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WHY NOBODY LISTENS TO PUNK MUSIC ANYMORE

I'd be willing to be a lot of money that this person is a NOFX fan. These were the people yelling at you to "stay the fuck home" during "two weeks to slow the spread." These are the people who reported you on social media during Joe Biden and Mark Zuckerberg's censorship of social media, and had you banned from groups you used to enjoy. These are the people who moderate the reddit subs you used to enjoy participating in until you were banned for having an opinion they disagreed with. These are the people getting paid to stand out in the street on behalf of George Soros to give a false appearance of rebellion in our country. These are the people calling you racist. These are the people cheering the assassination of Charlie Kirk, and who would've been cheering the assassination of Donald Trump, if he didn't just happen to turn his head at the right moment. Is it starting to make sense now? The modern Democratic party has been co-opted by foreign intere...
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"What Happened To Our Villains" by The Critical Drinker

"If your heroes do nothing but plow their way through a collection of unthreatening, neutered enemies then you'll never get your audience to care about their struggle, because they don't fucking have one... You need to give your villains their fucking balls back." 

Some good points made in this video from The Critical Drinker. A powerful, well-written villain gives the hero a sympathetic struggle to overcome, and makes the movie far more interesting to watch. Where are the Darth Vaders, the Hans Grubers, or the T-1000s in modern films? Without such powerful villains to face in conflict, would we remember the Luke Skywalkers, the John McClanes, or the Terminators from the beloved classics?

Aside from the Marvel Universe's Thanos and perhaps Gus Fring from Breaking Bad, who are some memorable villains from major movies or TV shows the past 10 years?

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