10 Movie Villains That Were Redeemed Way Too Easily

Not every villain deserves to be redeemed so easily, but that doesn’t stop filmmakers trying to wedge in a redemption arc even when it doesn’t fit. The best stories with a hero and a villain require both characters to have a level of depth. A one-dimensional hero ruins a film entirely, but a one-dimensional villain can still result in a much weaker story. One way to try and expand the complexity and depth of a villain can be adding in motives for their actions, which can be shifted and altered when they learn that they have commonalities with a hero, or ultimately want something positive and may be approaching it in the wrong way.