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.

