I think the villain of Frozen (2013) is an example of one - he knows how to manipulate people for his own ends while concealing his true nature.
shareLex Luthor. The character was originally an evil scientist.
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In modern Hollywood there's a racial casting where villains are portrayed by white males. Modern Hollywood uses to portray them as both evil and stupid, so it's hard to find intelligent villains in recent (western) movies.
As I said, check old movies. Most villains used to be intelligent.
Oh, come on.
There are plenty of non-white villains and female villains out there.
Aren't most villains in old movies white?
sharePretty much everyone in old movies (studio or "classic" era) is white, like 98 percent of the characters ever filmed between 1900 and 1960 were white. All the heroes, most of the villains, all the hot chicks except for Lena Horne and Anna May Wong, all the authority figures, and the vast majority of supporting players and even extras. All the intelligent people were definitely played by white actors, whether they were heroes, villains, or other.
The movie industry during that era would have been about 99.999999999% white, if they didn't need to cast Native Americans for Western movies, Japanese for WWII movies, domestic servants, and cheerful happy slaves in movies about the old South. And a lot of those roles were still played by white people in heavy makeup.
The movie industry is still largely white.
shareAren't most villains in old movies white?
Loki, the best Marvel villain! Or now, anti-hero.
Hannibal Lechter.
Syndrome in "The Incredibles", the guy who invented superhero tech just because he was pissed off.
Senator/Chancellor/Emperor Palpatine!!! My fave rave!
Jang Kyung-Chul (I Saw the Devil)
Professor Moriarty
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