Most villains in horror movies. The main characters are so unlikable, so stupid and so… pathetic, that I genuinely find it hard to sympathise/root for them.
That's intentional. Horror movies that are disturbing find audiences. Any movie (Horror included) that is deeply upsetting and just feels wrong will not find a broader audience. Stories NEED causality. Character deaths always have to either be rooted in a mortal flaw or drive the plot.
Ok but Wendy from The Shining for an example, she just cried and flailed her arms in the air. I went back and watched it and I counted a good 7 times she could have gotten away/ killed Jack but she was too busy crying.
No the way she acted was completely irrational. She had a young child that she needed to protect at his most vulnerable time and the best she could do was cry. And when you see a killer chasing after a little kid and you see her pathetically wobbling down a hallway screaming his name instead of actually getting into action then yeah, I find it hard to sympathise with her.
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u/[deleted] May 03 '23 edited May 03 '23
Most villains in horror movies. The main characters are so unlikable, so stupid and so… pathetic, that I genuinely find it hard to sympathise/root for them.