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.
Hercules, as played by Kevin Sorbo.
Regardless of how his character's entire family was murdered by Hera in the first episode of the series, his character almost consistently represents a fantastic male role model. And there were frequent points in the series where they'd give a solid glimpse into what kind of father and husband his character was.
Another solid example would maybe be Jack O'Neill from Stargate. Guilt ridden over his son's death, and eventually managing to start the healing process, the writers made a point of emphasizing just how protective he was of children in a variety of different situations.
(Richard Dean Anderson himself is a good example too, choosing to leave his career behind so he could devote his time to his daughter.)
Jim Gordon as portrayed in Gotham was a solid male role model and father figure. One of Bruce's many mentors after the death of his parents, confidant, protector, and friend.
And Bruce Wayne in Batman Beyond is another good example as a solid father figure to Terry, after Terry had lost his own father.
It would have been a fine mentorship story on its own without Amanda Waller injecting Warren McGuiness with a "vaccine" that mutated his testes to produce Bruce's children.
I completely ignore that retcon. It's unnecessary and cheapens their relationship, like most retcons.
Same here, which is why I deliberately left any of that out.