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I seem to remember "the light" as Nolte calls it, was a suggestion made in a previous Homevideodrome post. Where credit is due, etc.

I know your brilliant article is about the motivations of villains but I'm also seeing the motivations of the heroes being watered down. I agree the motivations of villains has become more about intention and less about action but I would also like to point out the majority of villains in recent films have had more motivation than the heroes. The bad guys are bad because they are and the good guys are just trying to be a little less bad than that.

Like in a BH post about X-Men, Michael Fassbender said Professer X and Magneto's “views aren’t that different on some key things". It seems the trend is good is good simply for lack of being bad.

I would love to read a companion piece on heroes and anti-heroes. Keep up the most excellent work, sir.

There is no escape from TVTropes. I'm pretty sure it's run by Cyberdyne.

I second Syndrome.

Have you read How to Be a Villain: Evil Laughs, Secret Lairs, Master Plans and More!! by Neil Zawacki? From the back cover:
"Should I wear black or red?" "Do I go with winged monkeys or ninja warriors?" "Just where will I put the evil lair?" Questions like these trouble any self-respecting villain. Now there's a handy guide to resolving these and other quandaries. How to Be a Villain includes: How to Do and Evil Laugh, The Evil Henchman Guide, The Evil Plan Generator and more.

Irony. It's been said Alan Rickman hates being good at playing villains. His response when asked why he always plays villains was, "I don't play villains, I play interesting characters" (via: http://youtu.be/Pc3OyvbJkj4?t=2m13s)

Speaking of bridges and feuds, I would love to read something here about the politics of other movie sites. I link to sites frequently in reviews or on tumblr, and it'd be nice to know which sites, other than BH, are worth supporting.

I could, but I appreciate Hunter's pithy reviews too.

I know the whole point of your Homevideodrome series is what's out on DVD and Blueray but I was wondering, with so many people being "forced" to shuffle their Netflix accounts away from DVD, is there any space in the drome for some streaming heads up?

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