The Unlucky Movie Villains Who Did Everything Right

How Do 'Smart' Movie Villains Lose When They Do Everything Right?

A movie villain, just like any other protagonist, can be complex. They're not always entirely evil but sometimes take those choices that lead to bad consequences, causing destruction and grief. However, a truly great movie can have a villain so incredibly cunning that there seems no way for them to be defeated. It turns out that many times - those smart villains who had the world's best plan for destruction are sometimes stopped because of a moment of misfortune. Those bad choices aren't really part of the villain’s original intent but sometimes happen to make the storyline more interesting and dynamic.

Even the best writers might consider using a touch of luck or fate to create an unpredictable ending for their story. The main character will often prevail but to do so in some instances - those series can make those heroes a little less heroic - making the movie story more real - even more suspenseful.

Who are some examples of smart villains who got unlucky?

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While some might argue that those smart villains - those characters who appear unstoppable should win to keep those Movies even more interesting, there are some cases where these particular characters make for some unforgettable stories - particularly because those villains don't seem to lose by those heroic choices of the protagonist but instead as a result of some unpredictable luck. These can include iconic characters like professor quirrell, Lord Business, and Gozer who had amazing plans that would've made those movies more exciting but were stopped due to a chance occurrence.

Those villains had their plans but made a major mistake, such as shooter mcgavin from happy gilmore who, instead of winning a critical tournament - lost in part due to an unpredictable moment of a falling structure. That's often where writers make their storyline more unpredictable making viewers wonder about what kind of impact the outcome of this story would have.

How Did Professor Quirrell Almost Win?

professor quirrell, (from harry potter ) a well-known, and a complex villain who for a long time was masked and unrecognized, but had a remarkable plan to make Voldemort victorious.

It turned out that Quirrell's plan was foiled - because of a misfortune he couldn't have expected. He never imagined that his own demise would come at the hands of Harry when those two characters come face to face - Quirrell would lose the power to bring back voldemort into existence - leaving viewers with a twist of what kind of outcome this tale could have had had this villain made those different choices.

Can The 'Simpsons' Characters Be Considered To Be Unlucky?

Those who watch The Simpsons (and follow those ongoing adventures and mishaps - can often be entertained by how this family's story has often had an implied touch of fate that plays a huge role in the movie’s storyline. The Simpsons - often seen as a more lighthearted series - with characters like Homer who makes mistakes but also has a tendency to fall into those misadventures - those situations - or those times where he's unable to anticipate those problems.

A recent example would include russ cargill - the character, a villain who set up an ingenious scheme to eliminate Springfield, in the movie: The town's future would have been drastically altered had this scheme been successful but due to a stroke of luck. The Simpsons and their ability to avoid chaos can be attributed to how this family always seems to find a way out of any problem, making it even more entertaining.

Is There A 'Series ' of Lucky Events in 'Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey?'

bill and ted's bogus journey, with those great characters: Bill and Ted - often seen as those lighthearted - yet those characters who find a way to make those mishaps work - sometimes, a little more than they could handle.

Bill and Ted’s story often takes those crazy and unpredictable events making those series more hilarious, sometimes. In bill and ted's bogus journey the characters make a trip through the afterlife which leads to a clash with robotic versions of themselves. The villain , often those who are seen as threats - are often stopped with an interesting - and sometimes bizarre twist of events that only would have happened with a certain degree of fate, and as viewers might think: if those villains had been smart - they might have won.

Why Do Movie Villains Deserve To Lose Sometimes?

With those characters who have their plans - their ambitions, it’s not always possible for a hero to make those right choices. There are those villains - like those characters in 'The Simpsons,' , those characters that create a lot of mischief in a way that often is quite charming – a bit ridiculous - those situations - with those Movies, viewers find that they enjoy those moments. However, for a film to work and those characters to have their own story, the hero often needs to win.

The use of luck as a factor is a bit of an unspoken rule - those movies that have to find some sort of resolution to that story. In a few cases, there might be an argument for the villain to prevail - that might make those films a lot more compelling. However, as fans will often see, those characters will fall. That's just how the story ends.