Michael Caine

#TypesTuesday – The Dark Knight Rises

#TypesTuesday – Nolan’s Batman trilogy is remarkably consistent in its emotional and psychological characterizations.

The Quiet American – Day Twenty Eight – #40movies40days

The Quiet American is a wonderful 2002 film starring Michael Caine (Power of Idealism) as a jaded newspaper reporter who moves from being an observer, passionately in love with a young Vietnamese girl, to a direct participant in the tangled politics of her country.

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The Dark Knight – Alfred & The Power of Love

A character driven by the Power of Love is often someone who tirelessly pushes another forward in a story. These characters— often soft-spoken, gentle and compliant on the outside— are made of strong, even steely, stuff on the inside. They believe the best place to be is the “power behind the throne.” All these qualities are very evident with Alfred.

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