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Tag Archives: Antiheroes
The Spontaneous Precipitation of Fairy Tale Rip offs
At first the sudden appearance TV shows like Grimm and Once Upon a Time seemed fallout from the not one but two movies about Snow White made in the last year or so. But that was only the beginning. Now … Continue reading
Posted in Comparative Analysis, List, Trend-Spotting
Tagged antihero, Antiheroes, Critical Analysis, Critical essay, Disney, Fairytale, film, Film Theory, industry, Screenwriting, television, TV, Vampires
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The Disappearance of the Wide-Eyed, Idealistic Hero
In the last decade, mass media in the United States has seen many changes in the way characters and stories are written. One change which I consider to be particularly unfortunate is the gradual, yet rapid, decline in the use … Continue reading
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Tagged Antiheroes, Capra, Critical Analysis, Critical essay, film, film student, Film Theory, hero, industry, movie, movie review, Movies, Mulder, Screenwriting, Semantics, Superheroes, television, TV
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The Angsty, Angsty Antihero
My previous post about superheroes got me thinking about the rising popularity of antiheroes. In attempting to define antiheroes, however, there seems to be some conflict as to whether an antihero is a protagonist who happens to be a villain or just a severely flawed hero… Continue reading
Posted in Comparative Analysis
Tagged Antiheroes, Critical Analysis, Dexter, film student, Film Theory, Hamlet, movie review, Movies, Semantics, Superheroes, television, TV, Vampires
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