2017 Movie Characters We Loved To Hate

In the year of our Star Lord 2017, we saw film characters who we’re clearly meant to adore (like, uh, Star Lord) and characters who we’re meant to despise. But what about the 2017 movie characters we love to hate?

The characters who live in the grey, filling us with rage and pleasure? Here, then, is a chronicling of the ambiguous, the dubious, the 2017 movie characters we love to hate. WARNING: Spoilers ahead.

Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 – Ego

I would jump into a volcano if Kurt Russell told me to. He’s a national treasure. Thus, when his character is revealed to be the villain of the film directly responsible for Star Lord’s mom’s death, there’s a part of me that’s like, “Yeah, but, maybe he had a good reason?”

It – Pennywise

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I know I’m going to sound like a monster, but hear me out: Pennywise should’ve eaten all those dumb kids. He’s such a force of anarchy, of propulsion, of macabre fun that anytime he’s not onscreen, the film suffers.

I mean, how can you say no to that weird dance?

Justice League – Batman

Justice League should’ve been the event of the year. Instead, it’s a rushed, cheap-looking, and tonally confused mess. At the center is Ben Affleck’s Batman, who lurches between “brooding bro” and “wisecracking jerk” with no acumen. It’s fascinating to watch a beloved icon fail this spectacularly.

Lady Bird – Kyle Scheible

If you didn’t date a Kyle Scheible in high school, you were a Kyle Scheible in high school. Timothée Chalamet (who had a hell of a year) imbues this pretentious weasel with the perfect mix of white male entitlement and adolescent ignorance. But when Lady Bird falls for him, we totally get it.