Villain

Robert James-Collier once “most actors will tell you that villains are more interesting to play”. If I was presented with a role in a movie, the role of the antihero would appeal to me more than the role of the hero. Although the hero is flawlessly charismatic and fascinating, the villain’s scenario and tortured backstory always caught my attention. In order to play a villain, an actor must devote himself or herself completely to the role. The role of the villain is compelling for the reason that villains always have a plan, villains stand by who they are and what they stand for, and villains are always motivated. Although antiheros are cruel and ultimately disturbed, they continuously have a plan. The protagonist may decipher a way to disrupt the plan and force the villain to…

Imagine that you live in a world where you can make people see you differently than who you actually are and force them to give power. By basic definition, a villain is a cruelly malicious person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime; scoundrel. Two people that have the personality and have earned the title of being a villain are The Sirens, from Homer’s book the Odyssey and Queen Levana, from Marissa Meyer's book Cinder.While the Sirens are excellent villains, it is clear that…

Many know the Latin phrase carpe diem, live life to the fullest; do the extraordinary and have a gaiety nature. Because of this I would if offered the chance to play the role of a hero or a villain in a movie I would have an inclination to be the villain. To expand on this I would have an inclination to be a super villain. The villain always has the most memorable lines, diegesis, and exquisite costuming; therefore I'd rather play a character that is intriguing rather than one that is morally…

More often than not, when reading a novel or watching a movie it is easy to pick out the villain. There is usually that character that gives one an immediate feeling of distaste, deceit, or antipathy. The villain should show signs of his bad character and give the audience strong negative emotions. However, in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein one doesn’t acquire that immediate feeling of antagonism towards any character. The obvious supposed villain should be the monster, but the audience finds…

Summary My research question was inspired by my interest in villains and, in particular, my two favourite villains Frieza and The Joker. Processes that I used to answer my question included both primary and secondary sources such as Internet, movie, television and comic sources. I also conducted a survey to get other people’s opinions and ideas on the strengths, weaknesses, attack and defence techniques of both villains. The main key findings were that The Joker fits the criteria of an effective…

Villains are the antagonists to every story. They are known to be evil, and are hated or feared by everyone in the storyline. Characters in stories never try to understand the villain. They never want to know what is troubling them, or leading them to act the way they do. For instance the Evil Queen, Harley Quinn, and Sheldon J. Plankton. Perhaps instead of fighting off and killing of these villains, the hero should try to get them the help that they need. One example of a villain who is…

Introduction Background The ‘Harry Potter’ series is arguably one of the most popular book series in history, described by Hoover (2007) as will “having long life because (…) the original readers will share it with their children, a family favourite for a very long time”. Although the series concluded in 2007, Pottermore, the fan-based website which spills small details that Rowling still discusses, received over one billion page views within two weeks of release. (via news.microsoft.com). One…

The Three Villains and Their Character in King Lear King Lear is a play written by William Shakespeare in the Renaissance era. Set in ancient Britain, King Lear is about King Lear retiring from his post, and deciding to separate his kingdom into three parts, one for each daughter. In order to swell his ego, Lear puts his daughters through a test of telling him how much they love him. Lear’s youngest daughter, Cordelia, does not go through the scheme and is disowned. Cordelia leaves to France,…

Within numerous films, villains are depicted as antagonists whose purpose is to cause chaos and fight against the main character of the plot. But opposition against the hero is not the only feature that makes a villain twisted. It is the bitter facial expressions, warped voice tone, and dark color schemes that are displayed in graphic novels that show the true intentions of a criminal. But villains were not born as the monstrosity they currently are, they have started life innocently until…

Villains and heroes make up the plots of stories. You can’t have a story without a villain who will do whatever it takes to destroy someone’s happiness or destroy the world. But just because you have those characters does not mean it is always easy to figure out who is who. A lot of times heroes are just people who take out the bad guy and has his or her own personal issues. Whatever the case may be when it comes to our villains and their stories they always have a few things in common. They…