This document analyzes the similarities and differences between characters in the films "The Shadow" and "Assassins", and between the protagonists in "The Shadow" and "Taken". For the villains in "The Shadow" and "Assassins", it notes that both are males who stalk and hunt their victims in dark clothing without being detected. However, they have different ages, targets, and motives. For the protagonists, it states that both young female leads put themselves in vulnerable situations and were stalked, but "Taken" involves kidnapping while weapons are not present in "The Shadow".

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SYMON AGUILAR

2. MICHEAL ODISH
‘THE SHADOW’
ANTONIO BANDERAS
‘ASSASINS’
ANTAGONISTS

3. SIMILARITIES
• Both are Villains
• Both have bad plans.
• Both pop up in places without anyone known that they are there to hunt for their
victim. As you have Michael across the road looking at Rebecca and in Assassins you
have Antonio in the car with Stallone not being aware he was in the car.
• Both use the Internet to find out information about their victim.
• Both Chases their Victim.
• Both have a evil look in their faces.
• Both males wearing dark clothing.

4. DIFFERENCES
• Antonio is on the Hunt to kill Stallone who is the good guy, Michael is on the Hunt to
Stalk and take this young girl.
• Different Ages
• They are looking for different Targets as you have Michael targeting a young Girl and
you have Antonio B looking for a middle age man to kill.
• Antonio talks to his target face to face but Michael talks to his Target but they talk on
computer and they do not meet face to face.
• Antonio has a plan to kill hi target due to a bad situation but Michael on the other
hand tried to take his target purely for his own evil plan.

5. REBECCA HORNER
‘THE SHADOW’
MAGGIE GRACE
‘TAKEN’
PROTAGONISTS

6. SIMILARITIES Vulnerable
 Young
 Both of the characters did not think about their actions and the consequences of it.
 Both lead themselves to a bad situation as you have Rebecca adding Michael not
realising she added a stalker and in Taken you have the young girl going on holiday
and talking to strangers leading her to a kidnap.
 Both were being stalked at the first scene of Taken.
 Both are targeted by this mysterious person as you have Michael who is unknown and
the people who target the girl in taken to be unknown too as they have no identity as
they are hiding all the time.
 You have both of the actors that is stalked to be woman, which is quite stereotypical
claiming that women are targeted due to having less effort to target and in situations
they cannot do anything as they have seen to be quite weak.

7. DIFFERENCES
 Maggie in Taken is stalked in another Country but Rebecca is Stalked in her area.
 Maggie is taken in the movie after being stalked but in The Shadow she is only stalked
but maybe further on the story she is taken as well.
 The shadow as stalked due to adding on Facebook and revealing and giving her
identity but in Taken she is unknown.
 Taken involved weapons but in The Shadow weapons is not included .
 Maggie leads herself to the stalker but in The Shadow Rebecca avoids the Stalker.
 Maggie we have the father knowing about the situation but in the Shadow only
Rebecca knows what's happening in the situation.
 Different ages .