Blogpost #6 Villains are psychopaths

Whenever we hear the word villain, We always know that they are psychopaths, Evil people who want destruction of the world. One example of the famous villain is the Joker. From his looks only, you could already say that he is a psychopathic person. I have read his back story on why he became the joker that isn't really funny because there is not a thing funny when it comes to destroying the world. He was a successful engineer who work for a chemical company which quitted his job for his passion in life, which is to be a comedian. When he became unsuccessful in his comedy, he was desperate to help two criminals to break inside his former job company. When they were confronted by batman and he fell into a pool of chemicals and when he got out his face was white and his hair was dyed green which totally insane and that makes him who he is now. Today I will research why Villains are usually psychopaths.

Psychology of a Villain
I have read an article by Nicole Galloway-Miller entitled 'Villains: The Psychopath or Sociopath"

The villains have Psychological problems one of the main reasons is ASPD or Antisocial Personality Disorder which means that they have mental illness and they are aggressive, But they are very talented and has above average intelligence. That explains why the Joker could come up with very intelligent strategies on trapping the batman. Sociopaths on the other hand have the Jekyll and Hyde characteristics. which means that they are charming and pleasant. but in the inside they are Evil and full of hate. One example of the villain is Smeagol, He is cute outside but very devilish inside.

Nicole Galloway Miller stated that "the most interesting type is psychopath is the creative one. Basically, they are con artists. This sociopath fits in well with writers, artists, bohemians and revolutionaries. There, he or she can blend in and seek out victims pretending to be a misunderstood creative genius."

I could not help to agree on what she said because it is really true that creative villains are the most misunderstood by their most evil plans that could possibly work by his/her ingeniousness in making plans.

Are they Realistic?

I read an article of Susan Perry entitled "Why psychopathic film villains are rarely realistic — and why it matters''

There could be a possible realistic Villain. We all know that we have our inner villain inside. One example of a realistic villain is the Gordon Gekko from Wall Street. He is probably one of the most interesting, manipulative, psychopathic fictional characters to date. there could be a possible psychopathic villain living in other ways possible aside from killing people.

Ms. Perry stated that “Realistic fictional psychopathic characters do exist,” they conclude, “but they are in the minority.”

There are people that live today who are psychopaths but we dont know them inside. maybe they have the Jekyll and Hyde characteristics which most evil does have.

Blogpost #5 Importance of a Villain

We all know that a Great Superhero comes a Great Villain in the movie. They give problems on how to inflict pain on the Hero and defeat him. A villain is a vital part of the movie because, if there are no villains in a superhero movie, who is the one he will defeat? who will he save? Today I will research why are villains important in the movie

Why are they Important

I have read an article of Dr. Mark Aaron Humphrey entitled "THE IMPORTANCE OF A COMPELLING VILLAIN"

The villain plays a vital part on the movie because they are the one which we invest are ears and eyes to. We listen to their evil plans and watch on how they do it. The villains story also is where the movie goes and its the superheroes job is only to stop their plans and which he defeats. Even-though the movie is entitled to the superhero. The villains plots strategies and plans are always shown in the movie.

Dr. Humphrey said that  "Great stories establish all of these things, and sometimes give us a window into why these villains became who they are"

Every good movie also comes a great battle plan of the villain. Stories of the Villain makes them who they are. They wont be that evil if they don't become what they experienced

The Archenemy

I have read an article of Jesse Blume entitled "The Importance of the Archenemy"

Archenemy means Great Enemy. from that word alone we all know that the battle will gonna be epic. They've been great enemies since then on, therefore they know each other that their strategies should be so well executed and planned to defeat one another.they’re usually the best ones. They’re an entirely different class than the average foe.

Blume said that "The differences between the hero and the villain must extend further than merely color and costume, however. It must be a part of their psyches."

I agree on what Blume said because they should don't have the same traits and like for example Batman and Joker. They are archenemies they have a lot of differences from one another so that's why they are great enemies.

Villain plays a vital role in the Hero movie. They might be the ones who want to destroy the world, but they are the ones who gives life to the movie.

Blogpost #4 Why Villains always LOSE

I always wonder why do bad guys always lose and the good guys always get the girl? Isn't it quite stereotypical that the villains in movies are overpowering the superhero at the start but in the end they always get defeated. I know it is scripted but, I want to know the mindset why they always lose. I will research about why supervillains always lose in a battle against a superhero.


Scientific Reason?

I have read an article "The Scientific Reason SuperVillains Always Lose" By Colin Schultz

Nutrient Deficiency. their Diets, short in fresh fruits,vegetables and affinity for dark places that leads them to the shortage of vitamin D are their main problem why they don't win fights against the good guys. Vitamin D supports calcium metabolism that could prevent them by bone problems. One example of it is Golum from the movie Lord of the Rings. He's lacking Vitamin D so thats why he was easily defeated in the movie.

According to Schultz "So, when push comes to shove a veteran goblin may be bested by a fresh-faced hobbit not because of the halfling's prowess in battle, but by the goblin's advanced musculoskeletal decay."

I   believed on what he said because what he said was true and scientific therefore his arguments are valid and correct.

Female Villains are always defeated

I read an article of Tekanji entitled "Female Villains Can't Win"

Some of the Female villains are not sexually attractive, That is one reason why they get defeated. The superhero easily defeats the female villain because he is not attracted to her. Also one part is their armor. We all know female villains don't have much armor to put in their body so that's why they could easily be killed in a battle against the good guy


Tekaji said that "Despite neither of the female villains being the “evil hot babe[s] we’ve grown accustomed to in the role playing genre”, the contrast between their stances and that of the male villain are striking."

A male villain is more striking to us viewers because they have the characteristics of a real villain but women? I don't quite think they want to rule the world.

Blogpost #3 Why Loki is more popular than thor?

                      I have watched the movie Thor the Dark World and in the movie Loki was more recognized rather than Thor. A bad guy over powering the superhero in terms of fans. Is it because for once in the movie Loki became a good guy but in the end he still tricked his brother? Today I will research why most viewers prefer to idolize Loki rather the main star of the movie Thor.

Why fans love Loki more than Thor
I have read an article "‘Thor: The Dark World’: Why fans love Loki more than Thor" by Sophia Jacobbs

I Learned that since the start of The Avengers movie and the preview Thor the dark world, Loki was already drawing attention from the viewers. Fans love Loki because you see both parts of Loki. The vulnerability and the violence sometimes shows in the same scene.

Unlike Thor, who is a very strong warrior, Loki not only executes evil agendas. He believes he is the one at odds with the world. We relate with Loki on what he feels and just like him, We could relate on what he is experiencing

According to Jacobbs "In five minutes, Loki can make you feel sympathy mixed with dread. Hiddleston is able to balance both extremes to create a pitiable and weak god that we can all, in some small way, feel for."

I certainly agree on what she said because Loki could make us feel what he wants us to know because of his
similarities just like us.


Loki More Popular?

In my opinion, Loki is more popular than Thor because of his role in the movie that all could relate, But I still read an article by Brigid Brown entitled "Is Loki More Popular than Thor?"

Even the actor of Loki was surprise of the fast arising popularity of his character. The fans didn't idolize the actor, but they idolize the character and its attitude. Loki's mischievous was a big factor on his popularity to.

Brigid Brown said "We suspect his popularity is a result of a combination of Hiddleston’s charm, mixed with Loki’s mischievous ways. Oh, and well, the impersonations of course."

That is also one reason why Loki is popular. The connection of the actor and the character. They both match the personalities and made a perfect match

Loki is a successful Villain for me because it caught the attention of the audiences and he made a big impact by dethroning Thor by most popular in the movie.

Blogpost #2 Movies Starring Villains?

Villains having their own Movie? Im not quite sure why not. After making an article why they are love. Then if the people love the bad guys, why not making them their own movie? Today I will research why a Villain Movie could be a good success. On my own opinion a movie starring a villain in another movie could be a blockbuster. Villains being the main part of the story could sound a bit weird but it would kinda work. I will research why having a Movie starring a villain could actually work.


Would it work?

I have read an article of Steve Tilley entitled: "Do comic book villains deserve their own movies?"

On that article I learned that sony pictures will produce 2 other sequels of Spider-man but it would be not spiderman who would lead in the movie, it would be Venom and Sinister Six. For me it will be

interesting to know what would be their plot on making the movie possible and so I learned that the sympathy of the villain we will see and its back-story would carry the movie to make it an awesome one. If the villain sequel would possibly work there will be many other Villain Movies that would touch our hearts on why they would like to conquer the world. They deserve their own movie because on how they represent themselves on their past movie.

Tilley stated that "With the right script and casting, it could be very fun to watch the interplay among a group of six bad guys working together. But what a tricky balancing act that would be to pull off."

I agree with Tilley because the only key to make the movie work is teamwork on the right decisions to apply to the audience that the star of the movie is the bad guy in the story.


Can a Villain movie work?

I have read an article by Daniel Bettridge entitled "Why comic-book villains deserve their own movies"

Superheroes in movies are predictable in every single way they do. They have a routine in the movie which is saving the world and defeating the villain. But, In a villain movie is unpredictable, you wouldn't know what would happen. Villains have different types of back story and why did they became villains what will the ending could be? a Villain movie could work because I will be an exciting and unpredictable movie just like a back and forth prediction on what would happen during the movie if the

bad guy would have a change of hearts and become a good guy just for an example in the spider-man movie where green goblin was the bad guy became the bad guy and became good when he help spider-man defeat his enemies.

Bettridge said that "We all expect superheroes to act in a certain way, which means that writers are often painted into a corner, forced to peddle banal stories about saving the day and getting the girl while simultaneously standing for truth, justice, and the American way. The best writers find ways to innovate, circumvent, or subvert these tropes, but they can never change the basic arc of a superhero story."

There is one statement that would tell us that there is a possibility that a villain movie could be a good  be possible by the predictability of hero movies.

Every good hero comes a great villain. If the hero has a movie, why not also the villain who always gives a challenge to the hero? A movie starring villains? It is certainly possible.