10 Half-Assed Movie Villains That Even You Could Have Defeated

sauronsized Linear as it is, movies so often come down to good v.s bad. The framing and storytelling has changed through the years with the advancement in writing and the increasing struggle to think outside the box, but the majority of films come down to this: A positive force, character or goal that the audience are inclined to root for pitted against a contrasting, negative obstacle that threatens to either derail the plan of the positive force or cause something tremendously awful to happen. The most common, classic and simple brand of this theory is the good guy versus the bad guy. The hero vs villain. Be the characters themselves immortal, evil, surreal or realistic, it's a well worn and well received mould of storytelling that shows little sign of dissipating across all genre's of the movie landscape. Typically the hero will emerge victorious after a climactic battle, whether that be through words or a shimmering set piece, but it's important to remember that a hero is nothing without his villain. Batman needed the Joker and Luke Skywalker needed Darth Vader(To be born) in order to have something to fight against, or films would simply be a series of non-events as we followed Indiana Jones around his hectic life of teaching. Villains come in all shapes and sizes, from giant beasts to sly assholes. Some are seemingly indestructible or unbeatable. Some are pathetic. We're here to talk about those villains. In particular, characters so stupid, weak or one-dimensional that even you, dear reader, would have a good chance of besting. Some of you may disagree, but don't be modest. These guys are beatable.
 
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