Fathers STILL get the rough treatment in media, from being portrayed as too old to understand the modern day, feckless, violent, cold and just plain absent.
And we all see the fatherless behaviour that in reality causes...
So to celebrate a day that often gets overlooked to the female equivalent, what are some of the best representations of fathers you've seen in media?
Anime My daughter left the nest and Returned an S Rank adventurer: Belgrieve or 'the red ogre' is a perfect example of a positive role model I can think of in Anime. He's strict but fair, patient when he needs to be but not a push over, knows when to be emotional and when to think with a clear head. He's such a good role model that even former enemies switch to following his leads and former friends who fell off the right path immediately get back on the path just knowing He's around.
**As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll use my appraisal skill to Rise in the world **: for the time he's on screen, Raven shows he's not just a great warrior and lord but an excellent father, encouraging his son when he can, traching him the right values and when it matters most, just talking to him when he needed it and that attitude extended to all the other members of the cast.
Western Media: I think the diluge of propaganda over the years is making my mind a bit blank on this unfortunately. Had to delve into my brain for this:
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air (1990s): James Avery played uncle Philip PERFECTLY, he was the greatest role model of a good Black father figure so no wonder they character assassinated him in the 'remake'
What are you're picks as to save it going to long, I should mention there are quite a few 'regression father stories' in Manhwa too where a father who makes mistakes raising their child (usually daughter) regresses in time to raise them properly, it's a genre to itself at this point.
Hank Hill is the standard by which all Dads should Be (Mike) judged. He’s one of the most virtuous characters in pop culture, especially compared to contemporary fathers in western animation.
I guess Ned Stark is a slightly more recent example, of both a good farther and leader. I always found two kind of similar.
Somebody already mentioned Dragon Quest V, that game’s story is incredible and it’s a great example of the importance of family.
Love King of the Hill and I worry about the reboot. King of the Hill definitely gets Texas culture
On a related note I've been wondering about the Beavis and Butthead reboot. I'm trying to get through the 90s and 2011 seasons before I give it a shot.
I found Beavis & Butthead Do the Universe to be decent quality, and that's very new. There's a scene where B&B sit in on a college course about White privilege and they start walking around being assholes and saying "sorry, it's cause we're White lol, we can't help it." I laff'd. If it's still Mike Judge at the helm I'd trust it enough to watch it through.
I’ve heard it’s actually good. I remember seeing a part where it mocks the idea of white privilege.
I enjoyed it
Greatly amused that you compared Hank Hill to Ned Stark lol
True test for Hank as a father would be a time we never see in the show, which is Bobby getting ready to graduate high school.
As we see Bobby at 12-13 he's aloof and aimless, doesn't do very well in school, and has career aspirations (stand-up comedy) that very few people can support themselves doing full-time. This is not a recipe for success*, and we never get to see how Hank would help his son navigate that as he gets ready to go off in the world.
*And as I type this out it becomes abundantly clear why Khan does everything he can to keep Bobby away from Connie, and him doing so makes him a better father than the show wants to make him out to be. Yeah he's an ass about it, but it's also true that Connie is gifted in a way that no one else on the show is; and it would be very easy for her to simply "revert to the mean" of her surroundings.
Mike Judge had an awesome show called The Goode Family that only made it one season because it made fun of liberals too pointedly.