Post by Lissa on May 27, 2008 14:51:08 GMT -5
I thought morality was the topic? Morality of heroes and anti-heroes. In my opinion, ignorance of concept of morality, like the Borg, the reprogrammed T-800 Terminator, or Edward Scissorhands, doesn't equal an immoral character.
The topic isn't so much morality as heroes. That's why the Borg and the Master and the Cylons don't fit into the category of anti-hero. The audience is not meant to be rooting for them. That doesn't mean they have to be un-understandable, but you're meant to want the Enterprise, Dr. Who, and humanity to win. And for Roslin and Papadama to hook up, because come on, how can you not?
For me, it's not necessarily a matter of morality. It's a matter of charisma. Going to the Firefly verse, take Jayne. Jayne is considered one of the good guys. Jayne does a lot of things that I would never, ever condone. He kills, he's agreeable to torturing people, he hurts people, and he betrays people. And yet, lots of people- myself included- love Jayne as a character. It's all charisma. It's the fact he's funny, even if that humor is crude. And it's the little things they slip in. It's really hard to hate a man who sends money to his impoverished mother and wears the hat she made him.
