13 superhero movies that brutally demolished the cities they were supposed to save
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Superheroes are supposed to save us.
But they seem to tear into their cities more and more, especially in the movies. Whatever happened to that Spider-Man aphorism, "With great power comes great responsibility?"
Of course, epic battles mean there will be epic destruction. Marvel Comics went meta with its series "Damage Control," which focuses on a company that cleans up the property damage caused by super-fights.
The latest comic-book movie, "Suicide Squad," didn't even wreak that much havoc compared to its peers.
These 13 superhero movies couldn't contain themselves and were the worst offenders of city destruction.
"Man of Steel"
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The worst offender. Zack Snyder's first installment in the DC Extended Universe demolished a city like no other film. Not only does Superman uncharacteristically kill in this movie, but he also never attempts to take the fight out of Metropolis. He first turned his attention to the terraform that was in the middle of nowhere, rather than try to handle the one in the center of the city. And then even when his and Zod's fight went into space, they still crashed back into Metropolis.
It's what spurred the action of "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice," but the damage overall was estimated to cost about $700 billion (in a fictional world, of course), according to Buzzfeed.
"X-Men: Apocalypse"
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Apocalypse uses Magneto's powers to manipulate the earth's magnetic poles and cause worldwide destruction, such as crushing the Sydney Opera House. The climactic battle between the X-Men and Apocalypse's Four Horsemen takes place in Cairo, a city not often featured in superhero movies. Unfortunately, its first appearance is also its last because the Egyptian city is turned to rubble.
"Apocalypse" also sees the destruction of the X-Mansion — though everyone is saved in another great Quicksilver montage — and, at the hands of Magneto, also the destruction of Auschwitz, an unnecessary emotional and shocking moment.
"Avengers: Age of Ultron"
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"Ultron" features the worst destruction in a Marvel film. There's the obvious destruction from when Ultron raises most of Sokovia so that its fall would wipe out civilization. Another city is turned to rubble.
There's also the unnecessary fight between Iron Man and Hulk. Hulk goes on a rampage and terrorizes a city, and Iron Man has no choice but to match his terror and wreck a market area, high-rises, and the streets to try to get him to stop.
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