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@ericawordsmith

Okay, so part of this might have to do with personal conviction… Thus, I understand your discomfort with this idea… but…

In Solo, the characters ended on a really sad note, maybe even somewhat depressing. But not a hopeless note. Because even though everyone was still a bad guy, they were alive. This leaves room for possible redemption. Now, I can’t say exactly where the line is between too dark and healthy dark… but I think that hope does not have to be derived from the story itself, but can be brought in from an outside context. I think this is something that takes a lot of skill to do though, and is not something I feel I could confidently do. Though it’s something I’d be willing to work at.

Yes, stories have a lot of power… and yes if we’re telling a story about bad guys, and the bad guys don’t win, and they die, un-redeemed, that could make a great story! It’d be hard to do, and I think it could really be messed up, but I think there was ways to tell stories in a way that they end darkly for the character, where he loses in the long-term. I just think it’s something to be careful with.

Also… you’re making me want to go back and watch Gladiator again. I’ve only seen it once… and that was long long ago.