Was thinking about this today. Who would you consider the best modern day movie character? So let's say post 2000.

Can be best, most memorable, most iconic, however you want to define it.

The only caveat is it has to be an original character. So that rules out Tony Stark, Heath's Joker, or any other character that originated in another medium.

Feel free to post a ranking if you prefer.

My choice would be:

1. Jack Sparrow
2. Maximus Decimus Meridius (Edged out because Sparrow has the advantage of many sequels.)
3. Hans Landa
4. Caesar (Apes trilogy; One of the most fleshed out character arcs in movies.) DQ'd.

Not gonna bother ranking, just throwing some more into the ring for consideration....

Alonzo (Denzel) in Training Day. Such a great charasmatic villain.

Buddy in Elf. This movie is now a Christmas classic because of him. Naive without being an idiot, makes you believe in the magic of Christmas.

Wick and the Bride are great calls, btw.

Hard to choose between Neo and Morpheus

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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Was thinking about this today. Who would you consider the best modern day movie character? So let's say post 2000.

Can be best, most memorable, most iconic, however you want to define it.

The only caveat is it has to be an original character. So that rules out Tony Stark, Heath's Joker, or any other character that originated before the movie.

Feel free to post a ranking if you prefer.

My choice would be:

1. Jack Sparrow
2. Maximus Decimus Meridius (Edged out because Sparrow has the advantage of many sequels.)
3. Hans Landa
4. Caesar (Apes trilogy; One of the most fleshed out character arcs in movies.)

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Your parameters probably rule out #4, no?

Most Tarantino characters
Django, Cliff Booth, Aldo Rain

I think it is Hans Landa though

Groot!

Honestly from Gladiator I would have said Phoenix's Commodus before Maximus.

Hans Landa
Maximus
Ulysses Everett McGill
Mikael Blomkvist and Lisbeth Salander as a pair
Toby Howard and Texas Ranger Hamilton as a pair

Edit - I thought you meant the character originated after 2000 not that it had to be original only in film after 2000

Goldie Wilson said:

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Brian Earl Spilner said:

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Was thinking about this today. Who would you consider the best modern day movie character? So let's say post 2000.

Can be best, most memorable, most iconic, however you want to define it.

The only caveat is it has to be an original character. So that rules out Tony Stark, Heath's Joker, or any other character that originated before the movie.

Feel free to post a ranking if you prefer.

My choice would be:

1. Jack Sparrow
2. Maximus Decimus Meridius (Edged out because Sparrow has the advantage of many sequels.)
3. Hans Landa
4. Caesar (Apes trilogy; One of the most fleshed out character arcs in movies.)

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Your parameters probably rule out #4, no?

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Why? Entirely new character and only shares a name with the previous series.

Well this is just blatant disregard for the rules.

Brian Mills- Taken
I second Ron Burgundy( one of the most quoted movie characters in a long time)
Allan- The Hangover
Anton Chigurh- No Country for Ole Men

Rick Sanchez (Rick and Morty)
Eleven (Stranger Things)

Disregard, I see Movies in the OP after posting…

Bella from Pitch Perfect

Ron Burgundy

I do like Spilner's list minus #4

Of the ones not listed yet...

John Wick

Ooops missed that it was already posted.

Came here to post Qui Gon Jin….but dangit one year short!!!!

In terms of originality, are you ruling them out if they are adapted from a book?

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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Goldie Wilson said:

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Brian Earl Spilner said:

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Was thinking about this today. Who would you consider the best modern day movie character? So let's say post 2000.

Can be best, most memorable, most iconic, however you want to define it.

The only caveat is it has to be an original character. So that rules out Tony Stark, Heath's Joker, or any other character that originated before the movie.

Feel free to post a ranking if you prefer.

My choice would be:

1. Jack Sparrow
2. Maximus Decimus Meridius (Edged out because Sparrow has the advantage of many sequels.)
3. Hans Landa
4. Caesar (Apes trilogy; One of the most fleshed out character arcs in movies.)

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Your parameters probably rule out #4, no?

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Why? Entirely new character and only shares a name with the previous series.

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Are you sure? Both are super intelligent talking chimps named Caesar, born in modern day California, to super intelligent chimp mothers who are killed by humans, who become the leader of the ape rebellion. Sounds like the same character to me.

nai06 said:

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In terms of originality, are you ruling them out if they are adapted from a book?

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Yep. So no Anton Chigur either.

I originally read the OP has the best character since 007...doh.

Django, McLovin

TXAG 05 said:

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Brian Earl Spilner said:

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Goldie Wilson said:

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Brian Earl Spilner said:

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Was thinking about this today. Who would you consider the best modern day movie character? So let's say post 2000.

Can be best, most memorable, most iconic, however you want to define it.

The only caveat is it has to be an original character. So that rules out Tony Stark, Heath's Joker, or any other character that originated before the movie.

Feel free to post a ranking if you prefer.

My choice would be:

1. Jack Sparrow
2. Maximus Decimus Meridius (Edged out because Sparrow has the advantage of many sequels.)
3. Hans Landa
4. Caesar (Apes trilogy; One of the most fleshed out character arcs in movies.)

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Your parameters probably rule out #4, no?

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Why? Entirely new character and only shares a name with the previous series.

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Are you sure? Both are super intelligent talking chimps named Caesar, born in modern day California, to super intelligent chimp mothers who are killed by humans, who become the leader of the ape rebellion. Sounds like the same character to me.

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TBH, I haven't seen a single one of the old POTA series. I was under the impression the name was more of an Easter Egg type thing, since there's a few re-used names for completely different characters.

If it's actually meant to be the same character, then we can toss him out.