters, who absolutely do not conform to Hollywood's trite beauty cliché, would you like to see having a leading role as the top sweetheart, teen idol, heartbreaker in the next Hollywood Oscar-winning epic romance? (something like Titanic or Casablanca)
ElMaruecan82
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Hi,
The premise is good but I think you should take a few things in consideration:
- if it's a comic relief role, it does play within the trope that the funny or weird-looking protagonist has an usual look, Zed was obviously written for laughs and would have been a nice entry if he was the film's Mahoney :)
- Chewbacca is only a sidekick of a hero who happens to be tall, handsome and badass...
- I'm not sure Cartoon characters work either because unless we're talking of realistic cartoons (or set in the human world) they're all drawn in a way that will distance itself from the boring stereotypes you describe in your intro, besides, Mr. Magoo is meant as a funny character and his handicap is part of the gimmick.
Now, I might be an exception but I think Mr. Spock is quite attractive in his own way, Gump isn't very smart but he's tall, athletic and quite handy with a racket.
If I had made this poll, I would look for bald, overweight or short heroes (some short actors are quite handsome) and protagonists who have the everyday look of Kathy Bates for instance.
I'll get back with a few suggestions.
Movies with Woody Allen, Chaplin or Pesci as the main characters would work too.
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Breumaster
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Roxanne ---> C.D. Bales
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Just fyc:
Groot
Rocket
Latrine
Molly
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@mariojacobs 😀
Quick look @ Names and Titles
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@mariojacobs 😀
Sorry, I do not know their names
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1520211/mediaviewer/rm1578013441
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