>

"Dad, I'm an assassin, not a crazed gunman, ones a job, the others mental sickness!"
This is a friendly reminder to read our rules.
Remember, /r/Showerthoughts is for showerthoughts, not "thoughts had in the shower!"
(For an explanation of what a "showerthought" is, please read this page.)
Rule-breaking posts may result in bans. >

People just think villains in stories are often cool.  They're also not killing real people.  The people who actually think really killers are cool are the psychos who are writing to death row inmates and excitedly following their career. >

We have to remember that everybody loves Darth Vader as a villain when he's literally space wizard Hitler. The character is amazing for how it is designed, but nobody can ever really idolize the character itself or their actions. >

Space wizard Himmler: he’s not in charge and he’s not even loyal. >

Palpatine is apparently Nixon. >

Yeah, George Lucas made it very clear in interviews that star wars in about vietnam, not ww2. >

Mythologized assassins are cool, calculating professionals, often with near-superhuman skill and grace. Real life assassins are often just desperate, violent people who don't give a shit about others. >

I was going to say movie assassins are cool, suave and spy like like James Bond. I don't think anyone in real life would meet a cartel hitman or mercenary assassin and assume they're suave and cool. I believe government assassinations these days are contracted out to private mercenaries for various reasons, although obviously I don't have proof of that it's just something that comes up when I've read about the role of private armies in geopolitics.
On a side note, the show Barry does a good job of portraying what an assassin would actually be like in real life in my opinion. Detached, lonely, and unable to relate to people for the most part. >


Detached, lonely, and unable to relate to people for the most part.

TIL all Redditors are assassins. >

I mean they all assassinate their social lives >

You can't kill what's already dead. >

Assassin: I efficiently kill people for money 
Public: Wow, how evil!
Assassin: ...but never children or parents of young children 
Public: Damn that's so cool. You have principles!