What Is An Anti-Hero And Why Do Audiences Love Them? - John Bucher
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John Bucher is a mythologist, storyteller, and writer based out of Hollywood, California. He serves as Executive Director for the Joseph Campbell Foundation and is an author, podcaster, and speaker. He has worked with government and cultural leaders around the world as well as organizations such as HBO, DC Comics, The History Channel, A24 Films, Atlas Obscura, and The John Maxwell Leadership Foundation. He has served as a producer, consultant, and writer for numerous film, television, and Virtual Reality projects. He is the author of six books including the best-selling Storytelling for Virtual Reality, named by BookAuthority as one of the best storytelling books of all time. John has worked with New York Times Best Selling authors, CZcams influencers with followings of more than 2 million, Eisner winners, Emmy winners, Academy Award nominees, and cast members from Saturday Night Live. He holds a PhD in Mythology & Depth Psychology and has spoken on 6 continents about using the power of story and myth to reframe how individuals, organizations, cultures, and nations believe and behave.
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Do you have a favorite anti-hero?
Black Adam is a favorite of mine.
John McClane from Die Hard and Clarence and Alabama from True Romance.
Loki for the win.
Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) from the Equalizer trilogy. The man has his own code, and when executing that code, he can be ruthless.
Omar Little from The Wire, Killmonger from Black Panther, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy, Sesshomaru from Inuyasha
I watch dozens of these, and this was phenomenal. It makes me feel that the problem with Hollywood writing these days is not skill, but a profound lack of wisdom.
He dropped a few profound nuggets of wisdom. For example, characters spend the rest of their lives living self-fulfilling prophecies, striving to disprove the lie they believe about the world or themselves.
Shouldn't it be, 'striving to PROVE the lie they believe about the world.' Like Joker who wanted to prove the lie he believed that everyone is as depraved as he is.
Shouldn't it be, 'striving to PROVE the lie they believe about the world.' Like Joker who wanted to prove the lie he believed that everyone is as depraved as he is.
@divyanggolani6967 Good points. My thought was that the protagonists effortlessly believed the lie because in some small way, the Normal World rewards them for their "misbehavior." It's only after they realize their misbelief is the real obstacle to their goals will they struggle to reprogram themselves.
This man's voice is like a warm blanket. He could console me that the world is ending.
Seriously though, every video from this interview has been outstanding - thank you.
More to come!
Such amazing lessons to learn outstanding
I love this man. And I love how much psychology is really needed for creating a great characters, not only heros but anti-heroes or villans.
As always, great video!
It just feels so deliciously naughty rooting for such a deeply flawed character. Forbidden fruit. And we all feel like anti heroes in a way. We are all trying to shout down our demons so our better angels can sing. We all struggle to forgive ourselves for our mistakes.
And when they do manage to do good here and there, the mini redemptions are that much more satisfying.
Plus, evil is just cooler. Earth Vader is just cooler than Luke skywalker. Hans Gruber is just cooler than John McClain. Hannibal Lecter is just cooler than Clarisse starling. Anti heroes give us the best of both worlds.
@@Lark572 John McClane is cooler than Hans and John is an anti-hero.
@@EddieHenderson92 To each their own! I was making a tangent point about rooting for the bad guy
Ocean faring Pirates of the 17th, 18th Centuries;
Rock stars of the 20th Century.
To taste the Forbidden Fruit...
@bryanvalvana1548 respectfully, the attribute of being cool doesn't equate with being an anti-hero. Hannibal Lecter, Darth Vader, and Hans Gruber are stone cold, sociopathic killers (and a cannibal in the case of Lecter). There is nothing redeeming about them. Aside from Vader, who has a change of heart at the very end of his life, their entire arc is a selfish drive to commit acts of evil. They cannot be construed as anti-heroes. They are villains full stop. FWIW, i don't think these villains are cooler than their protagonists. These particular characters are flat out monsters. Luke's struggles with his family's legacy, Clarice's struggles with her own frailties, and John McLane's struggles with his own personal relationships make them all far more relatable than their antagonists, and John McClane is way cooler than that pretentious dickhead Hans Gruber (RIP to Alan Rickman)
Wow! He said such profound things . I have to listen to this again to even grasp all that he said . I appreciate this video so much
Some great ones off the top of my head.
John McClane from Die Hard
Clarence and Alabama from True Romance
Randall McMurphy from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Leon from The Professional
Not the biggest comic book movie fan overall but I think V from Vendetta and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine especially in Logan gave us great anti-hero performances.
Venom, Ghost Rider and The Punisher are great examples of Anti-Heroes too.
this guy rules
Love to hear this man every time.
Joker played by Joaquim Phoenix is a superb anti hero. I love the character.
the main character and his grandfather (who's in-world moniker is "the hero"), who are in elements anti-heroes themselves, both directly inspire the implied future anti-hero and fleet admiral, in the modern tolkienesque graphic novel, one piece. [vagueness is intentional for spoilers]
So an anti-hero can be a bad person doing good things? Or is it the other way around?
Nice & Thanks :)
John McClane (Die Hard): Antihero, Hero, and Antagonist.
Hero: I've done nothing wrong ever, and I'll stand up for all that's right and ethical.
Audiences: Boring...
Villain: I've done wrong all my life, and I don't see anything wrong with that!
Audience: Hmm...there's a 'rizz' about this one...
Anti Hero: I've done right most of my life, and I've done some bad shit too, but when the push comes to shove, about something bad that's about to go down and mess up all we stand up for, then, boy! - will I be the one to right the wrong, even at the cost of my life?- YES!
Audience: YAAY!-
He's literally me™️
The word Anti-Hero still means against the Hero.
Or everybody is tired of a Superman type of hero...
Contrast is what makes things interesting
Thus we have Batman to root for
There is a place for an inspiring hero like Superman out there, children need strong heroes to look up to
Unfortunately the white bread "here I am to save the day" character gets boring fast, and so we need anti heroes and strong villains to play them off