Heroes and VillainsHercules, Jesus, James Bond, Luke Skywalker, Gandalf, Frodo, Harry Potter, Buffy Summers, Spiderman, Batman, Captain Kirk, Dr. Who, Darth Vader, Sauron, Voldemort, Lex Luthor, Dr. Doom, the Daleks, the Borg. Almost anybody living in the developed West would be able to group these individuals into two camps: the heroes and the villains. However, what criteria they may use to do this is less clear. Mike Alsford introduces us to a range of heroic and villainous archetypes on a journey through film, television, comic books, and literature. On the way, he addresses questions such as: What is a true hero? What is a true villain? Have we misunderstood these terms? What kind of societal values do our mythical heroes and villains represent? In trying to understand the extremes of hero and villain we are made more aware of our own ethical standards and given a space in which to explore contemporary concerns over notions of right and wrong, good and bad. |
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... Anakin Skywalker and ultimately redefines him as the sinister Jedi Darth Vader . 12 In Michael Moorcock's classic Elric saga the anti - hero Elric of Melniboné , the albino ruler of the decadent city of Imrryr , requires a regular ...
... Anakin Skywalker – portrayed within episodes one to three of the Star Wars saga is a different case to the Batman ... Anakin's hatred and fear are seen as dominating him to such an extent that he is easily manipulated and corrupted . He ...
Mike Alsford. Fear seems to play a significant part in making Anakin Skywalker susceptible to the baleful influence of the evil emperor and the dark side of the Force and thus catalysing his transforma- tion into the villainous Darth ...
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Myth and Imagination | 1 |
Heroes and Otherness | 23 |
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility | 63 |
Copyright | |
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