Children and teenagers often draw inspiration from the movies they watch and the characters that are depicted. Many times, a particular character will resonate with you and offer a glimpse, albeit through the unrealistic lens of Hollywood, of what adulthood can be like. Certain movie characters in cinematic history have demonstrated traits, abilities, ambitions, and career choices that are so cool that youngsters point to the screen and say, “That’s what I want to be when I grow up.” Let’s look at 23 movie characters that model the kind of adults we’ve become years later.
#1: Ferris Bueller – Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Matthew Broderick played the clever and cocky title character, a high school student who sought to have an epic adventure when he skipped school for the day. We all wanted to be bold enough to have incredible adventures, too, but sadly, most of us ended up chronic worriers like Cameron or bitterly jealous like Jeanie.
