Writing Great Villains - 3 Archetypes of Villainy from Nolan, Fincher, and PT Anderson
How to write a villain - an exploration of 3 villain archetypes and how they are crafted in films by Christopher Nolan, David Fincher, and PT Anderson.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro - What Makes a Great Villain?
00:54 The Mirror Villain
04:05 The Looming Threat
08:50 The Villain Protagonist
15:46 Iconic Villains
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Heroes are easy but knowing how to write a great villain takes special consideration. While some villains can just exist as pure evil, many villain archetypes require more dimension. This video essay is all about writing good villains but it is by no means comprehensive nor the only way to do so. Villain writing is a complex and nuanced topic - here, we’re just scratching the surface. So, let’s talk about how to write a bad guy using examples from Christopher Nolan & The Dark Knight, Andrew Kevin Walker & Se7en, and Paul Thomas Anderson & There Will Be Blood.
First up, “the Mirror Villain,” that dastardly antagonist who is almost a reflection of our hero. These types of villains exhibit similar traits, goals, or perspectives as the hero but often diverge on the necessary means. For our example, we look into how Jonathan and Christopher Nolan write a great villain like The Joker. Batman and The Joker are both outsiders, to the people of Gotham but even to their respective sides of the law. They share the same goal of how to shape life in Gotham but their methods couldn’t be more different.
Now, let’s look at Andrew Kevin Walker’s script for Se7en and the “Looming Threat Villain.” Sometimes, the threat posed to the protagonist(s) is basically absent from the story but that doesn’t make them any less effective or powerful. In Se7en, other than two brief glimpses, we don’t actually meet John Doe until the final act. And yet, we’ve seen what he is capable of and we know from eyewitness accounts that this is a psychopath of the highest order. Therein lies the key of how to write a villain like John Doe - keep them absent but make sure we know what we’re up against.
Finally, we have “The Villain Protagonist” who would be the antagonist in any other story. Think of Alex in A Clockwork Orange or Patrick Bateman in American Psycho. For our example of how to write a villain protagonist, we look to Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood. The key to writing villains like Daniel Plainview is to balance their villainy with a little bit of sympathy. We have to care just enough to be invested in this character’s plight…but they should also be evil enough to remind us that they are still the villain.
No matter which of the villain archetypes fit your story best, each has its own unique attributes that make them the perfect villain. As they say, a story’s only as good as its villain.
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Chapters: 00:00 Intro - What Makes a Great Villain? 00:54 The Mirror Villain 04:05 The Looming Threat 08:50 The Villain Protagonist 15:46 Iconic Villains
What is your favorite kind of villain? Mine is the mirror or antithesis villain. As you said there is more room to develope the characters and villain. After all what is a movie without a great villain.
The "mirror" villain is really two different kinds of villain, since you describe ones that are antithical to the hero (like Batman and the Joker) but you also give some Marvel ones who are more like "evil twins" with similar powers and abilities. Both can be great but it's usually the former that stands out and is more distinct.
I want to download the script of the dark Knight Where can I find it?💙
I loved how you said VOLDIMORT
It be cool to see some videos on bad writing to avoid, to example “how NOT to write a villain” would be pretty stellar.
"how NOT to write a villan" ...I think any Marvel movie would do.
Thanks for the suggestion!
@@Ndres1692 I guess you haven't seen @StudioBinder great video on infinity war
@@Ndres1692 counter examples to your point: Iron Man, Captain America the Winter Soldier, Captain America Civil War, Avengers, AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR. You claim is so shallow and narrow-minded.
You're looking for terrible writing advice, look it up on KZhead, he even has a villains video lol check it out: kzhead.info/sun/a5tuhaiobKWqgqc/bejne.html There's lots of video like these on pretty much anything you can think of, it's pretty funny and actually good writing advice
I love the 2nd type of villain, the looming threat. Our imaginations create something so so so much more terrifying that seeing it on screen.
The Jaws effect ;)
@@StudioBinder OMG, yes! Exactly!
It even gets better if the villain turned out more terrifying than what we imagined Or... They kill our image of them first by looking ordinary, then as the story progress they show their true nature
I think What makes a great hero villain dynamic Is the conflict between their respective ideologies which gives the audience a sense of interest and want to see more.
Yes! like Zod in man of steel
You get that a lot with a great mirror villain!
Especially like Joker to the Batman in the Dark Knight
I disagree and why does your statement seem so boring
@@Beanso Idc if it's boring or not I'm just suggesting my point of view
The first time I watched There Will Be Blood, I realized that it was Daniel's line at 13:19 that was the first major red flag for his personality. "Nobody can get at it except for ME." He's standing right there next to the guy who had been his loyal assistant for pretty much his whole oil career up to that point, but he doesn't say "us", he says "me." A seemingly minor detail but it reveals his self-centeredness.
Good catch, the little details in the dialogue are so good
Also he doesn't care about his so called son right from that moment.
@@bellickthapa That was what alarmed me about that scene. His friend asks if H.W. is okay, and Daniel casually says "no he isn't" and then just stays there to watch the fire instead of going to be with his son, when it's quite clear there's nothing he can do about the fire for now.
Always fun when you see terrible characteristics and it reveals the truth of the character that the story is trying to hoodwink you into not believing. I figured out the true villain in something recently and felt it was very well done as it was easy to excuse the behavior but I saw the red flags. Very enjoyable.
Yeah he s really egocentric
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Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler was an amazing villain-protagonist, I expected it to be mentioned. Anyways I saw that Studiobinder reached 1 million subscribers and had a smile on my face.
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@@madhavkrishnan9251 capitalism is all about beating out the competition and if you are a psychopath with no regards for other people's wellbeing you can beat everyone without remorse. Nightcrawler is all about entrepreneurship and how to build a successful building and it is intended to criticize the fact that capitalism tends to favor those with less humanity
@@LuisSierra42 Got it. Thank You
"The More Successful The Villain , The More Successful The Picture." : Alferd Hitchcock 🙌♥
They make or break the film 💯
@@StudioBinder there's a movie 'spyder'... The villain character is well written but the movie failed though it was reasonably engaging
I think what makes a great villain is the way the villain reacts, basically their traits not necessarily their motives a villain can have no motivation and still be scary, for example Anton chigurh, Annie Wilkes, Joffrey Baratheon
Those are great examples!
just a few archetypes off the top of my head that may be interesting to tackle: 1) Force of nature/unstoppable force: A villain whose presence is felt by other characters and the audience to be almost omnipresent and nigh on unstoppable. A good example of this is, of course, Sauron. The villain isn't ACTUALLY unstoppable, but it takes something extraordinary to defeat them. In this case, it's the fellowship going through absolutely horrible trials in which the chance of success is unfathomably small. What's important about this type of villain is that they are somewhat removed from everyday human emotions, and are more of an abstract threat. We don't need to know Sauron's inner justifications for his actions, so long as we know that he's the big unstoppable bad guy. It avoids being stereotypical and cliché due to the sheer awe the villain inspires in us. 2) Love to hate them/hate to love them.: A villain that isn't so much sympathetic in terms of motives or goals as they are fun to watch or entertaining to listen to. Campy, overly arrogant, maniacal laughter type villains fall under this category. Best example I can think of is Jafar from the original Aladin. Other examples are Ramsay Bolton and Geoffrey Baratheon from game of thrones. Generally, these villains aren't overly complex, they're just somewhat goofy and self-absorbed. However, a villain like this can still surprise the audience in a rare moment of deep introspection or vulnerability. They usually fall due to their own vanity or vice (though that's not exclusive to this archetype, obviously) 3) The misguided villain: Somebody who is a villain due to some bad choices or bad lessons they received, but believe themselves to be righteous. The big question throughout the story, or perhaps in choice moments, is whether they will keep straying from the path, redeem themselves somehow, or fall ever further into darkness. Obviously you already tackled a part of this archetype in the "mirror villain", but not every mirror villain is misguided (maybe they're just straight up evil or mad) and not every misguided villain is a mirror villain. Often times this archetype isn't the only villain in the story, and they're perhaps being misguided by a bigger, more classic villain, for instance, Saruman being misguided by Sauron, or Riku by Maleficent and Ansem (in the first kingdom hearts videogame.) Thanos might fall under this category, as the audience does not need to agree with him, so long as we understand that the villain believes in his own sense of righteousness and his motives are relatively believable by the audience. The Incredibles' "Syndrome" also falls under this category. (though it's arguable that syndrome falls more under the category that I will mention next.) 4) The " tragically hopeless" villain: This is the villain that was once, perhaps in a lifetime ago, a good person, but essentially ended up as what the "misguided villain" threatens to become. They are the result of giving in to the darkness, and perhaps form a warning to the protagonist (this is similar to the mirror villain.) A good example of this is Darth Vader, obviously. Whether these characters can be "redeemed" through a single act of heroism in the finale of an epic trilogy in which they are presented as definitely, 100% evil remains up to debate. The Villain is often "saved" by a realization at the bitter end, a small moment of empathy that is foreshadowed earlier in the story but kept for the climactic finale, or some other miniscule thing that shifts their worldview in the end. Obviously, this villain and the misguided villain have a lot in common in terms of themes and audience expectations or hopes. However, it's just as likely that the hopeless villain never redeems themselves and forever remains shrouded in darkness. 5) The magnificent bastard: "Overly sarcastic productions" has an interesting video on this archetype explaining it much better than I could; but essentially, the magnificent bastard is dastardly, evil, arrogant, self-serving and almost never redeemable, but they enjoy their villainy and do their villainy in style and magnificent extravaganza. Obviously there is some correlation with "love to hate them/hate to love them". However, the magnificent bastard has a more profound impact on the characters of the story, rather than the audience. Whereas "love to hate them/hate to love them" villains are mostly just fabulous to the audience, they are still considered vile by the characters. Magnificent bastards may, however, get some semblance of respect from the characters themselves, who recognize that they are a villain, but they're damn good at what they do. Perhaps this villain is an extravagant billionaire who enjoys torturing the poor protagonist with clever traps and overly impractical and ambitious plans and puzzles, and the protagonist and antagonist have some sort of mutual respect for one another, if only for their skill and not their goals. Magneto and Xavier come to mind, or Death Note's Light Yagami and L.
1) Your unstoppable force is a version of the video's Looming Threat. 3) The misguided villain is a version of the video's Villain Protagonist, where he devolves to become more villainous. Thanos would've been this archetype in the past, but by the time of the MCU movies he's the Looming Threat. 5) Magneto is clearly a Mirror Villain to Xavier.
Great post. I think that last one is where I have the most issues. Too often I'll get annoyed by an overly villainous villain who knows he's the villain, but the best modern example I can think of is the antagonist, Death, from The Last Wish. He's technically just doing his job but steps out of line terrorize Puss and take his last life personally. He knows who and what he is, and relishes in it, and it's just great to watch.
The Looming Villian was my most favourite out of these 3. I dont think anything can be more haunting than a villian who we dont see for the most part but get to know what he's capable of.
That's real horror
Personally I think 3 is worst because we see how pretty much anyone can end like that and begs the question of how we would behave ourselves in that situation. Breaking Bad is such a good written show because it played well with the concept til the last episode.
Let’s not forget.. Silco in Arcane. Brilliant writing.
The late 2000’s were so good for villains we had ones like Hans landa, joker, anton chigurh and Daniel plain view
isn't Daniel Plainview anti hero?
Interesting point they all came out around the same time period!
@@seaque. the video states he's a villain protagonist so i'm going with that
@@saulgoodman1236 oh yeah, i hadn't finished it.
3:55 - Mirror Villain Summary 8:37 - Looming Villain Summary 15:32 - Villain Protagonist Summary
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So there is no scope to show backstory of a looming villain. It is a static character
9:00 It is interesting that a “villainous hero" has become a paradox in modern speech. In the Iliad, where the word first appears, a hero is simply a major combatant in the war, the majority of whom commit villainous deeds. The reader's intelligence is trusted to discern right from wrong by seeing consequences, learning lessons from both the good and the bad. The notion that a hero must be a virtuous model in everything, or almost everything, he does, is a later evolution of the word. Although even in the Iliad, there is a sense that certain heroes (like Achilles) are fundamentally admirable, while others (like Paris) are fundamentally contemptible. And in all literature since, there is a spectrum of characters ranging from “mostly virtuous, with villainous qualities,” to “mostly villainous, with virtuous qualities”-any one of whom might technically be called a “villainous” hero, despite the great differences among them. Which is an example of how language can mislead us.
Interesting point! The most interesting villains or heroes tend to have elements of the other
Good point. Before everything was black and white.
I would think that virtues were not spoon fed to the audience because what was considered virtuous was universally agreed upon. Millenniums ago, if a man was truthful and a devoted family man, that would be considered virtuous enough. However, if he is the same today but uncomfortable around homosexuals then he would be seen as a villian. A thousand years ago, people would have identified with him. Today they will villify him. The moral compass has been broken down and put together many times in the history of the world.
I always enjoy the interrogation scene in The Dark Knight for this very reason. The Joker makes it clear just how alike they both are. And even in the cowl you can tell he’s getting under Bruce’s skin because he knows he’s on to something.
Johan Liebert from Monster is probably the best example of a looming villain. He rarely appears, but when he does or when he is just mentioned it's clear that something bad will happen. Abd he is a good mirror to dr. Tenma.
Johan is an incredible villain. One of my favorite parts of the series was when he was acting as a university student, he was acting so kind and gentle I was terrified worrying the whole time what he was going to do.
I believe that mixing types keeps the reader/viewer on its toes.
The more the villain is built up through the narrative as a looming threat the better the payoff at the end when the hero defeats them.
unless *cough, hawkeye, cough* said villain is beaten ridiculously easy.
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@@StudioBinder Oh thank you for that, much appreciated.
This was really a kick-ass video!! But I feel the 3 archetypes portrayed here are not enough to cover the large variety of villains that could be developed in writing. I mean, so many psychological, visceral, internal characteristics one could draw upon, that only "3 types" seems a bit limiting.
Agreed, like we mentioned this is just an introduction! Definitely much more to explore
I think remembering that sometimes these “limits” are great foundations, and are not supposed to cover all variations on this type. It’s like “animal, mineral, or vegetable”. It sounds limiting, but it really isn’t. It just points you in the right direction. And would help people like Ring of Power or Wish.
The key underlying component for me is that the villain has to be smart. They need to drive the conflict and they need to surprise us too. There has to be a REAL threat. In so many movies the villain creates a sky beam that is going to kill the world or end humanity. We know the threat is minimal at best. That's why Thanos was so unique. He was like the Dark Knight's Joker in that he literally could kill everyone. Not giving too much backstory also helps too. Then the audience comes up with their own theories and ideas in their minds.
It's telling that a world ending plan doesn't feel as threatening as the Joker making Batman save one person and let another die
@@StudioBinder Sounds kinda ironic, but it indeedly is true
As weird as it sounds, I think Thanos is one of those sympathetic villains (probably the villain protagonist according to this video?). The writers of Infinity War and the Russo Bros. have mentioned that Thanos is a hero if you consider the movie in his POV. There are some flaws to his execution of the plan, but Thanos' goal was to save the universe by preserving its resources which can only be done by killing half of all life indiscriminately. Even if Endgame hadn't come out, I'd say that Thanos was the best villain in the MCU and one of the best in any genre.
They don't have to be smart, just driven and situationally aware enough to deviate their process to achieve their goal.
While it's good for the villain to be smart and capable, I don't think they always have to be. Joffrey in GOT/ASOIAF is a moron and a pathetic coward who only has any authority because he inherited his kingship from his dad, but he still works very well as a villain.
I personally like the villain protagonist, because paradoxically, while they are the least villainous, they hit close to home. So many of us knows a Daniel Plainview, but few of us will ever meet a looming threat. It is in this personal experience that curiosity grows. So much of theatrics is made of the novel and rare, but it's actually the reflection of our lived experience that maintains our interest. It's why star trek was the show that lasted throughout the years. It wasn't the cool tech, the new locales, or even "exotic" actors that made star trek have such an initial grab, it was dealing with taboo, figuring out principles, learning about different ways of thinking, and developing compassion for others that made star trek what it was. Even as the times changed, effects became stale, styles changed and the culture moved on, there's still many people who watch star trek now, and it holds a certain charm that many new shows lack, simply because they don't have that same depth. They can't, for risk of showing a black mirror to the faces of those who are hegemonic.
"In the Line of Fire". Booth/Leary versus Horrigan. The taunting phone calls are simply great. As is the performance by Malkovich. Add in Rene Russo, and you've got a terrific movie.
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Kate in Sicario is an excellent villain protagonist because you don't even realize her villainy until you've seen the movie a couple of times. She's supposed to be a protagonist yet every decision she makes is meant to hinder Josh Brolin's character who is the actual protagonist.
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That was an amazing analysis of those three films. I’ve never been the biggest there will be blood fan- but I really want to rewatch it now.
Hi StudioBinder, I recently discovered your channel and have been loving it since, been a movie buff all my life and am now thinking of starting to write my own stories and screenplays, been watching so many of your videos and jotting down notes that has helped tremendously. Really loved this video as well especially the Looming Threat, first villain that came to mind was actually a video game one, Thor and Odin in God Of War(2018). They will written very well and will deffinately show up in the sequel. would love to see you guys cover some of these villain archetypes. The hero turned villain. ex. Anakin Skywalker to Darth Vader ,Robin to Redhood , The Set Up Villain .ex. Thanos, James Morriaty The Ancient Evil The Beast(Creature) .ex. the Xenomorph etc.... can't wait to see more videos from you guys, keep up the great work
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Thank you StudioBinder for this Inspiring video. It's a True Audiovisual Encyclopedia about what defines A Great Villain in Movies. Very Inspiring.
Do a video on writing a villain who is LESS the bad guy, & MORE the embodiment of evil. Examples being Jason Vorhees, Michael Myers, or even Frankenstein. Characters who are seemingly non-human & unrelatable.
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The end of There Will be Blood is perfect. Slow turn, "I'm finished!" The best.
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The Joker (Heath Ledger), Davy Jones, Thanos, Ebony Maw, Ultron, Hans Landa (Inglourious Basterds), are all absolutely phenomenal. The best of the best for me. The way the actors manipulated their voice/delivered their lines for the characters was especially superb to. Annie Wilkes was great too.
Watch no country for Old men and then get back to me if you update your list. Anton in NCFOM is up there as well
@@notmyrealpseudonym6702 I was younger and a less perceptive the last time I saw it. I’ll give it another watch sometime 👌🏾
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I absolutely love “There Will Be Blood”. Great video as usual!
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Clarence Boddicker stands as a testament to the captivating allure of cinematic villains. Kurtwood Smith's portrayal was nothing short of brilliance, seamlessly blending sly arrogance with unapologetic malevolence and unwavering confidence. With no redeeming qualities to his name, he emerged as the quintessential antagonist we all secretly almost rooted for. Set against the backdrop of the 1980s, his somewhat geeky and nerdy appearance at the time lent an unsettling and eerie quality to his sinister actions-an uncanny valley of villainy, if you will. And then, there's Hans Gruber from Die Hard, a character who exuded sophistication and professionalism. His articulate demeanor almost compelled admiration, despite his nefarious intentions. These two characters, Boddicker and Gruber, etch themselves into the pantheon of the finest cinematic villains in my memory. Of course, there are countless others who have left their indelible mark as well.
number 2 is my favorite type of villain… I LITERALLY ADDED 3 of them in my story (most of the time there even more dangerous dead than alive, and at some times they nearly become mirror villains for a short amount of time) my best example is : around the middle of the story i introduce a charismatic and mysterious villain who has a strong link with the main character struggles and is completely overpowered. he does something incredible and memorable that impact the whole scenario… and then leave. to return like 4 chapters later with way more tension, there we learn more about the character, his threat take a lot of place like he’s going to be the next greatest villain, we find out his goal is quite similar to the main character’s one but with different morals… and then he just dies in the same chapter, but him dying leads to even worse, and at a time, it even starts to impact the main character’s sanity. or even lead to a complete destruction of the universe.
sorry for bad english, i’m french 😅
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“Let’s move on to our final villain archetype…” AD. Well played
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When Joker speaks to Batman in the cells, giving him what some 'brotherly advice' and also when Joker speaks to Harvey in the hospital ... I just love that little piece of music
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Wow. You've actually helped me realise one of the main reasons I didn't think Se7en was as good as people say. He needed to have unclear motives, but the whole way through the movie we know exactly what his motives are. To punish 7 sinners.
A great villain has to have these 3 trades (in order): 1. Menacing 2. Smart 3. Charismatic
They definitely help
@@StudioBinder if you have these 3 trades you have a great villain, if you are lacking any of them you have an ok villain. The problem is that sometimes the movie is so dumb that they make the villain look smart like most of the super hero movies, and I think making a villain smart is the most difficult thing to do. That's why villains like Hanibal Lecter, The Joker and Michael Coerleone are such great villains, because they are smart villains in smart movies, not to mention being menacing and charismatic at the same time.
A villain should be calculating, that means both intelligent and patient. Impatient villains with tantrums seem immature (Kylo Ren anyone?). But there's exception to this and the ones you mentioned, when the villain is a force of nature. But that's never as good as something with agency.
@@thefakenews3150 well some people might disagree with Kylo Ren not being a good villain due to his immaturity. I think he became a lame villain thanx to the horrible writing in the sequels and Rey being so overpowered that made him look anything but menacing. Also we can all agree that when I refer to a villain being smart is someone who uses his brain to plan and execute his plan with high level of success.
@@marcozuleta133 Well he's not the only villain you'll see throw a tantrum, yes this is synonymous with immaturity but I think if you look at all the villains you like you'll see they are all patient. I would call them "calculating" which requires both intelligence and patience. You could have an intelligent bad guy but if he throws tantrums he's unlikable.
If You Were To Make A Part 2, I Think Villains From Horror Movies Would Be An Interesting Take 1. The Boogeyman (This Villain Is A Relentless Killer. They Instill Fear By They're Body Count) 2. The Beast/Monster (This Villain Isn't Human, And Sometimes Isn't Natural. Most Of The Time, It's Just Hungry And Has Human Flesh On It's Mind) 3. The Mastermind (This Villain Is Present Throughout, However The Threat Is Not From The Body's They Kill Or Who They Harm. It's Figuring Out What They're Overall Plan Is. Sometimes, When Things Go A Certain Way For The Protagonists Favor, It Was All A Part Of The Villains Plan Overall)
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Moriarty and Magnussen in the Sherlock Holmes Series were outstanding villains. They were unpredictable, outsmarting Sherlock and ready to even sacrifice their lives for winning, that made them horrifiying.
A smart villain with principles is 💯
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I love the British narrator's deep voice. He should be a voice actor for authoritative characters in any kind of media.
I would love to see Harry Powell from "The Night of the Hunter" in the next video. Harry is a character so deeply drawn into his paranoia, that he can literally "speak" with HIS God. A "God" that dictates to him what is Good and Bad, what is moral and immoral in his endless pursuit for divine justice and a holy treasure. He is more of a looming threat as a character (Don't he never sleep?).
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Great examples of villains here. Daniel Plainview is mesmerizing. I hope one day, somehow, we get to see the judge from Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian. A villain for the ages. Maybe the most terrifying man in fiction.
That would be fascinating!
The Judge might be the best villain ever written. I wouldn’t ever want to get Blood Meridian on screen though, I just don’t think anyone could do it justice.
This is one villain you should cover next: Frank in Sergio Leone's 1968 classic, _Once Upon a Time in the West,_ portrayed by Henry Fonda. It was one of his most shocking performances as he usually played heroes, but when he portrayed Frank, a remorseless murderer... it unveiled a dark side that nobody expected. Oh, and if you can, please don't forget to put context on the film, such as the writers of the film's story, Dario Argento and Bernardo Bertolucci being film critics and their legacy, Sergio Leone himself, his _Dollars Trilogy,_ the films he made after that, and the time when _Once Upon a Time in the West_ was made, in 1967-68, even how he got to get produced, not to mention the films he never made.
A Western episode! Not a bad idea :)
The scene where he and his men surround the farm and kill that family is so graphic.
Cannot watch any of this channel video without my notebook😍
I have so little respect for this channel's perception of movies and so much respect for the way this channel breaks down the technicals. I don't know how to reconcile those two things.
I actually learned a lot from this.
Congratulations for 1 million. The video is great. Please post directing style of Christopher Nolan and P.T Anderson
Nolan directing style kzhead.info/sun/rb6DmcNvb4qLiZ8/bejne.html
@@StudioBinder well that is not how you made director video on Tarantino Kubrick and Fincher
Could you cover Best villain reveals, including monsters or aliens? Greatly appreciated!
Heath Ledger as the Joker. What a performance that was and what a loss for us as spectators as he died wayyyy too soon.
Much too soon :(
He went out with a bang.
Please do a video about dual dialogue.... scenes....in which way we can use it and in which emotions it will convey
We have a video on shooting dialogue scenes! kzhead.info/sun/h5ihlquye6awi6M/bejne.html
The content of the channel is very good, I am Vietnamese and I hope to have Vietnamese subtitles so I can watch and understand more about your channel.😍😍
Not sure if we'll be able to get Vietnamese subtitles but we do have english captions if that helps!
Could you please do a 7 areas of directing video on Gore Verbinski? Or at least an analysis on Rango, one of my favorite Verbinski films.
Thanks for the suggestion!
There's an anime named Hunter x Hunter. It is a masterpiece in the anime fanbase community. Every single trait that's been explained in this video for a perfect villain is shown in that show. Three in particular that I can think of: the criminal sociopaths, but family-like Phantom Troupe (Looming threat), Hisoka the psychopathic Clown/Magician (all of the above), and Meruem (Also all of the above, mostly Mirror), the most powerful being in that universe. Meruem's character development alone is legendary in any work of fiction. In fact, if you ask most anime fans, he has been voted the greatest antagonist in anime history on many occasions. If you haven't seen it, I strongly suggest you go watch it. All 148 episodes are on Netflix. It starts off a little childish and kiddie. But that's where they fool you. I don't recommend it for kids 10 or younger (depending on their maturity level). It gets very dark and very emotional.
Haven't watched HunterxHunter, but personally I'd say the best antagonist I've ever seen is probably either Johan Liebert from the anime Monster, or Judge Holden from Cormac McCarthy's novel Blood Meridian. Also honorable mention to Magneto.
16:43 LORD VADER & DOC OCK are clear stand-outs of their respective genres.
your channel is precious
Wonderful video
Glad you liked it!
Awesome & Thanks :)
Thanks for watching!
Congratulations on 1M subscribers👏🍰
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Be interesting to go one further with this and analyze when the villain changes characters or the villain becomes the hero e.g. Return of Jedi, as the Emperor becomes the greatest threat and Darth becomes the hero.
Great video.
Cheers!
Vincent D'Onofrio's Kingpin (Netflix's version only) is my favourite villain of all time.
He was great!
If you look at classic comic book villains and other such bad guys, the number one thing that their creators said over and over again is that they designed each villain to be a foil for the hero. This includes heroes who have multiple villains- The Joker, for instance, is a foil for Batman, but Penguin, Two-Face, Scarecrow, Riddler etc are each foils in their own way as well, each representing a challenge to one or more defining traits of Batman.
Mirror villains work great for the comic book genre!
Couple of interesting Villans are played very chilling and realistic by one actor and then played as a broader more dramatic character by another Hanibal Lecter, by Brian Cox and then by Anthony Hopkins Max Cady in Cape Fear, by Robert Mitchim and then by Robert De Niro Ho the same character was played by different actors might be an interesting episode
Superb video
Thanks for watching!
What's the music that you used here at 6:06? It sounds _very_ looming and intimidating, I like it. :3.
Damn your videos are epic