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Top 10 Memorable Movie Characters of the 2000s


what are you getting – extendable
alright feel like I wanted oh these are
the big screen characters that turned
our heads at the turn of the century
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
memorable movie characters of the 2000s
there’s a face beneath his mask but it’s
not me
I’m no more that face than I haven’t the
muscles beneath it oh the bone beneath
them for this list we’ve looked at films
and film characters from the 2000s
ranking the most memorable regardless of
the genre in which they appear that
wasn’t in the job description maybe it’s
a perk only one character is allowed
from a certain movie however this is
part of a series of videos exploring
memorable movie characters throughout
the decades
I am McLovin no you’re not no one’s
McLovin McLovin ‘he’s never existed cuz
that’s a made-up dumb fairytale name you
fuck
she’s man it’ll work give it a chance
number 10 Ron Burgundy anchorman The
Legend of Ron Burgundy
I love scotch I love scotch scotches got
Scotty
an obnoxious self-centered
overwhelmingly extroverted TV news
anchorman what’s not to like that’s not
a good start but keep going and what’s
not to remember about Ron Burgundy where
are you I’m in a glass case of emotion
the Will Ferrell character broke comedy
ground in 2004 as he ushered in a new
wave of ultra stupid slapstick funniness
that can involve throughout the decade
cannonball
transforming how we think of phone
booths forever we simply can’t act like
we’re not impressed this guy really is
kind of a big deal boy that escalated
quickly I mean that really got out of
hand fast number nine amélie Poulain
Amelie
in terms of foreign language film
characters there can surely be none more
memorable than amélie Poulain shiva
played by a three-to-two Amelie is in
many ways the exact opposite of our
opening entry a shy waitress with an
exceptionally curious nature a good
heart and an excellent fashion sense
magic Akuma my venue prevailed upon I’ll
cry risk she decides to help other
people find happiness and takes us on a
tour of Paris by doing so deep that
don’t believe Bassam you they said the
nickel cruise shows the connection
created between character and audience
is so intimate that by the film’s end
Amelie feels more like a friend number 8
Shrek why are you following me an
incredibly important character in terms
of the 21st century animation race after
the massive commercial and critical
success of his first film Shrek is
probably still the most famous face at
DreamWorks now why don’t you go
celebrate your freedom with your own
friends hmm but uh I don’t have any
friend a disgruntled ogre looking to
reclaim his swamp following the unwanted
arrival of almost every fairytale
creature imaginable
Shrek tries to play the bad guy but
there isn’t a bad bone in his big green
body of course really no throw your
happily ever after archetypes away for
this guy cuz he’s one of a kind can you
forgive me
hey that’s what friends are for
right right
friends friends number seven Anton
Chigurh No Country for Old Men I’ve seen
you is from Dallas what business is it
of yours
where I’m from killers do not come more
remorseless or more systematic than our
seventh placer as Javier Bardem wins a
Best Supporting Actor Oscar playing
Anton Chigurh in No Country for Old Men
you go to hell hmm all right Jagger has
put forward as a hand of faith character
prepared to kill almost everyone he ever
speaks to you have any idea how crazy
you are
you mean the nature of this conversation
armed with his signature weapon a
captive bolt pistol ordinarily used to
stun livestock and seemingly impervious
to most injuries himself he’s one step
ahead of his opponents who in turn are
one wrong coin toss away from their desk
what’s the most you ever lost on a coin
toss sir the most you ever lost a coin
toss
number six Logan Wolverine x-men really
superheroes have never swung too far
away from the cinematic big leagues but
the action movie sub-genre enjoyed a
particular boom around about the
beginning of this millennium I can’t
hurt you kid x-men helped establish a
new generation with Wolverine winning
over a fierce fanbase played by Hugh
Jackman Logan had been spending his life
effortlessly winning bar fights and
isolating himself from society sure he
is but when he reluctantly steps into a
snazzy new getup under the watchful gaze
of Professor Charles Xavier he becomes
the most righteous most ruggedly
handsome of heroes Hey
number five the bride Beatrix kiddo Kill
Bill Vol 1
Beatrix kiddo formerly codenamed Black
Mamba and primarily known as the bride
is all about revenge and exacting it in
the most efficient if gory manner
possible this is a woman who on her
wedding day was not just left at the
altar but left to die there what the
wedding is you talking up I came to see
a man woo hey woo
brutally betrayed by the deadly Viper
assassination squad she sets out to
realize Quentin Tarantino’s title by
killing bill and assassinating most of
his associates as well gladden
blood-stained yellow letters with
Hattori Hanzo sword in hand cheese an
all-out icon Weekly
number four Captain Jack Sparrow Pirates
of the Caribbean
the curse of the Black Pearl well known
for playing especially quirky characters
Johnny Depp’s most famous commercial
role came as the brilliantly bumbling
Buccaneer Captain Jack Sparrow not sure
I deserve a pirate who never seems
entirely in control of any situation he
has a remarkably wily ability to almost
always emerge on top in his first voyage
of the franchise Jack is the one time
captain of the cursed Black Pearl
hell-bent on regaining the wheel why did
you get his morals his tactics is Jolly
Roger fashion trends are all
questionable his place in our top five
is not you will always remember this as
the day that you almost caught Captain
Jack son number three
Gollum the Lord of the Rings the two
towers precious hastily promised an epic
of the ages the Lord of the Rings
trilogy gave us all manner of
unforgettable characters
Wow Wow Wow
Sir Ian McKellen’s Gandalf proved a
wizard especially well loved but middle
Earth’s most memorable inhabitant has to
be Gollum she’s almost unrecognizable
from the happy Hobbit he once was
Gollum is the story strongest example of
how all-consuming the One Ring can be a
scaly skinny something which but the
merest scrap of dignity left in him
Gollum is terrifying at times tragic at
others but totally awesome throughout
back team number two Harry Potter the
Harry Potter franchise Harry – an all
but inescapable character of the 2000s
Harry Potter was the hero for a
generation of film goers and book
readers he killed my parents denied the
one who gave me this orphaned as a baby
and ruthlessly raised by his aunt and
uncle Harry spends his childhood acting
as health servant – number four privet
Drive
blimey harry didn’t you ever wonder
where your mum and dad learned all along
you’re a wizard Harry however within a
secret world of Witchcraft and Wizardry
unknown to Harry until his 11th birthday
he’s a hero
and a savior
from his first trip to Diagon Alley to
his last look at Hogwarts castle
millions of muggles have been captivated
by Harry Potter’s every magical move
before we unveil our number one pick
here are a few honorable mentions there
is only one keen to open the device it’s
in the stomach of your tube soulmate
tooth is there is no
including her
why your shorts are like especially gold
today my mom uses color safe bleach go
Carol
I am Iron Man number one the Joker The
Dark Knight
I believe whatever doesn’t kill you
simply makes you
stranger one of the most iconic super
villains ever even before Christopher
Nolan and Heath Ledger’s rethink of the
role in 2008 the dark nights Joker takes
today’s top spot he takes the knife to
her laughing while he doesn’t he turns
to me and he says why so serious
a sociopathic mass murderer with
apparently zero empathy for his victims
this is a bad guy who goes above and
beyond his calling
Heath Ledger reportedly prepared for the
part by living alone in a hotel room for
a month perfecting the Joker’s posture
habits nervous tics and speech one of
the greatest examples of method acting
ever achieved the finished product puts
all other villains in its shadow oh I
don’t want to kill you what would I do
without you go back to ripping up my
dealers no no no no you you complete me
do you agree with our list you don’t
know what you’re talking about
which noddy’s character do you remember
most of all yeah who’s this
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