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05-02-2007, 05:34 PM
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Military Cliches
I'm writing a piece of fiction right now that involves a lot of military characters (primarily National Guard, but regular Army and a Navy SEAL team makes an appearance). I just realized that when describing a SEAL Senior Chief (E-8, high ranking NCO) that he fit perfectly into the cliche of the old, grizzled, seen-it-all kind of character that is seen so often in war flicks.
I would like to pick your brains and help me jot down some popular military cliches in movies and fiction, so I can better avoid some of these.
Here's some examples off the top of my head:
The young, inexperienced, naive Lieutenant who makes many tactical errors and is generally incompetent.
The high ranking officer who screws over the underlings or sends them to their death in order to gain a promotion.
Anything else?
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05-02-2007, 05:42 PM
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How about the fresh-faced young recruit who happily shows the picture of his wife and child "back home" to everyone, only to die - usually in some sort of way where he sacrifices himself for the main character(s) - in the 2nd act.
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05-03-2007, 02:17 AM
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The mean and tough officer who through some sort of event melts and is discovered to actually be the nicest guy around.
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05-03-2007, 06:15 AM
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The plucky midshipman.
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05-03-2007, 02:26 PM
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The squad comedian who alwyas lightens the mood with a few jokes, and usually ironically dies.
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05-04-2007, 07:34 AM
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The group boff, who is more concerned with making important discoveries than actually staying alive. Somehow always manages to survive.
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05-04-2007, 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Hollywood
I'm writing a piece of fiction right now that involves a lot of military characters (primarily National Guard, but regular Army and a Navy SEAL team makes an appearance). I just realized that when describing a SEAL Senior Chief (E-8, high ranking NCO) that he fit perfectly into the cliche of the old, grizzled, seen-it-all kind of character that is seen so often in war flicks.
I would like to pick your brains and help me jot down some popular military cliches in movies and fiction, so I can better avoid some of these.
Here's some examples off the top of my head:
The young, inexperienced, naive Lieutenant who makes many tactical errors and is generally incompetent.
The high ranking officer who screws over the underlings or sends them to their death in order to gain a promotion.
Anything else?
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a cliché or stereotype is not a character with certain traits, its a character with those traits only. when creating a character, think of his everyday traits first
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05-04-2007, 02:19 PM
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You will definitelt get some great insider tips by logging onto Military.com
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