Where have all the heroes gone?

Once upon a time, people celebrated heroes for what they did—for their courage, for defending justice and for paying the price for standing up for what was right. Today, a few loud slogans, a scandalous interview or a good social-media photo dump is all it takes, and suddenly, a criminal becomes a legend. The public cheers, the media puts them on a pedestal, and the facts are drowned out by sensationalism.

It feels as if we are living in a world where cheaters, con artists and professional loudmouths get stages, kudos, films and fan clubs, while those who promote facts stand in the corner like unnoticed guests.

Once upon a time, traditional storytelling and Hollywood filmmaking were full of character-building archetypes, where the good win and the bad get their well-deserved punishment.