Who are some of your favorite movie characters?

Submitted by WestOrangeFinest t3_yhrv8u in movies

Maybe a character stands out to you due to the actor's performance, their cause, or some reason you can't quite put your finger on.

The one that led to me creating this post was actually when I was watching Underworld: Rise of the Lycans the other day. If you've ever seen the franchise, in the first Underworld, Lucian, along with all of the Lycans, are painted as the bad guys, but you come to find out that Lucian was the first of a new breed of Lycan, enslaved by the vampires, and even took a vampire for his bride. He was actually trying to end the centuries-long war between werewolves and vampires so he's a pretty sympathetic character.

Another one off the top of my head is Doughboy from Boyz N Tha Hood. He's a stereotypical gangbanger and really a shit person at the end of the day, but I can help but feel sorry for the situation he found himself in (terrible neighborhood, lack of a father figure, mother who clearly favored his brother, etc.)

Lucian and Doughboy are some of my more obscure favorite characters. I have a few others who I'm sure many others love as well: James Bond (Pierce Brosnan is my fave!), Val Kilmer's Doc Holliday, Riddick, etc.)

Who are some of your favorites?

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Noflimflamfilmphan t1_iuffkuw wrote

Recently saw the latest Spiderman flick on an airplane. The one where there's an accident at the factory and it's OOPS ALL SPIDERMEN. Anyhoo, William Dafoe returns as the goblin dude and they do something right by trashing the comic villain mask and just letting the actor mug it up like a real creep. He turns from sympathetic confused soul to possessed psychopath on a dime and it's real fun to watch.

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WestOrangeFinest OP t1_iuflp5h wrote

The fact that the movie had three Spider-Men, Marissa Tomei as Aunt May, as well as lovable antagonists like Doc Ock and Lizard, yet your favorite was the psychotic murderer scares me lol

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Noflimflamfilmphan t1_iufomw2 wrote

Plenty of good actors, sure, but I just found his performance so over the top in a captivating way. Even when he's nice he makes you afraid. It caused the most reaction of anyone in that movie for me.

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TotallyUnbiased666 t1_iuffsc0 wrote

There's a ton I can think of, but the first person that jumped into my head is Doc Holiday played by Val Kilmer in Tombstone.

He absolutely stole every scene he was in and I quote them regularly.

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Voltekker_ t1_iufeqta wrote

Seth Green in Sex Drive

Sarcasm perfection

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kyrtuck t1_iufjdw8 wrote

Robert Englunds Freddy Kruger was always a delight to see.

Same with the titular villain of the 1994 film Funnyman.

Loved the djinn in the original Wishmaster.

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Parking_Mall_1384 t1_iufzbrs wrote

Scarlett O’Hara - Gone with the Wind. Reason: she owned her selfishness. She did whatever she needed to not only to survive, but thrive.

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Miserable_Track_1885 t1_iuj6de3 wrote

Literally came here to say Scarlett’s determination and resilience shaped me as a young girl reading that book.

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Parking_Mall_1384 t1_iuj6htk wrote

Preach!! It’s often seen as a character flaw. But it’s what makes her such a force!

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Miserable_Track_1885 t1_iuj6zmo wrote

I remember someone telling me that in my teens and I just said “she’s living through war…it’s human nature to be selfish when facing the need to survive”. If Scarlett had been Stephen or Simon or whatever her selfishness and survival/business acumen would be universally applauded.

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nimarama72 t1_iufeo1k wrote

Arnold Schwarzenegger.. Sylvester Stallone..

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WestOrangeFinest OP t1_iufm8q0 wrote

I was more curious about the characters they play. Who would be your top characters played by Arnie and Sly?

Dutch would be the easy one for Arnie, IMO, and the Terminator in T2. I also love him in Total Recall. I can’t remember his name, I think it was Quaid?

I’m not particularly fond of any of Stallone’s roles but I can appreciate Rocky’s story.

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OrangeToOrangeJuice t1_iuff0ub wrote

snake plissken

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WestOrangeFinest OP t1_iufmfxb wrote

Snake! He looks badass and I love me some Kurt Russel.

The whole concept of turning America’s greatest city into a prison was just bizarre to me.. and I only made it about 10 minutes into Escape from LA before I lost interest.

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Shauncore t1_iufi365 wrote

I guess he is technically a book character adapted into a film character, but Bardem's version of Anton Chigur was perfect. Emotional-less evil.

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Jolly_Job_9852 t1_iufmc6k wrote

Claude Rains as Captain Renault in Casablanca. Donna Reed as Mary Hatch/Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life. Clark Gable as Rhett Butler in GWTW. Errol Flynn in several films, TAORH, The Sea Hawk, The Dawn Patrol. Humphrey Bogart in the African Queen. Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins, Maria Von Trapp, Queen Clarisse in The princess Diaries

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DominicanBoi02 t1_iugbq8i wrote

  • Michael Corleone (The Godfather)

  • James Bond (Sean Connery, Timothy Dalton, and Roger Moore are my fav actors who have played 007)

  • Indiana Jones

  • John McClane (Die Hard)

  • Rocky Balboa

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vilebutvast t1_iugtj60 wrote

Daniel Day Lewis as Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood. Simply iconic. DDL is such a fantastic actor, but I can’t help but see him as Plainview and I can’t imagine any other actor playing that part.

Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly in Devil Wears Prada. No one else could have done that nearly as well. “That’s all.”

I also think no one will ever do Blade as well as Wesley Snipes, but I am excited to see Mahershela Ali try it out.

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DavidDLC t1_iugyqk8 wrote

Captain Elgyn in Alien Resurrection but only because I really like Michael Wincott

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