I was reading an article on the internet, and watching its accompanying video, and it mentioned that boys today are likely to look to popular culture for role models.
Now, as producers of pop culture, or perhaps merely unpopular culture (such is the case with myself), I would like to ask the AW community this: is it more important for a character to be a good (as in quality, and as in adding to the quality to the work, not moral allignment) character, and/or true to the author's original idea of the character, or a good role model?
Let's have an example. Say I become a television writer- my secret dream. Now, I have a character called LS-01. He's a robot, a war robot to be exact, and he has an intrinsically violent nature. He tends to solve problems by violence simply because that's the way he's programmed, even despite his attempts to change. This character is portrayed as a "good guy", the hero, the leader, the- well, role model.
Now, as an author and a human being, is it more important for me to stay true to my own ideas and my work, introducing flaws and internal conflict into the character for the better of the story, or is it morally imperative for me to alter my character for the good of the younger generation, especially if my show would be targeted towards the younger demographic (note that even if it wasn't, some parents would still let their children watch it)?
Now, as producers of pop culture, or perhaps merely unpopular culture (such is the case with myself), I would like to ask the AW community this: is it more important for a character to be a good (as in quality, and as in adding to the quality to the work, not moral allignment) character, and/or true to the author's original idea of the character, or a good role model?
Let's have an example. Say I become a television writer- my secret dream. Now, I have a character called LS-01. He's a robot, a war robot to be exact, and he has an intrinsically violent nature. He tends to solve problems by violence simply because that's the way he's programmed, even despite his attempts to change. This character is portrayed as a "good guy", the hero, the leader, the- well, role model.
Now, as an author and a human being, is it more important for me to stay true to my own ideas and my work, introducing flaws and internal conflict into the character for the better of the story, or is it morally imperative for me to alter my character for the good of the younger generation, especially if my show would be targeted towards the younger demographic (note that even if it wasn't, some parents would still let their children watch it)?
