People made their case for the ‘bad guys’ who were actually good and it was our favourite ‘Ask Reddit’ of 2023

13.

‘The Rock.

‘In the end, the General just wanted benefits paid to families.’
Doomster9

14.

‘This is a wild pull lol but High School Musical. I’d be pissed if I worked my ass off for years to get the lead in a musical only for them to give it to someone else who didn’t technically attend the auditions.’
publicmenacehgj

15.

‘The story of Medusa.’
SuvenPan

16.

‘Katherine Hiegel’s character in Knocked Up.’
mayonnaisemonarchy

17.

‘Never really called the bad guy, but Reese Witherspoon is definitely the bad guy in sweet home alabama. Her new york fiance is a super good guy and puts up with a crazy B the whole movie.’
breathlesstuna

18.

‘Most heist movies.

“Oh he’s doing it to afford medicine for his sick child!” Okay but he just killed 14 security guards, none of whom will be going home to their families now…’
AnalllyAcceptedCoins

19.

‘I know David from Shaun of the Dead wasn’t really a villain per se, but he was completely right about Shaun’s plan going to shit, which caused his, Diane’s, and Ed’s deaths.’
Crazy_Helicopter2015

20.

‘Hades in mythology. Most of the time seen as the bad guy because he rules over the Underworld, but he was sent there and he’s just doing his job (maintain the souls inside, deliver punish when needed etc).

‘And Zeus is a horrible guy… Hades is one of the most mild gods in there ‍♀️’
DeinaSilver

21.

‘I’m like 15 minutes into Thor Love and Thunder and I completely understand Christian Bale’s character.’
mazdapow3r

22.

‘That iceberg in titanic is just minding its own business when it gets knocked on the head by the sex raft.’
Claudius-Germanicus

23.

‘Shere Khan just wanted to eat.’
SuvenPan

Source Reddit u/HallZac99