Introduction

The following posts on this blog focus on the central protagonists in mainstream Hollywood motion pictures and explore why they are always alienated in some way. I will base my argument on several texts including analyzing some of my personal favourite films, look at their characters and observe why Hollywood always has to create a space for those who are alienated or rebellious in their potential blockbusters, especially when the men who produce them (hollow, corporate money makers) could not possibly fully understand the characters in the films nor the audiences they attract. I am arguing from the perspective of one who is rebellious towards the mainstream.