Abstract:
There has been a recent increase in films that put an emphasis on villains and their motivations
instead of just heroes. This practice adds a new perspective to this genre of movies which used to
be a simple black or white as well as contributes to the villains’ fanbase. The study pinpoints the
methods used to make viewers take an equal interest in villains as compared to heroes. In this
paper, I researched what makes these villains and their respective movies different from previous
films in this genre. From the results I found that the villains’ history makes a large impact as well
as their motivations and their end goals. As a conclusion to these findings, I discovered that by
understanding a villain’s perspective, audiences have grown to appreciate villains and even enjoy
their time on the screen.
