9 Cinematographic Villains that, if analyzed further, can be better understood by the public

Audiences generally sympathize with charming and charismatic protagonists. And the more complex a character’s history and character, the more compelling it is. A hero’s ambiguity makes him more genuine, alive and somewhat like each of us. That’s why we often close our eyes to details and end up not realizing that the “good guy”, in fact, is not perfect and that the negative behavior of the antagonist can perhaps be justified.

We, from awesome.clubwe investigated the reasons for the anger of famous villains and realized that they are not as simple as they might seem at first glance.

Gollum seems more like a long-suffering character than a villain. The ring drove him crazy and he suffers from it. The moments when Gollum is alone having his schizophrenic discussions with himself are one of the saddest scenes in the trilogy. And, as Gandalf said, he had a very important role played at the very end of the Saga, as Frodo would never willingly have thrown away the Ring.

If you look at Yzma from a different perspective, maybe she doesn’t seem quite as vile. The animation’s plot leads the viewer to think that the antagonist is perhaps the emperor himself. And Yzma, as her adviser, just carried out her duties at all times.

And if you think about it, all was well in the kingdom, for there were few disgruntled inhabitants and the kingdom itself had prospered. However, suddenly, after so many years of work demonstrating the qualities of an excellent strategist, Kuzco fired her for no reason. Many would be angry in her place. Not as much as Yzma, of course.

The captain of the Flying Dutchman has his own reason for being so cruel. He also used to be a pirate, but not as bloodthirsty as the octopus man. And all because of the betrayal of his beloved Calypso, who deceived and cursed him. She tasked Davy Jones with transporting the souls of people who died at sea to the next world, endowing the captain and his crew with immortality.

But when he stopped fulfilling this task, the curse was released and the pirates turned into monsters. Davy agreed to Calypso’s terms only out of love and subsequently became embittered, although he was still sentimental.

Hades desired the power and defeat of the other Olympian gods simply because he was exiled to the underworld. The charismatic villain with the flames on his head was dissatisfied with being chosen as ruler of the dead. Hades was banished, and his family had no interest in him as long as he did a good job. After this injustice, he wanted to take revenge, regardless of the consequences.

Odin spent centuries making Hela an enforcer. He himself endowed her with power over the underworld and used her to destroy civilizations, then turned away and imprisoned her. But Hela is a princess of sorts and has as much right to the throne as Thor. Yes, she did terrible things, but it was Odin who made her like this. That was her essence, which she couldn’t resist. In fact, she just wanted to keep doing what she always did.

At the beginning of his story, Klaus was a kind, caring, and kind-hearted young man. But his stepfather, whom he considered his father, hated him, constantly hitting and mocking him. Afterwards, his brother Elijah made the girl Klaus loved break his heart. Most likely, due to all these attacks, scorn and betrayal by his family, Klaus has become so cruel and inhuman. Just to meet the expectations of your relatives and be strong and bloodthirsty. Although deep down he remained the same vulnerable and kind young man.

Morgana, like Klaus, was at first a kind, sympathetic, and helpful character. Then it turned out that the girl had a magical gift, but at the same time she was under the guardianship of the king, who destroyed the wizards. She was scared because she didn’t understand how to control her abilities to not get caught. She suffered from loneliness, as she had no one to talk to about her problems or to ask for advice, as no one would understand or accept her gift.

And if Merlin, who also knew how to conjure, had told her everything, maybe Morgana could have been on the side of good. But he decided to keep it a secret from her and thus created a future enemy for himself. If her friends had simply supported her and accepted her magical abilities, she could have used her powers for good. And it was these attitudes that turned Morgana into a villain.

The Matrix has many iconic characters such as Neo and Trinity, but one of the most important by far is Agent Smith. Many fans consider him the main antagonist. But in reality, he was never willingly evil, because he’s just a program, and that’s what the Matrix made him. Smith is an integral part of the system, a piece of code that performs a specific task of eliminating any anomalies present in the Matrix. One such anomaly was Anderson, also known as Neo.

Neo’s awakening upset the balance of the Matrix, so Agent Smith had to eliminate him as scheduled. From that point of view, Agent Smith was just doing his job, not the embodiment of evil.

Daenerys was at first a naive and frightened girl who lived all her life in exile and was sold, as a wife, by her older brother to a cruel warrior. As a result of overcoming many obstacles, she became stronger, gathered an army and set out to conquer cities and free slaves. It felt like she was doing good, trying to make the world a better and fairer place. But this idealistic approach turned out to be fundamentally wrong.

His methods of government were questionable and downright destructive. Daenerys decided to abolish slavery, but did not consider the trading system and sociocultural structure of slave cities. She gave nothing in return for what was destroyed, and she didn’t care either: she had no intention of ruling in Meereen and Yunkai. Her main goal was the Iron Throne.

A good leader must help and guide his people, and good intentions are no excuse for ineptitude. A childish attitude towards management, strategy and tactics, ignoring the advice of advisors: all this led Daenerys to become a dictator who only wanted to fulfill her wishes.

And which movie, animation or series antagonists has your opinion changed over time?