Originally posted by Galan007this.
Hard to compare them because they are completely different types of villain.
Thanos is a villain that genuinely thinks he's the hero. He suffered a personal tragedy in the past and doesn't want anyone else to go through such a thing ever again. He's got a messiah complex that lends a level of credence to what he does. If you didn't care about the Avengers so much, you'd almost want him to succeed.
The Joker is just anarchy incarnate. He best says it himself; he doesn't have any plans or grand schemes, he just wants to cause as much suffering and pain as possible and see where things go from there. The reason why so many people love him is because of curiosity; we want to know how the story ends (if at all) and we want to know what horrible and insane thing he'll do next.
Depends on the parameters you are using to judge them
1. Comic-book adaptation:
Joker
He definitely stands out as one of the best comic book character adaptations.
2. Acting:
Joker
Hedger's acting/charisma makes Joker one of the best movie villains.
3. Motivations/ideology:
Thanos
Thanos' motivations and strong ideology make him one of the most compelling movie villains. There are times in the movies (Specially in IW) where you can actually sympathize with Thanos, and that is great TBH, because it makes the movie all the more interesting.
4. Impact on the Audience:
Thanos
Joker is great, but he will never leave the same impact Thanos left. Every time Thanos would appear on screen he would give shivers to everyone arround while wondering whose ass he was gonna beat now.
So I think it all comes down to preferences
Originally posted by Josh_Alexander
Depends on the parameters you are using to judge them1. Comic-book adaptation:
Joker
He definitely stands out as one of the best comic book character adaptations.
2. Acting:
Joker
Hedger's acting/charisma makes Joker one of the best movie villains.
3. Motivations/ideology:
Thanos
Thanos' motivations and strong ideology make him one of the most compelling movie villains. There are times in the movies (Specially in IW) where you can actually sympathize with Thanos, and that is great TBH, because it makes the movie all the more interesting.
4. Impact on the Audience:
Thanos
Joker is great, but he will never leave the same impact Thanos left. Every time Thanos would appear on screen he would give shivers to everyone arround while wondering whose ass he was gonna beat now.
[B]So I think it all comes down to preferences
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His motivations are lies he tells himself. The fact is the guy just likes to kill people. We see this demonstrated when the *only* solution he can think of when handed cosmic power is "kill half the universe".
It reminds me of that quote from Ultron about vibranium "they took the most versatile substance in the universe and made it into a shield".
Originally posted by Surtur
His motivations are lies he tells himself. The fact is the guy just likes to kill people. We see this demonstrated when the *only* solution he can think of when handed cosmic power is "kill half the universe".It reminds me of that quote from Ultron about vibranium "they took the most versatile substance in the universe and made it into a shield".
Actually, I think Thanos' method was the easiest.
Using the Infinity Stones come at a cost.
Originally posted by Surtur
His motivations are lies he tells himself. The fact is the guy just likes to kill people. We see this demonstrated when the *only* solution he can think of when handed cosmic power is "kill half the universe".
We also see it demonstrated when when he kills Heimdall because he helped Hulk escape.
There was no logical save the Universe reason for him to kill him. He was just pissed at him so stabbed him to death.