It is believed that most actors are much more willing to play a negative character on the stage or in a movie than a hero “without fear and reproach”. And this is understandable, because the role of the bastard to a greater extent allows the artist to reveal his acting potential and make the role vivid and memorable.
In the history of world cinema, there are frequent cases when an actor or actress has become so accustomed to the image of a screen villain that most viewers, when viewing a picture, begin to experience sharply negative emotions in his direction, which sometimes extend to the role performer himself.
Undoubtedly, to achieve such a realistic character, you need to have talent and do painstaking work.
Introducing the 10 most hated on-screen villains.
List
- 10. Norman Stansfield, Leon
- 9. Annie Wilkes, Misery
- 8. Sorg, The Fifth Element
- 7. T-1000, “Terminator 2: Judgment Day”
- 6. Hans Gruber, Die Hard
- 5. Norman Bates, Psycho
- 4. Agent Smith, The Matrix
- 3. Darth Vader, Star Wars
- 2. John Doe, Seven
- 1. Joffrey Baratheon, Game of Thrones
10. Norman Stansfield, Leon
This corrupt police officer who heads the anti-drug department. With his psychopathic composure while committing terrible acts, he is able to instill chilling horror into the hearts of his opponents.
This monster not only removes obstacles to its goal, but also receives sophisticated pleasure from the murders. Inhuman cynicism and sadistic tendencies are Stansfield's main allies.
Killing a whole family is a trifle for him. All this puts him on a par with the most disgusting negative characters in the history of world cinema.
9. Annie Wilkes, Misery
In appearance, this is a good-natured 44-year-old woman who lives alone in a house remote from the city settlement. She does not have a family, so her main occupation is working as a nurse and reading novels written by a famous writer named Paul Sheldon.
However, her fanatical love of literature has painful forms and is becoming more and more like a real obsession.
In order to achieve the complete possession of her beloved writer, she is ready to do anything: to cripple him so that her beloved could not leave the borders of her house, or to kill witnesses who can help Sheldon to escape from an abnormal fan ...
8. Sorg, The Fifth Element
This character, which has no positive qualities (except the natural charm of Harry Oldman, who played this role), is hated by all fans of the cult picture of Luc Besson.
He puts all his strength and the means at his disposal so that the earth is swallowed up by an absolute evil that destroys all living things.
The combination of incredible composure in the performance of terrible deeds and spontaneous attacks of anger makes this charismatic screen villain incredibly repulsive.
7. T-1000, “Terminator 2: Judgment Day”
Probably, many of us, when we watched this legendary film about the uprising of cars, the whole film tensely anticipated this sweet moment, when the liquid terminator turned into a puddle with a metallic tint and was no longer able to gather a drop by drop.
The performer of the role of the T-1000 managed to recreate on the screen the absolute emotionlessness of a soulless machine, ready to kill everyone who gets in its way ...
6. Hans Gruber, Die Hard
This resourceful German had a lively mind, strong nerves, good manners and a very ironic attitude to American pop music.
He was the main screen opponent of the inimitable John MacLane, performed by Bruce Willis, so he could not become a favorite of the audience in advance.
His fanatical ideas and pathological craving for violence made Gruber one of the most famous, at the same time, ardently hated fans of the cult "Die Hard" movie villain.
5. Norman Bates, Psycho
The death of his father, which Norman experienced at an early age, became a difficult test for him and left an indelible imprint on his psyche. He became unsociable and could only feel safe in the company of his mother.
When she finally decided to take up her personal life, Norman, obsessed with obsessive psychosis, poisoned his mother and her lover. At the same time, having not found the strength in himself to come to terms with the death of his mother, he dries up and decides to mummify her body.
Very soon Norman began to speak with his mother’s corpse, moreover, he also dressed and imitated his feeding. As a result of all this madness, the mummy began to absorb Bates' personality.
Now he actually began to turn into a mother on a psychological level. Psychiatrists classify this phenomenon as a split personality. Now it poses a great danger to others, because its “mother” side was very cruel.
4. Agent Smith, The Matrix
Agent Smith is nothing more than a computer program, or a stand-alone agent module designed to protect the Matrix. His arrogant irony against Neo and transcendent self-confidence cause a persistent sense of disgust among most viewers.
3. Darth Vader, Star Wars
This is one of the central heroes of the first 6 episodes of Star Wars. This villain has become the reference screen villain.
His appearance has become one of the often parodied. What is the reason for such popularity of this bastard of cosmic proportions? This question should be addressed to millions of fans of the cult space epic movie.
2. John Doe, Seven
John Doe decided that he was the conductor of God's will on Earth, a field of which he with diabolical sophistication began to carry out his sinister plan to remake the world.
Dow committed several horrific murders of sinners, which, in his opinion, personified each of the 7 vices (Gluttony, Greed, Idleness, Pride, Lust, Envy and Anger).
He did not even spare himself, on the way to the triumph of universal justice, having carried out a peculiar suicide for the envy of the protagonist.
1. Joffrey Baratheon, Game of Thrones
This character had a nasty character, having inherited the worst features of his parents: he was spoiled, capricious, proud, cowardly, cruel, lying, among other things, he had sadistic inclinations.
He always wanted to be like an official father, but for this he was very lacking in kindness and nobility.