if you can’t fix what’s broken Nuala
you’ll go insane
they’re the characters that films just
scratch the surface of welcome to
watchmojo.com and still be counting down
our picks for the top 10 underdeveloped
movie characters you Marcus
you did what Skynet has failed to do for
so many years you can’t dunk on but this
list will be listing the characters that
for whatever reason didn’t get enough
big screen time to have their
personalities fleshed out to a
satisfying degree do you have any idea
how crazy you are since we’ll be talking
about the fate of many of these
characters a spoiler alert is also in
order missed you laugh
my rescue number 10 corporal Duane Hicks
aliens I’d like to keep this handy for
Close Encounters heard that one of the
colonial Marines sent down to
investigate the alien infested colony of
lv-426
Hicks is third in command what is it
Hicks Hudson sir he’s Hicks but after
his superiors are killed and
incapacitated he develops a rapport with
Ellen Ripley and they both managed to
make it out alive
along with Bishop and Newton don’t touch
that dangerous
Hicks however is the only marine who
manages to escape why is he on the list
if he survives until the film’s end well
not only because he’s unceremoniously
killed off screen by the time we begin
the third film but also because an
extended director’s cut of aliens proves
that his quasi romantic subplot with
Ripley was meant to have been much more
fleshed out you started this show me
everything I can handle myself yeah I
noticed
fans just wanted more of Hicks and no
the colonial Marines video game does not
count number nine Ford Brody Godzilla
I didn’t listen just thought he was
crazy
now you might have expected us to choose
Joe Brody for its father played by Bryan
Cranston for this list given his
character’s early death I don’t get many
visitors
however the elderly Brody receives more
character development and growth during
his brief screen time then his son does
throughout the entire movie well you
knew about this this thing the whole
time why didn’t you just kill it when
you had the chance
it was absorbing radiation from the
reactors Ford is not so much a character
as he is a vehicle to carry the audience
through the film I don’t want to hear
this he never stays in one place long
enough for the audience to see him
interact with any of the other
characters besides Joe and because the
audience follows Ford we don’t get much
time with any of the other characters
either come home when they cut a boy’s
death Betsy to Grandpa number eight mark
is right Terminator Salvation thank you
you
I am human the result of experiments
done on an executed criminal Marcus is a
human terminator created by Skynet to
lure John Connor to his death this is a
mission he unknowingly accomplishes
though he ultimately gives his own heart
to protect humanity savior marcus is
easily one of the best parts about
salvation and he even upstages Connor
everybody deserves a second chance as
such Sam Worthington’s portrayal of a
man coming to grips with his changed
existence could certainly make for a
more compelling narrative what are you I
don’t know and so it would seem that
this is another case of a character’s
potential being curtailed by a poorly
jaws of death to point a gun at someone
you’d better be ready to pull the
trigger number 7
Carson wells No Country for Old Men
don’t worry I’m not the man after you
it’s easy to forget that Woody Harrelson
was in this film for good reason his
character doesn’t get much to do just oh
dangerous compared to what a bounty
hunter
Carson wells is one of the few people to
have seen the mysterious and murderous
Anton Chigurh and lived to tell the tale
you can’t make a deal with him even if
you gave him the money back he’d still
kill you just for inconveniencing him
hired by the same people who hired
Shakur to retrieve their money
wells explains to both his employers and
sugars target Llewellyn Moss just how
dangerous the psychopath really is
before being killed I guess I’d say you
are Carson may have received more
in-depth attention in the novel no
country is based on but unfortunately
some things had to be cut in the
adaptation and we would have loved to
see more you don’t have to do this I’m a
day trader how could you just go home
number 6 Janek prometheus
just got a pen about one click with you
the captain of the Prometheus Janek is
one of the few people on board without a
specified agenda while the rest of the
crew is mainly composed of starry-eyed
researchers or cynical jerks in it for
the money alright
did you want him to be wrong
you’d think that’s such an important
character would have had more to
contribute whatever that road was
picking up it’s not dead it’s reading
life for him he was one of the few
voices of reason however so when is
advice for the scientists to keep their
helmets on is ignored the results are
kind of predictable temperatures
dropping rapidly should get you a shawl
to stay warm
storm passes it’s just a shame this
pragmatic character had to sacrifice
himself any franchise would be lucky to
have an actor of addresses caliber you
had your chance James Bond he’s going
for the tower now I’ll handle this
myself feel free to join us fix won’t do
respect captain your shit pilot and
you’re gonna need all the help you can
get
number 5 Rachel Dawes The Dark Knight
franchise wait
you could die at least tell me your name
love interests always seem to get the
short end of the stick in superhero
films don’t they listen to that again
either they’re being shoehorn into the
plot or they’re reduced to a mere
catalyst to move the story forward
maybe someday we’ve got them no longer
needs
see again Rachel das suffers from a
little about here not getting to do much
besides providing opportunities to make
Batman look cool to the first bill and
provide a motivating factor for both he
and her dent in the Dark Knight hold
mom’s after you and you’re worried about
these guys compared to this the mob
doesn’t scare me
it didn’t help that the character was
recast between installments either Ken
asked me to wait for that that’s
happening now number four Alex Lex and
Timothy Tim Murphy Jurassic Park are you
hearing this the two grandchildren of
Jurassic park’s creator John Hammond Lex
and Tim are characters essential to
attract young viewers as well as to gain
instant sympathy from elder ones and
they are way more underdeveloped
compared to their literary counterparts
when the children are in danger our
hearts go out to them no matter what age
they are and when you think about it the
adults in the movie don’t get into half
as many dangerous situations as these
two electrocution falling fossils
falling cars that kitchen scene Jesus
what is it in order for the audience to
more easily identify with them the pair
aren’t given a lot of individuality
either although Lex is shown to be good
with computers at least one of those
early 90s ones anyway
number three feeds inception listen if
you’re gonna perform inception you need
imagination while most of the mind heist
crew members in this sci-fi thriller are
given very little development our pic
had to go to the suave charismatic
forgeries thanks what you learned about
right I need some kind of distraction
an expert at falsifying both physical
materials as well as his own appearance
in dreams he has the ability to
impersonate others even if they’re one
of the opposite sex
okay CPM porn as such Tom Hardy’s
portrayal left us wanting more no it’s
perfectly possible it’s just bloody
difficult when it comes to Yves we wish
Christopher Nolan would have followed
the advice of his own character the
mustn’t be afraid to dream a little
bigger darling
number two Maria Hill Marvel Cinematic
Universe when did you become an expert
in thermonuclear astrophysics last night
you’d think a former SHIELD agent and
one of Nick Fury’s right-hand people
would get more to do but enough about
Hawkeye we’re kidding we’re kidding
mostly be my genuine pleasure
but seriously agent Maria Hill despite
appearing in three films as well as a
few episodes of agents of shield is
usually relegated to being a means for
exposition and helping Nick Fury get
things done the real world is full of
unsung heroes who make things easier for
the top dogs to make their mark labs all
set up boss well actually he’s the boss
it’s just too bad that art had to
imitate life at least in this case
before we get to our topic here are some
honorable mentions I’m sorry that was
odd
Thank You Thor despite all I have
survived my queen still worries over me
it’s only because I worry over you that
you have survived
listen to me now I need you to do
everything I ask no questions
yes ma’am so got it Fred
so calm that yes of course this serious
you do you have no kidding number one
Darth Maul Star Wars Episode one The
Phantom Menace with lost we will reveal
ourselves to the Jedi although we
consider choosing Boba Fett over 30
years of supplemental material and an
origin story and the prequels have done
a lot to flesh out the iconic character
but if he doesn’t survive
it was a lot to me Darth Maul is still
comparatively more shortchanged
introduced as a mysterious Sith Lord who
is intimidating both visually and in
combat he has been killed off at the end
of Episode one wall thus represents a
wasted opportunity for a more hands-on
villain for the prequel trilogy Tatooine
sparsely populated if the trace was
correct that would find Cookie Monster
and while he does return in the Clone
Wars TV series the damage to the
character and his potential contribution
to the franchise had already been done
do you agree with our list
you can’t leave something like that to
chance which movie character do you feel
needed more development I get another
one in quick slap it in an art form or
underused to top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
what works security systems you name it
we got it
you’ll go insane
they’re the characters that films just
scratch the surface of welcome to
watchmojo.com and still be counting down
our picks for the top 10 underdeveloped
movie characters you Marcus
you did what Skynet has failed to do for
so many years you can’t dunk on but this
list will be listing the characters that
for whatever reason didn’t get enough
big screen time to have their
personalities fleshed out to a
satisfying degree do you have any idea
how crazy you are since we’ll be talking
about the fate of many of these
characters a spoiler alert is also in
order missed you laugh
my rescue number 10 corporal Duane Hicks
aliens I’d like to keep this handy for
Close Encounters heard that one of the
colonial Marines sent down to
investigate the alien infested colony of
lv-426
Hicks is third in command what is it
Hicks Hudson sir he’s Hicks but after
his superiors are killed and
incapacitated he develops a rapport with
Ellen Ripley and they both managed to
make it out alive
along with Bishop and Newton don’t touch
that dangerous
Hicks however is the only marine who
manages to escape why is he on the list
if he survives until the film’s end well
not only because he’s unceremoniously
killed off screen by the time we begin
the third film but also because an
extended director’s cut of aliens proves
that his quasi romantic subplot with
Ripley was meant to have been much more
fleshed out you started this show me
everything I can handle myself yeah I
noticed
fans just wanted more of Hicks and no
the colonial Marines video game does not
count number nine Ford Brody Godzilla
I didn’t listen just thought he was
crazy
now you might have expected us to choose
Joe Brody for its father played by Bryan
Cranston for this list given his
character’s early death I don’t get many
visitors
however the elderly Brody receives more
character development and growth during
his brief screen time then his son does
throughout the entire movie well you
knew about this this thing the whole
time why didn’t you just kill it when
you had the chance
it was absorbing radiation from the
reactors Ford is not so much a character
as he is a vehicle to carry the audience
through the film I don’t want to hear
this he never stays in one place long
enough for the audience to see him
interact with any of the other
characters besides Joe and because the
audience follows Ford we don’t get much
time with any of the other characters
either come home when they cut a boy’s
death Betsy to Grandpa number eight mark
is right Terminator Salvation thank you
you
I am human the result of experiments
done on an executed criminal Marcus is a
human terminator created by Skynet to
lure John Connor to his death this is a
mission he unknowingly accomplishes
though he ultimately gives his own heart
to protect humanity savior marcus is
easily one of the best parts about
salvation and he even upstages Connor
everybody deserves a second chance as
such Sam Worthington’s portrayal of a
man coming to grips with his changed
existence could certainly make for a
more compelling narrative what are you I
don’t know and so it would seem that
this is another case of a character’s
potential being curtailed by a poorly
jaws of death to point a gun at someone
you’d better be ready to pull the
trigger number 7
Carson wells No Country for Old Men
don’t worry I’m not the man after you
it’s easy to forget that Woody Harrelson
was in this film for good reason his
character doesn’t get much to do just oh
dangerous compared to what a bounty
hunter
Carson wells is one of the few people to
have seen the mysterious and murderous
Anton Chigurh and lived to tell the tale
you can’t make a deal with him even if
you gave him the money back he’d still
kill you just for inconveniencing him
hired by the same people who hired
Shakur to retrieve their money
wells explains to both his employers and
sugars target Llewellyn Moss just how
dangerous the psychopath really is
before being killed I guess I’d say you
are Carson may have received more
in-depth attention in the novel no
country is based on but unfortunately
some things had to be cut in the
adaptation and we would have loved to
see more you don’t have to do this I’m a
day trader how could you just go home
number 6 Janek prometheus
just got a pen about one click with you
the captain of the Prometheus Janek is
one of the few people on board without a
specified agenda while the rest of the
crew is mainly composed of starry-eyed
researchers or cynical jerks in it for
the money alright
did you want him to be wrong
you’d think that’s such an important
character would have had more to
contribute whatever that road was
picking up it’s not dead it’s reading
life for him he was one of the few
voices of reason however so when is
advice for the scientists to keep their
helmets on is ignored the results are
kind of predictable temperatures
dropping rapidly should get you a shawl
to stay warm
storm passes it’s just a shame this
pragmatic character had to sacrifice
himself any franchise would be lucky to
have an actor of addresses caliber you
had your chance James Bond he’s going
for the tower now I’ll handle this
myself feel free to join us fix won’t do
respect captain your shit pilot and
you’re gonna need all the help you can
get
number 5 Rachel Dawes The Dark Knight
franchise wait
you could die at least tell me your name
love interests always seem to get the
short end of the stick in superhero
films don’t they listen to that again
either they’re being shoehorn into the
plot or they’re reduced to a mere
catalyst to move the story forward
maybe someday we’ve got them no longer
needs
see again Rachel das suffers from a
little about here not getting to do much
besides providing opportunities to make
Batman look cool to the first bill and
provide a motivating factor for both he
and her dent in the Dark Knight hold
mom’s after you and you’re worried about
these guys compared to this the mob
doesn’t scare me
it didn’t help that the character was
recast between installments either Ken
asked me to wait for that that’s
happening now number four Alex Lex and
Timothy Tim Murphy Jurassic Park are you
hearing this the two grandchildren of
Jurassic park’s creator John Hammond Lex
and Tim are characters essential to
attract young viewers as well as to gain
instant sympathy from elder ones and
they are way more underdeveloped
compared to their literary counterparts
when the children are in danger our
hearts go out to them no matter what age
they are and when you think about it the
adults in the movie don’t get into half
as many dangerous situations as these
two electrocution falling fossils
falling cars that kitchen scene Jesus
what is it in order for the audience to
more easily identify with them the pair
aren’t given a lot of individuality
either although Lex is shown to be good
with computers at least one of those
early 90s ones anyway
number three feeds inception listen if
you’re gonna perform inception you need
imagination while most of the mind heist
crew members in this sci-fi thriller are
given very little development our pic
had to go to the suave charismatic
forgeries thanks what you learned about
right I need some kind of distraction
an expert at falsifying both physical
materials as well as his own appearance
in dreams he has the ability to
impersonate others even if they’re one
of the opposite sex
okay CPM porn as such Tom Hardy’s
portrayal left us wanting more no it’s
perfectly possible it’s just bloody
difficult when it comes to Yves we wish
Christopher Nolan would have followed
the advice of his own character the
mustn’t be afraid to dream a little
bigger darling
number two Maria Hill Marvel Cinematic
Universe when did you become an expert
in thermonuclear astrophysics last night
you’d think a former SHIELD agent and
one of Nick Fury’s right-hand people
would get more to do but enough about
Hawkeye we’re kidding we’re kidding
mostly be my genuine pleasure
but seriously agent Maria Hill despite
appearing in three films as well as a
few episodes of agents of shield is
usually relegated to being a means for
exposition and helping Nick Fury get
things done the real world is full of
unsung heroes who make things easier for
the top dogs to make their mark labs all
set up boss well actually he’s the boss
it’s just too bad that art had to
imitate life at least in this case
before we get to our topic here are some
honorable mentions I’m sorry that was
odd
Thank You Thor despite all I have
survived my queen still worries over me
it’s only because I worry over you that
you have survived
listen to me now I need you to do
everything I ask no questions
yes ma’am so got it Fred
so calm that yes of course this serious
you do you have no kidding number one
Darth Maul Star Wars Episode one The
Phantom Menace with lost we will reveal
ourselves to the Jedi although we
consider choosing Boba Fett over 30
years of supplemental material and an
origin story and the prequels have done
a lot to flesh out the iconic character
but if he doesn’t survive
it was a lot to me Darth Maul is still
comparatively more shortchanged
introduced as a mysterious Sith Lord who
is intimidating both visually and in
combat he has been killed off at the end
of Episode one wall thus represents a
wasted opportunity for a more hands-on
villain for the prequel trilogy Tatooine
sparsely populated if the trace was
correct that would find Cookie Monster
and while he does return in the Clone
Wars TV series the damage to the
character and his potential contribution
to the franchise had already been done
do you agree with our list
you can’t leave something like that to
chance which movie character do you feel
needed more development I get another
one in quick slap it in an art form or
underused to top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
what works security systems you name it
we got it
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