Carbon Costume Movies
Gandalf the Grey
In the Lord of the Rings, Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen) is a wizard who leads the Fellowship of the Ring. He faces off against some of the biggest and baddest, including the Balrog, Sauron, and Saruman the White.
Melanie Daniels
In Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds, Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hedren) is a socialite who’s attacked one day by a seagull. Not long after, she notices a huge number of crows amassing at a nearby playground. The birds are acting strange, but you’d never guess what they do next.
The Karate Kid
In The Karate Kid, Daniel (Ralph Macchio) learns how to defend himself from bully, Johnny Lawrence, after he is taken under Mr. Miyagi’s wing. Daniel’s a slow learner however, and doesn’t understand that he can’t master moves like The Crane until he first masters skills like wax on and wax off.
Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter
In Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter, Kumiko (Rinko Kikuchi) lives a lonely and depressing life until she discovers an old VHS of Fargo. Believing the movie to be real, she’s convinced that it depicts buried treasure. She embarks on journey that takes her from Tokyo to the middle of no where Minnesota. Good thing she prepared for the cold conditions with her homemade blanket poncho.
No-Face
In Spirited Away, No-Face is a lonely spirit who follows Chihiro Ogino after he develops an interest in her sincerity. He soon becomes obsessed with her though and tries to win her affections with gold and stolen tokens for the bathhouse.
T-X
In Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, T-X (Kristanna Loken) is sent back in time to kill key members of the Resistance, including John Connor. As the first female Terminator, she’s appropriately nicknamed the Terminatrix.
Bilbo Baggins
In The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) is a hobbit who’s settled down comfortably in Hobbiton. That is until the wizard Gandalf and 13 Dwarves recruit the unlikely hero to help them on their quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from the dragon Smaug.
Dewey Cox
In Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Dewey Cox (John C. Reilly) distills the essence of the country musician, parodying the likes of Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, and Elvis Presley all in one go. His rags-to-riches story starts as a poor smell-blind kid who rises to become a musical phenomenon.
Randy Bodek
In Loverboy, Randy Bodek (Patrick Dempsey) is a college slacker whose parents force him to get a job. He eventually finds work as a delivery boy for the Mexican-themed Señor Pizza, although he discovers that he can earn much bigger tips from lonely housewives by serving “extra anchovies”.
Yukari Takeba
In Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3, Yukari Takeba is a member of the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad (SEES), who helps the group defend their home city from monsters known as Shadows. She is skilled in using the bow and arrow during battle, and specializes in healing and wind magic.
