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March 28, 2002
John Doe
Most villains these days lack one thing that helps them on their way to greatness. And no, I'm not talking about a lightsaber or a cool-ass costume. I'm talking about a plan, something for them to follow, to stick to. Many mofos on this list have one, but get sidetracked when the good guys nip at their heels trying to foil said plan. Not this one.
John Doe (real name: supposedly unknown) wanted to remind the world about the Se7en deadly sins it was supposed to be avoiding: gluttony, pride, greed, lust, sloth, envy and wrath. And in David Fincher's dark and dingy world, Doe was able to slip into the shadows after each instance in which he left bloody examples of the weak representatives of mankind for the detectives on the case, played by Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman.
The revolting acts of the deranged Mr. Doe eventually made his plans clear but his means even more mysterious. How would he complete the picture he was painting and would the authorities catch him in time? The fact is that John Doe is one of the few Mofos here - or in cinematic history, for that matter - to actually win in the end. Some may say that his undoing proves that good always wins in the end, but the completion of his wicked plan simply makes John Doe a Mofo Martyr.
INTELLIGENCE - 9: Brilliant and clever, if not insane and disturbed at the same time. You seen this guy's notebook collection?
POWER - 4: Simply an average physical man being driven to commit ungodly acts by an unhealthy mental obsession.
VILENESS - 10: Paints the pictures for our good detectives with blood and guts in some of the grizzliest acts known to cinema.
SWAY - 6: Given the insanity of his activities, it's tough to be swayed by this psycho... unless your wife's head is in the box.
PURITY - 10: He's even willing to sacrifice his own life to complete his illustration of the seven deadly sins.
PHYSICAL - 2: There's nothing especially scary about Doe... unless he's holding a box with your wife's head in it.
TOTAL: 41
Posted by Destro at March 28, 2002 04:24 PM