Heroism in a bad cause.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Heroism often results as a response to extreme events.
The opportunities for heroism are limited in this kind of world: the most people can do is sometimes not to be as weak as they've been at other times.
Heroism is not only in the man, but in the occasion.
Heroism is endurance for one moment more.
Extreme heroism springs from something that no scientific theory can fully explain; it's an illogical impulse that flies in the face of biology, psychology, actuarial statistics, and basic common sense.
My wife Lorrie actually looked in the dictionary to see what the definition was of heroism because it had been used so much. She found at least one definition is someone who chooses to put themselves at risk to save another.
On a normal day, we value heroism because it is uncommon. On Sept. 11, we valued heroism because it was everywhere.
In the film world, we can all be heroes. In the real world, where heroism can cost you your life or the life of the ones you love, people aren't so willing to make those sacrifices. When they do, they are set apart from the rest of us.
As a rule, all heroism is due to a lack of reflection, and thus it is necessary to maintain a mass of imbeciles. If they once understand themselves the ruling men will be lost.
Any film is about heroism: the triumph of good over evil. If you look back at my films, you will see that as a recurring theme.
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