Do films and TV series glamourize crime?

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Question: Do films and TV series glamourize crime?
Position1 of 3›: Yes, films and series glamourize crime.
Argument1 of 2›: Anti-hero's charm

Popular films and series depict criminals as anti-heroes which makes them more relatable.

The argument

There is a new moral paradigm when writing characters which has taken a rise in the anti-hero kind. Films and series depict criminals as heroes or antiheroes which makes them more relatable. This sympathy may prevent the viewer to condone the character’s flaws and transgressions.

Premises

[P1]A new moral paradigm in writing increasingly casts criminals as relatable heroes or anti-heroes. [P2] The sympathy this generates can lead viewers to overlook and even condone the characters' flaws and transgressions. [C] Therefore, through the anti-hero's charm, films and TV series glamourize crime.

Counter-arguments

Modern audiences are not swayed by good vs evil schemes anymore because the moral content is not imposed on them as it used to be in earlier centuries. This doesn’t make the society amoral, but more tolerable and free to express their own judgment.

Rejecting the premises

[Rejecting P1] A good story needs a good villain, and sometimes the villain is more interesting than the hero. [Rejecting P2] Liking an anti-hero is not necessarily a reflection of the viewer’s personality nor their moral values.

The argument

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Rejecting the premises

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