Why Our Villains Are Different Now (Thanos, The Joker, Killmonger) – Wisecrack Edition

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  @Pickleololo1975 · 7 years ago

  Protagonist does not equal Hero. That's why "villains" can be the focus of films.

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  @WitnessesOfHope · 7 years ago (edited)

  I still think Aaron Eckhart from Dark Knight doesn't get the respect he deserves. Heath Ledger just did such a memorable performance that it outshined him.

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  @Birbin4ever · 7 years ago

  The nihilism of the 2000s also extended into cartoons like Ed Edd eddy or fairly odd parents, where the protagonists seldom have a happy ending, and seem to be hopelessly stuck in a never ending circle of failure, often triggered by their own ineptitude.

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• CA

  @Capitalone943 · 7 years ago

  how can you talk about relatable villains without mentioning magneto from x-men?

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  @liddolmoonchild · 7 years ago

  I think this proves that Avatar: The Last Airbender was literally a decade ahead of its time

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  @Trdrstv · 7 years ago

  I'm surprised Ian McKellen's Magneto isn't mentioned in this video, who was certainly a different "type" of villain in the early 2000's. After the first 10 minutes of X-men 1, I understood him and his position. Sure, I don't agree with him, but I understand how HE can feel this is the way.

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• JO

  @johndu6323 · 7 years ago

  SMERSH was a real Soviet organization; SPECTRE was the fictional group invented for the Bond movies

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  @oswaldrabbit1409 · 6 years ago

  The number of people willing to do evil when they know it's evil is small, the number who find an excuse why they aren't evil for doing so is so very high.

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  @toaonua523 · 7 years ago

  A point missed was the popular apocalyptic films of the 2000s. While world-ending threats aren't necessarily a villain, there's something to be said for the desire for humanity to have a clean slate after society is wiped out, or the desire to bring us all together from a global threat.

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• VP

  @VP-fp9cm · 7 years ago

  Villains are different because... they are  not sponsored by wix

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  @JerryM2345 · 7 years ago

  It’s just as The Boss said, and I quote, The Villains change with the times, heroes of today may become villains of tomorrow.<br><br>“Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater”

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  @robertmiller6444 · 7 years ago

  “More evil gets done in the name of righteousness than any other way.” - Glen Cook, Dreams of Steel

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