tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858068626640072155.post8299018257273144316..comments2023-11-04T09:50:29.527-07:00Comments on Jeff Tanyard: Three elements of a good heroJeff Tanyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11414142510996295518noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858068626640072155.post-78603571597187559642016-11-23T20:55:39.988-08:002016-11-23T20:55:39.988-08:00Hi, supervillainsomeday, and thanks for the commen...Hi, supervillainsomeday, and thanks for the comment. :)<br /><br />I agree that Han is cooler than Luke, but I don't think Han makes a better hero. A better anti-hero, sure. But that's a whole different archetype, and heroes and antiheroes aren't interchangeable. It all comes back to the monomyth, and that is rooted in some very primitive psychological ground. Because of that, I think the hero archetype is a lot more limited than many people would like to believe. I think a lot of what we call "heroes" actually aren't. In fact, Clint Eastwood recently said something similar when speaking about his film Sully.<br /><br />Anyway, just my opinion. ;)<br /><br />Of course, we can all agree on Lucas's boneheadedness. At this point, I think he's just messing with us out of spite. I think he truly despises his fans, and it's sad.Jeff Tanyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11414142510996295518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858068626640072155.post-28018125934665510122016-11-23T11:53:44.877-08:002016-11-23T11:53:44.877-08:00To be honest I don't think a good hero has to ...To be honest I don't think a good hero has to be motivated by uplifting things, or that Luke Skywalker counts. Besides that, Luke's motivations started with boredom, and he angsted his way through a lot of his story. Compare and contrast Han Solo, motivated by self-interest but still a decent guy, and he came through when his friends needed help in spite of rather serious consequences for himself. Han Solo sticks with people far better than Luke Skywalker, especially before Lucas's bonehead retcon of having Greedo shoot first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com