Stuelpner_Karl
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The cops in the story would only bust him if the author wants them to.
He can't tell the reader how to feel about the protagonist though, he has to manipulate him into a certain direction. Take the movie "Assassins" for example: Stallone may have murdered scores of innocent people in the past, but right now, we only see Banderas doing these stuff and having fun in the process. Stallone saves the girl, what makes him a good guy. The audience accepts it that way, otherwise the movie would have been a flop.
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"Assassins" may not have been the best example, as the hero has stopped killing innocent people before the movie started.
But in pirate movies it's very common that there is an evil Admiral or so, but the good Captain also murders soldiers and sailors to make a living.
He can't tell the reader how to feel about the protagonist though, he has to manipulate him into a certain direction. Take the movie "Assassins" for example: Stallone may have murdered scores of innocent people in the past, but right now, we only see Banderas doing these stuff and having fun in the process. Stallone saves the girl, what makes him a good guy. The audience accepts it that way, otherwise the movie would have been a flop.
Edit:
"Assassins" may not have been the best example, as the hero has stopped killing innocent people before the movie started.
But in pirate movies it's very common that there is an evil Admiral or so, but the good Captain also murders soldiers and sailors to make a living.
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