{"id":6663,"date":"2016-10-19T14:04:53","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T14:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=6663"},"modified":"2017-01-20T14:48:14","modified_gmt":"2017-01-20T14:48:14","slug":"6-of-the-unlikeliest-heroes-in-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/10\/19\/6-of-the-unlikeliest-heroes-in-film\/","title":{"rendered":"6 of the unlikeliest heroes in film"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The leading men and women of film are generally extremely good-looking, with their characters boasting exceptional skills in one or more fields (usually \u201d\u02dcguns\u2019, \u201d\u02dcsaying cool things under pressure\u2019 and \u201d\u02dcdriving really fast without crashing\u2019).<\/p>\n<p>Some film heroes, however, are almost entirely unsuited to the terrifying tasks set before them. Here are some of our favourite unlikely film heroes.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>Shaun &#8211; Shaun of the Dead<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LIfcaZ4pC-4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Shaun works at an appliances shop, thinks a night down the local is a romantic date and lives with his best mate, who spends most of his days smoking and playing <i>Timesplitters<\/i>. He\u2019s one of us, basically.<\/p>\n<p>In any other zombie movie, Shaun and Ed would serve as comic relief before either a) getting eaten or b) toughening up and heroically sacrificing themselves. It\u2019s not hard to imagine Rick Grimes shouting at them for being a bit useless on an episode of <i>The Walking Dead<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>In <i>Shaun of the Dead<\/i>, though, Shaun is the hero. And he\u2019s probably the most realistic zombie movie hero ever too: instead of becoming an intense killing machine, he goes to save his mum, runs to the pub to \u201d\u02dcwait for things to blow over\u2019 and uses the whole thing as an excuse to get his ex-girlfriend back. Like we said: one of us.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.musicmagpie.co.uk\/products\/shaun-of-the-dead-dvd-2004-dvd\"><b>Get Shaun of the Dead in our amazing Buy One, Get One FREE offer!<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>M Gustave &#8211; The Grand Budapest Hotel<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1Fg5iWmQjwk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>M Gustave is the concierge of the fancy Grand Budapest Hotel and a frequent romancer of older women, dedicating his life to their&#8230;ahem, service.<\/p>\n<p>When one of them passes away and Gustave is left with a sizeable inheritance, however, he is forced to adopt a slightly tougher stance &#8211; especially as her spurned children are pretty much psychopaths.<\/p>\n<p>Gustave ends up taking part in gunfights and high speed chases, both well beyond the remit of your average concierge. Fortunately, he has his own Justice League of concierges to rely on.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.musicmagpie.co.uk\/products\/the-grand-budapest-hotel\"><b>Get The Grand Budapest Hotel in our awesome 2 for \u00a33 offer!<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>The Dude &#8211; The Big Lebowski<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cd-go0oBF4Y\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Jeff \u201d\u02dcThe Dude\u2019 Lebowski is a chill guy. So chill, in fact, that the character has inspired his own religion, in which the faithful seek enlightenment through bowling, White Russians and generally taking things easy.<\/p>\n<p>The problem is, being chill doesn\u2019t necessarily help when you\u2019re trying to save a kidnapped girl and angry nihilists are ruining your favourite rug.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, the Dude has the volatile Walter by his side. Together, they make a surprisingly effective pair of private detectives &#8211; and an even better bowling team.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.musicmagpie.co.uk\/products\/the-big-lebowski-dvd-1998\"><b>Get The Big Lebowski in our brilliant Buy One, Get One FREE offer<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>Anakin Skywalker &#8211; Star Wars<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bD7bpG-zDJQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Alright, so Anakin Skywalker has really high midichlorian levels or whatever but the chances of Qui-Gon Jinn of finding him in the first place were super slim.<\/p>\n<p>First, Qui-Gon crash landed on Tatooine. Then, he ran into Anakin, a slave boy. And, finally, Anakin won a race to win his freedom.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a highly unlikely set of circumstances. Although, considering what happened next, it probably would have worked out better if he\u2019d stayed on Tatooine&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.musicmagpie.co.uk\/products\/star-wars-episode-i-the-phantom-menac-dvd\"><b>Get Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace in our 2 for \u00a35 offer &#8211; there are loads of other movies to choose from too!<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>Kevin McAllister &#8211; Home Alone<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CK2Btk6Ybm0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If we were sat at home and Joe Pesci burst in, we\u2019d cower behind the sofa and tell him to take whatever he wants (apart from the shine box because we know he doesn\u2019t like that).<\/p>\n<p>Little Kevin McAllister, who has already been abandoned by his parents, responds by building an elaborate set of traps that would have almost certainly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/film\/home-alone\/kevin-mccallister-injuries-real-life-facts\/\"> killed both Wet Bandits countless times over<\/a>. It\u2019s no wonder <a href=\"https:\/\/grantland.com\/hollywood-prospectus\/did-kevin-from-home-alone-grow-up-to-be-jigsaw-a-deadly-serious-investigation\/\"> some people think he grew up to become Jigsaw from <i>Saw<\/i><\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.musicmagpie.co.uk\/products\/home-alone-collection\"><b>Get the entire Home Alone collection in our 2 for \u00a35 offer!<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>Bruce Wayne\/Tony Stark &#8211; Every Batman\/Iron Man film<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/neY2xVmOfUM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>There are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.uk\/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&amp;ion=1&amp;espv=2&amp;ie=UTF-8#q=how%20many%20billionaires%20are%20there%20in%20the%20world\">just 1,810 billionaires in the world<\/a> and precisely none of them run around their respective cities at night in high-tech fighting suits. As far as we\u2019re aware\u201d\u00a6<\/p>\n<p>But really, it\u2019s far more likely Brucie and Tone would spend their megabucks on yachts and golden toilet seats than risking their lives fighting men dressed as clowns (although <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-us-canada-37628664\">we could do with some help on the front at the moment<\/a>, if any millionaires are reading\u201d\u00a6).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.musicmagpie.co.uk\/products\/batman-dvd-1989\"><b>Get Batman in our 2 for \u00a35 offer<\/b><\/a><b>, <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/store.musicmagpie.co.uk\/products\/batman-begins-1-disc-edition-dvd-20\"><b>Batman Begins in our Buy One, Get One FREE offer<\/b><\/a><b> and <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/store.musicmagpie.co.uk\/products\/iron-man-3\"><b>Iron Man 3 in our 3 for \u00a310 offer<\/b><\/a><b>!<\/b><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Who is your favourite unlikely movie hero? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget to check out our amazing DVD &amp; Blu-Ray offers on the musicMagpie Store, where you\u2019ll find hundreds of brilliant films of all genres!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.musicmagpie.co.uk\/2-for-3-dvds\"><b>2 for \u00a33<\/b><\/a><b> | <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/store.musicmagpie.co.uk\/2-for-5-dvds\"><b>2 for \u00a35<\/b><\/a><b> | <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/store.musicmagpie.co.uk\/3-for-10-dvds\"><b>3 for \u00a310<\/b><\/a><b> | <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/store.musicmagpie.co.uk\/buy-one-get-one-free-dvds\"><b>Buy One, Get One FREE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The leading men and women of film are generally extremely good-looking, with their characters boasting exceptional skills in one or more fields (usually \u201d\u02dcguns\u2019, \u201d\u02dcsaying cool things under pressure\u2019 and \u201d\u02dcdriving really fast without crashing\u2019). Some film heroes, however, are almost entirely unsuited to the terrifying tasks set before them. &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":1357,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[1574],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6663"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6663"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6663\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6941,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6663\/revisions\/6941"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}