Where the evil villain will go on a rant about how society is cruel and needs to change and that they're going to change it. The hero opposes this for like zero reasons and somehow we're supposed to be on the hero's side.
Are we really supposed to believe that our society doesn't need to change? Are we supposed to cheer for the status quo even when it's shown to be terrible?
I also hate the sympathetic villain trope where it's shown that the villain is the product of abuse and yet their want for revenge is still treated as unjustified.
This post is bait to make me rant about Legend of Korra's villains again.
Actually shout-out to Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, where the heroes spend some time just helping to rebuild a town that got fucked over, realise their government is very fascist and overthrow it. It's pretty uncommon to have heroes actually help people instead of just vibing until the next crisis comes around
I'm still mad about book 3's portrayal of
spoiler
the "civil unrest" that takes place in the earth kingdom when lower class citizens rise up after the "villain" kills the monarch that has exploited them for decades. Book 4 than presents two possible solutions.
1.: The crown prince who is equally selfish and unfit to rule
or
2.: Hitler.