Why Does Hollywood Keep Making Villains Sympathetic?

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I just interpreted Cruella as a "what-if" story, as in "what if Cruella wasn't raised by literal demons". That's not an exaggeration. In the original book both branches of her family had some…questionable ancestry.

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I liked Cruella, it was fun, but yes, you're not being asked to cheer for a puppy killer. It's not like it's an unsung masterpiece, but it's better than the bare bones information must people have about it suggests. Her tragic backstory is about setting her against her villain, not about trying to make you excuse the behaviour of the character she'll become decades later.

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Also the villain breeds Dalmatians but there aren't any old ones walking around. Most likely she drowns them when they get too old to push people off the cliff.

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