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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... earth at a certain speed under the force of gravity . However , argues Hume , the only way one can know for certain that the same thing will happen again would be to repeat the action . Any statement that it must always happen is ...
... Earth , there to be adopted by human parents and later to discover his possession of superhuman powers that he chooses to use for the betterment of mankind is all but messianic in its impact . The notion of a transcendent saviour with ...
... Earth was threatened by another godlike being Galactus . Galactus needs to consume whole planets to sustain himself and Earth is just another consumable energy source . Uatu comes to the Fantastic Four's aid in the defence of the planet ...
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Myth and Imagination | 1 |
Heroes and Otherness | 23 |
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility | 63 |
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