7 Best Super Villains on Motion Pictures
Friday, May 15, 2015
Every
hero needs a villain. Some of them even need more than just one villain.
There’s no Batman without Joker. There’s no Spiderman without Venom. There’s no
Superman without Lex Luthor. There’s no Thor without Loki. And the list goes
on, but to put it simply; there’s no hero without a villain. Imagine the world
of superheroes without the supervillains. It would be empty. Meaningless. At
worst, there won’t be any heroes. Therefore there won’t be any stories. A hero
was born because the world needs someone to fight the villain. To put it
simply, a hero is defined by their villain. Put the heroes aside, with all of
their goodness and greatness, the villains have this kind of charms that always
attract me. They are full of crazy and lunatic spirits, no one controls them
but themselves, and they lose their mind in a devil-may-care attitude.
Frequently I end up admiring the villain more than the hero himself. Well,
people say that bad boys are attractive, indeed, perhaps I’m just a little girl
trapped in 25-year-old body of a woman. Anyway, along with a great hero,
there’s a great villain too. And they surely deserve recognition as much as the
heroes. So here is my list of 7 Best
Super Villains on Motion Pictures, for today’s Free Spirit.
7.
Ultron
Opening
up the list on number seven is Ultron. Yup, the so-popular-nowadays Ultron
(thanks for the recently released “Avengers: Age of Ultron” film). Ultron is an
artificial intelligence with robotic body that appears in comic books
published by Marvel Comics. He’s most recognized as the supervillain and a foe
of the Avengers. Honestly, among the supervillains that I’m about to mention on
this list, Ultron is a new face for me. However, as a new face, he was
successfully mesmerizing me! That’s why he’s on the list right now. It began
when I watched the first teaser trailer of the second Avengers’ movie for
Marvel Cinematic Universe, “Age of Ultron”. There was Ultron, with his
terrifying giant-sized body and horrifying-yet-charismatic deep voice, saying: “There are no strings on me.” Okay,
Ultron, you might just kill me right now (so breathtaking I’m gonna die!). The
idea about making him (alert! It’s a spoiler territory. Stop reading this part now
if you haven’t watched “Age of Ultron” yet) the ‘Pinocchio who lost his
strings’ of Tony Stark and Bruce Banner is marvelous. He’s free now, and there
are no strings to hold him down.
6.
Loki
Loki
is the evil adoptive brother of Thor, son of Odin, from the Marvel Comics
universe. He was created by writer Stan Lee, scripter Larry Lieber, and
penciller Jack Kirby. In the live-action Marvel Cinematic Universe movie series,
Loki is portrayed by actor Tom Hiddleston, and this, is what makes him up on
this number six position. Loki isn’t strong (well, not as strong as his
muscular brother), yet he’s very very very witty and sly. And Hiddleston lives
up to the character very well. Loki is very self-centered. He may not have the
muscle, but he definitely has the brain, and that’s his main power. He’s
seductive and manipulative. So charming, isn’t he? Hiddleston’s Loki
successfully grabbed the public’s love and attention with the release of
“Marvel’s The Avengers” (2012), where he became the synical yet comical
archenemy of the Avengers. Hiddleston won Best
Villain at the MTV Movie Awards
for his portrayal. Yup, he is Loki of Asgard.
5.
Khan Noonien Singh
Khan
Noonien Singh, or just simply known as Khan, is one of the villains in
the “Star Trek” science fiction franchise, and also the most
famous one. In the second film of J.J. Abrams’ “Star Trek” movie series reboot,
“Star Trek Into Darkness” (2013), Khan is portrayed by actor Benedict
Cumberbatch. Oh yeah, I’m fangirling right now, and that’s one of the reasons
why he’s on this number five position. Beside his super strength, super
intelligent, and super everything, what I love of Khan is the idea of him; that a
good villain doesn’t see himself as villainous. The villain may do villainous
things, but he feels that he’s doing them for righteous reasons. No one is
completely good or completely evil; while Khan has a rather distorted view of
reality and therefore performs acts of evil, he still feels that his vengeance
is a noble cause because he will do anything to save his family. Like what he said,
“One man’s terrorist is another man’s
freedom fighter.”
4.
Magneto
Magneto,
born as Erik Lehnsherr, has been the primary villain in the “X-Men” franchise
of Marvel Comics, although, he has been an occasional ally and even a member of
the X-Men at times. Well oh well, interesting, isn’t it? But that’s not the
reason why he’s up on this number four position. As a
powerful mutant with the ability to generate and
control magnetic fields, Magneto desires mutants to eventually dominate
the human race as he viewed humans as an outdated species that no longer
deserves its continual domination over the world. He’s a visionary, and his
vision comes from a rough childhood, in order to make the Earth a better place
to live for his kind, the mutants. And that’s, that makes him something more!
Sir Ian McKellen portrayed Magneto in four films of the “X-Men” film
series. Yup, he might be a wise and powerful wizard Gandalf in the “Lord of the
Rings” film series, but he was the ruthless badass in “X-Men”. Meanwhile, actor Michael
Fassbender portrayed a younger version of Magneto in the prequel, “X-Men:
First Class” (2011). As it wasn’t enough, both actors reprised the role in the
film “X-Men: Days of Future Past” (2014), set in two different eras (yes,
it was really happening!).
3.
Darth Vader
Who
doesn’t know Darth Vader? Come on, I think everyone who loves science fiction,
from any generation, they must know him. Darth Vader, born as Anakin Skywalker,
is a character in “Star Wars” universe. He was created by George
Lucas and has been portrayed by numerous actors. His appearances span all
six “Star Wars” films (as a pivotal figure in the original
trilogy, and as a central figure in the prequel trilogy), and he is an
important character in the expanded universe of television series,
video games, novels, literature and comic books. Despite the gorgeous Hayden
Christensen’s portrayal as Anakin Skywalker in the prequel trilogy, Vader is on
this number three position because of one thing: he’s scary! Especially in the
original trilogy, seriously, I first watched them when I was a little child,
and this Vader scared the hell out of me! Vader’s iconic status has made the
character a synonym for evil in popular culture; psychiatrists have even
considered him as a useful example to explain Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
to medical students. Well oh well, in case you meet Vader anywhere, may the
force be with you.
2.
The Joker
On
the runner-up position, here’s the one and only the Joker, a
supervillain who appears in American comic books published
by DC Comics. He was created by Jerry Robinson, Bill Finger,
and Bob Kane, and widely known as the greatest archenemy of a DC Comics’
superhero, Batman. The Joker possesses no superhuman abilities, instead using
his chemical and engineering genius, to develop poisonous or lethal concoctions
and thematic weaponry. Those are just a few of his charms though. He’s a
criminal mastermind, and this where everything about him becomes so much more
interesting. The Joker is a psychopath with a warped, a goofy
prankster with sadistic sense of dark humor. In the Christopher Nolan’s second
installment of “Batman” trilogy reboot, “The Dark Knight” (2008), the Joker was
portrayed by my favorite actor, the late Heath Ledger (he’s gone too soon,
really). His version of the Joker was the absolute mad genius with
extraordinary evil mind –he lacks empathy, a conscience, and concern over right
and wrong; the avatar of anarchy and chaos– such a perfect portrayal of the
Joker after all these years, which earning him a posthumous Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, the first acting Oscar ever won for a
superhero film. Breathtaking, isn’t it? Ah, for further plus point, the Joker
will be portrayed by (also) (one of) my favorite actor(s), Jared Leto, for the
upcoming films of DC Cinematic Universe. Yay, can’t wait! And while waiting why
don’t we throwback to the almighty Ledger’s the Joker; why so serious?
1.
Megatron
Lastly,
on the number one position, here I have the villain from the “Transformers”
franchise, Megatron! Created by Hasbro and based on a toy design
by Takara, he’s a sentient robotic lifeform from the
planet Cybertron and the leader of the villainous Decepticons.
Megatron is infamous as the archenemy of the Autobots leader, Optimus
Prime. He has the ability to transform between his robot shape and various weapons
or vehicles, but these ‘alternate-modes’, his origins and even personality, can
vary depending on which ‘universe’ he’s seen in. In the live action
“Transformers” films, which was first introduced in “Transformers” (2007), (oh,
this is the coolest part!) Megatron’s alternate mode is a Cybertronian jet.
Yup, this is the flying Megatron, everybody! Thank you so much Michael Bay! And
guess what, it was actor Hugo Weaving who provided the voice of
Megatron in the films. Anyway, enough for the fangirling thing. One thing about
Megatron that really thrills me is; he’s a survivor. No matter how many times
he’s defeated, how hard he’s broken or ripped into pieces or torn apart, he can
always survive. Such a badass, isn’t he? Plus, I love the Decepticons’ symbol
much more than the Autobots’. Yeah, all hail Megatron!
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