[Mesnick]

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Originally Posted by Talisman

Let me rephrase: Die Hard was when the Invincible Hero trope really started to become a thing of the past in Hollywood. Elsewhere in the world it was much less common, true, but in American cinema (and Italian knockoffs thereof), the trope was alive and well right up to about the 90s.

Yes, most likely, but again, I?m talking more about a different trope. Namely, how the hero gets a second wind after a good beating (as it looks in the script) or how numerous injuries only add strength to the protagonist (as it looks on the screen).
I don?t think that this and ?The Invincible Hero? are exactly the opposite thing, at least because for dramatic effect they often tried to emphasize the danger of the last enemy.