The best movie villains are those who stay with you long after you’re done with the film. The Dark Knight, which came out a decade ago, has one of the most hauntingly beautiful portrayals of that Clown Prince of Crime they call the Joker. Its no wonder that he’s widely regarded as one of the greatest movie villains of all time. Heath Ledger may be gone from this world, but this role was definitely his swansong.
Netflix is also aware of this, and tweeted a simple question to millions of its fans about naming a better villain than Heath Ledger’s Joker.
Name a better villain. I'll wait. pic.twitter.com/XSmOFdxB86
— Netflix Tudum (@NetflixTudum) February 6, 2019
Now that was a challenge everyone was eager to take on. And the responses…. well you can judge that for yourself.
One guy also said, ‘My ex.’ and I think most of us can’t help but agree here. That guy got almost 2000 likes by the way.
Wow, you did that.
— Netflix Tudum (@NetflixTudum) February 6, 2019
Social Media Responses
Loki made the cut:
If by "villain" you mean perfection, sure.
— Netflix Tudum (@NetflixTudum) February 6, 2019
Gotta agree with this one too:
you just slid into the comments with my childhood trauma, damn.
— Netflix Tudum (@NetflixTudum) February 6, 2019
How about a real life villain?
— thesickness.bsky.social (@TheSickness85) February 6, 2019
Another one here:
Can't help but include this here. pic.twitter.com/ccubCqEiQO
— Samir Yawar (@YawarSamir) February 7, 2019
Another obvious choice:
— Joe S. 🇺🇸🪖 (@GIJoeS916) February 6, 2019
Not to mention the killer of universes:
— Chadwick (@Wick014) February 6, 2019
Dr. Evil is a shoo-in for this list. No questions asked.
— tahmir (@tahirmir) February 6, 2019
How about this Joker?
— 60s Batman ➐ (@60s_Batman) February 6, 2019
Heck, some Bollywood villains deserve to be on the list, starting with this guy here:
— Shreemi Verma (@shreemiverma) February 6, 2019
Only one other guy can steal Shakti’s thunder (get it?), and he’s here:
— Monica 💜 💚 (@MonicaYadav08) February 6, 2019
Last but definitely not the least, the most despicable villain of them all. No sympathies for this one:
— tiffany (@Dottie_a_Rebel) February 6, 2019
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