Thread:Jester of chaos/@comment-3999269-20150810215635/@comment-1969141-20150810222700

Whether the movie is dated or looks ridiculous is mostly subjective, and what really matters in such case is the intent of the narration. The story goes out of its way to depict Stegman and his gang as vicious, unfettered and dangerous. He is disturbed, he is disturbing, and his actions are not played for laugh at all.

Stegman is murderous, violent, revengeful, self-centered and treacherous. He gleefully crosses the Moral Event Horizon many times and boasts about it. He has no genuine redeeming trait, dated movie or not, those are the definition of a Complete Monster. One could argue that he loves art (he plays the piano), well so does Palplatine, and this is but another mean of exerting control on every aspect of the school; and another facet of his "contest of strength" with the protagonist. Heck, even his apparent affection for his mother seems dubious.

I wholeheartedly agree with Inferno on this matter, Stegman is a Complete Monster through and trhough. His madness is pushed Up to Eleven for the sake of drama, but is unsettling all the same.