18 Character Reactions That Make Zero Sense

When it comes to filmmaking, one of the top priorities is telling—at the barest of minimums—a cohesive story. You know, the kind of story that follows a through line. Characters' motivations have to make sense, especially when we've spent movie after movie (and in the MCU's case, after movie, after movie, after mo…) getting to know those characters. So when they seem to flip motivations on a dime, we in the audience are left bamboozled and eye-bugged. Thankfully, we live in a society were scripts go through levels and levels of review, actors spend a lot of time learning the ins and outs of their characters, and everything makes total sense.

Haha! Just kidding! Come on, this is Cracked. We're here to remind you that storytelling which makes sense will always take a backseat to plot conveniences. Which is how we ended up with these very, very dumb character reactions. Behold: ...

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18 Character Reactions That Make Zero Sense

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Entry by Busteq

18 Character Reactions That Make Zero Sense

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18 Character Reactions That Make Zero Sense

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TONY STARK GETS ANGRY AND FIRES AT SAM WILSON BECAUSE JAMES RHODES GOT HIT BY VISION'S ATTACK THAT WILSON DODGED. WILSON EVEN TRIED TO SWOOP DOWN AND

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Entry by John Sherwood

GHRAGKEDCOM A reenactment of the climactic bedside reunion scene from INTERR STELLAR Daddy?. Yes, Murph? w waited 80 years to see you again. I have

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Entry by Chan Teik Onn

CRACKED 2012 It's strange that Adrian and Laura can flirt with each other when mankind is under threat of extinction... especially right after both th

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DIEAOTHER DAY CRACKED.cOM James Bond reacts to the death of Miranda Frost by taking a moment to kneel in front of her body and gaze mournfully at her.

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Entry by Busteq

In Crazy Stupid Love, Hannah is expecting her boyfriend of several years to propose to her... When he doesn't. she dumps him on the spot and tries to

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Entry by Chan Teik Onn

EBEL wthiou A CAUSE Judy starts developing feelings for Jim... ...in the same night she witnessed her boyfriend die in a terrible car crash. CRACKED C

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Entry by PookieJones

In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, 1o Harry finds out that he is a WIZARD. 2. He listens to his aunt rant about how his mother and father were

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(The Amazing Spider-Man) CRACKED.cOM During Peter Parker's dinner with his girlfriend's family, the conversation turns to her police captain father's

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CRACKED.COM In TOY STORY 3 Lotso the bear goes on a MOJTIEEOUS RAMPAGE all because woodly tries to help his friends escape sunnysice Daycare, which Lo

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Entry by Kevin King

18 Character Reactions That Make Zero Sense

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18 Character Reactions That Make Zero Sense

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Entry by notjessied

Everyone thinks Luna Lovegood is weird. Even Hermione referred to her as Loony'Lovegood when she introduced her to Ron and Harry. They live in a wor

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SPIDER- Spider-Manjust failed in an attempt to stop a train that's speeding towards a cliff, and the passengers just look bored. CRACKED.COM

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Entry by Busteq

LUKE'S REACTION WHEN THE PEOPLE THAT RAISED HIM SINCE HE WAS A BOY WERE MURDERED: LUKE'S REACTION WHEN THE GUY HE KNEW FOR A DAY AND A HALF DIED: CRAC

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18 Character Reactions That Make Zero Sense