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Best portrayal of a psychopath on the screen
Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2024 7:11 pm
by Geist
Can't decide who I think is best.
-Heath Ledger in Dark Knight
-Anthony Starr in The Boys
-Jack Nicholson in Shining
-David Howard Thornton in Terrifier. A lesser known performance but I'd argue the best ever killer clown
Honorable mention to Glenn Howerton in It's Always Sunny
Re: Best portrayal of a psychopath on the screen
Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2024 7:16 pm
by Reservoir Dog
Anton Chigurh... "No Country for Old Men"
Re: Best portrayal of a psychopath on the screen
Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2024 7:18 pm
by Homebrew
Javier Bardem's character Anton Chigurh in No Country for Old Men is said to be one of the more accurate representations of a psychopath, but from your list, I would go with Anthony Starr in The Boys.
Re: Best portrayal of a psychopath on the screen
Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2024 11:57 pm
by CentralTexasCrude
Ken in Barbie. Have to be a psychopath to accept that role.
Re: Best portrayal of a psychopath on the screen
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2024 12:37 am
by CentralTexasCrude
I think you can multiply the effects of a psychopathic performance by setting it in a much more innocent time. Shocking performance for it's time. Robert Mitchum- "Night of the Hunter"
Re: Best portrayal of a psychopath on the screen
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2024 3:41 am
by stonedmegman
Bitch, hold my beer....
Re: Best portrayal of a psychopath on the screen
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2024 11:57 am
by Reservoir Dog
stonedmegman wrote: ↑Sun Jun 23, 2024 3:41 am
Bitch, hold my beer....
Norman Bates wasn't a psychopath.
Re: Best portrayal of a psychopath on the screen
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2024 5:28 pm
by B-Tender
Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter.
Re: Best portrayal of a psychopath on the screen
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2024 6:20 pm
by Reservoir Dog
B-Tender wrote: ↑Sun Jun 23, 2024 5:28 pm
Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter.
Not a psychopath. At different times he he shows empathy and guilt. He also develops an emotional attachment to Clarice Starling.
Re: Best portrayal of a psychopath on the screen
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2024 7:04 pm
by BigChiefin
Re: Best portrayal of a psychopath on the screen
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2024 10:48 pm
by Animal
Edward Norton in Primal Fear?
Re: Best portrayal of a psychopath on the screen
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2024 11:58 pm
by Reservoir Dog
Animal wrote: ↑Sun Jun 23, 2024 10:48 pm
Edward Norton in Primal Fear?
Interesting.
The character was Roy the entire time and Roy was faking the character of Aaron. But to portray Aaron properly Roy (as Aaron) has to express regret, compassion and empathy. But a true psychopath can't even comprehend what regret, compassion and empathy are. So it's unlikely that Roy would be able to portray Aaron convincingly if Roy was a psychopath. So Roy was probably a sociopath.
Unless of course, Roy was lying when he said there never was an Aaron.
Re: Best portrayal of a psychopath on the screen
Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2024 1:29 pm
by Animal
Reservoir Dog wrote: ↑Sun Jun 23, 2024 11:58 pm
Animal wrote: ↑Sun Jun 23, 2024 10:48 pm
Edward Norton in Primal Fear?
Interesting.
The character was Roy the entire time and Roy was faking the character of Aaron. But to portray Aaron properly Roy (as Aaron) has to express regret, compassion and empathy. But a true psychopath can't even comprehend what regret, compassion and empathy are. So it's unlikely that Roy would be able to portray Aaron convincingly if Roy was a psychopath. So Roy was probably a sociopath.
Unless of course, Roy was lying when he said there never was an Aaron.
Sometime I need to re-watch that movie. The end was unexpected.
Re: Best portrayal of a psychopath on the screen
Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2024 1:58 pm
by Ricrude
The entire Roy family in Succession, not a redeeming quality about any of them...J/K they were a family of assholes.
Re: Best portrayal of a psychopath on the screen
Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2024 6:15 pm
by pork
if we are including computer screens you have to include howie and fsf
Re: Best portrayal of a psychopath on the screen
Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2024 10:30 pm
by Weavagra
Gargamel from Smurfs.
