Masks unsettle us because they force us to face fundamental metaphysical truths. Throughout history, our ancestors have worn masks of one kind or another for the purposes of entertainment, mockery, ritual, protection, concealment, and transformation.
A new face allows a person to take on a new role, to become someone else. Masks, in this way, have always been an essential part of our human need to play with identity.
In the most basic sense then, masks disturb us because they are, by definition, objects that cover all or part of the face, and facial recognition is a foundational aspect of generating human understanding and compassion.
Our brains are specialized to recognize faces, analyze them for useful data, and empathize with them. We remember the faces of others much better than, say, their fingers, shoulders, or bellybuttons. We also communicate, commiserate, and connect through our faces. The mask acts as a barrier, a wall not only between us and him, but between us and understanding. Though it is undeniably true that masks mask—that they promote concealment, performance, deception—there is another contradictory function of the mask.
Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth. Arguably the most notorious of the bunch, V and his Guy Fawkes mask has become the rallying symbol for anarchism and other rebellious movements all over the globe right now, whether it's digital or physical anarchy.
It's all thanks to Hugo Weaving's classy rogue, whose madness matches his sophistication and vengefulness. The magic is that V remains anonymous throughout the movie. Not revealing the face under the mask made it easier to digest that V is more of an idea than a man, and that idea is all about fighting legal oppression and totalitarian rule. Needless to say, it was a rather effective display. This strong and silent bounty hunter has always captivated Star Wars fans both young and old with his tenacity and arrogance, being able to stand up to the likes of Darth Vader without repercussions.
Of course, he's also a villain, so that doesn't excuse all of his transgressions, including being a worthy enemy for Han Solo. Nevertheless, Boba Fett has spawned a cult following that has now reached pop culture status, thanks to that enigmatic helmet.
He's more obscure than most heroes but liking masked protagonists and sleeping on Karl Urban's Judge Dredd act should be a sin. Because before Dredd came along, not many masked heroes were able to steal the screen with nothing but scowls and grimaces. Karl Urban plays Judge Dredd in the titular movie. There, he acts as a prosecutor, cop, and executioner rolled into one because society has crumbled and the ratio of criminals to civilians is becoming increasingly lopsided.
Dredd's boiling rage is easily reflected in his snarls, even though barely a third of his face is visible. He's the one responsible for several generations of Star Wars fans preferring Sith attire over Jedi rags.
So, sit back, relax, and take a good look at some of the iconic figures who've kept their faces covered through the years. You're in good company—trust us.
Starting here with what is best called "The Tom Hardy Region. And now it lands him a prime spot on a list of face mask icons. Bonus points for rocking that mask with a sweet coat. While the mask here doesn't totally cover his face like yours should, it's pretty undeniable that like everything else in Mad Max: Fury Road it looks very cool. Another Hardy masked man for the record books.
This guy knows what works, and he sticks with it. If you wear a face mask like Hardy in Dunkirk, you'll be doing yourself a major solid. This one is cheating a little bit for the sake of our holy 'Tom Hardy Region. Once again, Hardy is covering his face, this time with an alien symbiote who is merging with his entire body. Not a mask Sebastian Stan has got a look going here, and even if his character's brain has been scrambled, rendering him into a killing machine for the bad guys, you can just look at him and feel confident that he's not contributing to any public health hazard.
Looking at the Winter Soldier, really, is comforting. OK, so you probably don't want to be friends with Hannibal Lecter. But you definitely want to watch him in movies and on TV don't sleep on the Hannibal series, where he's played by Mads Mikkelson—coming soon to Netflix!
And yeah, this version played by Anthony Hopkins is absolutely terrifying and might, you know, eat you if you slight him. But you know what he won't do? Spread germs. Great face mask. In an alternate world where c ops need their identities protected after a violent incident, they all rock masks.
But there are only a few others on a tier with Sister Night, one of the greatest lead television characters of the last decade. True face covering icons.
Believe it or not, these two frenchmen are actually human underneath those helmets and not robots programmed by some greater power to make the grooviest music possible. But as their various productions and songs over the years have proven, you don't need your face exposed to be rad. No mouth holes, no eye holes, no problem. If there's any character that Looking Glass might be modeled off of, it might just be Rorschach, the quasi-lead detective character from Alan Moore's original Watchmen graphic novel.
Brought to life by Jackie Earle Haley in Zack Snyder's film adaptation, he was one of the only parts of the movie that really felt true to the comic. Masks have been popular in all forms of entertainment since They were one of the first, if not the very first, tools used by humans for storytelling and spectacle.
All across the world, nearly every culture uses some kind of masks to dramatize a situation, be it around a campfire, on a stage, or used in protest. In film, to add that extra element of mystery and evil, some of the baddest, meanest villains of all time have worn masks. Villains wearing masks became commonplace especially in horror movies , as it could make a character appear more intimidating, more powerful, or, at the very least, keeping them mysterious and anonymous.
But who are the greatest masked villains ever? Not all villains need a mask, but it certainly helps them keep up their air of mystery and evil. Cast your votes below for the greatest villains to have ever donned a mask. Appears in : the Predator films and Alien vs. In the first movie, one predator almost single handedly took out a whole platoon of the best soldiers. Of course, he was wearing a mask, so viewers didn't even know what these buggers looked like underneath until well into the movie.
Appears in : The Lord of the Rings franchise. Darth Vader.
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