A character archetype would be "The Hero". A hero archetype has a person of great strength or courage. The movie that this archetype symbolizes is "I am Legend". I chose this movie because the main character, Robert Neville, had to live by himself in ground zero. This took a lot of courage and strength because a person can go crazy when in solitary confinement. Also his dog, Sam, gets infected with the disease known as "KPV" and Robert had to kill her, and that would have also taken great strength.
A second type of character archetype would be "The creature of Nightmare". Characteristics of this movie would be a monster summoned from the deepest, darkest, part of the human psyche. The movie that goes with this archetype would be "Insidious". I thought this movie goes great with this archetype because the son Dalton can astral-project his body while sleeping. So one night he goes too far and can't find his body so he gets into a coma. While his spirit is away other spirits and demons get drawn to his lifeless body in hope of living again.
Another archetype is "The Mentor". This archetype is about a teacher or counselor to the initiate. A movie related to this archetype is "Karate Kid". The reason this movie relates is that the karate kid gets a master to teach him how to fight and protect himself. The master is named Mr. Han and Dre Parker is the student.
A fourth archetype would be "The Friendly Beast" and it has the basis of an animal who befriends a hero and aids them in the adventure. The movie that belongs to this archetype is "Shrek". These things go together because Donkey befriends Shrek and helps him save Princess Fiona from the castle. Also when Shrek realizes he loves Fiona, Donkey helps Shrek defeat Lord Farquaad and win Princess Fiona.
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