An Inconventient Hero On a Wire

I don't think a hero can be defined. If you watch the news or know of someone who goes out of their way to commit a selfless act of kindness, they can be considered a hero. It can be the store employee who helps carry your groceries to your car, or a teenager volunteering at a shelter or home. To be considered a hero a person does not always have to do something heroic. An individual can be anyone's hero. An adult can be a hero to a small child, kind of like a super hero. Sometimes a person can be a hero by rescuing another person or pet from a flaming building or saving someone from jumping out of a high place. It all depends on an individual's perspective. There are so many variations of a hero based on people's beliefs and even religions so it can be difficult to determine what the actual definition of a hero is. In the movie Hero there were many ideas that steered towards loyalty to one's nation or king/leader and also about honor which plays a major roll in their everyday lives. But the reason why this movie has this title is because of how the assassin chose when it came time to kill the king. He knew that in order for their country to come to peace the king must live, even after Falling Snow and Broken Sword tried to kill him once before. To me, that is being a true hero. Realizing that something you were sent out to do could possibly cause the exact negative effects that you were not searching for to happen. But instead looking at the bigger picture and wanting better for your nation.