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[–] 16 points 2 years ago (1 child)

it was so different because he was an anti-hero, and he got visibly beat thoroughly and never stopped being a smart ass about it.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    I wanted to say that's not what 'anti-hero' means, but I kind of see where you're coming from. In my mind, an anti-hero does terrible stuff to achieve good goals (Deadpool being a prime example), while John McClaine does do some pretty vicious things, but is more or less just trying to survive, not because he wants to do the terrible things.

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