The Conformity Of Villains

As stated by Tom Hiddleston, “Every villain is a hero in his own mind”. Younger generations are encouraged by older generations to become respectable moral people that continuously conform to the ideas generated by society. Heroes are a symbol of conformity because they follow and do what the people desire. Villains, on the other hand, represent courage because they go against society’s ideas in order to follow what he or she believes is right. The truth is most of us live in a country of conformity where we are expected to act in a certain way. As a result, the villain is seen as a threat because he or she acts the opposite way—fighting for what they believe is best. Villains are brave because they are not scared of failing over and over again. Their motivation is reaching success. In all types of media, a hero is depicted as a “role model”, but heroes in movies do not undergo as many struggles as villains do. Having more difficulties to reach the path for success shows how villains have perseverance.
As every villain, there is a point in the journey when everything changes drastically and it all goes downhill. In the year of 2011,
I do not expect to always be accepted or supported. I will only accept failure with the promise that I will get back up. My aim is to be the villain who will later become the hero. In other words, I intend to challenge society’s perspective and not conform to its norms and ideas. As John F. Kennedy stated, “conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth”. There are billions of people around the world but only a few decide to challenge the status quo. Those individuals are the ones who are remembered and the ones who make historical changes. If I had to choose a role, I would choose to be the villain because I intend to leave a defying legacy and fight for my convictions.