Quote Originally Posted by Cheesegear View Post
That's the problem.
In the comics, Thanos had to murder a whole bunch of people, 'cause then he could get into Death's pants. There was a purpose to it.
In the movies, Thanos seems to be murdering a whole bunch of people, because he can, and his goal, is simply delusional, given his reasoning, and unlimited power. Given unlimited power, you choose to destroy half the universe? ...What are you, 14? Did you put any amount of thought into how unlimited power could be used for literally anything else, literally?

Which is the same problem that Ultron had. When your motivation doesn't make sense, you lose credibility, as a villain.
...Unless you're in a movie designed to sell toys to children, in which case nothing matters, and you can do whatever you want, no matter how stupid it is, because 'it's a movie designed to sell toys to children', so anything, is good enough.
Dr. Strange villian's the sorcerer Kaecilius actually makes sense. It is the same thing as Thanos (he hates pain and suffering thus he likes death for it stops pain and suffering, it is a mercy) but it actually makes sense in a way thinking everything that is deathless will stop pain. Of course it is wrong.

But yeah Thanos is just a bad version of the Illiad and the Illiad does a wonderful job of explaining the silliness of his logic. Harmony and Strife may cause pain but it also causes change and a new status quo that can be better than the old. Harmony and Strife are linked but also each other's counterpoints, and they work together to cause advancement like a crimson bow and arrow (see Greek Philosopher Hera****us who is heavily inspired / summarizes up Homer's Illiad, but also see Attack's on Titans first opening Guren no Yumiya / which means Crimson Bow and Arrow.).