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Post by kratos on Nov 29, 2019 21:21:24 GMT
I've seen this said around and I can see where people are coming from. He's been the main villain of multiple highly successful movies.
Of course everyone knows the character now and he's generally regarded as a good villain. Even if he may not be as good of a villain as Darth Vader, do you think people will still remember him in a couple decades from now?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2019 22:03:04 GMT
It's possible. It's been a while since there's been so everlasting a villain. I tried think of who the top tier competition is for badass villains in recent memory and the most recurring one is Anton Chigurh from No Country for Old Men.
He's excellent but not quite in the same boat. He doesn't really have that backstory, nor does he justify or explain himself. His motivations aren't especially clear. He's more of the avatar of chaos and fear, relentlessly unreasonable and especially frightening for what's under the surface.
The differences lie in him being limited to one film and his actions influencing a small group of people in a small town. Thanos is stretched over several films, has a backstory, logical if disagreeable motivations, explains himself, shows compassion, makes sacrifice, is the good guy in his morality but strong enough to endure being the universe's bad guy, and he's got the look.
He also exists in a less serious context. You could photoshop Thanos into every day situations for days. He's malleable, marketable, all the things Darth Vader was. He seeks destruction of half of all life in the universe, yet his face takes to merchandise, memes and jokes like a fish to water.
I can't stress enough that I'm not saying one is better than the other. They're just different. Star Wars is a much closer universe to Marvel than a film like No Country for Old Men, which I thought was excellent. Really fucking good.
Who else? ... Heath Ledger's Joker?
How far back does this generation go?
Is Tyler Durden a candidate? Or Agent Smith?
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Post by scabab on Nov 29, 2019 22:11:30 GMT
I was going to say Voldemort but he's probably this generations Darth Sidious right?
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Post by politicidal on Nov 30, 2019 0:10:08 GMT
In that case, sure they would.
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Post by thenolan on Nov 30, 2019 6:59:07 GMT
Vader was a cross age villain who sacred adults and kids. most adult laughed whenever thanos was on screen. all we saw was big giant cartoon purple guy
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Post by scabab on Nov 30, 2019 8:36:59 GMT
Vader was a cross age villain who sacred adults and kids. most adult laughed whenever thanos was on screen. all we saw was big giant cartoon purple guy Laughed at what? I don't recall anything funny surrounding him unless it was something another character said or did at the time like Spider-Man attacking him through the portals.
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Post by Prime etc. on Nov 30, 2019 9:20:22 GMT
No chance.
Darth Vader had a cool design and was unique for the time.
Until he became a sad case.
Thanos is like an EU politician--says he wants to do good, really does bad, and wants us to feel sorry for him.
Did Skeletor ask for sympathy?
No way.
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Post by taylorfirst1 on Dec 1, 2019 2:19:44 GMT
There's no adult who was ever scared of Darth Vader. I never even heard.of any kids being scared of him.
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Post by Nicko's Nose on Dec 1, 2019 2:21:21 GMT
most adult laughed whenever thanos was on screen. Yeah, no.
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Post by President Ackbar™ on Dec 1, 2019 2:43:07 GMT
Lol, they wish.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2019 2:47:40 GMT
There's no adult who was ever scared of Darth Vader. I never even heard.of any kids being scared of him. Same here and me neither. Who the hell's scared of Darth Vader?? 
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2019 3:04:25 GMT
No, as good as Thanos was Darth Vader is another level
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