Top 10 Movies with the Most Misunderstood Villains

The Top Ten
1 Frankenstein

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is a story from different perspectives. From Victor's perspective, the monster is hideous and evil. From the monster's own perspective, he is a helpless person. I feel compassion for both of them. The monster did some good things and was treated like dirt. Go read the book, and you'll see why.

All he ever wanted was a little kindness.

2 Skyfall

Silva was left for dead by M. Payback is necessary.

3 Wreck-It Ralph

Ralph plays the villain in his game, but he's tired of being the bad guy.

Well, yes, Ralph is a misunderstood game villain, but the movie's ACTUAL villain doesn't fall into the "misunderstood" category.

4 Spider-Man 3

The Sandman just wanted to protect his daughter and was falsely accused of killing Uncle Ben.

5 The Amazing Spider-Man

The Lizard was trying to come up with something that would benefit the world. Sadly, it all went haywire.

6 X-Men: The Last Stand

Magneto knew that the humans would never accept the mutants as a society.

7 Watchmen
8 Batman Begins

Ra's al Ghul just wants to rid Gotham City of crime.

9 Toy Story

He was a normal kid. Andy was the one who was weird, obsessed with toys like that. Sid didn't torture toys. He was creative in ways of making new stuff from old stuff. He looks evil from the perspective of toys because to them he was a torturer.

And the way he acts with his sister? Be honest, anyone who has a younger sibling always teases them, even into adulthood. Andy is the odd one who is...decent. If you don't agree, look at his environment: his mom hardly participates in his life, and the only glimpse we get of his dad is him conked out at the TV screen, surrounded by empty beer cans. I'm not saying Andy is bad. On the contrary, he is kind and good, but Sid isn't a bad guy at all.

10 The Incredibles

If you ask me, Mr. Incredible shouldn't be considered a hero for discouraging a kid.

The Contenders
11 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2

That he still harbored a creepy obsession over Harry's mother doesn't redeem him.

Who didn't feel sorry for Professor Snape when you saw his memories? He was never a bad guy. He was in love with Harry's mother.

12 Friday the 13th (1980)

Mrs. Voorhees lost her only child, Jason, because of the counselors. They were too busy drinking and having sex instead of watching the kids, resulting in Jason's death. She started killing the counselors as revenge. After his mother's own death, Jason came back and began killing. He's not really that bad. He just loves his mother.

13 X-Men: First Class

Magneto: "I've been at the mercy of men following orders my whole life."

14 Dog Day Afternoon
15 The Wizard of Oz

"The Wicked Witch of the West." Her sister was killed by Dorothy's house, and she stole her shoes! That's enough to make anybody wicked.

16 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Smeagol didn't know that the ring was cursed. It tortured him for years. He's still his old, innocent self deep down inside.

17 King Kong (1933)
18 Carrie (1976)

Carrie is more of a victim than a villain. She was mistreated by her peers and overly religious mother, and she was humiliated after having pig blood dumped on her at the prom. She's actually very sympathetic.

19 Spider-Man 2

Dr. Otto Octavius had dreams of providing a new source of energy to benefit the world. It all went wrong, his wife died, he lost control of his mechanical arms, and he saw his dreams get crushed before his eyes.

20 Big Hero 6
21 Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
22 Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
23 Batman Returns
24 The Avengers
25 The Exorcist

Reagan (the girl who was possessed) was not the evil one. The demon that possessed her, Pazuzu, was the true evil one.

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