In movies, do you root for the good guy or the bad guy?

[Despare]

If the villain is good then I'll want the "hero" to win or at least see the bad guy get what's coming to them. Like Harry Powell, Stansfield, or Nurse Ratched... I was so happy to see justice done in those cases. Speaking of Stansfield, Leon was a great anti-hero.

[ferretchucker]

it depends on the bad guy. If they're a traitor and a smart ass then i usually root for the good guy. But if it's someone like hannibal then it's the other way around.

[jenna26]

Depends on the villain for me as well, mostly I would say I root for the good guy. I WANT to see a nasty villain fail in the end. Yes, I certainly do.

But I do prefer good guys that have a little bad in them. Anyone that is TOO good is just not all that interesting in a film, and they often aren't all that realistic either. I want my good guys to have flaws.

[ferretchucker]

I also don't like good guys that are too moral. I like the idea of saving people, but not only going into battle themselves and that. I also prefer if the good guy is thrust into the situation, and doesn't do it by choice.

[jaybomb]

bad guy...also like the normal guys as well, the dude is my favorite

[Despare]

Originally Posted by jaybomb

bad guy...also like the normal guys as well, the dude is my favorite

I don't think Dude is my favorite "normal guy", but I did REALLY like him. I'd say I liked William Foster from Falling Down or Peter Gibbons from Office Space better though. I guess it all depends by what you think of as a normal guy though. Is Paul Kersey a "normal guy" in Death Wish? What about Ash or John McClane? Normal guys in normal situations that create excitement are usually harder to come by than normal guys in extraordinary situations.

[Angra]

Depends on the movie and the badguy really.

But i'm a sucker for happy endings, so i guess i mostly root for the hero although the villain nearly always is the most colorful and interesting character in the movie. :)