Batman V Superman: 10 Plot Holes That Make No Sense

9. Why Hasn't Clark Kent Heard Of Bruce Wayne?

This doesn't really make sense for a good number of reasons, but at its most basic level the plot hole is as follows: why hasn't Clark Kent ever heard of Bruce Wayne? When he arrives at the party during the scene where the pair first encounter one another in person, Clark Kent - a journalist for a major news corporation - literally has no idea who Bruce Wayne is. He literally asks: "Who's that?" He's somehow oblivious to the incredibly famous billionaire that almost everyone in this fictional world knows about. Also: if Clark Kent has been on Earth for decades, wouldn't he have heard of Batman prior to the events of this movie? Ideally, he'd have know about him during Man of Steel, too, but that oversight can be (almost) forgiven on account of the fact that Man of Steel didn't know it was the first movie in a cinematic universe when it was made. Surely, though, Batman - a fully-fledged superhero - would be known to everyone, especially since he's been fighting crimes in Gotham for more than twenty years?
 
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