Re: Nature of the antagonist
Yes, Captain Kelly had higher rank, but I saw Kelly and Dempsey as equally the antagonists. Kelly was better at coming up with plans, while Dempsey was wiser at putting the schemes into practice, and together they were an effective team.
Originally Posted by
Rien102
That is something I find interesting... I must say I never went through a story where the protagonist is inherantly bad... Must be the North American side of things I guess
One of the things I liked about the movie Troy was that there were reasonably decent, but flawed, characters on both sides. As I see it, the protagonist is more interesting if they have flaws.
I think Derc's point about villains having different motivations is a good one - I fond it helpful to think about what motivates both protagonists and villains.