1) Dr. Octopus – Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Most villains portrayed on screen have their own ambitions. The Joker wants to create chaos, Lex Luthor wants to control all wealth, Magneto seeks to reclaim his place among humanity, and Dr. Octopus wants to discover a new energy source that benefits all mankind. However, hold on. Everything that Doc Ock wants to do is essentially scientific. He merely seeks funding from banks to support his research. Even when he is close to destroying the city, it’s just a tragic accident.
The tragic aspect of Dr. Octopus is his deep yearning. When he is in a desperate situation, he thinks to himself, “It’s okay, I will become a monster.” A reason for his tragic fate is indeed quite significant.
2) General Zod – Man of Steel (2013)
After the destruction of the planet Krypton, Zod – a militant from Krypton, wants to annihilate Earth to rebuild his own kind. The question here is why destroy Earth when there are other planets that could support life and yet no inhabitants?
Not to mention, if Zod were to explore a new planet, he’d still need Superman’s help. But no, Zod wants to confront Superman and destroy Earth. The illogical details make him a difficult character to understand.
3) Two-Face – The Dark Knight (2008)
Imagine how frustrating it would be if a man were to take revenge on whoever killed his wife and then end up destroying his own face. This evokes a sense that Harvey Dent wants to kill everyone responsible for his tragedy.
However, why does Two-Face feel so much resentment towards Jim Gordon in The Dark Knight, even though he knows who truly betrayed him? Moreover, Gordon had already saved Dent during the Joker’s first attempt to kill him. Before that, Dent was a principal character in the law enforcement system. After that, everything changed drastically. But the illogical details are quite challenging to grasp.
4) Brenda Bates – Urban Legend (1998)
In Urban Legend, Brenda encounters the evil stemming from her boyfriend’s death. After some investigation, Brenda realizes that the death was caused by a serial killer targeting two girls. From that moment, Brenda devises a plot for revenge and becomes exceedingly villainous.
However, the difficult aspect here is that during her vengeful quest, this wicked person kills many innocent people, yet the victims have no connection to the original tragedy.
5) Nero – Star Trek (2009)
In the 2009 version of Star Trek, Nero is a time-traveling villain from the future. He returns to destroy Earth because in the future, his home planet – Romulus – will be obliterated by a natural disaster. After accidentally creating a black hole, Nero travels back in time to alter history aboard a super-advanced ship.
When returning to the past, Nero actually seeks revenge and wants to annihilate Earth. This is a truly puzzling aspect. While in the past, he should have utilized all time available to find a way to save Romulus. Why then does he resort to harming Earth? There are no signs indicating that Nero attempted to communicate with his own planet to warn about the impending disaster. Instead, he only sought to destroy Earth even more. Such a frustrating contradiction.
