The most effeminate villain since

I think a villain comfortable in his sexuality is probably even more scary then your traditional "baddie".

This guy has so much power and influence he honestly can't be bothered to give a *beep*




"I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."

I dunno... Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg in the Fifth Element was pretty effeminate.

Normally I'm the first one sick of the trans everything movement that Hollywood has been going on about for a few years now but I didn't get that vibe here; Eddie Redmayne was just flat out creepy. That what was he was supposed to be and he nailed it. Hated the movie, almost every single thing in it but Balem Abrasax did a good job making my skin crawl. He struck me as a businessman pure and simple. Killed his mother for it and the genocide of entire planets is just another Tuesday for him.

Don't watch Sense8 if you think this one was pro-trans. That show is NOT for everyone. My friends and I argue about it often from various perspectives.

I always thought Jaye Davidson was great as Ra in the original Stargate movie. He was effeminate, loathesome, overly concerned with his appearance, and surrounded himself with children and preteens -- he's basically an ancient Michael Jackson with some high tech toys.

As for Redmayne, I thought his performance was one of the few highlights of this movie. I much prefer wacky, eccentric villains to the rote badguys in most movies.

While a cliché (particularly here in Britain), I have always been rather fond of the posh, camp villain.

The back story is almost done for you: bullied at school (all boys boarding), despised for weakness by an emotionally closed off father, overbearing suburban addict mother, physically underwhelming, probably rejected by every girl he has ever met... ah yes the perfect storm.

Far more likely to become an uber-villain (or a doormat) than any alpha-type bully.

I didn't find him threatening or creepy. It took my husband and me a few scenes to figure out whether he was a joke or not. As far as we're concerned, he is.

Wasn't one of the recent Bond villains also a bit effeminate?