The Anti-Hero's of film, who is your favorite?
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Hmmmmm. Patton pretty much was a hero.
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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I don't agree. Patton was supremely vain, egocentric, abusive to his men, and reckless with their lives. He cared more for taking ground and winning a name for himself than he did about his men's safety (which is not to say he didn't care about that, just to be clear). On the plus side, he helped to accomplish a "good" end. That qualifies him as an anti-hero for me.Cail wrote:Hmmmmm. Patton pretty much was a hero.
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He was a dick, but he was still a hero.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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The Anti-Hero's of film, who is your favorite?
Travis Bickle is yer classic choice, nice one.
Travis from Paris,Texas is another great anti-hero ...
Ash from Evil Dead was an awesome character, but he was a true hero imo
I'd like to add the Dude from the Big Lebowski, the guy was lazy, drug-addled, clueless, vague, but through circumstance was thrust into a detective-type role, which he somehow stumbled through with a measure of success .. or as the Dude himself would say :
'has it ever occured to you, that instead of, y'know, running around, blaming me for all this sh*t, that it could be, it might not be, such a simple case of .. y'know !?'
Travis from Paris,Texas is another great anti-hero ...
Ash from Evil Dead was an awesome character, but he was a true hero imo
I'd like to add the Dude from the Big Lebowski, the guy was lazy, drug-addled, clueless, vague, but through circumstance was thrust into a detective-type role, which he somehow stumbled through with a measure of success .. or as the Dude himself would say :
'has it ever occured to you, that instead of, y'know, running around, blaming me for all this sh*t, that it could be, it might not be, such a simple case of .. y'know !?'
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Lebowski is one of those rare comedies that gets funnier with subsequent viewings. (Others include - Strangelove, Spinal Tap, Adaptation) It is especially funny in the context of the Coen's other work. It is their "joke" thriller. It is extremely funny to watch it as if it were a thriller, to see how hilariously it upends the genre.
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The Anti-Hero's of film, who is your favorite?
couldnt agree more, one of my very very fave films; hilariously funny on many levels, very clever stuff ...Lebowski is one of those rare comedies that gets funnier with subsequent viewings. (Others include - Strangelove, Spinal Tap, Adaptation) It is especially funny in the context of the Coen's other work. It is their "joke" thriller. It is extremely funny to watch it as if it were a thriller, to see how hilariously it upends the genre.
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