Subj : Re: Media (was Twitter)
To   : Ennev
From : Moondog
Date : Wed May 04 2022 15:48:00

  Re: Re: Media (was Twitter)
  By: Ennev to Moondog on Wed May 04 2022 08:44 am

 >  > I bought the box set on VHS before the re-showing of the "enhanced" films
 >  > appeared in theaters.  When sitting in the theater, severl people freaked
 >  > out when Han did not shoot first.  Lucas explained that his kids were
 >  > confused by Han shooting first, because he is a good guy.  He could've
 >  > explained he
 >  > created that scene to create the impression this guy may not be as good a
 >  > they think.
 > 
 > It's a weird concept of "good guys." You know the guy in front of you is the
 > to kill you, so what are you going to do? Let him shoot first in a gunfight?
 > saw the original in theatre (I'm that old) and didn't have an issue with tha
 > 
 > And also I see it as an allegory of redemption. That you can in your life do
 > sketchy and bad things and turn around and do good. In our cancel culture, i
 > seems not impossible for someone to change and improve. What does it mean th
 > "learning from our mistakes" if you're not allowed any?
 > 
An anti-hero is a protagonist who is as flawed or more flawed than most
characters; he is someone who disturbs the viewer with his weaknesses yet is
sympathetically portrayed, and who magnifies the frailties of humanity.  When
seeking a smuggler, Ben was expecting a sleezeball that thinks of himself
first.  Han falls into the anti-hero archetype.  When it counted, he wasn't
much of a pirate.

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