The film “Stardust” is a 2007 adaptation of the book, of the
same name, which follows the adventures of a fallen star, Yvaine, and her quest
to find her way back into the sky. A consistent archetype that I see primarily in
this movie is the Destroyer archetype. A destroyer is willing to go to any
lengths to get what they want, all be it the expense of everyone else around
him or her. Yvaine, to me, is the main character
because every other person in the movie wants to possess her for a selfish
reason. Tristian, the protagonist in the story, finds her after lighting a
special candle which rockets him outside of Wall. In the beginning of the movie
we see him trying to leave Wall, and the guard would not let him in fear of
what could happen to him, or the danger he could bring into the city. His
primary reason for finding her was so that he could hand a fallen star to his
first (though not responded) crush, Victoria. The witch, Lamia, wanted to have
the star’s heart so that she and her sisters could live youthfully for many
years to come. (They had previously killed another star, and need a new one
because the magic is running out.) She kills the princes in the story, Prince
Primus (who is also looking for the star), and Prince Septimus (who was also
willing to kill) and bewitches another witch to not touch the star even if she
sees it. (Not to mention the fact that she wanted to kill Tristian, for simply
taking Yvaine away. One last example of a destroyer is Prince Septimus, who
killed (and attempted to kill) all of his brothers at once, in order to become
sole heir of the throne. Who killed a fotune teller, who was working for Primus
in order to deceive him, and for attempting to capture Yvaine in order to rule
the land.
No comments:
Post a Comment