tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post1286980183796599489..comments2023-09-05T12:51:25.656-05:00Comments on edittorrent: More antiheroesEdittorrenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-76794237878791278492008-07-11T19:06:00.000-05:002008-07-11T19:06:00.000-05:00I was wondering about the Unforgiven character. I ...I was wondering about the Unforgiven character. I got the idea that he in a way can't help his nature-- he's a killer, and can't escape that?<BR/><BR/>What about the Viggo Mortenson character in A History of Violence? Now that I think about it, that's very like Unforgiven in plot?Edittorrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-37019017525664478912008-07-11T12:29:00.000-05:002008-07-11T12:29:00.000-05:00Sorry about all the typos, but I'm on a fire drill...Sorry about all the typos, but I'm on a fire drill at work and had to hurry.Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03077791761104576436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-75505984375270835272008-07-11T11:02:00.000-05:002008-07-11T11:02:00.000-05:00I'm probably the last person in the world who shou...I'm probably the last person in the world who should be commenting on literatary matters since, I skipped thru three degrees with only one lit class, but..........it seems to me an antihero lacks traditional virtues yet performs acts which support or protects these virtues (note I'm trying to avoid the use of heroic). If that is the definition then Eastwood's character William Munny in Unforgiven fits. Munny is a killer who tried to live virtuously for the sake of his wife, but when she dies he takes a job as a killer again. In the process he draws upon his dark side and unsavory skills to avenge people who have been exploited, damaged, or killed. His acts are savage, yet he elimates (kills) the villians who caused problems for others. Thus I believe Munny is an antihero.Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03077791761104576436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-20183596501963195552008-07-11T09:57:00.000-05:002008-07-11T09:57:00.000-05:00That's sort of an anti-hero motivation, I think, W...That's sort of an anti-hero motivation, I think, Wes. Maximizing shareholder equity. :)Edittorrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-77629056346280690062008-07-11T09:44:00.000-05:002008-07-11T09:44:00.000-05:00The ultimate authority on knowledge and wisdom, Wi...The ultimate authority on knowledge and wisdom, Wikipedia, has a list of antiheros, under the clever title, "List of fictional anti-heroes".<BR/><BR/>I'd like to make a few comments, but can't until my next meeting is over (maximizing shareholder equity).Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03077791761104576436noreply@blogger.com