{"id":200,"date":"2020-04-27T14:50:07","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T14:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themossytypewriter.wpcomstaging.com\/?p=200"},"modified":"2020-04-27T14:50:07","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T14:50:07","slug":"main-character-review-of-blue-velvets-kyle-maclachlan-isabella-rossellini-and-dennis-hopper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themossytypewriter.com\/?p=200","title":{"rendered":"Main Character Review of Blue Velvet&#8217;s Kyle Maclachlan, Isabella Rossellini, and Dennis Hopper"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Hope-Elena Sardella<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>Kyle MacLachlan<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0&#8211; Kyle MacLachlan plays the role of &#8220;Jeffrey&#8221; the main protagonist and character of the film. We would consider Kyle MacLachlan as the &#8220;star&#8221; (or most well-known actor) of\u00a0<em>Blue Velvet<\/em>\u00a0(1986). MacLachlan represent&#8217;s the detective character indicative of film noir genre, as well as an individual being &#8220;caught up in a dangerous world beyond their control&#8221; (Goodkoontz &amp; Jacobs, section. 4.2, para. 22). MacLachlan becomes trapped in the dangerous underworld of Dorthy&#8217;s life when trying to solve a mystery. Jeffrey&#8217;s transition into the duality of a dangerous underworld can be seen in the scene &#8220;Joy Ride With Frank&#8221;:\u00a0<br>A protagonist in a film noir is morally ambiguous, which means that the character strives to solve an issue of moral concerning but does so in a way that defies one&#8217;s sense of morals. Maclachlan&#8217;s character Jeffrey is an innocent young man, who wants to save the character Dorthy but uses risky tactics to help her. We can see this in the scene &#8220;Are You Crazy&#8221;; where he discusses breaking into the home of Dorthy, in an attempt to solve the mystery of the severed ear;\u00a0<br>Although MacLachlan has played the role of a detective in several films but isn&#8217;t typecast due to the variety of characters he played throughout his career. I believe MacLachlan&#8217;s acting is realism acting form of acting in regards to the nature of Jeffrey. Jeffrey is just a regular college kid that&#8217;s overly curious and has good intentions.<\/li><li><em><strong>Isabella Rossellini &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>Isabella Rossellini plays the role of &#8220;Dorthy&#8221; in Blue Velvet (1986). Her character represents the femme fatal, a significant persona relevant to the film noir genre. I believe Rossellini is an interpreter actor. She put her connection to the character she is currently in by adding method acting. Isabella Rossellini can also be considered a star actor due to her being the child of Ingrid Bergman (famous Swedish actress) and Roberto Rossellini (Italian director) (Isabella Rossellini, n\/d). Rossellini has had a diversified career as an actor, and model for Lancome as well as being married to the famous Martin Scorsese and being in a relationship with David Lynch for six years. Rossellini used method acting to &#8220;embody the disoriented Dorothy&#8221; (Winer, 1986).<br><em><strong>Dennis Hopper &#8211;<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Dennis Hopper is also a &#8220;star&#8221; actor, and could be considered a &#8220;wild card&#8221; actor as well. Hopper is categorized as a character actor, playing the role of Frank Booth (main Villain, and gangster), as well as being classified as a personality actor. Personality acting is the use of a specific strong personality (Goodkoontz &amp; Jacobs, 2014). The personality Booth exhibits is a villainous, violent, drug-addicted individual. The character of Frank Booth is essential to the film&#8217;s genre of Film Noir. Film noir is an evolution of Gangster Crime genre, making the use of gangster character&#8217;s an important element to solidify the genre as a film noir. Dennis Hopper was a very talented actor and director that is considered a Method Actor. Method Acting is described by Goodykoontz and Jacobs as &#8220;Method requires that actors draw on their memories and experiences to reach the heart of a character, so that they more genuinely feel the emotions they&#8217;re portraying instead of just pretending to&#8221; (section. 5.4, para. 8). Up until the 1960s, Dennis Hopper was often typed cast in &#8220;usually as a villain in westerns such&#8221; (Dennis Hopper, n\/d). Hopper&#8217;s has over five decades in the film industry, which it&#8217;s fair to say he is a &#8220;wild card.&#8221; He has shown he can play a multitude of roles, despite his initial typecast in his early career.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0References<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Biography. (n.d.). Retrieved March 13, 2018, from\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000454\/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000454\/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm\u00a0(Links to an external site.)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Goodykoontz, B., &amp; Jacobs, C. P. (2014).\u00a0<em>Film: From watching to seeing<\/em>(2nd ed.) [Electronic version]. Retrieved from\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/content.ashford.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/content.ashford.edu\u00a0(Links to an external site.)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Isabella Rossellini. (2018, March 12). Retrieved March 13, 2018, from https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Isabella_Rossellini\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Winer, L. (1986, November 23). ISABELLA ROSSELLINI ASSESSES THE ROLE THAT HAUNTED HER. Retrieved March 13, 2018, from https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1986\/11\/23\/movies\/isabella-rossellini-assesses-the-role-that-haunted-her.html<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div> \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Hope-Elena Sardella Kyle MacLachlan\u00a0&#8211; Kyle MacLachlan plays the role of &#8220;Jeffrey&#8221; the main protagonist and character of the film. We would consider Kyle MacLachlan as the &#8220;star&#8221; (or most well-known actor) of\u00a0Blue Velvet\u00a0(1986). 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