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Level3Kobold t1_jdapibx wrote

Reply to comment by the_killer_cannabis in TIL that Al Pacino boycotted the 45th academy awards in 1973, because despite having more screen time than Marlon Brando, he was nominated for best supporting actor and not best actor. by VengefulMight

>Theory wise (and in practice), the best way to identify the protagonist of a story is to see which character has the strongest desire and acts on it.

Bilbo isn't the protagonist, Thorin is

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underthingy t1_jdaxqw7 wrote

Actually by that metric the ring is the protagonist.

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Sad-Faithlessness377 t1_jdb4ui1 wrote

Actually by that metric Sauron is the protagonist.

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underthingy t1_jdb593k wrote

Nah, he just sits there doing nothing.

The ring actually imposes its will on the ring bearers and makes them act how it wants.

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jerebare t1_jdb2ni0 wrote

I mostly considered it from what point of the view the story is mostly being told by. Reading the hobbit the protagonist would be Bilbo, but watching the movie versions it does go to Thorin, then Gandalf, Bilbo, Legolas, etc.

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Level3Kobold t1_jdb36nt wrote

Intriguingly, that would mean that the count of monte cristo is not the main character of the count of monte cristo

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