Alice is by far my favourite character in the resident evil franchise, and one of my all time favourite action heroines.
Showing empathy, humanity and a near bottomless well of inner strength, she's faced near insurmountable horrors and dangers but comes through it all without losing her mind or compassion.
More than any other character in the resident evil franchise, game or film, she's been given consistent and compelling characterisation and character growth.
Emerging in the first film as almost the clichéd damsel in distress character, her memory gone, and her role in the horrors she faced a mystery even to herself, we get to see her most vulnerable side, caring and compassionate, trying at all times to save those around her, and keep their spirits up in the face of their apparent certain doom. As the movie progresses and we see more and more of her, the inner strength she displays in time of danger becomes more and more promenant as she quickly takes charge of the survivors and finds herself having to support even the hardened soldiers who were at first her protectors.
As the films have gone by, we've seen Alice have to bury her feelings, becoming more cold and unsympathetic to those around her, in an attempt to prevent hurting them, but to also save herself the guilt and pain she see as an inevitable part of everyone who spends too long in her company dying. This even goes so far as to cause her to abandon all human companionship entirely, as seen in Extinction, even if it means denying her own growing, and clearly recpircated feeling for Carlos.
With the apparent destruction of Umbrella HQ at the begining of Afterlife and the loss of her powers meaning she'd no longer be of any interest to them, she finally attempts to reconnect with her humanity, displaying a more personable side once more, friendly and flirting with the survivors she meets, only to have them all killed infront of her by a resurrected Wesker.
This pattern of opening up, only to have her hopes dashed is repeated over and over in her life, leaving her increasingly hardened and short tempered, but never fully overcoming her desire to help others, and to put her own life on the line in doing so. She's never backed away from a fight, even when it's seemed victory seems impossible and is more than willing to lay down her life if it means stopping the forces of evil.
She's an incredibly inspiring female role model, tough, and self reliant without havaing to abandon her more femanine nature.
One of the many and infact more prominant reasons Alice is so wonderful for me, is Milla Jovovich. Milla's clear love, dedication and passion for the series and the utter conviction in which she portrays her character truly helps in bringing Alice to life.
Alice IS Resident Evil to me!
Showing empathy, humanity and a near bottomless well of inner strength, she's faced near insurmountable horrors and dangers but comes through it all without losing her mind or compassion.
More than any other character in the resident evil franchise, game or film, she's been given consistent and compelling characterisation and character growth.
Emerging in the first film as almost the clichéd damsel in distress character, her memory gone, and her role in the horrors she faced a mystery even to herself, we get to see her most vulnerable side, caring and compassionate, trying at all times to save those around her, and keep their spirits up in the face of their apparent certain doom. As the movie progresses and we see more and more of her, the inner strength she displays in time of danger becomes more and more promenant as she quickly takes charge of the survivors and finds herself having to support even the hardened soldiers who were at first her protectors.
As the films have gone by, we've seen Alice have to bury her feelings, becoming more cold and unsympathetic to those around her, in an attempt to prevent hurting them, but to also save herself the guilt and pain she see as an inevitable part of everyone who spends too long in her company dying. This even goes so far as to cause her to abandon all human companionship entirely, as seen in Extinction, even if it means denying her own growing, and clearly recpircated feeling for Carlos.
With the apparent destruction of Umbrella HQ at the begining of Afterlife and the loss of her powers meaning she'd no longer be of any interest to them, she finally attempts to reconnect with her humanity, displaying a more personable side once more, friendly and flirting with the survivors she meets, only to have them all killed infront of her by a resurrected Wesker.
This pattern of opening up, only to have her hopes dashed is repeated over and over in her life, leaving her increasingly hardened and short tempered, but never fully overcoming her desire to help others, and to put her own life on the line in doing so. She's never backed away from a fight, even when it's seemed victory seems impossible and is more than willing to lay down her life if it means stopping the forces of evil.
She's an incredibly inspiring female role model, tough, and self reliant without havaing to abandon her more femanine nature.
One of the many and infact more prominant reasons Alice is so wonderful for me, is Milla Jovovich. Milla's clear love, dedication and passion for the series and the utter conviction in which she portrays her character truly helps in bringing Alice to life.
Alice IS Resident Evil to me!
