Personally, the most entertaining villains are those who are realistic. They need to be characters who you can truly beleive are real. My favourite is Caledon Hockley from 'Titanic'. Sure, he doesnt possess super-powers, doesnt have a lightsaber, nor does he have an amazing IQ - but none of this matters. He is the antagonist beause of his arrogant, jealous and controlling nature. These are traits that we all possess on varying levels, and because of this we an relate to the charater. It makes Hockley a very realistic character on screen; in turn making him much more interesting.
Originally posted by Rampant oxI found the iceberg more interesting.
Personally, the most entertaining villains are those who are realistic. They need to be characters who you can truly beleive are real. My favourite is Caledon Hockley from 'Titanic'. Sure, he doesnt possess super-powers, doesnt have a lightsaber, nor does he have an amazing IQ - but none of this matters. He is the antagonist beause of his arrogant, jealous and controlling nature. These are traits that we all possess on varying levels, and because of this we an relate to the charater. It makes Hockley a very realistic character on screen; in turn making him much more interesting.
Originally posted by Rampant ox
It lacks an expensive tuxedo, 8 figure bank balance and hot fiance. 😬
I found Hockley to be a bit of a douche. No menace or threat. The only cool thing about him was Spicer Lovejoy; Mr. Lovejoy was much more menacing, threatening, and David Warner kicks the shit out of the dude who played Hockley [his name eludes me, but I remember him as the Phantom... lol].
Originally posted by Gideon
I found Hockley to be a bit of a douche. No menace or threat. The only cool thing about him was Spicer Lovejoy; Mr. Lovejoy was much more menacing, threatening, and David Warner kicks the shit out of the dude who played Hockley [his name eludes me, but I remember him as the Phantom... lol].
His name is Billy Zane.
A villain doesn't need to be menacing or threatening to be 'worthy'. They need to display qualities and attitudes which oppose that of the protagonist. This therefore creates the tension which drives the movie. Hockley, for example, epitomises arrogance and greed. He treats his fiance like a possession, and has no qualms when it comes to framing Jack on board a sinking ship. Jack, the 'good' guy, is the complete opposite. Humble, poor and caring; he contrasts Cal in every way. Jack would be a very boring character if there wasn't such a good villain to play off.
The fact that Cal Hockley is so realistic, and has a personality which we can all relate to on some level, makes him even more realistic. And I don't know about you, but realism to in a movie is a definite positive.
Originally posted by xmarksthespot
How "that guy from Titanic" made it into discussion is beyond me...
A profound misunderstanding of the thread's topic coupled with what seems like an age related inability to comprehend words like "worthy" and "epitomy".
Or maybe the kid just has a hard-on for the guy.