12 Dumbest Comic Book Movie Characters

5. Jonathan Kent - Man Of Steel

There are plenty of reasons to hate on Man Of Steel, but one of the film€™s biggest flaws is its handling of Jonathan Kent, played here by Kevin Costner. When Clark first displays signs of heroism, his adoptive father tells him that there€™s more at stake her than €˜the lives of those around us.€™ He shouldn€™t jump in and save people, because the world isn€™t ready for him yet.

This piece of awful advice becomes a driving force for the film, serving to make Kal El somewhat hesitant about embracing his incredible powers. It also results in one hugely questionable scene, though.

Stupidest moment: Pa Kent runs into a tornado to rescue a dog. Clark knows he could easily save him. But to stop Clark revealing his powers to mankind, Jonathan signals for him to stay put. Arguably, he dies as a result of his own dumbness.

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