Character Profile: Emma

NAME: Emma
AGE: 17
ACTOR: Jennifer Penaluna
CHARACTER TRAITS/PERSONALITY: One of the two main and only characters in the film; she would probably be classed as the supporting character to Jacks main character as he is more prominently featured whilst she is the subject for the piece as his date. She seems like the polar opposite to Jacks offbeat nature and does not really get or understand him or the crude jokes he makes. Throughout the film she could be seen as being a bit uptight or having no sense of humour but this is probably not the case as it seems to be that she is only this way around Jack. We get the idea that she is constantly trying to make a good impression and make the date successful while Jack keeps messing up, however at the end it is revealed that she may have been messing up the whole time but as she has a rewinding remote too she has  probably been covering up her mistakes. She is clearly a kind person and likes Jack but the date seems destined to fail.
ROLE: She seems to be the calming influence to Jack's offbeat nature however she is also the catalyst that  makes him act so strangely as he gets nervous around her. She is clearly a down to earth person which grounds the film and she provides the opposites attract feel of the film.
WHAT MAKES THE CHARACTER APPEALING: She is a normal person in an every day scenario that people can connect to. Everyone has liked someone that turns out to be an idiot or wanted to be with someone but it doesn't work out as planned. People can put themselves in her shoes and relate to her as she is likeable.