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  • These are the characters that will inspire generations for years to come.

  • Welcome to watch Mojo, and today we're looking at the top 10 characters that will become iconic in the future.

  • It has to go for this list.

  • We're looking at modern movie characters that we think will have a lasting impact on audiences so that this just doesn't end up being an M.

  • C U D C List.

  • No comic book superheroes allowed.

  • Sorry, Tony will be discussing key plot details, so a spoiler warning is now in effect.

  • Man number 10.

  • Cliff Booth.

  • Once upon a time in Hollywood, that's a stunt double cliff move shortly in order, DiCaprio and Margot Robbie killed it as Rick Dalton and Sharon Tate, respectively.

  • But the highlight of Tarantino's film was Brad Pitts.

  • Laconic, worldly character Cliff Booth.

  • A war veteran and stunt double in sixties Hollywood, Booth was based on several real life stunt men as well as actor Tom Laughlin, character Billy Jack.

  • Ah, cool, calm and collected lone hero type.

  • You know, you're kind of pretty for a stuntman.

  • That's what they tell me.

  • Cliff served as the perfect foil for the stressed out trick with their relationship forming the heart of the movie.

  • In the land of ponies and wannabes, Cliff is content with little.

  • He has living in a trailer with his pit bull brandy.

  • He stole the show and held his own against some iconic Hollywood figures in the process.

  • Number nine.

  • Daniel Plainview, There will be blood.

  • I want no one else to succeed.

  • Driven by the pursuit of power, the lead of Paul Thomas Anderson's masterpiece represents the darkest aspect of humanity.

  • Of course, it doesn't hurt that he's portrayed with fanatical precision by Daniel Day Lewis, who want his second Oscar for the role.

  • Plainview presents himself as a family man running an oil business with his adopted son.

  • But under the surface lurks a man who will stop at nothing to achieve his goals and who's single mindedness is matched only by his inability to experience happiness.

  • Oh, excuse me, Jim.

  • Excuse him, Gentlemen.

  • You'll never forget the way he explains the process of drainage to the pastor Eli.

  • There's something utterly absorbing about the characters.

  • Descent into madness.

  • I drink your milkshake, I drink it up.

  • Number eight.

  • Terrence Fletcher Whiplash.

  • There are no two words in the English language more harmful.

  • Good job.

  • There's nothing worse than mediocrity in the eyes of this fanatical music teacher played by J.

  • K.

  • Simmons.

  • In his approach to teaching Miles Tellers determined jazz drummer Andrew Fletcher employs tactics that are closer to a drill sergeants than a music instructors and drives Andrew to almost unbearable limits to get the very best out of him.

  • Fletcher is a man of tyrannical method, possibly the ultimate example of wanting to push people to suffer for their art.

  • Simmons performance rightfully won him an Academy Award for best supporting actor.

  • Fletcher would be proud.

  • Number seven.

  • Amy Elliott Dunne Gone Girl.

  • What scared me was that I'd finally realized I am frightened of my own husband Played too cold, Brutal Perfection by Rosman Pike.

  • Amazing Amy is one of the most complex and memorable villains in a generation.

  • After their relationship breaks down and her husband, Nick, cheats on her, she initiates a complex scheme to make it look like Nick murdered her.

  • She then watches him squirm before deciding to come back and save him.

  • You are perfect, I think I saw on TV.

  • That's the nick I fell in love with sociopathic and shockingly comfortable with her rationalizations.

  • Amy is a compelling character study of someone with no moral compass, her thought, processes and action service, a brilliant deconstruction of the cool girl archetype that keeps popping up infection.

  • That's how the kids were.

  • Number six.

  • John Weg, John Wick This film could have been a forgettable shoot him up if it weren't for two things.

  • The Incredible Gun Fu Choreography and Chiana Reeves in the title role.

  • John Wick is a hit man with a heart who, after making a career as one of the most dangerous assassins in the world, retires to get married.

  • But after his wife passes away and Russian Gangsters killed the dog, she left him as a parting gift.

  • John Wick decides to get revenge.

  • You, uh, working again?

  • No, I'm just sorting some stuff out.

  • Oh, well, I'll leave you be then.

  • Reeves is unflinching but subtly emotional.

  • Portrayal of Wick made it arguably his best role since The Matrix and instantly made the character one of the all time greatest action heroes.

  • Yeah, number five.

  • The driver drive.

  • What do you do?

  • Dr.

  • Ah, Hollywood stunt man who moonlights as a getaway driver.

  • The driver doesn't have time for action movie one liners and stunts just to look cool.

  • In fact, he has very minimal dialogue throughout the film, but his actions say everything they need to about him about this.

  • Shut your mouth, kick your teeth down your throat and I'll shut it for you.

  • He's powered by his profession, which gives him strength as he gets deeper into the seedy world of Los Angeles.

  • Gangs and violence.

  • The driver is an anti hero that hearkens back to an earlier time but still keeps us glued to the screen and cheering him on.

  • Today you can have it you wanted to.

  • You could take beneath you.

  • Number four.

  • Anton Sugar.

  • No Country for Old Men.

  • Cool it.

  • Some killers feel remorse for their crimes, but not Anton Sugar, the villain brought to life by the creepy psychotic performance of Javier Bardem in this Coen brothers adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel.

  • Responsible for no less than 12 on screen deaths in the film, Anton finds no pleasure in the atrocities he commits, making him even scarier how crazy you are.

  • And it's good that his actions speak louder than his appearance because we don't know how anyone could take him seriously.

  • Otherwise, with that haircut, Sugar is a remorse Lis, unstoppable force of evil, a style that Bardem returned to, albeit with more feeling and humor with his portrayal of Silva in Skyfall.

  • See what you've got for us, Mr Silva.

  • We're in number three, Hans Landa.

  • Inglorious bastards have no way of knowing if you are from India with who I am.

  • Are you aware of my existence?

  • We probably could have filled half this list with Tarantino characters, but ultimately we went with this despicable and disturbingly charismatic Nazi Colonel.

  • Landa never fails to both charm and repulse.

  • In one scene he could be feeling giddy and excited, mangling American phrases like bingo.

  • And in another he could be ordering the cruel, violent deaths of innocent people.

  • He ultimately walks away free, but not without a constant reminder of the crimes he committed against humanity, courtesy of Lieutenant Aldo Raine.

  • The one of a kind character would be nothing without the abilities of Christoph Waltz, who deservedly won his first Oscar for the performance.

  • So give us some You can't take off Number two Ray Star Wars Episode seven The Force awakens Actually, the droid's not for sale.

  • Launching a new Star Wars trilogy was always going to be a challenge, especially finding a new lead.

  • Thankfully, we got Ray, a heroine who is certainly up to the task.

  • You might need this.

  • I think I can handle myself.

  • I know you do.

  • That's why I'm giving it to you.

  • In a movie filled with instantly memorable new characters, Ray was able to become the most iconic of all.

  • Acting is the perfect bridge between old and new, with her quest to defeat the first order and locate the mythical Luke Skywalker.

  • Pray combines all the best aspect of past Star Wars heroes.

  • Hans loner attitude, Luke's desire for greatness and the strength and resilience of Leia giving us a character that feels both familiar and fresh.

  • There's some pretty stiff competition, but I think my favorite character on this list has to be Cliff Booth.

  • I just don't think there's anyone who can pull off that combination of cool, detached and hilarious better than Brad Pitt.

  • Anyways, here are a few honorable mentions.

  • See if you can guess our number one pick.

  • I suspect foul play I have eliminated knew such a mano.

  • Seven evil, blah, blah.

  • This is This is this is what This is boring.

  • Totally eat.

  • Is he hurt Troop?

  • Yes, they did.

  • Jeremy, grab his legs.

  • Please Take him downstairs.

  • Dean, help him Get to know you can't.

  • You've already damaged him Enough!

  • Take it way, Ladybird.

  • Everybody, don't Everybody don't.

  • Everybody did it right.

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  • Number one Furioso Mad Max Fury Road.

  • Bang it, Max Rocket Tansky was an icon going into the film, so he was able to take a back seat and allow a new face to shine.

  • Enter short lease.

  • Tharon.

  • Asim, parade her Furioso.

  • A truly unprecedented character sporting a shaved head and prosthetic arm.

  • Furioso was originally a lieutenant of the repugnant ruler of Morton Joe.

  • But she decides to rebel against him, leading his five imprisoned wives to a life of freedom.

  • You want to get through this, Do as I say?

  • The result is an epic car chase through the wasteland where Furioso showcases her fighting, shooting and driving skills as she demolishes Joe and the war boys.

  • With Max's help, she ultimately ends Joe's tyrannical rule to create a new, better world.

  • Need we say more?

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These are the characters that will inspire generations for years to come.

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