get ready for some brooding and bad
attitude Wow
I may be super I am no hero
welcome to watchmojo.com and story
devices that won’t go away in this
episode we’re taking a look at Santi
humans protagonists who lack on any of
the common characteristics associated
with heroism before we begin we publish
new videos every day so be sure to
subscribe for more great content some of
the key characteristics of traditional
heroes are bravery mercy selflessness
intellect and strength
anti-heroes tend to have some but not
all of these features they might be
brave but not selfless or strong but not
merciful they do heroic stuff because
said heroic stuff is in keeping with
their own interests or self-preservation
and not because it’s the right thing to
do or because they feel a sense of great
responsibility as a result of their
great power hear me out I don’t care
about the people of Earth but I promise
I will destroy cells while anti-heroes
are more popular and common now than
they’ve ever been this archetype comes
from a long tradition stretching as far
back as each increase from Odysseus in
the Odyssey is on Quixote to Hamlet
Macbeth there’s always been an
appreciation for heroes whose flaws
prevent them from fitting the
traditional mold Odysseus struggles and
makes mistakes where classical heroes
would have triumphed he’s not the best
fighter he’s arrogant and he’s really
really bad at keeping his men alive
the anti heroes of old we’re all about
defeating the obstacles within
themselves in spite of their flawed
nature the history of cinema is filled
with compelling and dramatically
different kinds of anti heroes from the
film noir detectives of the 40s and 50s
to Clint Eastwood’s man with no name
from Sergio Leone’s dollars trilogy who
stands as the prototypical spaghetti
western antihero how I should stand up
and push your head in a noose because of
the rise of nerd culture in its
collision with the mainstream a lot of
people’s mental image of an antihero
today probably comes from comic book
characters The Punisher is an example
that recently re-entered the public
consciousness in a big way with the
release of season 2 of Netflix’s
daredevil this interpretation of the
character cleverly deconstruct and
challenges the notion of the end
here as Jon Bernthal Frank Castle
presents both a physical and moral
obstacle for the devil of Hell’s Kitchen
know what I think you hero
I think you’re a half-measure I think
you’re a man who can’t finish the job
and then there’s Deadpool oh hello the
Merc with the mouth is as fast talking
and woody as he is sadistic and cruel
luckily his victims tend to be pretty
bad people what distinguishes Deadpool
in this tradition is the pure joy and
Glee with which he disposes of the bad
guy ah I’m touching myself tonight
outside of comics and the superhero
genre the next haven for any heroes
these days is prestige television think
of the big TV dramas of the last two
decades consider that for almost all of
them the main characters tend to be
pretty bad people you know who I am
you know what I do from a cold and
calculated school teacher turned drug
lord to a pill-popping nurse to a family
man flash mob boss to a womanizing
alcoholic who doesn’t say thank you to a
nihilistic undercover cop to an actual
serial killer the best shows of the last
decade have been centered around broken
individuals motivated by their own
self-interest who have little issue
breaking the rules to get what they want
you probably wouldn’t want to be friends
with these people but man are they fun
to root for god damn right who wants to
watch stories about perfect people what
does the 21st century version of a
classical hero even look like heck even
Superman is all dark and gloomy these
days the rapid rise in the number and
variety of characters who fit the
definition of antihero is a reflection
of a culture that’s board with knights
and shining armor
if they aren’t presented with some kind
of ironic wink they just end up feeling
dishonest and old hack but the other guy
the lovable losers in the criminals with
hearts of gold these characters feel
real their internal conflict feels real
they’re interesting because they’re both
believable and unpredictable while the
line between hero and antihero is thin
in most cases the hero always does the
right thing so it’s pretty easy to
predict their next move but an antihero
they keep you guessing
so what do you think is there room in
pop culture for more traditional heroes
or have anti-heroes taken over for good
but still is may in their getting the
beating or taking it want more from
WatchMojo check out other great clips on
our youtube channel and be sure to take
a look at our special feature of the top
100 movie moments of the night
attitude Wow
I may be super I am no hero
welcome to watchmojo.com and story
devices that won’t go away in this
episode we’re taking a look at Santi
humans protagonists who lack on any of
the common characteristics associated
with heroism before we begin we publish
new videos every day so be sure to
subscribe for more great content some of
the key characteristics of traditional
heroes are bravery mercy selflessness
intellect and strength
anti-heroes tend to have some but not
all of these features they might be
brave but not selfless or strong but not
merciful they do heroic stuff because
said heroic stuff is in keeping with
their own interests or self-preservation
and not because it’s the right thing to
do or because they feel a sense of great
responsibility as a result of their
great power hear me out I don’t care
about the people of Earth but I promise
I will destroy cells while anti-heroes
are more popular and common now than
they’ve ever been this archetype comes
from a long tradition stretching as far
back as each increase from Odysseus in
the Odyssey is on Quixote to Hamlet
Macbeth there’s always been an
appreciation for heroes whose flaws
prevent them from fitting the
traditional mold Odysseus struggles and
makes mistakes where classical heroes
would have triumphed he’s not the best
fighter he’s arrogant and he’s really
really bad at keeping his men alive
the anti heroes of old we’re all about
defeating the obstacles within
themselves in spite of their flawed
nature the history of cinema is filled
with compelling and dramatically
different kinds of anti heroes from the
film noir detectives of the 40s and 50s
to Clint Eastwood’s man with no name
from Sergio Leone’s dollars trilogy who
stands as the prototypical spaghetti
western antihero how I should stand up
and push your head in a noose because of
the rise of nerd culture in its
collision with the mainstream a lot of
people’s mental image of an antihero
today probably comes from comic book
characters The Punisher is an example
that recently re-entered the public
consciousness in a big way with the
release of season 2 of Netflix’s
daredevil this interpretation of the
character cleverly deconstruct and
challenges the notion of the end
here as Jon Bernthal Frank Castle
presents both a physical and moral
obstacle for the devil of Hell’s Kitchen
know what I think you hero
I think you’re a half-measure I think
you’re a man who can’t finish the job
and then there’s Deadpool oh hello the
Merc with the mouth is as fast talking
and woody as he is sadistic and cruel
luckily his victims tend to be pretty
bad people what distinguishes Deadpool
in this tradition is the pure joy and
Glee with which he disposes of the bad
guy ah I’m touching myself tonight
outside of comics and the superhero
genre the next haven for any heroes
these days is prestige television think
of the big TV dramas of the last two
decades consider that for almost all of
them the main characters tend to be
pretty bad people you know who I am
you know what I do from a cold and
calculated school teacher turned drug
lord to a pill-popping nurse to a family
man flash mob boss to a womanizing
alcoholic who doesn’t say thank you to a
nihilistic undercover cop to an actual
serial killer the best shows of the last
decade have been centered around broken
individuals motivated by their own
self-interest who have little issue
breaking the rules to get what they want
you probably wouldn’t want to be friends
with these people but man are they fun
to root for god damn right who wants to
watch stories about perfect people what
does the 21st century version of a
classical hero even look like heck even
Superman is all dark and gloomy these
days the rapid rise in the number and
variety of characters who fit the
definition of antihero is a reflection
of a culture that’s board with knights
and shining armor
if they aren’t presented with some kind
of ironic wink they just end up feeling
dishonest and old hack but the other guy
the lovable losers in the criminals with
hearts of gold these characters feel
real their internal conflict feels real
they’re interesting because they’re both
believable and unpredictable while the
line between hero and antihero is thin
in most cases the hero always does the
right thing so it’s pretty easy to
predict their next move but an antihero
they keep you guessing
so what do you think is there room in
pop culture for more traditional heroes
or have anti-heroes taken over for good
but still is may in their getting the
beating or taking it want more from
WatchMojo check out other great clips on
our youtube channel and be sure to take
a look at our special feature of the top
100 movie moments of the night
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