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When it comes to all fiction you consume (books, shows, movies), do you tend to remember the villain or the hero more, many years later?

Here are some variables to consider:

-Characters and concepts that stuck with you personally, for years.

-Memorable quotes or images.

-Iconic characters. Archetypes. Things you want to replicate.

-Roles that were so fucking well-acted that it can't be topped, and thus brought out the full complexity of the character.

Clarifications prior to answering:

-Villains include very bad folks that turn good at the end (e.g. Darth Vader). Partial goodness is often part of good villain design.

-Heroes include clear anti-heroes from the first act of the story (e.g. Han Solo). Partial badness is often part of good hero design.

j'ai les clés 1y ago

I know this isn’t quite the answer to your question, but the villain that always comes to my mind is GARY OLDMAN.

The man is a CHAMELEON and nails the depth of every character:

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Radokama Grandmaster Splat 1y ago

Jackson Lamb - Slow Horses

Ranger Andy 1y ago

Damn I didn’t realize he had so many. Another actor that is pretty good at this is the dude who played Shaggy in the live action movies.

ChipButty 1y ago

Have you seen Nil By Mouth? It was written & directed by Oldman in the late 90’s. I haven't watched it since it was released but damn it was brutal. A great movie but very real, too real in some ways because the fucked up existence of the characters was hard to watch. Ray Winstone stars in it & he's always been a favourite of mine

j'ai les clés 1y ago

Thanks for that. Will put it in the queue!

Surfside 1y ago

Yes

Adrian M Lopez 1y ago

How has this guy not won an Oscar?

Narwhal Tacos 1y ago

Long-time theatre actor…villains are the best to play. Hand’s down. Audiences love a well-played villain.

There’s an old saying “the nicest actors make the best villains”. Good people LOVE to express their ‘shadow side’ by playing villains.

For the record, the greatest villain in film history was Tim Roth in “Rob Roy”. Simple fact, not at all my personal opinion.

As an actor who’s played several ‘villains’, I get far, far better community-response from those roles than from protagonist roles. Depending on the script, of course.