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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Corjay" data-source="post: 4358742" data-attributes="member: 52839"><p>The fact is, the anti-hero syndrome now has a reason to exist. What made the OT Star Wars so popular was its focus on rebellion, a common theme in the late 70's and early 80's. PT was popular (despite its sad writing and directing) as national pride was the norm, and EpIII came along just as Bush was beginning to lose his constituency. There is prime ground in identifying with one's time, and if there were ever a need for an anti-hero, it's now. People are sour about their current situation, not just in the united states, but around the world. They want figures to identify with, because they feel downtrodden. If you think the anti-hero is played out now, then you're going to be absolutely sick and tired of them a decade from now. Perhaps at that time it will swing around full circle to the need for puritanical heroes. But these dark times are most certainly not it.</p></blockquote><p></p>