Villains.
I don't think villains should always be complete idiots.
I think modern media displays villains as honestly stupid, mindless, & motivated by petty, typical things, yet even these motivations don't appear to be very compelling for the characters.
When a good villain is created; one with depth, thought, dimensions, passion, a vision - at the very least, we can understand the villain & why they're doing what they do, but beyond that, complex characters would allow the creators to develope incredibly intricate situations, challenging our ideologies & morals, perhaps even motivating is to (secretly) root for this villain! That their vision may be reality, & that the world might change, but almost exclusively, the hero triumphs over the villain, effectively dismissing the tumult of the villains lifetime & the ideals he had.
A movie could be made with a villain who triumphs over his adversities, opponents, & society, showing us a new different world, or at the very least, with a villain who is believable & has depth.
I think modern media displays villains as honestly stupid, mindless, & motivated by petty, typical things, yet even these motivations don't appear to be very compelling for the characters.
When a good villain is created; one with depth, thought, dimensions, passion, a vision - at the very least, we can understand the villain & why they're doing what they do, but beyond that, complex characters would allow the creators to develope incredibly intricate situations, challenging our ideologies & morals, perhaps even motivating is to (secretly) root for this villain! That their vision may be reality, & that the world might change, but almost exclusively, the hero triumphs over the villain, effectively dismissing the tumult of the villains lifetime & the ideals he had.
A movie could be made with a villain who triumphs over his adversities, opponents, & society, showing us a new different world, or at the very least, with a villain who is believable & has depth.
26-30, M
