"Relatable" characters you lost all sympathy for...

[Ratcrawler]

Off the top of my head, Wolverine & Sam Witwickey made decisions that really bugged me.

Wolverine: What the--? Who the--? Who am I? Why am I lying in fresh rubble? Who is this this hot dead broad? Why do I have metal claws in my body? Dear God, who or what am I!?

Gambit: Hey Logan, it's me, Remy! You got amnesia? It's cool, I'll tell you everything I know about you and help steer you in the right direction because that's what friends do.

Wolverine:...Meh. Thanks but I think I'll just regain my memories by going off and getting drunk in Japan. And if THAT doesn't work, I'll just milk this "tortured bad boy hero" thing for all it's worth and hog all the sPotlight in 3 ensemble pieces.

Sam: Not that saving the world and having humankind indebted to me wasn't great and all but I wanna go off to college without you, giant alien soldier robot car. And ridonkulously hot, maxim-list-topping girlfriend I had for the past two years, I won't admit I love you. I just want to live a normal life. You know, like the one I whined about for the 16 years before I met you guys. And I'm sure any guy in my unenviable position would feel exactly the same way.

 

[amazingfantasy15]

Both of these are pretty bad examples, what would Gambit really be able to help Wolverine with? They knew each other for less than a day. Hey Wolverine, you went here to kill some dude for killing your girlfriend, hope that helps, bye!

As for Sam Witwickity, dude was going to college can't blame him for wanting that, college is awesome and he was trying to make things work as much as possible with his girlfriend. What should he have done, stayed at home and work at McDonald's?

 

[Ratcrawler]

He knew about Weapon X for starters. Plus, they were alone on a plane from New Orleans to 3 Mile Island, so you'd think some conversation would pass. Even if not, I don't care how much of an alpha male loner you are, if you wake up in that scenario with your memories missing and some guy who knows you wants to help you, you're not gonna turn him down. And if you do, well, you're a *****e I've lost all sympathy for.

I never found Sam's "Marty McFly On Crack" levels of quirkiness annoying. Still, when you can't tell your gorgeous, loving girlfriend for the past 2 years that you feel the same way about her and leave behind a devoted, yet covert bodyguard when there are monstrous decepticons about who'd love to see you dead and avenge their fallen (heh) leader, you are functionally ******ed.

 

[Sarge 2.0]

Both of these are pretty bad examples, what would Gambit really be able to help Wolverine with? They knew each other for less than a day. Hey Wolverine, you went here to kill some dude for killing your girlfriend, hope that helps, bye!

As for Sam Witwickity, dude was going to college can't blame him for wanting that, college is awesome and he was trying to make things work as much as possible with his girlfriend. What should he have done, stayed at home and work at McDonald's?

Dude, if I had a choice between going away to college and staying at a community college so that I could be with my giant transforming robot soldier car and impossibly hot girlfriend I would choose the latter.

 

[Figs]

I don't know if I lost all sympathy for him but I did lose a lot. Wikus from District 9, no explanation needed if you've seen the film.

 

[8wid]

Harry in the Spider-Man always makes me mad. He wants to save a father he basically had no relationship with and kill his best friend, the only other person he considers to be family, so that he can avenge the death. Sounds so necessary to me.

 

[JackIvyGB]

If I had to choose between megan fox and college...I'd choose college, and drive there in the autobot.

 

[Spider-Who?]

Wikus from District 9, no explanation needed if you've seen the film.

Really? I felt his character changed for the better. Not too mention it was refreshing to see a hollywood "hero" (using that term VERY loosely) be such a relatible character; seen in the fact that his growth was mired with mistakes and he let the horror of his situation cloud his judgement, but in the end, he stood tall and faced his fate head on, be it death or transformation.

Was he a character you'd want your kids to have as a role model? No, not really, but at the very least, he (eventually) accepted his fate; even risking his life for those he at one time despised.

 

[bullets]

Sam Witwicky going to college wasn't a big deal but not being able to say " I love you" to the Megan Fox character was ridiculous.

 

[Sawyer]

Harry in the Spider-Man always makes me mad. He wants to save a father he basically had no relationship with and kill his best friend, the only other person he considers to be family, so that he can avenge the death. Sounds so necessary to me.

Yeah, but I kind of have to put some blame on Pete too... in SM2, Harry clearly asks him "Did you kill my father?/You killed my father/whatever the hell he says" and Pete brushes him off and says there are bigger issues at hand. You couldn't have spared thirty seconds to explain that his father got himself killed? THIRTY SECONDS?!

 

[Gilpesh]

Everyone in Spider-man 3.

 

[DACrowe]

Othello when he strangles Desdemona in their bed because he listened to Iago?

Romeo for killing Tybalt after seeing the horror of Mercutio's slaying and having time to consider it and then still whining to the priest after his life was spared?

Scarlett after she kisses Ashley, despite being married to Rhett?

Michael Corleone after he slams the door in Kay's face and has his brother murdered.

Jake LaMotta after he beats his wife.

Sam Rockwell in Snow Angels. I won't spoil it for you.

In recent blockbusters? Eh....

Orlando Bloom after he betrays everybody in the third Pirates movie.

 

[Sarge 2.0]

That's...an odd list.

 

[Episode29]

That's...an odd list.

Especially considering they're almost all (Bloom is debatable) intended to be tragic characters who are undone by their own dysfunctional flaws.

And it's interesting that LaMotta beating his wife is the breaking point. He lost me around the time he was nailing an underage girl...

 

[SuperFerret]

Everyone in Spider-man 3.

Even Bernard?

 

[Gilpesh]

Even Bernard?

Especially him! Not telling Harry the truth until so late... the bastard.

 

[Sawyer]

Especially him! Not telling Harry the truth until so late... the bastard.

Peter's just as much to blame...

 

[SuperFerret]

Especially him! Not telling Harry the truth until so late... the bastard.

The guy was a part-time butler, maybe his schedule didn't coincide with Harry's home time.

 

[Gilpesh]

Peter's just as much to blame...

The guy was a part-time butler, maybe his schedule didn't coincide with Harry's home time.

Never!

 

[weezerspider]

I don't know if I lost all sympathy for him but I did lose a lot. Wikus from District 9, no explanation needed if you've seen the film.

agreed. You can't just attack Christopher like that. C'MON MAN!

 

[Ratcrawler]

Dude, if I had a choice between going away to college and staying at a community college so that I could be with my giant transforming robot soldier car and impossibly hot girlfriend I would choose the latter.

Agreed. But it wasn't even so much that choice as it was telling Mikaela, WHOM HE BOUGHT THE FRIGGIN' CAR TO IMPRESS IN THE FIRST PLACE, that he loved her & keeping his best friend and bodyguard around knowing full well that there are hostile alien robots out there who could invade the Earth at any moment. "Freshmen aren't allowed to have cars?" Are you serious? Make some kind of friggin' arrangement then!

Everyone in Spider-man 3.

Oh boy. Some a lot more than others but yeah, big time.

I don't know if I lost all sympathy for him but I did lose a lot. Wikus from District 9, no explanation needed if you've seen the film.

Same here but I regained it at the end. From his starting point, he had really nowhere to go but up.