Leading Men Or Sidekick?

Leading Men Or Sidekick?

You’re either one or the other.

Editorial Opinion
By matthewmerlin - Jan 08, 2010 01:01 PM EST
Filed Under: Fan Fic
Source: MoviesMakeTheMan.com

One of the primary components of Movies Make the Man is the concept of being a leading man versus being a sidekick.

One of the fist questions I ask in the program is which persona resembles you the closest.

Here’s a snapshot of each type. Take a minute to assess yourself.

A QUICK PICTURE OF THE LEADING MAN AND SIDEKICK



Leading Man

- You’re coordinated, fit, and sure of yourself.
- You take charge without asking.
- You’re assertive, even aggressive when it comes to something you want.
- You jump into action quickly when being threatened. Even quicker when defending others.
- You care little of the opinions that others hold of you.
- You often ignore what the crowd is doing to do your own thing.
- Women see you as sexy, mysterious and challenging.



Sidekick

- You’re generally clumsy, out of shape, and unable to hold your own space with confidence.
- You use humor to compensate for your lack of presence. Though temporarily charming, the jokes come off as goofy.
- You constantly question your own choices and seek the validation of others as a result.
- You ask permission before taking action. Often the answer to your query is no.
- You are passive, submissive and fear conflict.
- You care greatly about how you are perceived by others andwant to be liked.
- In the crowd, you are simply part of the background.
- You feel dismissed by women often.

How’d you do?

If not as well as you’d like, watch this site over the next couple of weeks. I’m going to be providing a free week-long video seminar that deals with these issues soon.

- M. Merlin

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supermarioworldE
supermarioworldE - 1/8/2010, 1:10 PM
Heroes get Laid. Sidekicks get slayed.



Hero.
Stumblin
Stumblin - 1/8/2010, 1:38 PM
Ah, I looked him up, his website is a blog with the same title as his fan site. He's just rehashing everything he wrote on that site and using this as his next ploy I guess. Not only that it's a damn infomercial, one of those 30 days guarantee crap.

Dude, you got a blog about all of this, why are you perverting our site with your generalizations?

For one, not all sidekicks are fat and stupid; e.g. Robin, Night Wing, Speedy, Superboy, Kato, War Machine, Abe, Watson etc. If anything they usually correct what's missing from the hero. So that debunks your theory and analogy.

Stop acting like we're all 10 and have self esteem issues.
matthewmerlin
matthewmerlin - 1/8/2010, 3:31 PM
Guys...this is the Moderator.

I will be happy to let you post whatever you want about the topic.

Post your thought and move on.

But, please stay on topic. If you don't, and you continue to flame and hate, I'll delete those comments.

Disagreements with the topic is fine. Posting your thoughts ABOUT THE TOPIC is fine. But continuing a thread rehashing for hate purposes won't be tolerated.

If you don't like what you're reading here, vote with your feet and move on. If you want to complain to the web admin or bash me on other places on the site, feel free to do so.

DogsOfWar
DogsOfWar - 1/8/2010, 3:34 PM
You deleted our thoughts about the topic!

Are you familiar with Galactus?
answer
answer - 1/8/2010, 3:38 PM
You talk about sticking on topic! You obviously dont come on this site EVER as I have yet to see a comments page where the comments stay on topic for very long!

Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 1/8/2010, 3:39 PM
What your doing here is spamming pure and simple. Your post has nothing to do with any topics relevant to this site.
Your trying to catch some weak minded idividual who thinks your garbage can help them, so actually you have passed through the spamming stage and your running a con.
You may as well find a new site for your scam. It's not gonna be tollorated here.
matthewmerlin
matthewmerlin - 1/8/2010, 3:48 PM
Well, that's fine. If the heads of CBM want us gone, then I'll respect their decision to do so.

If our attempts to provide what IS CLEARLY FREE INFORMATION on this site that may actually help or encourage someone is not wanted, then that's fine. We'll bail. We'll respect any site-owned decision (which will clearly come from user feedback).

But for the record, I love comic book movies. I visit this site constantly. I'm a huge fan of sci/fi horror, fantasy and action adventure films, and when I found a like mind in Matt, I suggested this.

I just know this program works. In fact, it saved my life. No amount of name calling with change that.

I sincerely hope this does not reflect the overall nature of the online community for CBM.

Shaman
Shaman - 1/8/2010, 3:49 PM
matthewmerlin- Your fansite is part of a COMIC BOOK MOVIE website which your fansite has NOTHING to do with. This is not a cooking site, or a house building site or a self help site. Your topics have nothing to do with either ACTUAL MOVIES or the COMIC BOOKS they are related to no matter how much you privately enjoy them. So all you'll ever have for comments on this site is hate. Get used to it or go away. Believe me, there are way more than this handful here that will make it their absolute reason for living to dish hate on your site. Get with the program or get out. Don't try to sell igloos to Hawaiians. If we need help, we'll ask for it. We don't come here to be force fed it. What you don't seem to understand is that there are very talented editorialists here that actually work very hard to write lengthy but very thoughtful editorials and your self help shit bumps them down to oblivion. THAT makes this website's existance not only inappropriate but DISRESPECTFUL. Go or be hated.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 1/8/2010, 3:50 PM
@ matthewmerlin

you, sir, are a douchebag. you deleted my post, and i was defending your article??? dogsofwar was bad mouthing you for writing this article, and all i said was, "easy man, this is in editorials, its not like its in the news section."

that warrants my comment getting deleted?? there is NO WAY galactus will like this. keep deleting comments at this rate and there will be no one left to visit this site.

you douche

and Dogsofwar...i owe you an apology, man. this guy sucks
DogsOfWar
DogsOfWar - 1/8/2010, 3:51 PM
If you want to contribute to this site about movies & comics, go for it. This place is not for selling stuff, unless Galactus deems appropriate. I checked out your site, the end product is not free, is it?
DogsOfWar
DogsOfWar - 1/8/2010, 3:54 PM
Thanks CDB. I just saw the huckster in this guy from the first article.
matthewmerlin
matthewmerlin - 1/8/2010, 3:55 PM
Fine, guys. Do what you want.
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 1/8/2010, 3:55 PM
Don't tell us to stay on topic.

This site is COMICBOOKMOVIE.COM. You're articles have nothing to do with any of the topics we discuss on a regular basis, IE comic books, movies based on comic books, video games based on comic books, etc. Your articles are the epitome of "off-topic"

Sure, you use a little reference to superheroes in your articles, but they're just a cop-out to catch someone on this site's eye and click on it, only to realize that it has nothing to do with comic books.

It's like if you posted the same article but had a Terminator reference in an obscure spot, and then posted that on an Arnold Schwarzenegger fan-site. It doesn't make any sense, and doesn't belong there at all.
Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 1/8/2010, 3:56 PM
Dogs and Multi and I have been on him like stink on shit all afternoon. He's a scammer pure and simple.

matthewmerlin
matthewmerlin - 1/8/2010, 3:56 PM
Fine, guys. Do what you want.
StephenStrange
StephenStrange - 1/8/2010, 3:56 PM
Don't you get it you shit crazy little deviant????

WE DON'T WANT YOU HERE AND NO ONE WILL BUY WHAT YOUR SELLING.

gET IT THROUGH YOUR THICK SKULL!
answer
answer - 1/8/2010, 3:58 PM
Oh we will! And it sure as hell isn't following you!
DogsOfWar
DogsOfWar - 1/8/2010, 3:59 PM
Topics! We don't need no stinking topics
Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 1/8/2010, 4:03 PM
Darth: Multi said earlier that the only reason he didn't delete this jackasses articles was because he wanted Galactus to see them personaly.
StephenStrange
StephenStrange - 1/8/2010, 4:09 PM
ah. cool. Best news I heard all day.
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 1/8/2010, 4:18 PM
What the [frick] is this shit? matthewmerlin: You're a [frick]ing weirdo. No one is interested in the shit you're talking so do us all a favour and [frick] off asshole.
answer
answer - 1/8/2010, 4:20 PM
@Tea,

answer
answer - 1/8/2010, 4:29 PM
I'll make life easy for you and you wont even have to move to get the effect!

Ryden
Ryden - 1/8/2010, 4:33 PM
Sorry to tell you but RDJ is a billion times cooler than Christian Bale, how dare you call Iron Man a sidekick!!! >:(

Christian Bale is a douche-bag who can't talk without whispering or getting throat cancer, RDJ is a charming, funny collected all around cool guy.

RDJ is A GOD AMONST MEN!!!!!

Ahem...if you haven't been able to tell yet, I have a man crush on RDJ...AND I AM NOT ASHAMED :P

lol ;D
Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 1/8/2010, 4:34 PM
Ryden: RDJ also has the very, very best drugs money can buy.
StephenStrange
StephenStrange - 1/8/2010, 4:43 PM
@ Teabag: I think this is more of this asshole's speed:

answer
answer - 1/8/2010, 4:43 PM
@Tea, And for the people that are interested in that kind if thing!

JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 1/8/2010, 4:45 PM
teabag: I think his version of that video normally ends up with duct tape and a butchers knife...I prefer this ending myself! ;D

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Stumblin
Stumblin - 1/8/2010, 4:53 PM
Matthew don't sugar coat it buddy, we know the end result is wanting people to pay for your half ass attempt to capitalize on other's demise. You claim this saved your life? So picking up chicks is a life saver now huh?

Also, you've already deleted comments about this article, which guess what, is ON TOPIC. And like InTyler said, this article is a complete contradiction of what you just told us. This is complete bull shit, just because you make a metaphor to comics does not mean it's an automatic interest in this site. Your feeble attempt to persuade us members, whom some of us been here since the beginning have seen people like you come and go, using this site as free advertisement to reach the majority of your targeted group and fail.

Don't act like you're not doing anything wrong because you are. You're not trying to help, you're trying to make a quick buck at our expense, well I think the people have spoken, so get the f^ck out of here.

If you're the fan that you say you are, then how about instead of telling us how to live our lives and correct our supposedly disgruntled lonely and emotionally unstable selves, you tell us about what villain you want to see in "Thor" or how about a Fan Cast? Or how about contributing something other than belittling us with your dribble?

Don't delete this either, it's saved, and I'm more than happy to repeat it if necessary not that it matters, it's on topic after all. Though I don't think we'll be seeing you after this weekend.
Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 1/8/2010, 4:56 PM
He may be a little more like this.

Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 1/8/2010, 4:59 PM
Multi: You charged me. I thought we wuz buds.
Stumblin
Stumblin - 1/8/2010, 5:00 PM
^ What Poni just said X1000

Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 1/8/2010, 5:01 PM
Yeah, I'll sign that petition.
Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 1/8/2010, 5:05 PM
I can attest to the fact that women don't bring happiness. They bring penicillin shots and alimony and alcohol and drugs, till you have nothing left to take and your living in a van down by the river.:)
StephenStrange
StephenStrange - 1/8/2010, 5:06 PM
oh ok I found Mattthewhatever instructional video.

Great shit you got here, twatface

Ryden
Ryden - 1/8/2010, 5:07 PM
Wait a minute did you just delete my comment? Hey Fcuck you mathewPERVERTPANTSmerlin.

RDJ is cooler than Bale, deal with it.
StephenStrange
StephenStrange - 1/8/2010, 5:09 PM
@ Multi: He can't visit you man.

He's too busy butt-surfing little boys. Clearly.
Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 1/8/2010, 5:10 PM
Thats classic Darth. I actualy spit my coffe out when he got smacked.
Ryden
Ryden - 1/8/2010, 5:10 PM
@Multi- Lol you just pwned his ass!! And yes that is the first time I've ever used the word pwned, I'm officially an internet nerd now :)
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