Supporting Characters

 Today I will be discussing the supporting characters for The Hope of it All (the film's title): James and August.

 James

Actor: Daniel Morales

 James is 17 year old Hispanic-American boy. He has been childhood friends with Betty since elementary school, and still goes to the same school as Betty. He wears a red sweater and jeans throughout the opening scene. Although they've been friends for so long, he and Betty only started dating in high school. Mentally, he is not the best at relationships. After all, he did cheat on Betty with August in the summer because of sheer confusion. The prop he uses to win back Betty is a flower, but this still wasn't enough. He feels terrible about his actions, but they still happened and they can never truly be reversed. He is relatively popular, but definitely not as popular as August. He is relatively shy, but not as shy as Betty. This results in him speaking with a somewhat soft and regretful tone to Betty (showing his quiet side), yet speaking with an assertive and angry tone to August (showing his popular extrovert side)

His role in the film is crucial. Without him, there is no love triangle!

 August 

Actress: Ashley Polo

August is an 18-year old girl that lives in the same city as Betty and James. She is a year older than them and is a grade ahead of them. However, she goes to their rival school She is captain of the cheer team at her school, and has the personality of any typical popular girl: outgoing, flirty, extroverted, talkative, and stuck-up. She wears a white tank top and ripped jeans to show her trendy side, and she exposes her skin to fit in with the rest of the girls in her friend group. The only prop she really has is her car, and she uses the car to confidently pull up to James and attempt to "win him back". She doesn't really care about the situation between Betty and James or how hurt James is; she only cares about getting James back. She believes she is in love with James, and she will not simply let him slip away. Her resilience allows her to continue time and time again, despite James rejecting her repeatedly.

This film is meant to be complex without any true "bad guy". It is meant to show the flaws in the characters, while allowing the audience to feel a sense of pity for every character and the consequences of their actions.