20 Most Ridiculous Overreactions From Famous Film Characters

2. Bruce€™s Monkey Rape And Drug Dealing €“ Bruce Almighty

bruce almighty Onto God again now, and if there€™s one thing Bruce Almighty tells us, it€™s that you shouldn€™t give a neurotic Jim Carrey superpowers. The man€™s clearly got a few axes to grind, so the very idea in the first place that God would give all the power in the world (well, Buffalo at least) to such an unstable man to teach him a lesson must mark as some sort of overreaction. However, what Bruce chooses to do with those powers really takes the biscuit €“ using his abilities to manifest objects out of thin air, he chooses to take it to one maybe-deserving target €“ a group of thugs who beat him up €“ and a totally undeserving rival newsteam. In the first instance, one might argue that his retribution is a little bit over the top €“ yes, these people battered him, but what he does to their ringleader is nothing short of insane. In the midst of a 12A film, he actually rapes the man with a monkey. Twice. First of all he makes the monkey appear in the man€™s arse €“ which in itself must be painful €“ then has him actually violate him again by telling the monkey that it€™s time to go home. Though the plague of locusts he gives to his cronies must€™ve been unpleasant, I€™m sure that€™s a much more fitting retribution than committing a major offence. Bruce then outdoes himself with his second scheme €“ when lolloping around at the police dog-training school waiting for a story he€™s clearly going to manufacture, he crosses swords with a rival newsteam who were doing a fluff piece on one of the dogs. They mock him €“ probably quite rightly €“ for his on-camera meltdown, causing Bruce to fill their newsvan with marijuana in response in a totally-uncalled-for move which probably saw them pick up at least a decade in prison (there€™s enough for them to be charged with dealing) for the crime of a few harsh words. Hardly fair, is it?
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