There are a few references to Tony Stark and Bruce Banner, and Greg Clark once again hints at a larger universe, but the film is first-and-foremost a character journey for Thor himself.
"First and foremost, Sonic is a character," explains Sega Europe's chief executive Mike Hayes, although the presence of David Corless – whose business card reads "Sonic Brand Director" – suggests the company is very aware it's both.
Day-Lewis acts and interacts with all the women, but first and foremost he creates a character who dominates the film.
More than an examination of a hot new technology, the film is foremost an intimate, character-based drama about people who look to a virtual world in search of something they are missing in their real lives.
And Batman is first and foremost a comic book character, with a rich and varied history stretching back to 1939.
It's because Lin, for all his scrupulously humble swagger and sudden and inexplicable brilliance, is first and foremost a recognizably NBA character.
In the thoughtful booklet notes, he writes that the works are "first and foremost, character pieces," not mere exercises.
"I really wanted to just tell a yarn, a story that wasn't about me, and find a character who first and foremost you want to be around".
Throughout the course of the novel, the reader comes to see that Meursault is a character who, first and foremost, lives for the moment.
The Asphalt Jungle (1950) -- A vivid, painstaking chronicle of the planning, execution and aftermath of a daring jewel robbery, "Jungle" is first and foremost a superb mood and character piece.
