We all love heroes—they fight for truth and justice, and they inspire us to stand with them against evil. There’s a reason why we all watch superhero movies even though we know that the good guys are (most of the time) going to triumph in the end. It’s satisfying to see good triumph over evil.
But sometimes, there can be a disconnect between audiences and movie heroes—especially when our heroes are simply perfect in every virtuous way. We might even start to sympathize more with the villain of the story, simply they feel more realistically human than the hero. As we know, no human is perfect, and even heroes fall short of the glory of God.
This subject feels particularly timely in light of the release of Black Adam, featuring DC’s longtime villain as a wildly imperfect antihero....