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AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains is a list of the one hundred greatest screen characters (fifty each in the hero and villain categories) as chosen by the American Film Institute in June 2003. It is part of the AFI 100 Years... series.
the 100 greatest heroes & villains. The American Film Institute proudly curates lists to celebrate excellence in the art form. We believe their greatest impact is to inspire personal, passionate discussions about what makes a great film and why and, also, to chart the evolution of the art form. Since its inception, American film has ...
The AFI's 100 Years... series was a series of annual lists from 1998 to 2008 by the American Film Institute—typically accompanied by CBS television specials—celebrating the century of American cinema.
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The jurors were limited to feature-length (at least 60 minutes), narrative, English-language films with significant financial and/or creative backing from the United States. All characters, whether hero or villain, were to "have made a mark on American society in matters of style and substance" and "elicit strong reactions across time, enriching Am...
Heroes
The AFI defined a hero as "a character(s) who prevails in extreme circumstances and dramatizes a sense of morality, courage and purpose. Though they may be ambiguous or flawed, they often sacrifice themselves to show humanity at its best."
Villains
The AFI defined a Villain as "a character(s) whose wickedness of mind, selfishness of character and will to power are sometimes masked by beauty and nobility, while others may rage unmasked. They can be horribly evil or grandiosely funny but are ultimately tragic."
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains is a list of the one hundred greatest screen characters (fifty each in the hero and villain categories) as chosen by the American Film Institute in June 2003. It is part of the AFI 100 Years... series .
AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains is a list of the 50 greatest movie heroes and villains chosen by American Film Institute in June of 2003. It is part of the AFI 100 Years... series. There was an accompanying CBS special that discussed the list presented by Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains. The first 49 are the heroes (Star Wars appears twice), the last 46 the villains ("The Silence of the Lambs", "It's a Wonderful Life", "Schindler's List" and "Batman" appear both in the heroes section and the villains section).
