In the year of our Star Lord 2017, we saw film characters who we’re clearly meant to adore (like, uh, Star Lord) and characters who we’re meant to despise. But what about the 2017 movie characters we love to hate? The characters who live in the grey, filling us with rage and pleasure? Here, then, is a chronicling of the ambiguous, the dubious, the 2017 movie characters we love to hate. WARNING: Spoilers ahead.
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 – Ego
I would jump into a volcano if Kurt Russell told me to. He’s a national treasure. Thus, when his character is revealed to be the villain of the film directly responsible for Star Lord’s mom’s death, there’s a part of me that’s like, “Yeah, but, maybe he had a good reason?”