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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... divine quality in that God , certainly within the Christian tradition , is understood as creating and relating to a humanity endowed with freedom . It is this freedom that gives rise to both our uniqueness and capacity for self - giving ...
... divine power is split into two manifestations , the dark side and the light side . In the film The Empire Strikes Back the Jedi master Yoda explains the difference : ... YODA : A Jedi's strength flows from the Force . But beware of the ...
... divine implies transcendence , that is , being in some way beyond this world . Now of course as we have already mentioned , we all transcend one another to a certain extent . We all exist as others to those around us . As a general rule ...
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Myth and Imagination | 1 |
Heroes and Otherness | 23 |
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility | 63 |
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