tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656921634940224775.post170534983215254953..comments2024-02-11T15:29:31.409-05:00Comments on Richard's Pretension: LimitedRichard Bellushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656921634940224775.post-632864478430162142011-07-26T12:14:23.354-04:002011-07-26T12:14:23.354-04:00Traditionally, villains were the better roles for ...Traditionally, villains were the better roles for the reasons you say. Relentlessly goody-goody types may be safer to have around, but they are scarcely less socially objectionable. Traditional heroes often fell into that trap. <br /><br />It needn't be one or the other. A person can pursue his own interests and still shoot straight -- perhaps that's a hard character to portray on screen. Morra doesn't inflict harm as a personal goal or out of pleasure; nonetheless, his aim is not true.Richard Bellushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656921634940224775.post-91428561814090131452011-07-26T00:31:37.522-04:002011-07-26T00:31:37.522-04:00"Limitless" did seem like an interesting..."Limitless" did seem like an interesting concept, and the way you describe the main character sounds more like your typical antagonist. One of the ways to make a antagonist more human and approachable is to have their goals be rooted in the selfish. We all understand that, and if written and played correctly you can make a very interesting villain.<br /><br />One of my favorites from anime is Gendo, from "Neon Genesis Evangelion". Not until late in the series do you realize just how far this man will go to be reunited with his wife - sacrificing his son and the rest of the world to do it. Its up to the viewer to decide if its true love or a sick obsession.Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.com