The beverage of choice of movie villains?
Identifying the trait shared by Col. Hans Landa from Ingolrious Basterds, Anton from No Country for Old Men, Alex from A Clockwork Orange, and Rose from Get Out, The Epilogue asks, “Evil characters drinking milk in film. What do you think this means?“:
Replies added Immortan Joe from Mad Max: Fury Road (2014)…
You left out the very beloved Immortal Joe pic.twitter.com/yiHaa61FDS
— Sai Ishaya (@Sai_Ishaya_) February 5, 2021
… the assassin Leon from Leon: The Professional (1994)…
I thought Leon too… But is he really evil?!? pic.twitter.com/HiTa6Kbv2o
— ⱠØⱤɆ₦ⱫØ. ₵ ฿ⱤØØ₭₴ (@Cbrooks36Brooks) February 5, 2021
… and (of course!) Ash from Alien (1979):
— Pete Le Dezma (@Deckard97) February 5, 2021
Further Viewing
Pay close attention to how a glass of milk is used as a chess piece in the quietly tense opening scene of Inglorious Basterds:
Related – a conversation about how and why film femmes fatales are often dressed in white: