TYPE TUESDAY<\/h3>\n

<\/a>Kathryn Bigelow has a new film, Detroit<\/strong>, being released now. \u00a0The biggest criticism of the film so far is the lack of a strong central protagonist. Full disclosure: I haven’t seen the film yet myself but will write about it soon.<\/p>\n

In her previous film, The Hurt Locker<\/strong>,\u00a0Staff Sgt. William James (Jeremy Renner) is a memorable Power of Idealism<\/a> protagonist. \u00a0He has a cocky, shoot-from-the-hip, iconoclastic style in defusing roadside explosives. \u00a0These deadly bombs are hidden in the sand, in cars, and in the occasional corpse. \u00a0He has techniques that are all his own as he travels through the gutted terrain of Iraq ravaged by war, poor planning policies, and the smash-and-burn fury of local insurgents.<\/p>\n

Characters driven by the Power of Idealism want to stand out from the crowd, to be extraordinary, unique and special. \u00a0They are rebels, iconoclasts, mavericks, and artists of all kinds.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Power of Idealism characters are intense, passionate and rebellious. Everyone in the story immediately recognizes and acknowledges that their role is somehow heroic or \u201clarger than than life.\u201d \u00a0They don\u2019t play by anyone else\u2019s rules.<\/p>\n

Staff Sgt. William James (Jeremy Renner) in The Hurt Locker <\/strong>is a quintessential Power of Idealism character. \u00a0He is intense, cavalier and is moving swiftly toward becoming a legend. \u00a0In this exchange, his reputation grows:<\/p>\n

Colonel Reed<\/strong>: You the guy in the flaming car, Sergeant James?<\/p>\n

Staff Sergeant William James<\/strong>: Afternoon, sir. Uh, yes, sir.<\/p>\n

Colonel Reed<\/strong>: Well, that\u2019s just hot shit. You\u2019re a wild man, you know that?<\/p>\n

Staff Sergeant William James<\/strong>: Uh, yes, sir.<\/p>\n

Colonel Reed<\/strong>: He\u2019s a wild man. You know that? I want to shake your hand.<\/p>\n

Staff Sergeant William James<\/strong>: Thank you, sir.<\/p>\n

Colonel Reed<\/strong>: Yeah. How many bombs have you disarmed?<\/p>\n

Staff Sergeant William James<\/strong>: Uh, I\u2019m not quite sure.<\/p>\n

Colonel Reed<\/strong>: Segeant?<\/p>\n

Staff Sergeant William James<\/strong>: Yes, sir.<\/p>\n

Colonel Reed<\/strong>: I asked you a question.<\/p>\n

Staff Sergeant William James<\/strong>: Eight hundred seventy-three, sir.<\/p>\n

Colonel Reed<\/strong>: Eight hundred! And seventy-three. Eight hundred! And seventy-three. That\u2019s just hot shit. Eight hundred and seventy-three.<\/p>\n

Staff Sergeant William James<\/strong>: Counting today, sir, yes.<\/p>\n

Colonel Reed<\/strong>: That\u2019s gotta be a record. What\u2019s the best way to\u2026 go about disarming one of these things?<\/p>\n

Staff Sergeant William James<\/strong>: The way you don\u2019t die, sir.<\/p>\n

Colonel Reed<\/strong>: That\u2019s a good one. That\u2019s spoken like a wild man. That\u2019s good.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

<\/a>A. O. Scott, writing for the New York<\/strong> Times<\/strong> describes James like this: \u00a0\u201cStaff Sgt. William James (Jeremy Renner) is something else, someone we recognize instantly even if we have never seen anyone quite like him before. He is a connoisseur, a genius, an artist.\u201d<\/p>\n

The artistic temperament\u2014 and the yearning to be \u201csomething more extraordinary\u201d creates a white hot intensity of feeling in these characters. \u00a0In contrast, long-term relationships and the comfortable companionship that committed loving couples (and families) share seem suffocatingly pedestrian.<\/p>\n

Power of Idealism<\/a> characters, operating in their Dark Side, are unprepared to make the ordinary, small, everyday sacrifices real long-term every-day love requires, especially when there are children involved.<\/p>\n

In this exchange James explains to his infant son:<\/p>\n

Staff Sergeant William James<\/strong>: You love playing with that. You love playing with all your stuffed animals. You love your Mommy, your Daddy. You love your pajamas. You love everything, don\u2019t ya? Yea. But you know what, buddy? As you get older\u2026 some of the things you love might not seem so special anymore. Like your Jack-in-a-Box. Maybe you\u2019ll realize it\u2019s just a piece of tin and a stuffed animal. And then you forget the few things you really love. And by the time you get to my age, maybe it\u2019s only one or two things. With me, I think it\u2019s one.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Staff Sgt. William James wants to live fast, die young, and leave a legend behind. He simply cannot find the extraordinary in ordinary family life. He must follow the adrenaline\u00a0rush, upping the level of risk, and taking ever more dangerous chances.<\/p>\n

For more information on how to create a powerful, dynamic Power of Idealism<\/a> character, click HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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