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The ending always got me with how Jessup, even after confessing can't even comprehend why he's being arrested.

I like the part when Colonel Jessup was like I'll be addressed as Colonel I've earned it. I don't know what hell of a kind of outfit you're running. And the judge was like you will address the court as your honor I'm sure I've earned it.

Out of all the evil characters you have gone over Jessup is arguably the scariest as people like him exist in real life in positions of power.

Jessup also had a low key god complex as when the judge had to reprimand him for respecting his rank, just as he himself did to the lawyer and he was erked by it

Colonel Jessup's abuse of power is more vile to me nowadays. This film really dives into the degradation of soldiers in the military. Colonel Jessup very much reminds me of higher ups in the Canadian Armed Forces, who covered up crimes like hazing and sexual assault. The higher ups don't have the guts to actually take accountability. "We train young men to drop fire on people. But their commanders won't allow them to write 'fuck' on their airplanes because it's obscene!"-Col.Kurtz, Apocalypse Now Jack Nicholson really sold Jessup's obsession with maintaining his status quo.

The real reason why Santiago was murdered was because he told his fellow marines that crayons weren't supposed to be eaten

My favorite part of the movie is how Colonel Jessup says constantly "We follow orders or people die", but by enacting a Code Red; he didn't follow orders and people (Santiago) died.

This movie was hell of a ride, loved every second of it, and Jack nicholson's speech never gets old.

I’ve been in the Army for 20 years. Went from PVT to SSG and then from WO1 to CW4. I’ve been to Iraq/Afghanistan x4. I’ve never once had to “haze” a Soldier to get the best out of them. I’ve never insulted them or put hands on them. If you take care of people, they take care of you. To me, I don’t want systematic drones on my team. I want men and women, who buy into our mission and want to be here. To do that, you create the atmosphere where people enjoy serving, no matter how shitty the situation. You are 110% in your assessment. It doesn’t take a military leader to figure this out.

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The famous rant by Colonel Jessup is relatable. Anyone who ever did a favor for an ungrateful jerk could feel Colonel Jessup's anger, even though in his case, Colonel Jessup was not entirely justified.

The ‘YOU CANT HANDLE THE TRUTH’ scene was one of Jack’s BESTEST Performances EVER!!!!!!🤗🤗🤗

Military leaders like Jessup are almost always under the delusion that the rules don't apply to them, that their rank gives the privilege to ignore them...irony...one of the 1st things they beat out of you in boot camp.😶

I was in the military (Army). The worst people get promoted. The most petty, bratty man-children get to positions of authority, and then they reign over helpless grunts because their daddy never told them they were special. Colonel Jessup would fit right in to my experience.

Jessup was so intimidating. Nicholson played the character perfectly. Dude was so scary his 2nd in command killed himself to avoid backlash. What a wild movie.

Would love to see an Analyzing Evil video on Catherine Tramell from Basic Instinct!

I truly think this is Jack Nicholson at his most intimidating.

I think that analyzing J. K. Simmons' character from the HBO show OZ would be super interesting. He played the lead of the Aryan prison gang and was super evil. The things he did to other prisoners and their families were super messed up. Also his son ends up in the same prison and their interactions would also be interesting to dissect.

Even before I saw this movie, I knew of Colonel Jessup's outburst of "You can't handle the truth!" It speaks a lot of the film, it's writing, and Nicholson's acting.

Thank you for covering this character as I've been asking for him for a while. Jessup's evil goes beyond ordering the "training" of Santiago. He bullies Lt Col Markenson into agreeing with his version of events and humiliates him further by pointing out that despite having both joined the corps at the same time, Jessup has been promoted quicker. Markenson is so disgusted by what they have done that he takes his own life, rather than take the witness stand and contradict Jessup's version of events even though he would almost certainly have saved Dawson and Downey. I would lay responsibility for that death, directly at Jessup's door Then there is the humiliation of Caffey and Galloway at Guantanamo bay. As a suggestion for another villain. how about "Chef" from "The Menu" which I saw recently, a great performance by Ralph Fiennes and definitely worth a video.

I’m surprised there hasn’t been an analyzing evil episode covering Jack Nicholson’s portrayal of the Joker aka Jack Napier from Batman (1989). The man has played tons of iconic villains and roles over the course of his acting career.

Hot take; the Jessup we meet in the movie is a pogue. Maybe sometime back in the past, he was at the tip of the spear, but now he's just a careerist bureaucrat sitting in his office pushing paper. His only concern is how his current job will position him for his next job. That next job is to the NSA to push more paper, not to stand up MARSOC or be the operations officer at 2nd MarDiv. If he actually walked his walk, he'd have told the investigators "This is a dangerous business we've chosen, and unfortunately, sometimes people accidentally die training for it. But we train that way so fewer die when actual rounds start being fired downrange." He tried that a little bit, but only after lying and throwing others under the bus for an hour. All he cared about was his career. He made Dawson take the fall for the fence line engagement. He was repeatedly willing to have others make sacrifices to advance his own selfish interests. But he was never willing to put himself on the line, only his subordinates. He was all talk and no action. He was a coward.

Col. Jessup was more than willing to throw his subordinates under the bus for carrying out his orders, so much for "Code and Honor".

I believe that Jack Nicholson kept in good shape for this role because he was also a Fire Fighter. He also did military service in the California Air National Guard.

I think the Doctor has a bit to answer for also. Jessup and Kendrick could argue that they believed they could treat Santiago like the other Marines, because they had no idea of his heart condition.

It's hard for me to think of Col. Jessup as evil. I think of him more as a coward - someone who made a terrible mistake and then did everything he could to keep anyone from finding out.

If this episode reaches one million views, I'll be responsible for 500,000 of them.

Love the coverage, one of Nicholson's best performances. I suggest an Analyzing Evil covering Long John Silver from the original Treasure island novel and the closest treasure island spinoff novels

This script is very well-crafted. I'm five minutes in and my interest is rising by the second.

The best villains never see themselves as such, the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Villian suggestions: 1.) Vic Mackey=The Shield 2.) Man in Black=Lost 3.) J.R. Ewing =Dallas

He's the perfect personification of "lawful evil"

Jessup's crime wasn't killing Santiago, it was being unaccountable to his superiors. A capital crime in any military.

While I always love your analyses, I find that I appreciate even more the good movies you give me to watch before diving in to these analyses. I’d been wanting to watch this one for a while, and this gave me a compelling excuse, so thank you for that.

Analyzing Evil for Vic Mackey, Wilson Fisk, Ben (Bullseye) Poindexter, Ramsey Bolton, and Angelus would be awesome videos

In Legal Eagle's review of A Few Good Men, the ex-JAG Attorney he had alongside him adds an important piece of context, that in the 1990's Guantanamo Bay, for all its later notoriety, was not really the front line of anything. It was the post-Cold War honeymoon period and the base was not under siege or about to be invaded by Cuba. This puts Jessop's view of how the men under his command could be killed by a weak link, while conceptually true if they were ever deployed to active operations, in a rather harsh light, and makes his espousement of such views feel more like a cover for what his real problem with Santiago: He made Jessop look bad by being a failure. There wasn't the kind of pressure or time constraints that other options to deal with Santiago's subpar performance just couldn't be considered, but washing him out is a blemish on Jessop's ego.

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Jessup is the worst kind of evil, a man who is genuinely convinced that he and he alone knows what is right, and that he alone is righteous.

Excellent pick!! Now I'm going to go back to waiting for Christian Szell from Marathon Man.

1 unforgettable drama movie that has a main villain which is Colonel Jessup that believes the ends just the means.

I fully believe this is one of Tom Cruise’s best ever performances in a film.

I thought about this the other day, but I would like to see Vile do a video on Montgomery Burns of the Simpsons. I don’t know if you can actually call Mr. Burns “evil,” as opposed to greedy, but he is the resident villain of the Simpsons universe. It might seem silly, but I’d love to view Vile’s take on the character…even if it’s just for fun.

Ok, I literary just watched this film for the first time last night. This is like an early Christmas gift, thank you.

Not to apply real life details to the movie, but I feel someone in the chain of command was aware of Santiago's health condition . I was in the Marines for 8 years, and they would engage in all types of shady activity. They would push through waivers for people who had significant medical issues. They also would force you to sign unnecessary write ups for violations you didn't commit.

Christmas came early. A thousand thanks, Vile Eye. This has been one I’ve anticipated for awhile. Also for a future analysis I think a fun one would be Jordan Belfort from The Wolf of Wall Street.

Very great nuanced analysis. This type of evil is very tricky, and you articulated it perfectly!

Jessup also disobeys orders as he is ordered to stop code reds which proves it was never about any of that and is just about his ego

One of your best ones. Very insightful. What do you call a marine who cannot make the grade like Santiago? A civilian. Jessup failed to appreciate this. He should have let the man leave... not all of us are capable of making that sacrifice.

How about covering Sweeny Todd from Sweeny Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street? One of Johnny Depp's best roles as a wronged man that turns to murder and cannibalism in his quest for revenge.

Speaking of evil Jack Nicholson characters, it’d be amazing if you covered Frank Costello in The Departed or even better, his iconic portrayal of the Joker in Batman ‘89.

I've watched this movie a dozen times. Great movie. Good analysis.

As someone that's in the armed forces this act of evil exists in units accurately..

YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE ALGORITHM!!! :)

You should do a video on Henry Evans from The Good Son. It's perfect material to cover on your channel and there aren't a lot of videos out there analyzing this character.

Jessup's speech at the end sums it up perfectly. In it, he says deep down people don't want to know what men like him have to do to defend the country. It's only when they learn this they become appalled, but that's to clear their own conscience. Every citizen is guilty of indifference to evil because it takes evil to preserve the country. Warfare is evil. The greater good is the best defense for wars, but such a mindset could often be used to justify evil.

I believe you did miss the biggest factor of the evilness. Colonel Jessup putting the blame solely on two underlings and lying about his order of code red.

I'm still mad that my grandmother spoiled the ending to this movie for me quite a few years back. But this was a damn fine movie all the same.

I have a theory about this movie. It takes place in an alternate universe where the military never invented the process of “chaptering”- administrative separation. It’s so ironic that IRL there’s a completely LEGAL way they could have dealt with Santiago once and for all.

I just wanted to say I enjoy your videos and how you breakdown the villains methods and reasons if they have any. I have learned alot and look forward to your next video.

Nicholson is one of the best actors of all time.

I've seen men like Jessup before during my service and they are some of the worst kind when they're in a NCO position instead.

Thanks! I’ve been asking for Jessup in the comments of other videos for a while. Thoroughly enjoyed it

Once again, another classic. Thank you SO much for covering this!

You don’t need to ever talk about your qualifications to analyze movie villains. For what you do and the explanations you give, you are the gold standard. Great review as always! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Great video as always, this film is truly one of a kind and the brutality of military life be truly heartbreaking

I am so baffled by people saying that "he had good reasons to treat his soldiers like he did, he just wanted the best for them" It's just the same as justifying a parent beating up their child because "it's tough love"

In the play, when Jessup is discussing Santiago's letter with Markunsen and Kendrick, Markunsen points out that not just Santiago, but several other Marines at Gitmo, have requested transfers due to Kendrick's methods.

Love the video, another army villain I would love to see you cover is gunnery Sgt Hartman from full metal jacket such a underrated villian

Hey TVE I just thought I’d let you know Kamikoto and Established Titles (both recent sponsors of yours) have been recently outed as pretty suspicious companies and would warrant some research on your end before continuing your relationship with them. Been enjoying the videos as of recent, keep up the great work!

Very clever how you sneaked it in how Kaffey can't handle the truth :)

Excellent as always... thank you!

I'm not sure if there's anything there but I noticed you have not covered General Shepherd from Modern Warfare 2 (original). It was one of the first video game villains I ever encountered growing up that is a betrayer with complex motivations.

He’s evil?! I knew I couldn’t handle the truth!

I have waited for this day. Thank you so much.

One thing missing in your analysis: the Joint Chiefs of Staff had issued an executive order prohibiting "Code Red" forms of discipline. This means while Col. Jessup was offended by Santiago's breach of the chain of command, he did not respect the chain of command either. He was given an order by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and he willfully disobeyed it because his ego convinced him that he knew better how to discipline his troops - and when it went bad he sought to dodge responsibility for his disobedience by throwing his troops under the bus.

Good analysis as always, Vile, however, it would have been nice if you could have made the distinction between Colonel Jessup, Lt. Colonel Markinson and Lt. Kendrick's characters a little more. You barely mention more about Markinson than his name, and he's clearly not fond of his colleagues in this film.

You should definitely do some of this: Madara Uchiha Danzo Shimura

Yes!! Thank you very much Evil Eye. Been requesting this for a while.

Watched this move a week ago on the TV. Imagine my surprise when I saw the thumbnail

Plain and simple: Jessup is your classic person with narcissistic personality disorder. If you don’t think so, watch the scene in a few good men where Jessup, Kendrick, Kaffee, Galloway, Weinberg and Markinson are having lunch at Guantanamo. Pay attention to his tone and demeanor.

It would be great if you could do a video analyzing Hannibal Lector as portrayed by Mads Mikkelson

I love your content. Keep up the great hustle. I would love to see your ideas of the villains in The Raid series. From Tama to Reza there is so much going on that I think you'd have a blast with it

its such a great film thanks for covering it

I wonder if Vile would be interested in analyzing "JFK" from 1991.

Great episode, my suggestion for a villain would be Clay Puppington from Moral Orel

As a veteran, I think it is of supreme importance that we not allow sadistic practices among the service members of our armed forces. If they engage in sadistic behaviors, even towards the goal of good order and discipline, they are much more likely to treat prisoners of war sadistically, as well. It is a point of pride to me, and should be for our nation, that in World War II, enemy soldiers considering surrendering all seemed to agree that if they surrendered to the Americans, they would be well-treated. This had the added benefit of encouraging soldiers to lay down their arms rather than fight to the death. This ended up saving many Americans lives as a result. I know from first-hand experience that military life can be tough and grueling, and requires exceptional discipline. But fostering and maintaining that discipline needs to be in line with the behavioral patterns of a civilized people.

It wasn’t cox who was assaulted with the Code Red; it was Alvarado (who actually survived the Code Red after some recovery time). Cox was one of the marines who carried out the Code Red and claimed it was ordered and was later murdered under mysterious circumstances.

Do you ever analyze anti-heroes, because I think it would be incredible to see you do a analysis of Richard B. Riddick (Pitch Black, Chronicles of Riddick, Riddick, as well as animated shorts and video games). He actually introduces himself once as, "Richard B. Riddick. Escaped Convict. Murderer."

Jessup and Gordon Gecko are what I called "good evil" mostly due to how "good" their motivations are. In Gecko's "Greed is good" speech Gecko was criticizing a company's bloat. With greed for profits the bloat will be cut and profit for the stockholders will come. Not to mention greed as a general motivator in life. With Jessup there was his "You can't handle the truth" speech. Tough, dangerous jobs needs tough, dangerous men who do tough, dangerous training. I had been on the receiving end of hazing while an enlisted Marine (thankfully not to the level of Santiago's treatment) and loathe it to my core. But that speech gets me every time- then I have to remember that Jessup order's led to the murder of a junior enlisted Marine and he tried to cover up his involvement. But Gecko and Jessup are held up as examples as bad asses but people forget the amount of personal and unnecessary destruction they did.

Jack Nicholson gave Jessup a much better look than he deserved. I was in the military, and if a Soldier or Marine was really that bad, they would just fire him/her (General Discharge)

Analyzing Evil: Deebo from Friday

Classic character from my era, thanks for covering him. Could you do Mitch Leary from In the Line Of fire?

*The Vile Eye* and *Just an Observation* Channels dropping videos in same day is just awesome! That too of 2 Great Villains.

My suggestion : analyzing evil of Ounce Upon a Time in America. Pretty much all characters are villains in that movie

I absolutely love this channel

Jessup did abuse his power and authority. One thing not covered in your opinion was the core reason why Jessup was set off with Santiago. Jessup was directly in line to be promoted to National Defense Secretary. Jessup didn't really know whom Santiago was until he was forwarded the letter from Santiago stating his hardships and expressing his urgency to be transferred to another base in exchange for reporting Dawson's mirror shooting. That's when Jessup kicked in his interest and mania regarding Santiago. Remember from inception, when Cruise is about to go to QB, Demi Moore states "they're fanatics about being Marines". When Cruise meets Dawson for the first time, Dawson states "Unit, Core, God, Country". If you're a Christian, seriously think about that. God comes after your country?? Jessup wasn't correct in his actions, but from his point of view, if he couldn't handle a sub par Marine like Santiago, how could he be seen as a National Defense Secretary?

Can you please do Erik killmonger from black panther

This channel is fantastic. I can only humbly add that military life is different than most others and you have to hold your fellow troops accountable in ways not understood by others. Especially abroad, and in particular in a recognized combat zone, things sometimes go sideways or way too far. No one ever wants that but it unfortunately happens. I understand exactly what Col. Jessup and his men intended but this is an excellent analysis of the character.

In a previous life I was a Soldier and knew my fair share of “Colonel Jessups”. One of the worst came from a friend of mine who worked as an MP at the time. He had reported to a suicide attempt at an infantry barracks. While speaking to the leadership of the victim they repeatedly used a lot of LGBQT slurs to describe him while the victim was being checked on by EMTs, all within ear shot. The kid started crying again about how he wanted to kill himself and the leadership doubled down with this until the kid “confessed” to being gay. With the MPs as witnesses to the abuse my buddy said the leadership was brought up on charges of abuse but he never found out if anything was followed up on.