There’s nothing more important than a first impression. Those words ring true when it comes to film characters. Sometimes it can be a slam dunk, while other times, it could fall flat on its face.
Here are 11 character introductions from movies that we should gush over more and 11 that fell flat:
1.
UNDERRATED: Spider-Punk/Hobie Brown from Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2.
HYPE-KILLER: Katana from Suicide Squad
3.
UNDERRATED: The Nazgûl from Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
4.
HYPE-KILLER: Thanos from The Avengers
5.
UNDERRATED: The “New” Andre from Get Out
6.
HYPE-KILLER: Beetlejuice from Beetlejuice
7.
UNDERRATED: The Shark from Jaws
8.
HYPE-KILLER: Hela from Thor: Ragnarok
9.
UNDERRATED: Benoit Blanc from Knives Out
10.
HYPE-KILLER: Deadpool from Deadpool
11.
UNDERRATED: Fletcher from Whiplash
12.
HYPE-KILLER: Mutt from Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
13.
UNDERRATED: Evelyn from The Mummy
14.
HYPE-KILLER: Ares from Wonder Woman
15.
UNDERRATED: Yzma from The Emperor’s New Groove
16.
HYPE-KILLER: Snoke from Star Wars: The Force Awakens
17.
UNDERRATED: Batman from The Batman
18.
HYPE-KILLER: Lex Luthor from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
19.
UNDERRATED: Baron Vladimir Harkonnen from Dune
20.
HYPE-KILLER: The (Not) Mandarin from Iron Man 3
21.
UNDERRATED: Trinity from The Matrix
22.
And finally, HYPE-KILLER: Hellboy from the first Hellboy (2019) trailer
Disagree with any of my opinions on these character introductions? How about adding some of your own? Tell us your favorite (or least favorite) movie character introductions in the comments below!
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