Among other things (like explosions), movies give us the opportunity to associate with the types of people that you probably wouldn't get to associate with in real life. You know: murderers, adventurers, international spies, incredibly hot women that we wouldn't have a chance with in reality... and, oh yes, really smart people, too. Yes, one of the long-time staples of the movie scene is in its ability to create the kinds of characters that you wish you could have around in real life, dispensing helpful advice on a whim, or guiding you as you go about achieving your goals. Smart movie characters are given a huge burden to bear, of course: when you're smart in a movie, it kind of becomes your thing. And once you've shown yourself to be a creation of genius level intellect, we begin to expect perfection. Thing is, these character types are almost always written by human beings of
lesser intelligence. I mean, George Lucas isn't as smart as Yoda, is he? Which means that - more often than not - a screenwriter's own intellectual failings will rub off on their super smart characters, exposing flaws that were probably never intended... So here are 10 movie characters renowned for their smarts, all of whom dropped the ball in ways that you probably didn't realise, and usually because the associated writers failed to realise something inherent to their own plots...