Nick has a redemption arc coming, so this setup gives him plenty of room for character improvement. ![]() Before the first act is over, he’s established himself as a reckless, greedy, amoral ass. And in the process, he unleashes the monstrous undead princess Ahmanet (Sofia Boutella), kicking the plot into motion. Out of sheer impatience, he deliberately vandalizes the protections around an ancient sarcophagus. He nearly gets himself and a buddy killed with his lack of planning and basic observational skills. The movie starts with him going AWOL from the Army to loot an ancient tomb. Consider the first decisions made by Nick Morton, Tom Cruise’s hapless antihero character in the misbegotten Universal Studios franchise-launcher The Mummy. Films have to convey most of their characterization through dialogue and action, and the early choices are the ones that define a character’s identity. ![]() You learn a lot about movie protagonists from the first choice they make in a story. ![]() Spoilers ahead for the 2017 version of The Mummy - including end spoilers.
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