Many times the public has a predilection for the great heroes, who possess extraordinary qualities and perform great deeds, whether they are fictional or real. But there are also antiheroes, who seem to be ordinary characters that reflect a balance between heroes and villains, but go much further.
We are wondering Why do we empathize with antiheroes? Because it is a leading character, but not the good classic, which often does not exist in real life. He is self-sufficient, indifferent, selfish. He has flaws, virtues, weaknesses, and is disillusioned with the world around him. He is a lonely person who shows feelings of kindness.
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We review some antiheroes of cinema and television.
“Morbius” (2022)
He is a vampire antihero played by Jared Leto and based on a Marvel comic. Before gaining the powers from him, he was Doctor Michael Morbius, a high-level biochemist suffering from an extremely rare and deadly blood disease. Desperate for a cure, he performed dangerous experiments on bat DNA and was transformed into a vampire. The film will be released in April after several postponements.
“Moon Knight” (2022)
Mark Spector (oscar isaac) is a young son of a Jewish rabbi, a former heavyweight boxer, and a former Marine. After serving for his country, his life changed when he had to work on an excavation in Egypt. During his stay at the place, he suffered a serious accident that left everyone thinking that he had died.
However, he was miraculously saved by a mysterious force that revealed itself to him as Khonshu, the Egyptian god of the Moon. The mysterious being spoke with Spector through visions, in which he offered him a second chance to live, in exchange for becoming a kind of vigilante. Marc accepted the offer and became known as Moon Knight, a series that is soon to be released on Disney Plus.
Travis Bickle from “Taxi Driver” (1976)
One of the best films of Martin Scorsese presents us Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro), a veteran of the Vietnam War, whose loneliness and his military past transform him into an individual who believes that he must rid the society where he lives of all evil. It is thus that he undertakes a self-transformation to go out and clean the streets of New York of crime.
Tony Soprano from “The Sopranos” (2007)
Anthony John Soprano known as Tony Soprano, played by James Gandolfini, is a fictional character from the HBO series, The Sopranos, is the boss of the DiMeo crime family. The character was conceived by series creator David Chase and is in part based on real New Jersey mobster Vincent “Vinny Ocean” Palermo, former capo and boss of the DeCavalcante crime family.
Beatrix Kiddo from “Kill Bill” (2003)
Also known as The Bride, masterfully performed by umma thurman, is one of the most endearing characters of Quentin Tarantino. With her we learned that revenge at the end is sweet as she proved to be one of the best assassins on the screen after being disappeared by the Lethal Viper assassination squad.
Walter White from “Breaking Bad” (2008)
The great series “Breaking Bad” introduced us to an unforgettable anti-hero, Walter White (brilliant Bryan Cranston), who reinvented the archetype by introducing us to an exemplary teacher, who, due to certain circumstances, becomes a true drug lord, cruel and without prejudice. Perhaps one of the few characters that showed a little-seen evolution of the antihero on the small screen.
Luke from “The legend of the untamed” (1967)
One of the most memorable roles of the great Paul Newman. “The Legend of the Indomitable” (“Cool Hand Luke” in its English title). Director Stuart Rosenberg presents us with a look at the most basic rebellion without defining its origin or why. Newman shines giving life to Luke in a prison story with clear connotations towards the established system. Unforgettable film, character and actor.
Walt Kowalski from “Gran Torino” (2008)
One of the top ribbons of Clint Eastwood as a filmmaker. Kowalski is more than just a character, it is a journey through the characters, almost all of them antiheroes and losers. Embittered by his experience in the war and with a prized car as the only link to a philosophy of life belonging to distant times, making crucial decisions, those that, however radical they may be, leave the feeling of having done the right thing.
Lisbeth Salander from “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” (2011)
Nobody like Lisbeth Salander (RooneyMara) to solve crimes and exercise violence against those who abuse the most innocent. In this David Fincher film, the character is extremely exotic thanks to her appearance between gothic and punk and for being a drunk and heavy smoker and very indifferent when it comes to socializing. But she stands out in her computer skills that make her one of the most efficient hackers to solve any type of problem.
Driver of “Drive” (2011)
One of the best anti-heroes of modern cinema is the unnamed driver in Nicolas Widing Refnm’s masterpiece “Drive”, where a brilliant Ryan Gosling He is an ordinary man, living on the fringes of everything with his ability to drive and who will have to sacrifice everything for love, even having it. Safety pin.
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