Submitted by Mindless-Buy-5737 t3_znuxlo in movies
Disney Animation has been doing this misunderstood villain BS since 2016 after getting over their prior OCD on twist villains from Wreck It Ralph to Zootopia.
In Moana the villain is just some misunderstood creature which had something stolen from it and threw tantrums until it got it back.
In Ralph Breaks the Internet the villain was a creepily insecure Ralph who misunderstood friendship.
In Frozen II the villain was someone who kicked the bucket decades prior and the protagonists are just dealing with the fallout (technically no misunderstanding).
In Raya and the Last Dragon the villain was a misunderstood brainwashed "friend" of the protag who apparently doesn't know what's right from wrong at 18.
In Encanto the villain is a misunderstood family member who realizes their mistake and makes up for it in thr course of 5 minutes.
In Strange World the villains are laughable squid like wusses and pink pieces of shit who were all just revealed to be fucking "misunderstood".
What the fuck happened to Disney's great villains of yore who were both memorable and intimidating? Would Disney today even greenlight a villain like Claude Frollo? What is Disney even getting at by pushing this misunderstood bullshit?