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- Title
Dermatologic Features of Classic Movie Villains: The Face of Evil.
- Authors
Croley, Julie Amthor; Reese, Vail; Wagner Jr, Richard F.; Wagner, Richard F Jr
- Abstract
<bold>Importance: </bold>Dichotomous dermatologic depictions of heroes and villains in movies have been used since the silent film age.<bold>Objective: </bold>To evaluate the hero-villain skin dichotomy in film by (1) identifying dermatologic findings of the all-time top 10 American film villains, (2) comparing these dermatologic findings to the all-time top 10 American film heroes quantitatively and qualitatively, and (3) analyzing dermatologic portrayals of film villains in depth.<bold>Design, Setting, and Participants: </bold>In this cross-sectional study, dermatologic findings for film heroes and villains in mainstream media were identified and compared quantitatively using a χ2 test with α < .05, as well as qualitatively. The all-time top 10 American film villains and heroes were obtained from the American Film Institute 100 Greatest Heroes and Villains List.<bold>Main Outcomes and Measures: </bold>Primary outcomes include identification and frequencies of dermatologic findings of the top 10 film villains and of the top 10 film heroes.<bold>Results: </bold>Six (60%) of the all-time top 10 American film villains have dermatologic findings, including cosmetically significant alopecia (30%), periorbital hyperpigmentation (30%), deep rhytides on the face (20%), multiple facial scars (20%), verruca vulgaris on the face (20%), and rhinophyma (10%). The top 10 villains have a higher incidence of significant dermatologic findings than the top 10 heroes (60% vs 0%; P = .03).<bold>Conclusions and Relevance: </bold>Dermatologic findings of the all-time top 10 American villains are used in film to highlight the dichotomy of good and evil, which may foster a tendency toward prejudice in our society directed at those with skin disease.
- Subjects
UNITED States; BALDNESS; FACE; MOTION pictures; SCARS; SKIN aging; SKIN diseases; WARTS; DISEASE incidence; CROSS-sectional method; HYPERPIGMENTATION
- Publication
JAMA Dermatology, 2017, Vol 153, Issue 6, p559
- ISSN
2168-6068
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1001/jamadermatol.2016.5979