20 Most Ridiculous Overreactions From Famous Film Characters

3. Superman Shishekebabs A Douchebag€™s Truck €“ Man Of Steel

man of steel cavill We€™ve all seen our fair share of bar idiots in the past, and the lout in Man of Steel is no exception. Flagrantly coming onto a waitress even though she told him not to, he€™s the sort of man who needs a harsh word. Of course, seeing as a pre-Superman Clark Kent is the busboy in this establishment, he steps in, telling the bloke to stop what he€™s doing. The drunkard€™s reaction to being confronted by a man-colossus? He continues being an idiot, throwing beer down Clark, along with various heavy objects. Of course, this isn€™t a good move, but to Clark€™s credit he retires from the scene without punching the man so high into the sky that he could see the curvature of the Earth. Of course, that€™s what you think he€™s done. In fact, what Clark€™s actually done is thrown his toys out the pram in the most spectacular way possible. Look, I€™ve been targeted by a bar idiot before now, and it isn€™t a nice experience. Yet what you€™re supposed to do is just walk away, even if you are the son of Krypton. However, what Clark does instead is shishkebab the man€™s 18-wheeler €“ his only transport out of the rural drinking hole and possibly his liveliehood €“ with telegraph poles. Now, that€™s not to say the bloke didn€™t deserve what was coming to him, but hot damn, that was an overreaction by Clark. If he wanted to disable the vehicle, he could€™ve done something less conspicuous like take all the tyres off, or maybe break the engine. Instead, he chose to wreck it in the most spectacular way possible. What if someone had seen him do it? If so, then his adoptive father strode into a tornado for nothing. After all, if he€™s willing to commit acts of super-strength in a public place, then what did he learn from Pa Kent€™s sacrifice? If he€™d have just calmed down and thought about it, maybe he wouldn€™t have delivered such a comprehensive middle-finger to his memory.
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