I agree, all this “folk hero” stuff is crap — people who find romance and excitement in “outlaw” behavior sell a lot of books and movies, though.
I do admit to enjoying “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” but a lot of the outlaw genre leaves me cold, as I think about the moral and human offenses which are being glorified and romanticized.
Me too, but that had a lot to do with Katherine Ross. :-)
“Butch Cassidy. . .” is a good film because the theme and storyline both revolved around the outlaws’ disgraceful end. The characters (in the film) were likeable but only in the context that their lifestyle was bad.
"Think you used enough dynamite there, Butch?"
Amen. I enjoyed the movie ‘Godfather” til I thought about all the damage these people have done to the country. And the arrogance they displayed for the legal system.
Now it is impossible to watch shows like the “Sopranos” without wishing they would disappear.