I think that one of the most obvious examples of an "evil hero" comes from _THE USUAL SUSPECTS_. I know that I was gleeful that Spacey's character walks away triumphantly overcoming "good." Adam. At 09:33 PM 03/25/2000 -0500, you wrote: >Evan Rosenfield wrote: > > >The interesting thing is that the evil is made pleasurable and therefore >somewhat acceptable. > > >A useful example of the point might be the requirement (whether of the Hays >Office or some other agency, I am not sure) that all crime films end with >law and order triumphant. If "evil" were as repellent as it should be, such >a requirement would not have been necessary. > > >Peter > >---- >For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: >http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html > > Adam Wathen Reference/Documents Librarian (402) 280-2978 Creighton University [log in to unmask] 2500 California Plaza Omaha, NE 68178 ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]