The difference between good and evil can be a matter of perspective.
However, these figures challenge that notion with fascinating results.
Some of these characters started out as good people but were corrupted on their journey.
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Others were never that heroic or noble to begin with, while some others are just plain jerks.
With movie heroes like these, who needs villains?
Is Bueller the greatest evil of all time?
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Of course not, but he does have a tendency to be a reckless jerk.
They work together to seek revenge for each other in devious and often comedic ways.
Drea isn’t even able to remember the terrible thing she did to Eleanor.
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‘Mrs.
Doubtfire’ (1993)
There are few 90s comedies as beloved asMrs.
Underage and acting on a whim, their efforts bear some interesting consequences.
It’s one of threeiconic rom-coms starringTom HanksandMeg Ryan.
But Hank’s character, Joe Fox, isn’t quite as nice as he appears.
For one, he lies to Ryan’s Kathleen, over and over.
He crashes her blind date, then refuses to leave after she asks him to.
John Wick (Keanu Reeves) set out to avenge his dog and eliminate a Russian criminal empire.
InAtomic Blonde, Lorraine Broughton (Charlize Theron) is a spy in the midst of a deadly assignment.
Ladybug is really just happy to be included and there is no greater purpose to the carnage he dispels.
The duos pursuits see them form an underground fight club that evolves into an orchestrated attack on capitalism.
Durdens political stance inFight Clubis irrelevant.
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Furthermore, the group embraces a volatile and erratic masculinity as a solution to their individual problems.
The brilliance ofThe Godfatheris Michaels actions always seem justifiable.
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