Some+Like+It+Bad

Hoorn, Johan F., and Elly A. Konijn. Some Like It Bad: Testing a Model for Perceiving and Experiencing Fictional Characters. Mahwah: //Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc//, 2005. Pdf.

This articles primarily focuses on examples from eight different movies. As we began to watch a movie or show, we already assume that fictional characters are similar to what we encounter in our lives. However, not a big portion of us experience the violence these characters have gone through like gun fights, sword battles, or apocalypse attacks. Despite the major differences, fictional characters do fulfill some basic psychological functions (e.g. emotions and pleasures). Because we have strong attractions to these characters, a lot of advertisements are filled on the street and TV. Elly Konijn and Johan Hoorn also give a detailed explanation about the PEFiC model, which starts from the attachment to the appreciation of a character.

The main difference between this article and “Perceiving and experiencing fictional characters,” is the PEFiC model. While these two articles both mentions this model, only this one provides examples of people from certain films to farther explain the model’s use. The eight movies they have included will also narrow down the description used in the other article, so it would be easier to understand and use their examples.