13 Movie Protagonists You're Desperate To See Lose

Lou Bloom - what an incredible creation. 

Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal) stands as one of the most hateful, insidiously vile protagonists of the 2010s. He's an amateur journalist who sells his illegally obtained crime scene footage to the highest bidder all while destroying or even killing anyone who gets in his way. 

Many films have satirized the corrupt practices of the mass media, but few have done so with such terrifying ferocity as Nightcrawler, and this chilling character is the main tool the film uses to hammer home its tragically relevant message. 

Unlike with some other cases on this list, Bloom being so hateful isn't a negative at all; quite the contrary, it makes him even more fascinating. Nevertheless, he is impossible to root for in any way. Still, at least he gets caught at the end... right? 

No such luck; he gets away with everything and even hires a new team to expand his business. Chilling stuff.