“The more successful the villain, the more successful the picture.”
Alfred Hitchcock wasn’t wrong when he offered these words of wisdom.
Heroes are great and all that, but a great antagonist makes a film.
From Hannibal Lecter to Lots-o-Huggin' Bear, via Anton Chigurh and the Joker, it’s plain to see that devious bastards are the ones that stand out.
Disney is no different in this respect. Beyond loveable protagonists and, let’s face facts, very creepy princes who need to learn that an erection is not consent, the House of Mouse has given audiences some cracking scoundrels. Some heinous. Some nightmarish. Some deeply misunderstood.
