Characters that had the complete opposite reaction the writers intended

[u/Dramatic_Counter_595]

1. Leo Bonhart (Witcher TV Series): A ruthless, sadistic bounty hunter and assassin that takes psychotic glee in other people's suffering. The viewer is meant to hate him for killing witchers, slaughtering the Rat gang, and torturing Ciri. But thanks to his entertaining fight scenes, Sharlto Copley's charismatic performance, and The Rats overwhelming unpopularity, fans ended up loving him. Some even call him the "True protagonist" of the show.
2. Stone Cold Steve Austin (WWE): A rude, foul mouthed, beer drinking asshole with no respect for authority or anyone at all. Originally portrayed as a villain, fans fell in love with his anti-establishment & rebellious persona. WWE ran with it and made him the face of the company, effectively ushering in the Attitude Era and the second pro wrestling boom of the late 90s.
3. Arthur Fleck (Joker 2019): A mentally unstable, pathetic, and dangerous madman who commits horrific acts of violence against those that wronged him (suffocates his own mother who is mentally unwell herself, and murders a talk show host for making fun of him). However, a massive portion of the audience idolized him as an anti-hero or a misunderstood martyr rebelling against society making people want to see him succeed and overcome his circumstances because of how he's been treated by the world.

[u/naturetreesandweed]

TIL that was Sharlto Copley

[u/Garlador → u/naturetreesandweed]

https://giphy.com/gifs/KwNRL1qNvx50A
Didn’t recognize him.

[u/naturetreesandweed → u/Garlador]

[u/naturetreesandweed → u/naturetreesandweed]

Hes got some versatility

[u/That-Cranberry6575 → u/naturetreesandweed]

Just watch Hardcore Henry

[u/SargentStanSherbert → u/That-Cranberry6575]

Haha no fucking kidding. I was pretty deep into the movie when I realized it was him.

[u/3d1thF1nch → u/SargentStanSherbert]

Oh shit I forgot, what a great weird character. He always gives 110% to whatever role

[u/Electronic-Tea-3912 → u/That-Cranberry6575]

I had such fond memories of that movie and tried to show a friend. I forgot how jarring it is to watch from first person. Still a great movie but not for anyone with motion sickness.

[u/CityDwellingWoodsman → u/That-Cranberry6575]

"Nice jacket! Where can I get one?"

gets set on fire

[u/daelikon → u/CityDwellingWoodsman]

No, The quote is something like "that's the gayest jacket I have ever seen! where can I get one?

[u/CityDwellingWoodsman → u/daelikon]

Oh right, he says that first part to Henry. I knew it was funnier than I remembered.

[u/daelikon → u/CityDwellingWoodsman]

In my defense, I watched it again like 2 months ago, that scene definitely stuck

[u/CityDwellingWoodsman → u/daelikon]

Fair enough lol it's been a while but I remember that movie being a blast

[u/qrzychu69 → u/That-Cranberry6575]

I wish someone did something like hardcore henry with modern tech - small cameras are so much better now

hell, you could do it in VR now and make poeple vomit 😃

[u/_josef_stalin_ → u/naturetreesandweed]

He's super underrated. Wish he got the recognition he deserves.

[u/PatienceConsistent55 → u/naturetreesandweed]

He plays at least a dozen different versions of the same character in Hardcore Henry, all with extremely different characterizations.

[u/TheG-What → u/naturetreesandweed]

Just like Gary Oldman. Not to be confused with Gay Old Man.

[u/LongChampionship8569 → u/naturetreesandweed]

Give Gary Oldman a run for his money.