5 Hollywood movies that make you sympathize with 'villains'
One stark difference between real life and movies is that we, as audiences, get a clear view of who's the antagonist in the latter. While we support protagonists as they stand for the greater good, in some cases it becomes hard to loathe so-called villains/grey characters. These characters stand against general consensus and get branded as baddies. We list five such Hollywood "villains."
Two-Face from 'The Dark Knight'
The Dark Knight trilogy is widely regarded to be the best depiction of DC superhero Batman on screen. But it also gave us some wonderfully layered supervillains. Consider Two-Face aka Harvey Dent. He isn't a bad person. In fact, Dent embodies truth and loyalty at first. It is only after suffering from personal losses and failures that anger drives him to lose his morality.
Magneto in 'X-Men'
Another entry from the superhero movies, Magneto from the X-Men franchise is truly a gray character, who is the "right" choice for many mutants. After all, Magneto has witnessed the consequence of being left at the mercy of a mutant-fearing society and doesn't want humans to gain power over people like him. However, he does lose his way while trying to attain ultimate dominance.
All dinosaurs from 'Jurassic Park' series
Imagine recreating an entire predator species thinking you'd be able to control them, losing the said control, and then tagging the predators to be the bad guys (or dinos). We're talking about the uber-famous Jurassic Park trilogy. When seen through the dinosaurs' eyes, they are just a bunch of giant but poor creatures trying to survive and get rid of nasty, intruding (tiny) humans.
Imhotep from 'The Mummy'
One might remember 1999's The Mummy as a grand Indiana Jones-esque adventure tale where a ferocious Egyptian mummy relentlessly follows/torments the lead characters. But in fact, Imhotep, who becomes the mummy, was simply a high priest who wanted to resurrect his beloved Anck-su-namun. Even during his mortal lifetime, Imhotep had only used black magic to get united with his love, not to cause havoc.
Erik Killmonger from 'Black Panther'
Rounding up the list is Erik Killmonger aka N'Jadaka from Marvel's Black Panther. He is seen as an antithesis of Wakanda's King T'Challa. However, we couldn't help but relate to Killmonger's cause. After all, he was only a child when his family was killed and had to grow up away from home, embittered by the feeling that he was abandoned by the Wakandan people.
