10 Annoying Things Every Superhero Movie Does

4. Hero Vs. Hero Fights

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Warner Bros. Pictures

As seen in: Captain America: Civil War, Justice League, The Incredibles 2

Even though superhero comics birthed thousands of villains big and bad enough to take on any beloved hero on-screen, filmmakers seem utterly preoccupied with making heroes fight amongst themselves.

While this is most readily apparent in flicks specifically designed around these conflicts - such as Civil War and Batman v Superman - the trope is just as prevalent in regular flicks.

Between The Avengers coming to blows in the first two Joss Whedon movies, Thor laying the smackdown on the Hulk in Ragnarok and the entire Justice League facing off against a recently-revived Superman in DC's latest effort, if there's more than one hero featured in a film, it's inevitable that at some point they will fight each other.

It can be cool to see them come to blows, but the problem with these scenes is they lack tension because you know they can only end one way, and it feels like wasted time when they could be facing off against a genuine threat.

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