Character - Hero - Ajax Thompson

The hero of our film opening (Ajax Thompson) has set out to get revenge on ‘The bad guy’, as he killed his parents in previous years. He also wants to kill the bad guy as he plots to destroy the spy school. He decides to do this with the help of ‘The Nerd’, who gives him numerous gadgets, like tracking devices, instant link walkie talkies, Explosive phones etc. He will use these to help him save the school, and seek revenge on the bad guy.

Hero’s traditionally are characters who, in the face of danger, or in a position of weakness show courage and strength. In modern movies, the hero is often a normal person who, despite having the odds stacked against them, prevails against evil in the end. This matches with our hero as in a moment of weakness (his parents being killed), he shows strength and courage, and doesn’t just give up.

A typical hero from a modern film is Alex Rider from ‘Stormbreaker’. Alex is the youngest agent in MI6. Like traditional heroes, before being a part of MI6, Alex wanted to be a football player, and live a normal life. But after his uncle dies, Alex seeks revenge after finding out he was in MI6. Alex Rider was a great influence on our character choice, and we based the ideas of our hero around his story in Stormbreaker.

The clip above shows Alex's strength and courage even when he is in a moment of weakness as he only just leaves the funeral of his uncle, showing the true traits of a good hero.