10 Smart Movies That Tricked Us Into Rooting For The Bad Guys

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26 күн бұрын

Was the ultimate villain of these movies the screenwriter?
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@donaldfrederick501
@donaldfrederick501 25 күн бұрын
Interesting - thought Edward Norton in Primal Fear would have made the list.
@italianviking80
@italianviking80 25 күн бұрын
What about Michael Douglas's character in "Falling Down"?
@Whoischrislewis
@Whoischrislewis 24 күн бұрын
Yes great example
@DTA707
@DTA707 24 күн бұрын
Perfect example
@dylanogg347
@dylanogg347 23 күн бұрын
"TOO MUCH!"
@HariSeldon913
@HariSeldon913 17 күн бұрын
Because he was mostly targeting organizations people already hate - the convenience store owner so greedy he took a beating over 15 cents, McDonalds, and road construction (needed, but nobody likes driving through it).
@ScottCrouse
@ScottCrouse 25 күн бұрын
Kevin Costner in "No Way Out"
@caseymacmacl7463
@caseymacmacl7463 24 күн бұрын
It would definitely be Primal Fear for me. That whole Aaron/Roy switcheroo had me fooled right to the end!
@kumbazzz
@kumbazzz 24 күн бұрын
I was lucky enough to see hard candy after the first 15-20 minutes had played and without having seen the trailer A much much better film when you don’t know whether Patrick Wilson is guilty or not
@DTA707
@DTA707 25 күн бұрын
Nobody rooted for Lou in Nightcrawler at any point 😂
@Hipp0campus_1
@Hipp0campus_1 25 күн бұрын
Ed Norton in Primal Fear. And Josh Hartnett in Lucky Number Slevin (Though I'm not sure he really counts as the bad guy here).
@jarrodbright5231
@jarrodbright5231 24 күн бұрын
The Wrong Man / Lucky Number Slevin was a revenge movie disguised as a romantic comedy. Slevin was the protagonist of both but that doesn't make him a bad guy despite revenge movies often following a morally questionable character. Primal Fear is probably one of the best examples though.
@danielrodriguez6080
@danielrodriguez6080 24 күн бұрын
I would add Neil McCauley in “Heat”
@beatrixdobson4795
@beatrixdobson4795 25 күн бұрын
What about Sweeney Todd?
@patrick-aka-patski
@patrick-aka-patski 25 күн бұрын
Would never root for a character played by Jake Gyllenhaal. Even in The Day after Tomorrow I rooted for the ice to get him
@DTA707
@DTA707 24 күн бұрын
I'm the same way with James Franco 🤣🤣
@kraigowaffles2110
@kraigowaffles2110 24 күн бұрын
But with Goodfellas, if you didn't know the story of Henry Hill and watched it blind like that, it's a major twist at the end that he rats out the other guys and goes into witness protection. Because his "character" seems like the last guy to ever do so because he loved the life so much.
@jjgonzalez7703
@jjgonzalez7703 24 күн бұрын
I never questioned the amount of punishment in hard candy. If anything, it wasn't enough
@southern_welsh_cowboy
@southern_welsh_cowboy 24 күн бұрын
I’d throw in another Johnny Depp performance - as Mort Rainy in Secret Window. An overlooked film that has you right behind Depp all the way. So much so that when the twist is finally revealed it’s still had to actually turn on him.
@chanelhenderson8460
@chanelhenderson8460 23 күн бұрын
"I know I can do it...Tod Downey said helping himself to another ear of corn from the stamina bowl...I'm sure that in time her death will become a mystery...even to me"
@thelozza3397
@thelozza3397 24 күн бұрын
I was expecting Frank Abagnale Jr in Catch Me If You Can. You do feel bad for him that he ran away from home as a teen and conned to survive but the dude committed so many federal offences at the time.
@nellurban7826
@nellurban7826 24 күн бұрын
wait were you guys actually cheering for Lou in Nightcrawler?
@kurtb8474
@kurtb8474 19 күн бұрын
These may be 10 smart movies, but there are more than 10. The late 60s and early 70s had many movies that had us rooting for bad guys. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting, Charley Varrick, Cool Hand Luke just to name a few.
@iamthewerebear4837
@iamthewerebear4837 25 күн бұрын
Devils Rejects, anyone? The Firefly family were pure evil but holy shit, they were infinitely more likable than the clearly out of his mind Sheriff Wydell.
@joekoe97
@joekoe97 25 күн бұрын
Although Hannibal is not really a good movie, Hopkins is incredible in it.
@katywhite6370
@katywhite6370 24 күн бұрын
I think you root for him even more in Hannibal Rising. He's doing terrible things but you totally understand why and want him to get his revenge.
@Mike-fq1jl
@Mike-fq1jl 24 күн бұрын
The Killing Gene with Stellen Skarsgard I apologize if I misspelled
@O4FUXACHE
@O4FUXACHE 25 күн бұрын
Paul Atreides - Dune . . .
@zaturnneo
@zaturnneo 24 күн бұрын
Public Enemy is good, I just didn't need to watch past the first time. I grew up outside of Dilingers home town, so I heard a lot about the man and the myth.
@yourstruly4817
@yourstruly4817 25 күн бұрын
11: The Lost World Jurassic Park, Nick van Owen sabotaged the expedition and got a lot of innocent people killed in the process
@GroundhogJay
@GroundhogJay 24 күн бұрын
Nah, no part of me ever wanted his torment to stop in Hard Candy. He deserved it all.
@MagusA87
@MagusA87 22 күн бұрын
Disappointed Ocean's 11 (2001) was not mentioned. Sure, the antagonist was a jerk, but the movie still had us cheering for a group of casino heisters who directly caused a city-wide blackout for their scheme.
@tyrellr7818
@tyrellr7818 25 күн бұрын
Captain Jack Sparrow vs. Batman. I can see why everyone roots for John.
@chanelhenderson8460
@chanelhenderson8460 23 күн бұрын
Robert DeNiro - Heat Marlon Brando/James Caan - The Godfather Al Pacino/Robert DeNiro - The Godfather prt 2 Gerard Butler - Law Abiding Citizen Johnny Depp - Sweeny Todd
@anthonyohara2132
@anthonyohara2132 24 күн бұрын
Hard Candy should not be on this list. There is no sympathy for Child Rapists. And all the little boys being triggered by acknowledging Elliot Page by his name - You are entitled to your opinion, but that doesn’t make your opinion right.
@kelleyk28
@kelleyk28 17 күн бұрын
But that doesn't make your opinion right either. Calling him by the name he used when he was in that movie is less confusing. I had no idea he changed his name until 2 years ago, since I don't watch TV or the news. Elliot was not his name in Hard Candy. Doesn't matter why he changed it, the fact is, he was Ellen then. Calling him Ellen when talking about any movie he does now, would be disrespectful.
@kawaiiyet8514
@kawaiiyet8514 25 күн бұрын
Johnny Depp... IS.
@aaronhepler8070
@aaronhepler8070 25 күн бұрын
....over-rated
@kawaiiyet8514
@kawaiiyet8514 25 күн бұрын
@@aaronhepler8070 you wish lol
@rorylynch7775
@rorylynch7775 25 күн бұрын
.....A washed up has been and a lazy actor
@noeldavid3184
@noeldavid3184 25 күн бұрын
An American treay
@mrmojomajestic8317
@mrmojomajestic8317 24 күн бұрын
​@@kawaiiyet8514 "You wish lol" What ? That makes no sense !! You are made of stupid.
@SinCitysOnly
@SinCitysOnly 24 күн бұрын
Y'all at WhatCulture are still backing up Amber Heard?
@HariSeldon913
@HariSeldon913 17 күн бұрын
Rocky Horror.
@cannibalbananas
@cannibalbananas 13 күн бұрын
I liked the 1st 1/2 of Us, but as soon as they started explaining everything, they lost my attention & the horror element. Also, why did Red need to explain anything if Adelaide already knew the why? 🙄
@djcruiselover3827
@djcruiselover3827 23 күн бұрын
I can’t lie public enemies is just a downright bad movie. It’s a pretty movie. But it’s bad.
@alm2187
@alm2187 23 күн бұрын
US might be a smart movie in the sense that an Escher drawing is smart art. It kinda can't make sense.
@bperlmutter
@bperlmutter 11 күн бұрын
Too bad John Dillinger isn't alive to play Johnny Depp and to make him likeable
@corbz273
@corbz273 24 күн бұрын
Matt Damon in the Departed
@danielsantiagourtado3430
@danielsantiagourtado3430 25 күн бұрын
Love your content guys 😊😊
@TombRaiderLover1995
@TombRaiderLover1995 25 күн бұрын
I don't need to be tricked, people like me ALWAYS naturally root for the bad guys as let's be real here, all good guys suck.
@AldrianCG
@AldrianCG 16 күн бұрын
Where’s Blade Runner?
@aaronhepler8070
@aaronhepler8070 25 күн бұрын
Can you blame Adelaide though?
@Wesiswhack
@Wesiswhack 25 күн бұрын
this is the same video they did years ago and i mean to a t
@fredgarvinism
@fredgarvinism 24 күн бұрын
Enjoy the films sure, but root for any of these? really?
@BloodyAngel88
@BloodyAngel88 24 күн бұрын
HAH! Joke's on you...I HATED Anakin in the movies. (One the other hand, I did kind of like him in the Clone Wars series)
@wafflebroz
@wafflebroz 25 күн бұрын
7:00 She was Ellen Page at this time. She has decided to transition, but that does not erase who she was
@bheast86
@bheast86 25 күн бұрын
I think that filmgoers were familiar enough with Annakin and Hannibal to know already they were watching the bad guy. Likewise with PUBLIC ENEMIES which wasn't the first biopic of Dillinger. It was Ellen Page in HARD CANDY, not Elliot in drag; don't pretend you knew what was coming.
@MultiAbstrak
@MultiAbstrak 25 күн бұрын
these are all like movies i went "SKIP!" to
@davet319
@davet319 25 күн бұрын
"Elliot Page" 🥴🥴🥴🙄🙄🙄
@chanelhenderson8460
@chanelhenderson8460 23 күн бұрын
Accept it or shut up. Its not ruining your life in any way
@davet319
@davet319 23 күн бұрын
@@chanelhenderson8460 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 No
@katywhite6370
@katywhite6370 24 күн бұрын
Doesn"t take much to trigger the transphobes does it?
@ShaunHensley
@ShaunHensley 24 күн бұрын
Hard Candy starred Ellen Page
@jarrodbright5231
@jarrodbright5231 24 күн бұрын
As a close relative of a trans person who has transitioned, it is normal for a trans person to refer to something done under their former identity as being done by their former name so you would generally be correct here. Probably best to go with the individual's stated preference however - I don't pay much attention to Page since he has dropped out of the spotlight since transitioning but unless he's stated his preference I'd go with the name on the movie's credits.
@aliensgoesrawr
@aliensgoesrawr 25 күн бұрын
i'm sorry, but people felt bad for Jeff in Hard Candy? The pedo? The guy who specifically went out of his way to meet a literal teen and then took her to his house "to take pictures?" Really?
@kumbazzz
@kumbazzz 24 күн бұрын
I stumbled into the movie right when he was drugged so I had no idea whether he was innocent or guilty, made it a much much better movie
@ebbderelict
@ebbderelict 24 күн бұрын
I never saw Hard Candy, but I did see The Woodsman with Kevin Bacon, and he did an excellent job portraying someone what was disgusted with himself, and it did create some empathy for his character... from me at least. I've talked to others about the movie and they did not feel the same way. :D
@robbobby1118
@robbobby1118 24 күн бұрын
Incorrect there is no such thing as too much punishment for those who sexually assult children.
@skittleboy15
@skittleboy15 25 күн бұрын
Stop rewriting history!
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