10 Stupid Movie Villain Plans That Make NO Sense
6. Xu Wenwu - Shang Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings
In Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, the titular character must face his own father, Xu Wenwu. After discovering ten mysterious bangles, Wenwu was endowed with immense power and prolonged life. Even though he reigned as a warlord for a millennium, he gave it up after falling in love with Ying Li - a woman from the magical land of Ta Lo.
After Ying died, Wenwu snapped and used the ten rings to lay waste to his enemies. But after seeing a vision of his late wife, he became convinced he must open a sacred door in Ta Lo to release her. Little did he realise that a demon called The-Dweller-in-Darkness was tricking Wenwu to free him from his prison.
Because Wenwu has lived for a thousand years, it's obvious he's astoundingly knowledgeable. Because of this, it's ridiculous that he would be gullible enough to fall for this scam.
He held his wife's corpse! He knows she's dead! As he smashes the demon door to open it, he can see monsters breaking free... and yet, he keeps breaking it open! How can a man with a thousand years of knowledge be this stupid?