Five Memorable mobie villain cop out's
when villains have no reason not to kill the hero, but don't!
Sometimes
a scirpt writer will create a situation so impossible to get the hero
out of, they need to resort to making the villain a moron in order to
get to the resolution. Sometimes this is done by having the villain
yammer on until there is time so solve the problem. Then there are times
when the villain has every chance in the world to be victorious, but
inexpliably blows it. I was watching Hocus Pocus for Halloween, and even
though Bette Midler's character Winnie could literally suck the life
out of any child, and there is a packet of them coming which her sisters
remind me of, she says no! She wants the main character because she was
mean to her. So basically the only reason the sisters were defeated was
because Winnie decided that ensuring her immortality wasn't as
important as getting revenge on one child, who she could kill any time
later? This started me wondering about other times that the solution
required is for the villain to be either careless or be made so dumb
it's almost out of character.
The Muppets-Yeah, I'm going
there! Let's be honest this was one of the biggest villain cop outs
ever. The villain, Tex Richman, wants the Muppets off the property so he
can drill for oil. We'll forget how dumb and cliche that is for a
second to discuss the ending. The Muppets hold a telethon but after
trying real hard just come up short. Then we get the speech by Kermit
about how they will always be family even if they are losing the
theatre. Then, in a second over the credits, it's all undone when
Gonzo's bowling ball hits Richman causing a personality change. He gives
the Muppets the theatre back in a happy ending so crammed in that it
hurts! Forgetting that head injuries don't work that way, I just can't
buy that this guy would just change his mind so quickly. I never
understood why the ending was so rushed, would another five minutes to
develop the climax have really hurt the film? Ok, I am done now.
Superman-The
original Superman movie was an epic classic, but it did have its
problems. Have you ever noticed that the solution to the problem comes
down to dumb luck? The scenario is that Lex Luthor has sent two missles
flying to LA and New Jersey, the one to New Jersey just a decoy its the
one to LA that is meant to do the real damage. Superman has been lured
to Luthor's lair, tied up with kryptonite, and thrown into a pool to
die. All seems lost, except for one lucky thing. Luthor's aid,
Ms.Teschmacher, has family in New Jersey. So, rather than see them
killed she helps Superman who recovers (a little to fast) and saves the
day. Man, wasn't it lucky for everyone that she happened to come from
the same exact place Luthor's missle was headed?
Indepencen
Day-This one is obvious I think. Aliens come to Earth and wipe out New
York, Los Angeles, and Washington. They have shields and weapons which
make our defenses look pathetic and it looks like they are well on their
way to exterminating us. The solution? Fly one of their old vessels
into the mother ship and upload a virus into their system. The questions
are numerous. Wouldn't the aliens know the vessel is a little old? How
can the laptop David is using actually connect with the alien
technology? How come the alien technology couldn't detect this threat,
and why doesn't it respond to it? It's the technological equivalent of
someone coming up to you and saying he's going to punch you in the face!
Why does the virus affect their systems exactly the same way it affects
ours (we can't catch animal virus's and vice versa). How come the laser
weapon the alien ships have can decimate buildings but not one airplace
flying right in the laser! The funny thing is that despite these plot
holes, the virus works and Earth is saved. Amazing.
Wizard of
OZ-Here's another one that leaves me confused.The Wicked Witch wants
the ruby slippers that Dorothy is wearing, but the only way to get them
is for Dorothy to die. After a couple botched ploys she sends out her
flying monkeys to get Dorothy (and Toto, for some reason). This works
and Dorothy is captured. Does the wicked witch kill her and be done with
it? Of course not! Instead she comes up with this hour glass and tells
Dorothy she has until the sand runs out to live. Why exactly? To give
the others a chance to rescue her? This isn't made clear, and of course
Lion, Tin Man, and Scarecrow manage to save her. By the way, if water
kills the witch why was a bucket of it just casually lying around her
castle?
Lion King-This one was one of may all time favorites.
We all know the story, after Scar kills Mufasa he convinces Simba it
was his fault. Simba races off while Scar takes over the pride lands.
Fast foward to the end and Nala has convinced Simba to go home and
reclaim his land. Scar brings up the fact Simba killed Mufasa, and the
guilt comes back and makes him vulnerable. Scar then pounces, and after a
struggle has Simba dangling ove a cliff. Does he finish him off? No,
Scar informs him that it was he, not Simba, who killed Mufasa. Stupid!
This news enrages Simba, who suddenly is filled with anger. Simba wins,
all because Scar opened his mouth one to many times.
and finally, just how did a group of teddy bears meanage to defeat the entire empire in Return of the Jedi anyway?
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