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In 2004 Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures teamed up to produce Lemony Snicket’s A series of Unfortunate Events. This movie’s main villain, Count Olaf, is a fairly good representation of an ideal human villain. Even though Olaf has little to no relatable qualities in the beginning of the movie, he immediately comes across as a comic relief type character with a flair for the dramatic. Though it might have been nice to see more of his character, he was good enough to keep the audience engaged. Part of the audience’s intrigue might have been his quick thinking and intelligence. As the movie goes on, Count Olaf’s intelligence grows leading to incredible control of his surroundings. Those two things that developed throughout the story,

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