Do you think that the idealised hero—the hero as an archetypal good guy—has lost credence?
See, we are deprived of hero images now. A hero is a person who embodies contemporary morality and aspirations. Now, morality has changed, so the hero has changed. With times the hero image has changed, based on people’s aspirations. Now we have no collective aspirations or dreams so we don’t have heroes. Do we have a dream? Sure, but only for ourselves. So, would you say that morality plays less of a role in the making of a hero these days? Everyone has some morality. But we have rejected some old-style morals. Now we don’t have any accepted set of morals. We are not sure any more what our collective dreams, goals are or mission is. The angry young man was the last icon that we produced because he was a persona who reflected the tenor of the times. Now we are materialistic and everything else is secondary. Culture, traditions, etiquette and dignity are obsolete qualities. Now people want to win, more than anything else. But when we show a winner, winning at any cost, people are embarr
