A Few of My Favorite Villains

Written by Shae Rufe

Throughout the course of movies there have been a number of them starring villains that we absolutely adore. And, really, if that’s not worth writing about, I don’t know what is. Sometimes we hate our villains passionately. Other times, though, they come along and steal our hearts.  Here are just a few of the movie villains that I have come to love over the years. Because, I’ve been re-watching a lot of movies lately. I don’t even know where this idea came from. But, you know I like sharing them with you guys!

First off is probably my ultimate favorite villain Gru. Despicable Me came along and ruined the idea of villains for me. Here you had this angry Russian-ish guy trying to get a bank loan so he can continue to do bad things. I’m not understanding the downside to stealing the moon. Other than the horrific environmental disasters that would actually cause. Gru wasn’t out to kill anyone, he was just out to steal things. Perhaps I really like Gru because he reminds me of the old cartoon villains. Stealing was the most important thing, and it was so classic, it was awesome. Turns out, though, Gru had an unloving, cold, mother who couldn’t have cared less for his existence or dreams. That’s enough to make anyone want to steal the moon.

​When Gru has three orphans stumble into his life, he attempts to use them to gain a shrink ray. Only, his shrunken heart gets a kick. The movie ends with our protagonist villain finding a love and family of his own. Also, you have to respect a guy who has thousands of actual Minions working for him and he knows every single one of their names. I can’t even tell two of them apart, let alone any more than that! And, finally, in the sequel, we get to see Gru stumbling to find love…only, turns out, kids were horribly mean to him, so Lucy is literally his first real relationship…and he ends up marrying her. I mean, maybe Gru doesn’t count since he turned out to be a good guy, but he turned out to be a pretty cool good guy.

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​Crowley has to be in my top 5…probably tied for first place as far as favorite baddies go. Come on, he’s the most lovable demon there is. Don’t get me wrong, I truly do not trust him. But, listen, he is the most trustworthy character on the show of Supernatural. Trustworthy in the sense that you know you can’t ever trust him. Or can you? See! He plays with your emotions. For as bad as Crowley is, he also is kind of good. When he’s not binging on human blood and hating his mother, he does enjoy messing with the Winchesters. 

His friendship with Dean is something I can understand…and I did get his and Sam’s, until Sam messed that one up. Good job Sam! Granted, he’s a self-serving little git, but he’s a pretty hilarious, scary one at that. Between battling addiction and finding his humanity, to even finding his inner demon, Crowley is as ruthless as they come. And he’s always dressed nicely. I even like the friendship he has with our Angel of the Lord…because, sometimes, you need a demon as a friend. You know, for reasons…

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​And of course, baddies can’t be mentioned without a little bit of the classics. Growing up, Magneto was the ultimate bad guy. In a way, he still is. I always respected the fact that he and Professor X were friends…even if they were enemies. Does that make sense? Like, Professor would visit Magneto in jail…who does that? I probably would...but really, it’s a nice thing. Magneto stuck by his convictions, and he wasn’t wrong.

Perhaps how he went about doing what he did, was, but he had every right to do so. In the end, all Magneto wanted was for Mutants to be accepted, and above all, treated like everyone else. Okay, he really wanted regular people to acknowledge Mutants as the superior species. But, killing humans wasn’t the way to do it. Still, he was passionate, right, and strong in his convictions. That didn’t stop him from having a friend in Charles, nor did it stop his fight for his cause…and that’s something that should be truly respected.

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