I always took anti hero to mean bad protagonist. Like in any normal story they’re almost definitely the villain, but the story follows them as the main character so we see the world through their eyes.
With this in mind i guess joker became anti hero when he got his own movie
explodicle@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
I thought Batman was just lawful. He serves the interests of the rich and works with the cops.
ryathal@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Beating the absolute shit out of people isn’t lawful.
explodicle@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Sure it is! He’s deputized by the GCPD. And it’s part of his personal code.
blarghly@lemmy.world 10 months ago
That’s like saying Atticus Finch isn’t a hero in To Kill A Mockingbird because you, personally, are racist and don’t think fighting for the rights of black people is a noble persuit. A character is a hero in a story if they are good according to the morals implicit in the story’s world.