All-time greatest movie heroes

And here I was, hoping this discussion would carry a bit more weight and seriousness... Naivcina 🙂

Hands down, the absolute greatest movie hero to ever grace the big screen!

boldtinker46 said:Honestly, I was hoping this thread would be taken a bit more seriously. Naivcina 🙂

Look, I actually took this topic seriously. For me, Arnold Schwarzenegger is the ultimate movie hero—he’s basically the archetype. He's that solid, honorable guy who always finds himself stuck in some dangerous job, only to be pulled back by some noble mission. He represented that perfectly. He really laid the groundwork for guys like Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson or Statha. Before Arnold, we didn't really see that specific type of hero, but he set the standard, and then naturally, Sylvester Stallone and the rest followed suit.

Some people might argue that Sylvester Stallone came first, but I don't see it that way. Even though Rocky has that core idea of a good, big-hearted, moral guy who overcomes everything to win—which is a great story—those kinds of tales existed plenty before. At its heart, that's just a movie about boxing.

To me, Arnold's Commando is the blueprint for all those movies everyone follows today. Nowadays, you can watch Commando through the lens of different plots, but the hero model remains pure Arnold. That's why I'm being serious here.

Christian Myers said:Jason Voorhees - a crusader against STDs, alcoholism, and drug addiction; the man who single-handedly launched the movement for physical fitness to combat obesity and cardiovascular disease.👍

Hahahaha 😁

androlog said:

Fitzcarraldo is one hell of a guy—honestly, though, the whole thing wouldn't even land if Klaus Kinski didn't have that face of a complete, single-minded lunatic.😁

Boško Buha absolutely crushes all those other heroes mentioned... honestly, even Mikula mali could give him a run for his money here.🤔

Definitely Dirty Harry

John McClane.

Maximus Decimus Meridius

Well, if we’re doing this, I think we should stick to characters who weren't originally pulled from the pages of a book and dropped onto the big screen—that keeps things fair. Because if we start including literary adaptations, then Aragorn, son of Arathorn easily takes the crown as the greatest cinematic hero of all time.

I'll never forget when Bruce Lee was just playing around trying to hook up with Dvina Meler, only to turn around and get serious about her... everyone was stunned, especially Dvina

Chris Evans as Captain America.

Once you lift Thor's hammer, everything just clicks.

The legendary L'Inspecteur homme

The guy who absolutely wrecked the entire Third Reich army... and then some

😍

boldtinker46 said:Come on, everyone, I’m genuinely curious: who do you think is the greatest cinematic hero in history? It doesn't necessarily have to be one of those typical superhero types like Spider-Man or Batman.

Hector in Troy.

The traits he possessed were simply unmatched. His strength of character, his morality, his loyalty, and that deep devotion to his family and friends... it was top-tier. 🙏
Plus, he’s played by Eric Bana, who has those incredible brown eyes. 😍

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man with a plan 😁

Carlito Brigante. 🙏

Dennis Hall41 said:Fitzcarraldo is a damn hell of a hero. Of course, the character wouldn't even deserve such heavy praise if Klaus Kinski didn't have that face—the unmistakable look of a complete, monomaniacal lunatic.😁

People often find themselves scratching their heads, wondering how someone so fundamentally unpleasant could possibly be blessed with such a beautiful daughter. It’s one of those strange, cosmic imbalances that makes you question the fairness of the universe. I remember sitting in a diner back in Chicago a few years ago, watching this particularly abrasive, bitter man berate a waiter over nothing, only to turn around and see his young daughter walk in—absolutely radiant, kind-eyed, and full of light. It felt like a glitch in the matrix. You look at a person who seems to have made every wrong turn possible, and then you see their child, and it just doesn't seem to add up. Nature has a peculiar way of distributing its gifts, sometimes in ways that feel entirely unearned.
The reality of the situation is that aesthetic appeal simply didn't matter; it was completely irrelevant in the grand scheme of things.

bluecyclist64 said:People wonder how someone so ugly can end up with such a beautiful daughter.
The thing is—the old man's looks didn't matter one bit...

In my book, Mick Jagger is the closest visual match to Klaus Kinski—specifically with the eyes and mouth. I wouldn't call either of them ugly; I mean, Shane MacGowan is a truly rough-looking guy—but you have to look at it from a woman's perspective. I'm pretty sure both Kinski and Jagger would be way more magnetic to a certain percentage of women than some generic Adonis from a magazine. Both guys just have this charisma and facial uniqueness that stays with you.