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areason on 15 May 2018
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Mandalore76 said:
areason said:

I didn't say that Thanos isn't a credible, simply that he fails at being a good villain in a piece of media that is supposed to provide me with entertainment. 

It's not about his motive being unrealistic, but that it is simply not needed. Darth Vader is a villain who had a need, and in going towards its accomplishment became a villain. 

If there was an actual problem in the universe, then Thanos would be a better villain, as he would come in with his solution. Instead their isn't,  and he's simply acting for a predicament that doesn't exist. 

Entertainment is subjective.  Just because he didn't meet your specific criteria, by no means that he failed at being a "good villain".  Infinity Wars 1.6 billion and counting at the worldwide box office says that he didn't fail at all to the mass audience.  By the way, Darth Vader is a poor example.  Vader is most accepted as a great villain when he is simply introduced in Star Wars as such without motive.  His actual motives for turning to the dark side in the prequels were far less well received.

That's why it's my opinion that he's a bad villain. I can acknowledge that others think otherwise. 

While i agree with what you said about the prequels, we didn't need them to feel sympathetic about DV.