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Subject: Good villains vs. bad villains

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Suky

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Date Posted: 07:34:05 12/04/01 Tue
In reply to: Suky 's message, "I have seen the movie and it was good ..." on 10:38:00 12/03/01 Mon

>Hi Suky! Wish you could find time to chat with us one of
>these days. We miss you.

Thanks! :-) The feeling is 100% mutual! I'll try if I get time. Unfortunately, you probably won't be hearing much from me for a while ... A new quarter has started at school, and I'm taking *two* courses instead of just one like I did last quarter. (I'm determined to finish this darn degree by spring!)

>Maybe we like the villains who have a seeming vulnerability
>underneath the ruthlessness??

I think you're right! We don't like *real* bad guys ... we like the ones in whom we can see just a little bit of goodness or a glimmer of conscience--or who at least exude a bit of pathos. (Or the ones who just go so far over the top that you can't believe in them anyway--like Nottingham or Snape. Even Tim Roth's Planet of the Apes character was kind of fun!) It's like the thrill of riding a rollercoaster--versus actually driving off a cliff!

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