As i see it , villains are more important than the heroes. You can make any douche bag act as a hero. All he needs to do is maintain shiny white teeth so as to give a big smile everytime somebody points a camera at him. He need not worry about girls cause you know , girls in the movie have to tendency to fall in love with him instantly due to his actions like say, pissing on a tree to add urea to it or helping an old lady cross the road < the first thing we learn in the Boy Scouts>. He is well respected by his families or by his friends or both . That guy is cool , oozes attitude , is the apple of the masses and is just about perfect with the exclusion of having brains . Though there are exceptions to this character as in some movies where they portray a real life person , this is the usual hero.
No words have to be said about the heroine. She is as white as a freshly white-washed house, has perky tits and kilograms of lipsticks,wears skimpy clothes and goes out on trips to Goa everytime the hero smiles at her.
Why do many films with such perfect lead characters fail at the box office as well as with movie goers ??
The reason is the Villains .
Everybody loves a challenge. You have a basic urge in you to show others and yourself that you have talent. That you are capable of doing something , achieve a goal. Its mentally exciting and nice to use your physique or brains once in a while.
But when your opponent uses none, the victory over him doesnt excite you . It makes you feel like " god why do i have to fight with such a weakling ?? " This is the case with most of the villains. Their characters just dont challenge the audience or the hero in the movie.
Take the case of Heath Ledger . The dark knight was successful because the joker was a formidable villain. he did not physically fight the batman. He relied on fear , extortion and blackmail to achieve his cause. He never brashly called out to the hero. HE PLANNED his actions and made the police move in the way he wanted to . That is a challenge . It is unique and makes you wanna respect that guy and fear him .
In the case of Stereotypic villains lets see what they have to offer
1) Bad Appearance. The villain is dirty . He is very tall and big in most of the cases. wears kilograms of gold . Dressed in a crumpled Shirt and pants. Looks scary .
Nobody is going to like such a person. Look at the hero. He dresses up fantastically. He wears branded jeans , studs and expensive sunglasses everytime he goes out. The younger ones even wash their faces with creams and apply a profuse amount of deodrant with chocolate to attract chicks . If someone sees you both on the same stage who are they gonna run to ?? You ?? You the guy dressed like a pig thats been rolling in the mud for 40 hours straight ?? Probably not . Go to a shop . Get a pair of good threads . Take bath atleast thrice a week. and cut that long hair of yours and have some spikes .
2) A gang of hooligans . Villains are always surrounded by hooligans bigger than him. yet that guy is the man behind them all . He is their leader. Mr.Villain, aren't you man enough ? aren't you ashamed that while so many guard you , the hero comes alone and whoops all of their asses including yours. Do you need so many men with big knives and sticks ? Wouldnt two of them with a couple of machines guns suffice ? cant you look after yourself ? Shame on you Mr.Villain . Learn from the hero that bravery is essential. No matter if you have 100 goons , they are all going to rush at your enemy one at a time . and still get whooped with bare hands.
3) A tendency to assault girls . This is a turn off. No girl will like you if you force them to have a good time with you . Girls are pretty fragile . They have to handled with care , given gifts and cuddled with . You have to take your time with them and play with them in parks and pubs. You need to shower them with teddybears and hugs for them to love you . The hero goes through so much pain and suffering , even getting shot in the ass by you to make a women fall for him. He has to smile beyond all that botox on his face. You on the other hand simply kidnap her and force her on the bed. You push and pull her and beat her up. Think thats going to improve your TRP ? never .
4) Killing the heroes family . That is definitely not an option . You wanna piss the hero off ? Make the police uncle of his chase you ?? make the court punish you ?? Then dont do it . Your fight is with the hero. Not with his 50 year old mom or his 60 year old dad.
5)Long Loud dialogues. I pay money to watch your guys flex muscles at each other. Throw 50 kg barrels at each other. Dodge bullets . Put Arnold Schwarzenegger to shame . I dont have time for your bravado and false promises on killing the hero . Get on with it and start fighting .
6) Losing Everytime. Winning is not an option . No matter even if you are the CM . You will lose. Doesnt matter if you have 4000 people behind you . You will lose . Shooting the hero with an Ak-47 ?? Still failure. Forget fighting . Give up. Maybe you will survive to act in the next movie.
Ultimately Mr.Villain your condition in the world of cinema is pathetic. No matter how big , bad or ugly you are , you will lose in the climax to the all knowing , loved and respected hero . He is THE GUY. There is no one else. Your goons wont help you .You cannot get the heroine to love you . So stop trying to win. Find some other way. Turn a comedian . You probably have a better chance of getting hooked up with the heroine's best friend or her sister. Seriously thats the only way you can expect to create your future generation. Or turn rational and find better ways to attack the hero. Use your brain .
A sincere request from a pissed off villain-fan.
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