Messianic Archetypes in Movies

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The Messianic Archetype is a character whose role in the story echoes that of Christ. They are portrayed as a savior, whether the thing they are saving is a person, a lot of people or the whole of humanity. They endure a sizable sacrifice as the means of bringing that salvation about for others, a fate they do not deserve up to and including death or a Fate Worse than Death. Other elements may be mixed and matched as required but the Messianic Archetype will include one or more of the following: being the Chosen One, gaining a group of devoted followers, being betrayed by one of these followers, persecution by nonbelievers, parallels to the Passion Play, obvious Crucified Hero Shot, a figurative or literal resurrection, and even a Second Coming. Bonus points if the character has the initials JC.
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Checklist:
01. Odd, unexpected and obscure birth or otherwise strange origin and arrival
02. Central protagonist and/or object of concern within the narrative
03. Outsider
04. Sent by deliberate outside intervention
05. Alter ego or dual identity (one mundane and the other fantastic)
06. Very special, rare and unusual being although
appears as normal human doing mundane activities throughout normal working live
07. Apostle-figures (intimate friends-cum-associate)
08. Begin “divine” mission at the age of thirty
09.Judas-figure (inner circle intimates who
betrays friend for essentially unwholesome reasons).
10. Mary Magdalene-figure (sexually tagged women
who are related to the Christ-figure in some close way, but do not know exactly how to express her sexuality with him)
11. John the Baptist-figure (prophetically point the way to the Christ-figure)
12. Dies (cruelly) and then miraculously comes back to life again as good-as-new, if not better
13. Death results in victory
14. Sacrifice made by Christ-figure specifically benefit others and are based upon higher principles, although these others are usually of lesser worthiness, talent or power, comparatively speaking
15. Choose sacrifice out of newfound knowledge,
status, position or cosmic mission requirements
16. Accused of crimes although totally innocent
17. Cruciform posture
18. Acompanied by cross imagery
19. Incredible behaviour (walking on water)
20. Appears as simple, fool or crazy
21. Pronounced poverty
22. White clothing (toga, cloth)
23. Blue eyes
24. Verbal tags (“My God!” or “Jesus Christ!” or “Jesus!” or “Christ!”)
25. Initials J.C.

(Kozlovic)