Veronica is a terrible person and nobody seems to mind.

It's all true. I really don't understand why she was the one to never answer for anything, I mean, she's the main character but she's also very unlikable. I had no idea what a bad an actor Winona Ryder was in this movie.

You're missing the point - she, her friends, parents and pretty much everyone else in the film are psychos trying to conform and rebel against everyone else's psychosis.

I don't know anybody who saw Veronica as a good person. I don't.

Heathers is a black comedy. In that genre, there generally isn't a likeable character. Everyone is basically awful with few redeeming qualities.

And of course Veronica would go along with the popular girls without being forced. She's a teenager who wants to belong. Its basically engrained in all humans to want to belong and to be accepted by those who are considred cool. And I think any poor behavior by Veronica can be summed up with that old chestnut "Kids are cruel". Kids and teenagers don't always think about what they do and how it affects others. There are a lot of adults like that too.

I never viewed Veronica as terribly likeable but certainly not a sociopathic. I think she was sheltered, naive and hypocritical. She thought she was better person than the Heathers and found out she was just as shallow and sheep like. She learned a lesson at the end so I guess one could say that she saw the error of her ways.

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I always wondered what the audience was supposed to *like* about Veronica!
Yes she had a conscience somewhat near the end, but throughout the entire film she seems not to care one whit about much of anything.
She KILLS Heather, even by accident, yet barely cares at all. Ditto 2 more of her classmates! Granted they were schmucks, but still!

Even at the end, she acts like the mall ran out of her favorite shoes or some such when talking to Martha Dunstock.



I'd say this cloud is Cumulo Nimbus.
Didn't he discover America?
Penfold, shush.

it is not that she was bad or evil. she really wasn't.
she was very indifferent and very passive aggressive.

both times she killed people she thought it was an accident, She didn't know she was actually killing, she was lied to.
She told her friend NOT to go on that date, she tried to warned her, it was the future her friend chose. (not saying it was right what they guys did obviously not, they should be in jail for doing that) but I don't see how it was Veronica's fault when she clearly told her she didn't want to go.

She obviously did care about being cool, and being with the cool crowd. You don't just do things and follow the orders of another girl just because. deep down she wanted to be with the cool kids. That's very clear.

She was not a good person. she was not friendly. she was very sarcastic and had a grim look on life.
But her biggest sin was just being so indifferent to life. she did not care about people or life in general. she was careless about everything around her.

Why are you spreading this mendacious steaming pile of bovine defecation? No one got date raped or raped in any shape for form in this film.

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She walks off abandoning her friend with two big drunk frat guys in a field, whilst one of them is date raping her, without even a second glance!

It's a black satire. She's a horrible person... and it's still fun. More fun actually. Love this movie.