Interesting comparison of real and fictional villains

When thinking of villains we end up relating negative thoughts of a bad guy or an evil genius that is planning to destroy the world. That is how movies and comics have portrayed fiendish characters to us. The fictional villains are made to be hated by us all. At the same time their absence makes the story incomplete, movies and books will be dull.

To compare the fictional evil doers with reality, one can find differences easily. Fictional convicts are more of super-villain sort. They have power, mega-mind and a complete evil genius. In reality, the villains are criminals having no super powers except the plans they devise to achieve what they want. Fictional bad guys are inspirations of artists and writers from real life scenarios only. They are created and developed in such a way that these evil souls seem realistic and logical.

The movies and novels may have expanded the dimensions of evilness. Villains are all tech savvy with upgraded technology, new machines and scientific labs. Not only these evil personas are filthy rich but these villains have strong muscular body. The new trend added to the negative-imaged character is their appeal and physical attraction. I believe it is just a way to grab attention and create a new twist in the plot.

People like Adolph Hitler, Joseph Stalin and Osama Bin Laden to name a few are considered as real life villains. These possess more frightening and threatening personality than that of fictional evils. Where as in many cases the imaginary criminals may change and become a “good-guy” the real one is too rigid to change their cruel personality. In reality, people never like the wicked characteristics and they never have sympathies with them. Rather in real, these evil people have controversial personality and dreadful ends. End of fictional vicious characters is not necessarily the same. It depends what the writer wants in his or her plot therefore death or becoming humane both can be expected. At times to maintain the viewer’s interest the story is continued or a sequel is made where the evil villain returns.

The differences may be interesting but the similarity usually revolves around the devilish trait the villain possesses both in real and as fictional.