6 Movies Where The Hero and Villain Never Meet (3 of 4)

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

A New Hope was the one Star Wars movie that did what every other movie seemed to struggle with massively, which is slow and proper pacing. A New Hope introduces us to Luke as he goes on an epic adventure to find out who he is and take down the Empire along the way, while also introducing us to the murderous Lord Vader who seems hellbent on making sure the Jedi don’t return. And despite the heroes and villains of the story pretty much constantly running into each other after “A New Hope,” the only main characters that actually interact with Vader as a main villain are Ben Kenobi and Leia. Luke and Vader just got a glimpse of each other but never actually meet.

The Fifth Element

Gary Oldman’s Zorg was almost as memorable in this movie as Bruce Willis’ Corbin Dallas, but despite both characters being at odds for the entire length of the movie, they never physically meet. The one moment where they got close was when Corbin exited an elevator right as Zorg entered it, but calling that a meeting between villain and hero would be quite a stretch.