More Likeable Film/media Counterparts

[Val_Zod]

As a response to the recently created thread discussing less likeable film counterparts to comic characters, I had a ton of characters flash through my mind by the topic, which include Dunst MJ, Reynolds Hal Jordan, Garfield Spiderman, Mcmahon Doom, Routh Superman, and a ton more. Since I found that to be pretty easy to answer, due to no film counterpart being able to replicate the history and development of their original comic book version, you'll find many of these theatrical versions not quite matching their original versions. Even well defined and portrayed versions from big screen depictions such as Maguire Spiderman, Jackman Wolverine, and Reeve Superman to name a few don't manage to quite escape the shadow of their comic counterparts.

However, I feel there are a select few that have been improved on the big screen, and made into better, fully formed characters.
One that comes to mind for me is Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark/aka Ironman. Adding that great sense of wit, humanity and liveliness to the otherwise dull, and downright unlikeable character from the comics, and served to catapult the Ironman character, and the entire MCU to the stratosphere. Even amongst comic readers, Downey's version of the character is loved most of all, and is more or less the definitive version of the character as far as I'm concerned

What other characters do you think were improved upon outside the comics? You can even include cartoons, video games and animated film versions if you can't think of any one else from the films.

 

[TeeKay]

RDJ Is the most likeable for me. Dude just owns the role. Hugh Jackman is another.

 

[Erzengel]

I think Chris Evans jumps out easily as Captain America.

And while I do like Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, I blame my tiredness for his character on him being placed as the most focal character in most of the X-Men movies.

 

[Flint Marko]

Pretty much every MCU lead has elevated the character, save for Norton (I was happy he was replaced).
Hugh Jackman as Wolverine is also a no-brainer. McAvoy and Fasbender are also phenomenal.

 

[Mandon Knight]

Much prefer Norton to Ruffalo as Bruce.

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

A lot of the MCU is improved upon their comic book counterparts, but the two in particular that stand out to me are Captain America and Vision, neither of whom I cared for that much in the comics but I love in the films. Chris Evans in particular humanizes what I feel is often a dull, impersonal, and often unrelatable character in the comics. I am hopeful that Ant-Man joins this list soon, since that film is in trouble if he isn't more likeable than his comic book counterpart.

Aside from the MCU, the Spectacular Spider-Man cartoon is the only time I ever cared about Gwen Stacy.

But the biggest improvement of all, I think has to be Mr. Freeze from BTAS. That completely reinvented a nothing character to the point that now that's the only version of the character that anybody knows. A great, sympathetic villain.

 

[Keehar]

RDJ as Iron Man. He made him so cool and likeable.

 

[Squaremaster316]

Bale as Batman/Bruce Wayne. First time I ever felt any sort of emotional attachment to the character.

 

[Spider-Aziz]

Your thread here is another take on this thread.
http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=499261