21 Beloved Characters Who Really Shouldn’t Be Idolized
In our most authoritarian daydreams, we sometimes wish we could force people to pass a test on the movie they just watched; if they fail, they have to go right back in and watch it again. There’s simply too many people out there throwing Gatsby parties and forming fight clubs who apparently completely misunderstood their supposedly favorite movies. Focus too much of that non-comprehension on a terrible character, and that’s how you get John Hinckley Jr.
Such people were surely on Redditor WhereDemonsDwell’s mind when they asked r/AskReddit, “Which fictional characters are idolized by people who missed the entire point of their story?” It turns out that even the coolest supervillains, the dreamiest manic pixie dream girls and a fair number of ostensible heroes are nothing to emulate.
Joker
Breaking Bad
The Harry Potter Franchise
The Indiana Jones Franchise
Fifty Shades of Grey
Twilight
The Godfather
Titanic
Heathers
Batman
Gilmore Girls
House
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Family Guy
Absolutely Fabulous
Game of Thrones
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Sex and the City
Archer
Scarface
The Super Mario Bros.
