Stop frickin’ posing and join the rest of the students! He’s generally being an annoying, socially awkward know-it-all, as illustrated in an outburst by a frustrated classmate: The TV movie starts off with Noah Wyle in an Egyptian tomb, kitted out in an ill-fitting trench, spouting off factoids about Egyptian pyramids and trigonometry. However, unlike other Liberated Librarians - who usually need to be “liberated” from their jobs as librarians - Flynn becomes “liberated” by becoming a librarian. His “liberation” is the main plot arc of the movie.He becomes more masculine and assertive throughout the TV movie.An outside force (in this case, the library itself!) is the catalyst for his liberation.Initially viewed as a “failure” in the eyes of his mother - and potential dates!.Young in age (and a bit immature in temperament, as well).There are many aspects from that general description of the Liberated Librarian that ring true for Flynn Carsen, aka “THE Librarian”: For major male librarian roles, the most common character type is the Liberated Librarian, with their liberation comprising the main plot. Personality-wise, they become more masculine and assertive. Their physical appearance may or may not improve (compare this with their female counterparts, whose makeovers are practically a requirement!), but their wardrobes tend to get better. The male Liberated Librarian, as I mentioned, is usually young. The male Liberated Librarians may begin as failures, but they grow in character throughout the film, just like their female counterparts their latent skills and talents find a way to rise to the forefront - but only through the instigation of an outside force, action, or other person. As I summed up here in my “ The Liberated Librarian (guys, it’s your turn)” post from 2012: In several ways, Noah Wyle’s by-now-iconic reel librarian characterization of Flynn Carsen is the classic Liberated Librarian character type, which I will explore here in this post. After my review of the second season premiere of ‘The Librarians’ TV series, I got to thinking that it was perfect timing to revisit the original TV movie, 2004’s The Librarian: Quest for the Spear.
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