AFI's Heros and Villains list

I had been looking forward to this one because I thought it would be quite interesting. If you didn't catch it, here it is:


50. Hero: General Maximus Decimus Meridus; Gladiator
. Villian: Alonzo Harris; Training Day
49. Hero: Andrew Beckett; Philadelphia
. Villian: Auric Goldfinger; Goldfingter
48. Hero: Terminator; Terminator 2: Judgement Day
. Villian: Verbal Kint; The Usual Suspects
47. Hero: Karen Silkwood; Silkwood
. Villian: Tony Camonte; Scarface
46. Hero: Batman; Batman
. Villian: Hans Gruber; Die Hard
45. Hero: Zorro; The Mask of Zorro
. Villian: The Joker; Batman
44. Hero: Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle; The French Connection
. Villian: Baby Jane Hudson; Whatever Happened to Baby Jane
43. Hero: Moses; The Ten Commandents
. Villian: Regina Giddens; The Little Foxes
42. Hero: Father Edward; Boys Town
. Villian: Tom Powers; The Public Enemy
41. Hero: Arthur Chipping; Goodbye, Mr. Chips
. Villian: Joan Crawford; Mommie Dearest
40. Hero: Frank Sperico; Serpico
. Villian: Freddy Krueger; A Nightmare on Elm Street
39. Hero: Lassie; Lassie Come Home
. Villian: Cruella De Vil; 101 Dalmations
38. Hero: The Tramp; City Lights
. Villian: Caesar Enrico Bandello; Little Caesar
37. Hero: Obi-Wan Kenobi; Star Wars
. Villian: Harry Lime; The Third Man
36. Hero: Rooster Cogburn; True Grit
. Villian: Frank Booth; Blue Velvet
35. Hero: Alvin York; Sergeant York
. Villian: J.J. Hunsecker; Sweet Smell of Success[/i
34. Hero: Tarzan; Tarzan the Ape Man
. Villian: Dr. Szell; Marathon Man
33. Hero: Marge Guderson; Fargo
. Villian: Count Dracula; Dracula
32. Hero: Phillip Marlow; The Big Sleep
. Villian: Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker; Bonnie and Clyde
31. Hero: Erin Brokovich; Erin Brokovich
. Villian: Mrs. Denvers; Rebecca
30. Hero: Luke Jackson; Cool Hand Luke
. Villian: Travis Bickle; Taxi Driver
29. Hero: General George Patton; Patton
. Villian: Reverand Harry Powell; The Night of the Hunter
28. Hero: Juror #8; Twelve Angry Men
. Villian: Max Cady; Cape Fear
27. Hero: Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein; All the President's Men
. Villian: Martians; The War of the Worlds
26. Hero: Superman; Superman
. Villian: Cody Jarret; White Heat
25. Hero: Lou Gehrig; Pride of the Yankee's
. Villian: Jack Torrance; The Shining
24. Hero: Thelma Dickerson and Louise Sawyer; Thelma and Louise
. Villian: Gordon Gokko; Wall Street
23. Hero: Terry Maloy; On the Waterfront
. Villian: Eve Harrington; All About Eve
22. Hero: Spartacus; Spartacus
. Villian: Terminator; Terminator
21. Hero: Mahatma Gandhi; Gandhi
. Villian: Mrs. John Iselin; The Manchurian Canidate
20. Hero: Butch Cassiday and the Sundance Kid; Butch Cassiday and the Sundance Kid
. Villian: Man; Bambi
19. Hero: Virgil Tibbs; In the Heat of the Night
. Villian: Captain Bligh; Mutiny on the Bounty
18. Hero: Robin Hood; The Adventures of Robin Hood
. Villian: The Shark; Jaws
17. Hero: Harry Callahan; Dirty Harry
. Villian: Annie Wilkes; Misery
16. Hero: Shane; Shane
. Villian: Noah Cross; Chinatown
15. Hero: Norma Rae Webster; Norma Rae
. Villian: Amon Goeth; Schindler's List
14. Hero: Han Solo; Star Wars
. Villian: The Alien; Alien
13. Hero: Oskar Schindler; Schindler's List
. Villian: Hal 9000; 2001: A Space Odyssey
12. Hero: Tom Joad; Grapes of Wrath
. Villian: Alex de Largo; Clockwork Orange
11. Hero: Jefferson Smith; Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
. Villian: Michael Corleone; The Godfather: Part II
10. Hero: T.E. Lawrance; Lawrance of Arabia
. Villian: The Queen; Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
9. Hero: George Baily; It's a Wonderful Life
. Villian: Regen McNeil; The Excorcist
8. Hero: Ellen Ripley; Aliens
Villian: Phyllis Dietrichson; Double Idemnity
7. Hero: Rocky Balboa; Rocky
Villian: Alex Forrest; Fatal Attraction
6. Hero: Clarice Starling; The Silence of the Lambs
Villian: Mr. Potter; It's a Wonderful Life
5. Hero: Will Kane; High Noon[/i
Villian: Nurse Ratched; One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
4. Hero: Ric

 

I was surprised Obi Wan Kenobi made the list, myself.

Overall, I'd say they covered all the good heroes and villians. Though if they put the Aliens and Freddy on the list, Jason Voorhees, Predator, and Gremlins should have made it as well. Of course, it would be tough to put them in, so we'll label those as 51, 52, and 53

I really can't argue the top 5 of either category.

 

Surprised at OW, really? I think he's a great hero. Much better than Luke. He's the wise old man, who can still defend himself, and always acts selflessly. And they showed clips of PT Obi Wan, too, displaying his whole arc of being a true warrior to being sort of a guide. I think he's a great hero. He's certainly my favourite SW character, after Han

 

This is the kid in me speaking, and the OT Obi Wan was always seen as a no frills, straight laced character. He doesn't fight, he sacrifices. He pushes Luke along, but aside from chopping off Walrus Man's arm, he never really does anything.

I guess what surprises me is that they actually based a lot of his character on Ewan McGregor's Obi Wan.