Joseph Conrad's Lord Jim tells the story of a person who is a hero in every way possible except he fails to perform any act of heroism. Instead acts like a coward.
Hero is like a version of Lord Jim that fell through a freak worm hole in space and time from a dark matter anti-universe because it tells the story of a person who is NOT a hero in all ways except that he does perform a great act of heroism.
Bernie (played by Dustin Hoffman) is the sort of guy you can't really trust. His life is not really that great and he lies and cheats a little bit to get life. He is not the sort of guy you would trust. Especially when he turns up late to work without any shoes and tries to explain that he just saved everyone from a plane accident.
What makes matters worse is that someone else is taking credit for his heroic deed. So of course the question is, what makes a hero? This movie is a fun way to explore that question in a feel good manner.
Hero is like a version of Lord Jim that fell through a freak worm hole in space and time from a dark matter anti-universe because it tells the story of a person who is NOT a hero in all ways except that he does perform a great act of heroism.
Bernie (played by Dustin Hoffman) is the sort of guy you can't really trust. His life is not really that great and he lies and cheats a little bit to get life. He is not the sort of guy you would trust. Especially when he turns up late to work without any shoes and tries to explain that he just saved everyone from a plane accident.
What makes matters worse is that someone else is taking credit for his heroic deed. So of course the question is, what makes a hero? This movie is a fun way to explore that question in a feel good manner.