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10 Greatest Anti-Heroes In Comic Book Movies

The more inundated cinema becomes with superhero movies, the more we are seeing the less squeaky-clean elements of comic book heroes making it to the screen. Even a well-loved character like Iron Man was once an arms dealer and Batman’s more self-destructive qualities were played up in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy. Yet these characters might as well be kid-friendly cartoon characters compared to the fully-fledged anti-heroes of the genre.

2) V

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The third and final Alan Moore creation on our list, we have the vigilante known only as V. The movie of the graphic novel, V For Vendetta has had a huge cultural impact, with V’s mask inspiring hacktivist group Anonymous. However, we shouldn’t forget (just like the 5th of November) the man beneath the mask.

The character is a fascinating one. One the one hand, he is a freedom fighter, the selfless figurehead of a repressed and mistreated population. On the other, he is an ultra-violent terrorist, hell bent on completing his personal vendetta. Similar to Rorschach in a way, he is a madman, but V’s staunch principles make him an honourable soul, even if his methods are extreme and his psyche damaged.

A large part of the movie character’s success is down to Hugo Weaving, who does a fantastic job of making V both virtuous and vengeful just through the vicissitudes of his voice (all right, we’ll stop now).

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