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In general, there's a device to sketch out a compelling villain; Take your hero with all its motivations and remove the moral compass.
by Keyframe 4y ago
In general, there's a device to sketch out a compelling villain; Take your hero with all its motivations and remove the moral compass.
- bitwize 4y agoI've always defended the much-disliked fake Mandarin character from Iron Man 3, Trevor Slattery, on the basis that he is basically the man Tony Stark would've been were it not for the latter's genius and indomitable will. Both characters share the same vices: women, booze, and a vastly overinflated ego, but Slattery is weak and allows himself to be pushed around by greater, sinister forces. Whereas Stark not only refuses to be pushed around, but he does have that inner moral compass, even if ruthlessly following his own ethics leads to trouble (that whole Ultron initiative, for instance).
- hoseja 4y agoThe "moral compass" usually being "is portrayed favourably" vs "is not portrayed favourably", while doing basically the same actions.
- Keyframe 4y agoas in no hesitation towards their goals.