Best movie anti hero

[kyser_soze]

'Greetings and salutations'

 

[Andy the Don]

Randall P McMurphy

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Randall P McMurphy

Surely a hero, not an anti hero?

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

'Greetings and salutations'

And what about this guy... not sure if to class him as Hero or Anti Hero. But surely the latter..

 

[kyser_soze]

Anti-hero is defined as a hero who isn't a good person, which Randall - a violent rapist - fills perfectly. The whole point of the story in OFOTCN is how the system contains even worse criminals than Randall, and we end up sympathising with a not-very-nice person...

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

So does Ghost Dog fit the bill, given that he's an assassin? Although he does come across as an assassin with a heart.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

 

[Andy the Don]

Surely a hero, not an anti hero?

Nah, definitely an anti-hero, he was in prison for under age sex, or statutory rape as they call it in the states.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Nah, definitely an anti-hero, he was in prison for under age sex, or statutory rape as they call it in the states.

Yeah - I only remember that after I posted it / read kyser's post.

 

[Bernie Gunther]

Yeah, he was going to be my nomination too ...

 

[Gromit]

I was going to nominate Captain Jack Sparrow until I saw Snake Pliskin. I second the nomination for Snake (although i heard he was dead?)

 

[debaser]

Vote changed!

 

[danny la rouge]

From blue-eyed boy to rampagingly immoral sociopath, kills everyone, even his own brother, but you still want him to win.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

 

[kyser_soze]

Is that from Shoot Em Up?

What a weird film that is...

 

[kerb]

there's nothing anti about him

 

[kained&able]

Is that from Shoot Em Up?

What a weird film that is...

one of those films thts so shit its genius.

creative killing by carrots is win.

dave

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

Is that from Shoot Em Up?

What a weird film that is...

Yes. A masterpiece.

 

[Gromit]

antihero

 

[Cid]

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

 

[Cid]

 

[Cid]

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

 

[Cid]

etc

 

[kyser_soze]

 

[girasol]

So, are Leon and Ghost Dog anti-heroes? I seem them as heroes, because essentially they have good qualities, but have to do bad things due to circumstances?

 

[debaser]

So, are Leon and Ghost Dog anti-heroes? I seem them as heroes, because essentially they have good qualities, but have to do bad things due to circumstances?

I say not. Gotta be people who are bad doing some good. Rather than good people who happen to do bad things. Somthing like that.

 

[Final]

I say not. Gotta be people who are bad doing some good. Rather than good people who happen to do bad things. Somthing like that.

A hitman employed by the mafia kills some bad guys of his own accord after they threaten his young lady friend.