Batman Villains Who Deserve A Chance On The Big Screen

5. The Ventriloquist

The Ventriloquist is a tragic character in my opinion.  Arnold Wesker is a puppeteer with multiple personalities.  Under the psychological pressure from a gangster personality named Scarface, Wesker walks around with a scary looking doll killing people and running a criminal empire. While many people think Wesker is just hiding behind the puppet, in fact he truly considers himself Scarface’s lackey. The master becomes the puppet as Wesker becomes scared and even feels threatened occasionally by Scarface.

While a lot of Batman’s foes are quickly written off as mentally ill, Wesker is genuinely sick. He acts out evil tendencies because the voices in his head tell him to do them. This makes him a genuinely empathetic character that audiences can relate to. Everyone has bad things they want to do, but most of us have the willpower to overcome those baser tendencies and work forward in a productive way. Watching Batman figure out the best way to deal with Wesker on the battlefield and figuring out the best way to get him help could result in a Batman movie unlike anything we’ve ever seen. Let’s make Batman sympathetic about the villain for once just because he’s a good guy and not because he is the reason he’s evil now (a la Two Face in The Dark Knight).