Black Widow‘s villain could have been so good. So why was Taskmaster a lackluster character that didn’t impact the story?
Black Widow had the potential to be one of the best stand-alone MCU films to date, regardless of its very late and unchronological release in the MCU timeline. What could have made the film stand above the rest was how Natasha (Scarlett Johansson) found redemption for her evil past through her villain, Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko).
Taskmaster, who was reinvented to fit Black Widow’s origin story, could have been a memorable villain that challenged Natasha’s core wound, but the story wipes away any personality or backstory of the villain for the sake of an easy, formulaic story.
The Closer Look believes that Taskmaster could have become a memorable villain if she were given a chance to interact with Natasha through conversation rather than attempting to decapitate her and Yelena (Florence Pugh).
There are a few more reasons, so let’s break down how you should not write a villain.
Author: Alyssa Miller
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
