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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... Force semi - 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 ...
... force and restraint that might contain them . Just war In the so called ' war against terror ' that followed on from the attack on the United States on 11 September 2001 debates con- cerning the appropriate use of force have become of ...
... force , is not only the right , but the sacred duty of every man who has both the insight and the power to do so ... Force and right , according to Joubert , are the governors of this world ; force till right is ready - la force en ...
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Myth and Imagination | 1 |
Heroes and Otherness | 23 |
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility | 63 |
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