I love superhero movies. I've enjoyed seeing some of my favorite characters brought to life through the magic of cinema. For me, it really started in 2008, when the first "Iron Man" film hit theaters, along with "The Incredible Hulk" and "The Dark Knight." I will admit the films are not perfect, though, and I have seen a lot of recurring elements in films that have annoyed me to no end.

1. Strong female characters who really don't do anything (Seen in: Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man)

One thing that superhero movies have been incredibly guilty of is giving us female superheroes or supporting characters that are strong in their own right, but then relegating them to contrived romantic subplots. Case in point: in "Avengers: Age of Ultron," Natasha Romanoff (a.k.a. Black Widow) is involved in a budding relationship with Bruce Banner. Wait, WHAT? There was absolutely no setup or even a hint prior to this. When last we had checked into Bruce Banner's love life (which was a while ago), he was still interested in Betty Ross. And the worst thing is that this dilemma could have been fixed with one or two lines of dialogue.

Cut to "Ant-Man," where we have Hope van Dyne. She's a successful businesswoman, daughter of Hank Pym, she knows martial arts (even TEACHES the protagonist how to fight), and can talk to ants. Where is she at by the end of the movie? In a lip-lock with Scott Lang. Again, with absolutely no indication of this relationship forming beforehand.

2. Origin stories (Seen in: Basically EVERY SUPERHERO MOVIE EVER)

I get that the viewer needs to have an idea where the protagonist comes from, but it does not need to be rehashed in every single iteration. The character that gets this more than anyone? Batman. Seriously, I might scream if I see the murder of the Wayne Family again. I was hoping "Batman vs. Superman" could get away from this. Alas, I was disappointed after seeing the trailer from Comic Con in July, where we see Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Thomas Wayne. After eight live action Batman films, I'm pretty sure we don't need to be told that someone killed Batman's parents. (Side note: this doesn't include characters who have never had a live action film, so I will not blame Black Panther and Dr. Strange for having origin stories.)

3. Trying to be funny when the tone should be dark (Seen in: Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance)

"Avengers: Age of Ultron" had entirely too much humor. From the running joke of "language" to Ultron's self-awareness, the film had no real urgency to it. It felt like the film was saying "Well, we have a homicidal robot trying to wipe out the human race, but let's crack a few jokes." Comic relief is not a bad thing, but Age of Ultron had too much and at the wrong time. For instance, towards the end, when Quicksilver sacrifices himself and falls dead in a S.H.I.E.L.D. transport, Hawkeye lies down next to his body and says "It's been a long day." Really, Hawkeye? Quicksilver there just saved your life, and it's "been a long day?" The only one who even acknowledged that Quicksilver was dead was his twin sister. Everyone else just shrugged it off.

While some might disagree, I believe "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance"should not have had humor at all. While the jokes were kept to a minimum, they shouldn't have been there. Driven into isolation because of his failure to control The Rider, Johnny Blaze is left scrambling to stop the crowning of the Anti-Christ. I'm not sure where the humor is.

What SHOULD have happened to the first character to crack a joke.

4. Trying to be dark when things should be funny (Seen in Fantastic 4)

This summer saw the release of a Fantastic 4 reboot, starring Miles Teller, Kate Mara, and Michael B. Jordan. "Fantastic 4" was always meant to be campy and a little lighthearted. This film went in COMPLETELY the opposite direction, making The Thing's catchphrase, "It's clobberin' time," into something Ben Grimm's older brother would say before he beat him up. There are movies and characters that should have darker tones to bring the viewer into the protagonist's point of view (The Punisher, Batman), but "Fantastic 4" is not one of them. So please, have the lighter tones in the films that are supposed to have it.

5. Injustice to characters (Seen in: The Joel Schumacher Batman movies, Iron Man 2, Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer, and Fantastic 4 (reboot))

I could go on all day about this, but it really bothers me when filmmakers divert from or completely ignore the source material. This leads to a skewed interpretation of characters and is bound to annoy people. I know I've listed "Fantastic 4" before, and I know you're probably thinking "Is it because they made the Human Torch black?" Answer: no. That actually never bothered me. What bothered me in "Fantastic 4" was the way Josh Trank completely disregarded source material. Want to know what I'm talking about? Look up Dr. Doom from that movie.

There have been many characters who have been done an injustice by the filmmaker. Correct this by reading a single comic book about the character you are bringing to life.

6. Over the top violence, not enough story (Seen in: Punisher: War Zone, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Iron Man 3)

I'm surprised Michael Bay has never done a superhero movie before, given his affinity for explosions and not much else. So many superhero movies have the problem of having phenomenal action sequences, but being largely devoid of plot. Yeah, things happen, but they get drowned out by really good special effects. I'm not saying special effects are a bad thing, because they're not. All I want is a story that is worth watching and doesn't need to be carried by the action.

7. Recycling story lines (Seen in: Avengers: Age of Ultron, probably Batman vs. Superman, and Captain America: Civil War)

I get that you can only tell so many stories before they inevitably repeat, but "Avengers: Age of Ultron" again finds itself on the list. How is "Age of Ultron" really that different from "The Avengers?" There's a threat to the planet, the team comes together, have some tension and fight in a city, Iron Man dodges missles, Hulk smashes, Captain America throws his shield, they defeat the bad guys and have a hooray moment, and the film ends. Where's the difference? Give me something I haven't already seen. Marvel has yet to tackle Iron Man's alcoholism, or his remorse for creating the Iron Man suit, which led to his alcoholism. Not saying there have to be entirely new characters, just stop using the same template.

8. The same type of villain (Seen in: Mostly Batman and Iron Man movies)

There are some characters that always seem to have the same type of adversary. For Batman, it's criminally insane people, and Iron Man just can't seem to get away from villains that require (or use) a suit.There was a villain in every one of the Iron Man movies who used his suit against him. Had Iron Man 3 done true justice in portraying The Mandarin, maybe this could have been avoided. But surely there are others in the Iron Man story arcs that have not been used and do not need a suit.

9. Surprise villains that really aren't a surprise (Seen in: Iron Man 3, Captain America: The Winter Soldier)

Some films have two characters: one who seems to be on the side of good, and the villain. But then the filmmaker (thinks) they've pulled a fast one on you and reveal them to be the same person in the end. It's treated like it's an M. Night Shyamalan plot twist every time. News flash: it's not.

10. Sending the wrong message (Seen in: again, mostly Batman and Iron Man movies)

Maybe the fault lies not in the movies, but in the source material itself. It could be argued that Batman and Iron Man teach that if you're not wealthy, mentally gifted, or athletic, then you don't mean anything to society and cannot contribute anything worthwhile. Maybe, in the future, we can look at characters that do not rely exclusively on money, power, and athletic prowess.