About heroes and villains and those in between. What's the difference between villains and antiheroes … and antiheroes versus flawed heros versus reluctant heros. They all have a slightly different flavour to me, but is there a difference?
Your title brought the 1980 movie 'Hero at Large' to me because in my memory the lyrics to Bonnie Tyler's 'Holding Out For A Hero' come to mind (the song wasn't actually in 'Hero at Large' memories are weird) - The movie stared John Ritter where he pretended to be a superhero then circumstances forced him into becoming a real hero. Another type of hero arc.
I haven't seen the movie since I was a kid, but in my memory it was a fantastic movie--I don't dare watch it again, as I'm sure it's not as good as I remember.
Your title brought the 1980 movie 'Hero at Large' to me because in my memory the lyrics to Bonnie Tyler's 'Holding Out For A Hero' come to mind (the song wasn't actually in 'Hero at Large' memories are weird) - The movie stared John Ritter where he pretended to be a superhero then circumstances forced him into becoming a real hero. Another type of hero arc.
I haven't seen the movie since I was a kid, but in my memory it was a fantastic movie--I don't dare watch it again, as I'm sure it's not as good as I remember.