tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662385948349346338.post3348467176962957679..comments2023-10-16T08:24:32.226-06:00Comments on WriterBrained: Why Villains Always Spill The BeansJeighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224421886252533143noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662385948349346338.post-65290831246625033472011-03-22T16:06:33.652-06:002011-03-22T16:06:33.652-06:00Good post. Made me giggle thinking about my own vi...Good post. Made me giggle thinking about my own villian. New follower :)Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752019877440100530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662385948349346338.post-2168701554666104942011-03-22T12:20:16.223-06:002011-03-22T12:20:16.223-06:00I love this post--it made me smile because I'm...I love this post--it made me smile because I'm brainstorming a villain scene and wondering if he should do the evil monologue or not :)Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121018905141253640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662385948349346338.post-57407238910324146542011-03-20T22:29:37.384-06:002011-03-20T22:29:37.384-06:00Haha! I love this! Plus, Kim Possible, Phinneas an...Haha! I love this! Plus, Kim Possible, Phinneas and Ferb and The Incredibles wouldn't be nearly as much fun without their braggadocios villains!ali crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13023009704454279645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662385948349346338.post-44679493857203288522011-03-19T14:21:26.939-06:002011-03-19T14:21:26.939-06:00Great line from The Incredibles -- and completely ...Great line from The Incredibles -- and completely sums up my frustration with ALL VILLAINS ALL THE TIME. In fact, my writing drive springs from a childhood quest to find an intelligent villain--or create one if necessary. I'm kind of obsessed with villains.<br /><br />But you bring up some intriguing points. Thanks for the thoughts! Good to know other people are thinking about this trend, too. :)Callie Leuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535505792102190920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662385948349346338.post-81272252602513476772011-03-17T05:32:53.101-06:002011-03-17T05:32:53.101-06:00Great post and new follower:) I gotta say, I love...Great post and new follower:) I gotta say, I love it when I stumble across a villain who only spills enough to let us understand his motives a bit. .. but not so much that we find him less scary/threatening/menacing etc. An equilibrium, you know?Lindsay N. Curriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347055390748782853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662385948349346338.post-4761308125070200632011-03-16T23:23:46.208-06:002011-03-16T23:23:46.208-06:00Jeigh, what an awesome post! Your point: "Hav...Jeigh, what an awesome post! Your point: "Haven't you ever had an idea that was so flipping brilliant that you wanted to share it with everyone around you, including random passers-by?" - love it! I'm still chortling :) And of course, it all makes total sense now ;)<br /><br />Hugs,<br /><br />RachRachael Harriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16764930101064527321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662385948349346338.post-34013246862179259942011-03-16T21:59:39.835-06:002011-03-16T21:59:39.835-06:00In Shakespeare's Richard III the main characte...In Shakespeare's Richard III the main character seems to use this technique to connect with the audience, it's only later in the play when he stops monologuing that people seem to stop enjoying his evilness and root against him. But I suppose that only works when the bad guy is the main character, though I found Syndrome to be rather adorable as far as bad guys go :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662385948349346338.post-88136334248453593072011-03-16T17:32:36.193-06:002011-03-16T17:32:36.193-06:00Juliemybird's comment on this is interesting--...Juliemybird's comment on this is interesting--and creepy!<br /><br />I was totally under the impression that monologuing was a tacky plot device, but you're right Jeigh! We all want to be heard, don't we. I'd never seen this as a natural thing, but it makes sense!Christine Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08711726941768571495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662385948349346338.post-15972785279989884542011-03-16T14:34:40.185-06:002011-03-16T14:34:40.185-06:00True, Sarah. Suzanne Collins is a genius!True, Sarah. Suzanne Collins is a genius!Jeighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09171703860855673581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662385948349346338.post-70913238043802191892011-03-16T13:49:39.478-06:002011-03-16T13:49:39.478-06:00I think that The Hunger Games is a great example o...I think that The Hunger Games is a great example of a story where the villain (or the heroes, for that matter) don't tell too much.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757366041941061691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662385948349346338.post-36800908382899089052011-03-16T13:19:39.468-06:002011-03-16T13:19:39.468-06:00I agree, Michael, of course the reader needs to kn...I agree, Michael, of course the reader needs to know. I used to think it was just a cheesy plot device to lay everything out so crystal clear, until I realized I monologue all the time, although my monologues aren't particularly evil :)Jeighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09171703860855673581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662385948349346338.post-52970160333756955912011-03-16T13:07:46.663-06:002011-03-16T13:07:46.663-06:00Monologuing is a good way to get the information o...Monologuing is a good way to get the information out to people as well.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662385948349346338.post-18847366001552891332011-03-16T13:06:16.460-06:002011-03-16T13:06:16.460-06:00Something I learned from watching too many crime d...Something I learned from watching too many crime dramas in college: real psychopaths *have* to tell their brilliant plan to someone. It disturbs me quite a bit, actually. So it's not just in movies and such, but apparently a part of real, human psychoses as well. You never see a serial killer scratching his head over his motivations. *shudder*Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02708904894566620939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662385948349346338.post-66116007325163670942011-03-16T12:34:05.948-06:002011-03-16T12:34:05.948-06:00Such a good point! And this also plays into anothe...Such a good point! And this also plays into another failing of many bad guys: hubris.<br /><br />Every time my hubs and I are watching a movie and a bad guy starts monologuing, we totally use that line (that's in your caption) from "The Incredibles." :)A.B. Fennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14840798418316872130noreply@blogger.com