Five characters everyone hates

Risking sounding like an old man yelling at kids to get off his lawn, they just don’t make villains like they used to. Antagonists today in films generally fall under two categories: borderline antiheroes with tragic backstories – Killmonger from Black Panther is a perfect example – or cookie-cutter evil for the sake of being evil. Insert any antagonist from the Fast & Furious series.

But it is a true achievement to create a character that absolutely everyone despises. A character absolutely...