So who is it?
When I finally got around to seeing No Country for Old Men, I was struck by the relentless and unstoppable nature of the main villain, Anton Chigurh. He is pretty badass. He's sort of like a Terminator-esque cyborg. It's pretty creepy. Then that got me thinking of other movie badasses, and how they might deal with the unstoppable Chigurh. Immediately, I thought of the enigmatic figure of Keyser Söze, from The Usual Suspects. Now he was badass. He was able to get to anyone of his choosing and managed to convince the world he did not exist. And Keyser orchestrates his plan right under the noses of his pawns, masquerading as the meek Verbal Kint.
While their styles are radically different, each is successful and unstoppable to the point of being almost supernatural. And that makes for great film viewing!
