ARiesett Blog 5 Film Character

In the 2012 film The Odd Life of Timothy Green, Timothy Green (CJ Adams) is an interesting character. He was created by a thunderstorm during a drought in Cindy and Jim Greens garden in their backyard. Cindy and Jim Green are unable to have children, so they dream of their ideal child and list his characteristics. They put this list in a box and bury it in their garden. Timothy impacts their lives and encourages them to consider adoption.

Timothy is the protagonist in the film narrative whose main purpose is to be the temporary son of Cindy and Jim Green. He also adds comic relief to the narrative through his childish innocence. It is hard for the audience not to be empathetic to Timothy. Timothy is unique in that he has leafs on his legs since he grew from the garden. He is a noble boy with a good heart and a good sense of humor. He never gives up and is truthful to a fault. He also is a glass half full person and is talented like Picasso with a pencil. He is Cindy and Jim’s perfect child.  Every time Timothy expresses his characteristics, the same ones his parents wrote in the box, he loses a leaf from his leg and he changes with the seasons, which is why he is a temporary character.   His main goal in the narrative is to convince his parents to adopt a child and he achieves this in the end once he leaves them.