re: #77 Dr Lizardo

Quite often, the villain is more interesting than the hero, and I’m pretty sure that given the duality of human nature, on some level, the audience is enthralled by the bad guy, if not outright rooting for him. A truly solid actor can turn the villain into the centerpiece of a film.

I’ve often thought that’s because heroes have certain rules they have to follow or else they are not the Hero anymore. They can’t be unethical, they can’t be immoral, they can’t be corrupt, etc.

The villain on the other hand can be as immoral, unethical, petty, sadistic or vindictive as they want and still make it fit the character. For that reason, to me, villains have more flexibility.

There’s a reason Darth Vader is probably the most popular of all Star Wars characters.