I don’t know about you but I love
the bad guy in movies. We share a whole lot. He is misunderstood and clearly
has delusions of grandeur. But other than that we have just one purpose in
life. Taking over the planet. *Insert nefarious laugh here* I mean how simple
is that. Taking over the planet. It’s so clear and focused. People go their
whole lives trying to figure out their purpose in life. Their path. Their
destination on this whole life ride. But the bad guy figures it out pretty
early. And their reasons vary but always point to some hidden pain in their
past. Maybe the overbearing big brother who makes you feel like a tool (Scar in
Lion King), the misunderstood faceless wizard who just wants to breathe (Voldemort),
the asthmatic dude who just wants to let his hair down (Darth Vader) or just
being Russian. (Like most bad guys in Bond films)
So while the good guy is trying
to figure out his humanity or how to raise his kid to become king or how to
fight the Matrix, the bad guy is already on his path. He has already figured
out which pet to get for that moment when he will turn around in his swivel
chair and announce “I’ve been expecting you!” I mean how cool is that? I tried
that a couple of times but without a bunny and on the floor. It was nowhere
near as awesome and I got a bum rash I couldn’t explain for a while. The bad
guy is a bad ass. He gets awesome lines. Consider this from the 007 spy films:
James
Bond: Do you expect me to talk Goldfinger?
Auric
Goldfinger: No Mr. Bond….I expect you to die!
