Male Characters I Like (And Why) by JediTeen

 

Here are some of my favorite fictional characters.  They are all male (although they aren't all human). Enjoy! 

 

MOVIES: 

 

Luke Skywalker: One of my favorite characters ever is the Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker from the Star Wars movies. I love how he grows up from a whiny farm boy into a fully trained Jedi Knight. I love how he doesn't want to kill anyone, especially not his father, and how he refuses to fight him in Episode VI. Another thing I like about Luke is how he will disobey authority to save his friends! 

 

Obi-Wan Kenobi: Another Star Wars Character, another Jedi. I like what Obi-Wan can do as a Jedi in Episodes II and III, and how he teaches Luke how to use a lightsaber in Episode IV.  

 

Marty McFly: Are you ready to go back in time?. Marty McFly is just an average 80's teenager who gets swept off to 1955 in the film Back To The Future. In the second film he goes to the fture, and the third film takes him to 1885!

 

Superman: Who comes to ind when you think of the word super? Superman! He is super fast, super strong, and super good at saving the day! 

 

Flik: Flik is an ant in the Pixar film, A Bug's Life. I love how Flik finds the courage to defend his colony from a hoard of greedy grasshoppers with the help of loyal friends like Princess Atta and a troupe of circus bugs! How would you expect an ant to be a hero? 

 

Kristoff: A rugged mountain man and an ice seller, Kristoff makes for an unlikely friend  in Disney's Frozen. I love how he helps Anna find her sister Elsa, and is even willing to leavde Anna behind. 

 

Olaf: A friendly snowman from Frozen, Olaf has one strange desire: to see summer. But he is willing to melt for Anna! 

 

Marlin: Here comes super dad from Finding Nemo! Marlin is a great fish father who is willing to face sharks to find his son! 

 

Gru: A super villain? Super Daddy? Stealer-of-the-moon? Gru, the super villain from Despicable Me, is one of many of my favorite kinds of villains: the kind who have soft spots. It turns out that Gru is touched by little girls with cookies! 

 

Remy: Remy is a rat from Pixar's Ratoutille who wants to cook! But of course you can't let a rat into a kitchen! Poor Remy! 

 

Wreck-it-Ralph: Have you ever heard of a bad guy who wanted to be a good guy? There's Ralph for you. Disney makes a movie that is perfect for retro video game fans, like me. Ralph is the bad guy in the game, but he knows it doesn't always have to be that way! 

 

Don Lockwood: The iconic character from the best-loved Musical of all time is Don Lockwood from Singin' in the Rain! In the transition from silent films to talkies, Don finds out that love can be more important than fame! 

 

BOOKS: 

 

Harry Potter: The famous wizard from J. K. Rowling's best-selling Harry Potter books, is actually one of my favorite characters! Sort of a Luke Skywalker armed with a wand instead of a lightsaber! Harry definitely has a saving people thing! 

 

Jeffery Tifton: Jeffery is the lonely musical boy in the Penderwicks series who befriends the four Penderwick sisters over a summer vacation. 

 

Laurie: Everyone who has ever read the classic Little Women (or seen the movie) knows Laurie! He is a wonderful friend to the March sisters. 

  

Mr. Darcy: A stiff and formal character from Pride and Prejudice can be an unlikely friend. It turns out that he can also be a lover. 

 

Henry Huggins: Henry is a classic character from the children's books by Beverly Cleary. He befriends a stray dog named Ribsy and a girl named Beezus. 

 

Charles Wallace Murry:  Charles Wallace first appears as a young boy genius in A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle. I love how he knows more than most people, but still has the open mind if a child. 

 

Calvin O'Keefe: Another boy from A Wrinkle in Time, Calvin is the oldest of the band of three children who set off to different planets to find Meg and Charles' father. He is good at protecting them and being a good friend. 

 

Taran: Lloyd Alexander's The Chronicles of Prydain series is based on Welsh Legend. Taran, an assistant pig keeper and unlikely hero wouldn't hurt a fly unless the fly was hurting his friends. He can even befriend the strange creature Gurgi. 

 

Doug Sweitick: Doug is a boy from a 60's family in the novel Okay For Now by Gary D. Schmidt. He finds comfort in the painting of Audubon when faced with family problems. 

 

Winnie-the-Pooh: Lovable teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh is best known in his Disney form, but he actually first appeared in the classic books by A. A. Milne. 

 

Frodo: Frodo is the primary Hobbit in the Lord of the Rings trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkien. He is an amazing hero, aad he decides to bear the great burden of the ring. 

 

Winn-Dixie: Winn-Dixie is the name of a grocery store, but it is also the name of a dog in Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo. He helps a lonely girl find friends in her new town.