So, some of my friends and I make random lists when we hang out, favorite actors, favorite directors, favorite movies by decade, random stuff usually relating to pop culture, in fact, I think so far it has always been related to pop culture. I recently hatched the idea for a list: What Movie Character Would You Want To Be, assuming the character existed in real life. When we do lists we take turns, one by one we go through ten people, but you can't repeat anybody, so you end up not necessarily having your top ten in your list, but it's overall represented unless you forgot someone.
Here's mine for characters(in no particular order):
1.) The T-1000 from Terminator 2.
Basically he can do whatever he wants, as long as he avoids temperatures above 1000 degrees. He dies in T2, but that's an incredibly unrealistic scenario, in real life, the T-1000 would destroy the T-100 (or T-800, depends what part of the movies you're watching, he's referred to most commonly as a T-100, but sometimes as a T-800 series of some kind) but I'm confident that in real life I'd maintain operating order. Some naysayers might say that you wouldn't want to be a robot, because then you can't have feelings, but I am confident that the T-1000 would become sentient. The T-100(800) pretty much does, and the creator of both (Skynet) gathers AI, so I am confident I would. I would be able to shift shapes into a cop, or Sarah Connor, or even sprout another arm to help me fly a helicopter, woot.
2.)The Dude from The Big Lebowski.
He doesn't lead a very entertaining life, but he seems really happy with who he is. He bowls, and he smokes weed and drinks white russians. That essentially seems to be his life. Throw in the odd trip to your landlord's interpretive dance show, and the very rare adventure to obtain a rug and the wacky side adventures it incurs and you're set. I love bowling, so right there I'm happy. Plus to have friends like Donnie and Walter, especially if they're really like Steve Buscemi and John Goodman, that sounds radular to me. I'm not sure I want to write checks for 69 cents, though, it would make me feel like a deadbeat and weird.
3.)Elwood Blues from The Blues Brothers.
This is another character, like The Dude, who seems to live in relative poverty, but also seems to love what he does. First of all, having a brother played by John Belushi already sounds good. Being in a giant rhythm and blues band also sounds great, especially since my job would be harmonica and not really lead vocals, but not background vocals either, a happy medium of the two. I may spend some time in prison, but the adventure that I have leading up to that point would undoubtedly be something great.
4.) Magneto from X-Men.
Magneto has always been my favorite creature with super powers. He's not really good, not really bad, which I like, plus I greatly respect his power. It's not too outlandish and powerful (Superman) but it also doesn't suck (Jubilee). He also seems like a man of great intelligence, and has colleagues in high places, also he gets to hang out with Mystique, that can't be bad.
5.) Spock from Star Trek.
He's a tremendously smart guy. Plus he doesn't have to deal with lame ass human emotions, he leaves that to Kirk, and Bones, and Hikaru Sulu, people like them. On that note, he gets to hang out with Kirk, Bones, Sulu Checkov, Scotty, etc. He travels both space and time, dies and comes back, and a master of logic. Sign me up.
6.) Optimus Prime from Transformers.
This seems like it'd be another sentient issue in real life, he's a freaking robot. But if you watch the show, he clearly has intelligence and emotions. Being a giant ass-kicking robot would be great, being a self-driving semi would be great, being able to be both, freaking amazing. Add on top of that the fact that he's Jewish(family guy), I'm sold.
7.)Willy Wonka, specifically from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, but Charlie and the Chocolate Factory wouldn't be bad either.
He's eccentric, dresses how he pleases, doesn't care what other people think, and lives in a world of candy and small orange men. He doesn't seem to have a woman on the side, but with that set-up he easily could. I want to wear a top hat and sweet blue coat, walk with a cane for no apparent reason other than it looks great and have an office full of half of things. Everybody the world over envies Willy Wonka, even though he's obviously insane.
8.) Indiana Jones, from the Indiana Jones series.
So, I'd be an archeology professor...but one who seems to teach about two classes a year and holds no real office hours despite what I tell my students. On top of that I get to go on adventures and kill Nazis? Yes please. I'd like to avoid Temple of Doom, it was a bad movie, and a stupid concept. If I were Henry Jones Jr. I wouldn't have gone, I would have left the chick, taken the diamond and my good friend Shortround and come back to America. Whatever happened to Shortround, he was with Indy in Temple of Doom, which takes place before the other movies, but he's not even mentioned in the others. I feel that this story line needs to be tied up, and I don't think it will be in Crystal Skull, oh well. I've always wanted to be good with a whip and have a preternatural understanding of seemingly everything that exists in the 30's.
9.) Admiral Achbar from Return of the Jedi.
Leader of the rebel forces? Yes. Giant reptile thing? Yes. Comfortable Captain Chair on a giant space ship with an amazing view? Yes. He's a man of power, and especially after the Empire is conquered I assume he got mad reptile alien tail out of it. He probably went on to rule the universe in a jovial manner that pleased nearly everybody.
10.) Either Sonny, Michael or Vito Corleone from The Godfather.
As previously documented I've always wanted to be in the mafia, and what better way that be a genuine Corleone? Each has their respective downfalls and benefits, but I'd be happy being any one of them.
