not even the most powerful superheroes
could save these movies welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten
controversial superhero movie moments
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
looking at moments in superhero movies
that prompted mixed audience reactions
due to their shocking unpleasant or
unnecessary material since we’ll be
going into key plot details a spoiler
alert is in order number 10 penguins
graphic death Batman Returns although
this follow-up to the 1989 original is
generally liked overall there has been
some criticism of its excessively dark
subject matter over the years the film’s
tone is borderline depressing with
consistently violent and disturbing
imagery however nothing compares to the
penguins grisly death scene after a
confrontation with Batman penguin
tumbles through a glass window and falls
down to the icy waters below
[Music]
this icy water had been mixed with toxic
chemicals
thus poisoning the penguin as he bleeds
profusely out of his mouth struggling to
breathe the villain eventually falls
face-first to his death with his
lifeless corpse being carried into the
water by penguins not exactly fun for
the whole family
[Applause]
number 9 Christian themes Superman
Returns the world doesn’t need a Savior
and neither do i while we applaud Bryan
Singer for being able to direct the
exact version of a Superman film as he
envisioned the end result was
questionable at times the most common
complaint is the film’s overabundance of
religious symbolism and metaphors
connecting the Man of Steel to Jesus
Christ himself
you wrote that the world doesn’t need a
Savior
but every day I hear people crying for
to be fair the parallels have been
touched upon prior to this movie and are
definitely noticeable but Superman
Returns waited on way too thick the
ending of the film in particular shows
Supes falling back to earth with his
arms outstretched resembling a crucifix
he then presumably dies only to return
as humanity’s protector once again son
father
[Music]
number eight erogenous knees Scott
Pilgrim vs. the world facing off against
several evil exes to secure his place
alongside ramona flowers Scott Pilgrim
eventually comes face to face with rock
fan rector in a deadly fight to the
death
Scott seems to be losing the battle
until Ramona reveals that Roxy has a
weak spot just behind her knee so much
so that even slightly poking it sensor
into a tizzy of sexual pleasure it’s
meant to be silly and add to the absurd
nature of the film as a whole but some
feel this was an example of sexual abuse
as Scott didn’t have consent to touch
Roxane that way whether or not this was
blown out of proportion is entirely up
to you number seven and Nisha smooch
Superman to Superman can fly lift heavy
objects and hear things from a mile away
one power he does not have however is
the ability to completely wipe someone’s
memory with just a kiss on the lips
would you stop don’t you know that this
is killing me although this scene
doesn’t necessarily harm the film itself
it rubbed many fans of the character the
wrong way as it implemented a superpower
that he didn’t even have as a pivotal
plot point
[Music]
on one hand we can understand why such a
change would upset fans as taking
liberty with the source material can be
insulting
I know you is probably about Superman
at the same time Superman is just as
fictional as amnesia smooches guys none
of its real Superman doesn’t really have
that superpower in the comics but if you
try arguing that with people they’re
like hey dudes Superman doesn’t exist
number six duckie love Howard the Duck
I’ve got to get back to my own kind all
whoa take your pick for the dumbest
moment in this 80 flop and there is no
shortage of questionable content but our
pick have to be the shocking
interspecies making out between Howard
and Lea Thompson’s character sis is so
incredibly soft and cuddly
while it’s weird enough to watch a woman
willingly suggests sleeping with an
anthropomorphic duck it’s even crazier
to think that this film was marketed as
family-friendly – ik and I get ya like
it’s awkward for parents to explain sex
to kids as it is so just imagine the
crazy monologues mothers and fathers had
to go on after their kids were exposed
to this come on how kidding
number five
changing cat woman’s name Catwoman
what’s your name
patience Phillip putting every other
not-so-great aspect of this movie aside
for a moment
Lynch is no small feat since there are
many can we question what the reasoning
was for changing cat woman’s name I’m
patient Philip in the comic book this
femme fatales alter-ego is named Selina
Kyle
even the apper mentioned film Batman
Returns didn’t change this detail as
there was no real reason to why was it
done here it’s not even a minor change
like Melinda Kyle or Selina file with
her new name now being a patient’s
Philips well needless to say fans
everywhere lost their patience over this
creative decision so on the patient
sitting with you our patient number four
Cyclops death x-men The Last Stand you’d
be hard-pressed to find an x-men fan for
whom The Last Stand is their favorite
entry in the franchise one of the
reasons for this is how the film decided
to kill off several fan favorite
characters
you
the most offensive fatality was offing
cyclops who in the comics and 90’s
television series was loved for his
charismatic role as the leader of the
mutant superhero ensemble no more than
twenty minutes into the third x-men film
however the character is quickly killed
by the villainous Dark Phoenix
[Music]
rubbing salt in the wound with the fact
that not only was he abruptly removed
from the picture but also the scene cuts
away so that the optic blasted mutant is
anticlimactically killed off-screen
number three
snapping Zod’s neck Man of Steel Zack
Snyder’s reboot of DC’s celebrated
superhero splint audiences down the
middle with some loving the film and
some hating it you love these people so
much you can run regardless of personal
opinions nearly everyone was caught off
guard when Superman a hero who in the
past would smile at the camera and do
his best not to hurt a fly defeats the
film’s antagonist General Zod by
brutally snapping his neck some felt
this made sense as it was a desperate
last resort on Superman’s behalf to save
the people of Metropolis meanwhile
others slammed this moment for being far
too dark with such violent behavior
straying too far from his character
[Music]
number two the Mandarin plot twist Iron
Man 3 America
any for another lotion for a while many
fans were optimistic that Iron Man 3
would break the third movie curse where
the third entry in a film series is
typically doomed to subpar quality in
comparison to its predecessors while
Iron Man 2 was nothing exceptional
at least it didn’t drastically alter a
super villain to the point that he was
basically a mockery of what made him
great in the source material meandering
sees no real the Mandarin from the
comics utilized his magic rings to
combat the armored Avenger here he’s
just an actor pretending to be the
villain while a completely different
character claims the title of the
Mandarin needless to say it didn’t go
over too well with audiences number 1
removing Deadpool’s mouth x-men origins
Wolverine
while many of the other entries on this
list do have their defenders you’d be
extremely hard pressed to find any comic
book fan that actually enjoyed this
interpretation of Deadpool is that you
strike a finally figured out how to shut
you up
the characters powers and origin are a
complete mess for sure but you know what
really ticked people off the most
Deadpool is known for constantly making
sarcastic jokes and witty comments that
Lisa Stover
in order to do that though he kind of
needs a mouse to talk but in x-men
origins Wolverine bait removed his mouth
yeah you know Deadpool who’s nicknamed
the Merc with a mouth forget that let’s
so that things shut
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
could save these movies welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten
controversial superhero movie moments
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
looking at moments in superhero movies
that prompted mixed audience reactions
due to their shocking unpleasant or
unnecessary material since we’ll be
going into key plot details a spoiler
alert is in order number 10 penguins
graphic death Batman Returns although
this follow-up to the 1989 original is
generally liked overall there has been
some criticism of its excessively dark
subject matter over the years the film’s
tone is borderline depressing with
consistently violent and disturbing
imagery however nothing compares to the
penguins grisly death scene after a
confrontation with Batman penguin
tumbles through a glass window and falls
down to the icy waters below
[Music]
this icy water had been mixed with toxic
chemicals
thus poisoning the penguin as he bleeds
profusely out of his mouth struggling to
breathe the villain eventually falls
face-first to his death with his
lifeless corpse being carried into the
water by penguins not exactly fun for
the whole family
[Applause]
number 9 Christian themes Superman
Returns the world doesn’t need a Savior
and neither do i while we applaud Bryan
Singer for being able to direct the
exact version of a Superman film as he
envisioned the end result was
questionable at times the most common
complaint is the film’s overabundance of
religious symbolism and metaphors
connecting the Man of Steel to Jesus
Christ himself
you wrote that the world doesn’t need a
Savior
but every day I hear people crying for
to be fair the parallels have been
touched upon prior to this movie and are
definitely noticeable but Superman
Returns waited on way too thick the
ending of the film in particular shows
Supes falling back to earth with his
arms outstretched resembling a crucifix
he then presumably dies only to return
as humanity’s protector once again son
father
[Music]
number eight erogenous knees Scott
Pilgrim vs. the world facing off against
several evil exes to secure his place
alongside ramona flowers Scott Pilgrim
eventually comes face to face with rock
fan rector in a deadly fight to the
death
Scott seems to be losing the battle
until Ramona reveals that Roxy has a
weak spot just behind her knee so much
so that even slightly poking it sensor
into a tizzy of sexual pleasure it’s
meant to be silly and add to the absurd
nature of the film as a whole but some
feel this was an example of sexual abuse
as Scott didn’t have consent to touch
Roxane that way whether or not this was
blown out of proportion is entirely up
to you number seven and Nisha smooch
Superman to Superman can fly lift heavy
objects and hear things from a mile away
one power he does not have however is
the ability to completely wipe someone’s
memory with just a kiss on the lips
would you stop don’t you know that this
is killing me although this scene
doesn’t necessarily harm the film itself
it rubbed many fans of the character the
wrong way as it implemented a superpower
that he didn’t even have as a pivotal
plot point
[Music]
on one hand we can understand why such a
change would upset fans as taking
liberty with the source material can be
insulting
I know you is probably about Superman
at the same time Superman is just as
fictional as amnesia smooches guys none
of its real Superman doesn’t really have
that superpower in the comics but if you
try arguing that with people they’re
like hey dudes Superman doesn’t exist
number six duckie love Howard the Duck
I’ve got to get back to my own kind all
whoa take your pick for the dumbest
moment in this 80 flop and there is no
shortage of questionable content but our
pick have to be the shocking
interspecies making out between Howard
and Lea Thompson’s character sis is so
incredibly soft and cuddly
while it’s weird enough to watch a woman
willingly suggests sleeping with an
anthropomorphic duck it’s even crazier
to think that this film was marketed as
family-friendly – ik and I get ya like
it’s awkward for parents to explain sex
to kids as it is so just imagine the
crazy monologues mothers and fathers had
to go on after their kids were exposed
to this come on how kidding
number five
changing cat woman’s name Catwoman
what’s your name
patience Phillip putting every other
not-so-great aspect of this movie aside
for a moment
Lynch is no small feat since there are
many can we question what the reasoning
was for changing cat woman’s name I’m
patient Philip in the comic book this
femme fatales alter-ego is named Selina
Kyle
even the apper mentioned film Batman
Returns didn’t change this detail as
there was no real reason to why was it
done here it’s not even a minor change
like Melinda Kyle or Selina file with
her new name now being a patient’s
Philips well needless to say fans
everywhere lost their patience over this
creative decision so on the patient
sitting with you our patient number four
Cyclops death x-men The Last Stand you’d
be hard-pressed to find an x-men fan for
whom The Last Stand is their favorite
entry in the franchise one of the
reasons for this is how the film decided
to kill off several fan favorite
characters
you
the most offensive fatality was offing
cyclops who in the comics and 90’s
television series was loved for his
charismatic role as the leader of the
mutant superhero ensemble no more than
twenty minutes into the third x-men film
however the character is quickly killed
by the villainous Dark Phoenix
[Music]
rubbing salt in the wound with the fact
that not only was he abruptly removed
from the picture but also the scene cuts
away so that the optic blasted mutant is
anticlimactically killed off-screen
number three
snapping Zod’s neck Man of Steel Zack
Snyder’s reboot of DC’s celebrated
superhero splint audiences down the
middle with some loving the film and
some hating it you love these people so
much you can run regardless of personal
opinions nearly everyone was caught off
guard when Superman a hero who in the
past would smile at the camera and do
his best not to hurt a fly defeats the
film’s antagonist General Zod by
brutally snapping his neck some felt
this made sense as it was a desperate
last resort on Superman’s behalf to save
the people of Metropolis meanwhile
others slammed this moment for being far
too dark with such violent behavior
straying too far from his character
[Music]
number two the Mandarin plot twist Iron
Man 3 America
any for another lotion for a while many
fans were optimistic that Iron Man 3
would break the third movie curse where
the third entry in a film series is
typically doomed to subpar quality in
comparison to its predecessors while
Iron Man 2 was nothing exceptional
at least it didn’t drastically alter a
super villain to the point that he was
basically a mockery of what made him
great in the source material meandering
sees no real the Mandarin from the
comics utilized his magic rings to
combat the armored Avenger here he’s
just an actor pretending to be the
villain while a completely different
character claims the title of the
Mandarin needless to say it didn’t go
over too well with audiences number 1
removing Deadpool’s mouth x-men origins
Wolverine
while many of the other entries on this
list do have their defenders you’d be
extremely hard pressed to find any comic
book fan that actually enjoyed this
interpretation of Deadpool is that you
strike a finally figured out how to shut
you up
the characters powers and origin are a
complete mess for sure but you know what
really ticked people off the most
Deadpool is known for constantly making
sarcastic jokes and witty comments that
Lisa Stover
in order to do that though he kind of
needs a mouse to talk but in x-men
origins Wolverine bait removed his mouth
yeah you know Deadpool who’s nicknamed
the Merc with a mouth forget that let’s
so that things shut
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
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