Sinful Sunday: When you want the villain to win in a game or movie
It probably sounds kind of weird but there are sometimes games and movies where I don´t want the hero to win, I want the villain to win! Especially when the villain is so much more interesting than the hero. But what does that say about you? Does that make you a bad person?
To keep it simple, no it doesn´t make you a bad person. But I guess it really depends who you would ask and what the situation is. For example siding with a terrorist that wants to hurt innocent people isn´t something I would support and when you openly admit that you want that person to succeed it might get you negative attention. That´s assuming that it would be based on real events or that it´s considered as a possibility. In a fantasy movie with super heroes and villains these lines are a bit blurry. For example a lot of people love the Joker from the Batman comics, cartoons and movies. He hurts a lot of innocent people and doesn´t care about them at all, still he´s popular because he´s a complex and interesting character. But because he´s a fictional character it´s not considered as wrong to be a fan of him. If he would be a real person or he would be based on a real person then that would be a bit different, I´m not saying that people wouldn´t be a fan of him but others might not understand you and probably judge you for it.
But this isn´t about real life, this is about villains in games and movies. No matter what it´s not real, it doesn´t make you a bad person and when people judge you for siding with the villain then that says actually more about them then about you! Lately heroes with a dark side, anti heroes and villains are more popular. It seems like people have more interest in these type of characters because they´re often more interesting than your average hero that wants to save the world or make it a better place. I guess that is more fictional than anything else! People aren´t perfect, if you risk your life every night fighting against criminals you don´t want them to walk away from the fight. As a vigilante you would probably make certain they would never be able to commit a crime again which means breaking them or putting them in the ground, which is a bit extreme for your average hero but then again this fits better under the heroes with a dark side or anti heroes section.
In games you can even play as the villain, which shows that there is definitely a market for that. In several games you can make choices which will then show what type of person you are, it´s especially fun when you can see the effect of these choices on yourself or in the world you´re playing in. Once again I´d like to mention that this is fictional, this doesn´t make you a bad person and there is nothing wrong with being a little bit bad in a game. Just make certain you leave that type of behaviour in a game!
To keep it simple, no it doesn´t make you a bad person. But I guess it really depends who you would ask and what the situation is. For example siding with a terrorist that wants to hurt innocent people isn´t something I would support and when you openly admit that you want that person to succeed it might get you negative attention. That´s assuming that it would be based on real events or that it´s considered as a possibility. In a fantasy movie with super heroes and villains these lines are a bit blurry. For example a lot of people love the Joker from the Batman comics, cartoons and movies. He hurts a lot of innocent people and doesn´t care about them at all, still he´s popular because he´s a complex and interesting character. But because he´s a fictional character it´s not considered as wrong to be a fan of him. If he would be a real person or he would be based on a real person then that would be a bit different, I´m not saying that people wouldn´t be a fan of him but others might not understand you and probably judge you for it.
But this isn´t about real life, this is about villains in games and movies. No matter what it´s not real, it doesn´t make you a bad person and when people judge you for siding with the villain then that says actually more about them then about you! Lately heroes with a dark side, anti heroes and villains are more popular. It seems like people have more interest in these type of characters because they´re often more interesting than your average hero that wants to save the world or make it a better place. I guess that is more fictional than anything else! People aren´t perfect, if you risk your life every night fighting against criminals you don´t want them to walk away from the fight. As a vigilante you would probably make certain they would never be able to commit a crime again which means breaking them or putting them in the ground, which is a bit extreme for your average hero but then again this fits better under the heroes with a dark side or anti heroes section.
In games you can even play as the villain, which shows that there is definitely a market for that. In several games you can make choices which will then show what type of person you are, it´s especially fun when you can see the effect of these choices on yourself or in the world you´re playing in. Once again I´d like to mention that this is fictional, this doesn´t make you a bad person and there is nothing wrong with being a little bit bad in a game. Just make certain you leave that type of behaviour in a game!
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