September 30, 2009
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Top 5 Anti-Heroes
the hero who, at heart, is just an asshole, but is still the hero nonetheless. or is he really just an asshole who happens to be a hero?
Michael Corleone – anyone here kill their own brother? no? thought not.
Mark Renton – there’s just no getting around it. Renton is a complete and total asshole. he stole a tape of his two friends having sex. he helped one of those friends hooked on smack, which resulted in that friend getting AIDS and dying of toxoplasmosis. he had a sexual relationship with a minor. he was a serial thief. he stole a bag full of money from his friends.
The Pimp (from the korean film The Chaser) – you probably never saw this movie, but, trust me, he’s a GREAT anti-hero. possibly the anti-hero poster boy.
Tony Soprano – he’s definitely the hero of one of the greatest tv shows of all time. and he’s definitely an asshole. check and check.
Clint Eastwood – every character he’s famous for has been a violent, chauvinistic, alcoholic murderer. in High Plains Drifter, he raped a woman in broad daylight, got away with it, and was never not the hero of that film.(i don’t watch The Shield or else I’d probably put Frank Mackey on that list.)
Comments (3)
i never saw any of these movies so i dont know, but i’m curious – you didnt say exactly WHY they are a hero at all, as opposed to them just being an asshole.
@souxie -
someone has a lot of movies to watch! get on it!
i remember well how Mark Renton got his innocent-seeming, foolishly curious friend hooked on smack. so many sad parts to that movie, but that one was among the saddest.