Many of us grew up idolizing the superheroes we read about in comic books. Spider-Man, Wonder Woman, Superman and Ms. Marvel were the selfless superheroes we aspired to be like when we were younger. Nowadays, superheroes surround us in comics, on television and in films, continuing to inspire people to fight through the tougher aspects of life. We'll be focusing on films here because they're much more accessible to children. It has to be said that not all adaptations and depictions present our classic heroes in a good light. Some of our favorite film superheroes are the kind of heroes you definitely don't want your kids idolizing, for different reasons.

That's what we'll be exploring here. Most of these heroes are admirable, some more than others, but they all have their flaws. They wouldn't be very interesting otherwise. When we judge these guys and girls, it's a matter of weighing their flaws against their better qualities. You'll find that while a lot of film superheroes are great role models, others should be kept far, far away from young and impressionable minds. So, in no particular order, here are eight awesome film superhero role models and seven you don't want your kids idolizing.

15 ROLE MODEL: MCU CAPTAIN AMERICA

Let's start easy. From his introduction into the MCU, he has shown us that his faith in humanity is unshakeable. He understands that evil comes from pain and he acts accordingly. When he fights, it's because there's usually no other way. You'll notice that he tends to try and talk his adversaries out of acting violently, even mid-fight, like he did with Bucky in Captain America: The Winter Soldier or with Zemo in Civil War.

Rogers is fiercely loyal to his friends, even when they become his enemies. Just look at Tony Stark and Bucky. He would never hurt them unless he was forced to do so. Violence is only ever a great solution when fighting truly evil supervillains bent on taking over the world. That's a message young people need to hear and Cap is the perfect messenger for it.

14 NOT TO BE IDOLIZED: MCU SPIDER-MAN

In the comics, Spidey is a fantastic role model. Above all other great qualities, he's responsible. The films depict him as a young, slightly impressionable kid who isn't quite the role model we all know he'll become. In Civil War, he skips school to fight people (that is partly on Tony, of course), in Spider-Man: Homecoming, he acts recklessly, leaping into one fight after another without thinking.

Spidey is awesome, but at this stage in his superhero career, he really isn't a great role model for kids who should absolutely be staying in school and shouldn't be leaping into fights against supervillains armed with Chitauri weapons. The themes of the character remain the same, so we do not doubt that as he develops, we'll see him act more responsibly, for now though, it's best to let Spidey's comic book counterpart inspire kids instead.

13 ROLE MODEL: DCEU WONDER WOMAN

Diana is the kind of superhero you get when you combine power with compassion. She fights for love and peace and to do that, she needs to believe in people and their capacity for love of all kinds. Even in the face of pure hate in the form of the god of war, Diana refused to abandon her belief in people. Wonder Woman didn't just showcase all the amazing things its titular superhero could do in an active warzone, it highlighted the qualities everyone should aspire to attain.

Now, your kids probably aren't fixed on freeing humanity from the clutches of a manipulative ancient Greek god, but even so, facing hatred (especially in the internet age) and dealing with conflict with a bit of compassion is an important thing for kids, or anyone for that matter, to learn, which makes Wonder Woman an almost perfect role model.

12 NOT TO BE IDOLIZED: DCEU SUPERMAN

Traditionally, Clark's small town values made him a great role model for kids. In comics, on TV and in film, he's always been an advocate for peace and justice. The DCEU brought us something different. Its Superman is slightly darker, which, while it makes him a little more realistic, also makes him less of a quality role model for kids. Even if you ignore the fact that he was half responsible for destroying a city.

Yes, for the most part, Clark is devoted to honor, justice and selflessly fighting the good fight. How much of that is real? Why is it that when he temporarily lost his memory in Justice League, we saw him act cruelly while clearly aware of what he was doing, since he was able to recite Batman's words back to him. You have to wonder whether or not Superman's altruism is just an act. If it is, that's no good for kids. They have to learn how to be good and why selflessness and justice are important. It's not enough to pretend. That's how you get politicians.

11 ROLE MODEL: MCU BLACK PANTHER

When people find themselves with that much power and authority, they often find that it's easy for someone to think themselves above others. That's not the case with T'Challa. From his first appearance in Civil War, he showed us that he was humble and Black Panther showed us that the power he inherited wouldn't change that. If anything, it made T'Challa even more humble because he understood the weight of his responsibility. He didn't lash out at people who disagreed with him, as we can saw in his relationship with M'Baku and even his more violent relative, N'Jadaka.

People tend to lack humility nowadays... even if you don't count the personas some people adopt for use on the internet. Black Panther is a fantastic role model because, among everything else he taught us in his solo film, he teaches us that humility is not a weakness. It's a strength.

10 NOT TO BE IDOLIZED: DEADPOOL

Wade might seem like a great role model at a glance -- he showed us that he could be passionate in that little montage he had with Vanessa, we know that he's there for his friends because he was more than willing to give Dopinder romantic advice and he can be progressive... sort of. Like when he momentarily debated whether or not it was sexist to punch a female hired thug.

In case the rumors are true and irony doesn't always translate well in text, let's be clear: we're kidding. Deadpool is a terrible role model. He enjoys violence, he uses foul language and while he has his moments of heroism, he doesn't really care about the greater good. That's not someone we want our kids idolizing, we want them to be a bit more like Colossus. It's the whole reason a lot of parents hide that aspect of themselves from their kids.

9 ROLE MODEL: LOGAN

Okay, so he's violent and he uses foul language, that's reason enough to be wary about letting young minds idolize Logan. Beneath that gruff exterior lies a great example of what people should aspire to be like. He's been through hell, he's been turned into a monster, but he's still got a heart of gold beating inside him that makes all that horror almost worth it.

What good are we talking about? Throughout the X-Men franchise, Logan has been there for his friends and allies. He took care of Xavier's students in X2 when there was no one there to lead them and even after he had been drained of all hope and faith in people, he still took it upon himself to care for Laura in Logan as if she were his daughter, even before he found out she sort of really is. Logan doesn't turn his back on people who need help, it just isn't in him. That sounds like the stuff of a truly heroic character.

8 NOT TO BE IDOLIZED: MYSTIQUE

Just to be clear, we'll be talking about Mystique as played by Jennifer Lawrence since her Mystique was actually given dialogue and a decent amount of screen time. That being said, she hasn't exactly been the most heroic character. You can tell that she's a good person and that she cares about the mutants around her. That much was clear in X-Men: Days of Future Past when she looked through the photos of her former enemies' corpses.

Still, that compassion isn't enough to redeem her from acting recklessly. She's dismissive of anyone who doesn't share her views, she tried to eliminate more than a few people and, perhaps worst of all... she encouraged that lame party in X-Men: First Class. She's a good person at heart and when she talks about defending mutants, it's easy to understand where she's coming from, but actions speak louder than words and Raven's actions don't really exhibit the kind of qualities you want kids striving to attain.

7 ROLE MODEL: MCU HAWKEYE

He may not get a lot of attention but we've still seen Hawkeye change quite a bit. He's got a lot of admirable qualities that go unnoticed, mostly because he's incredibly secretive. Most of these qualities can be seen in Avengers: Age of Ultron, in which we see that he's incredibly focused and that he's willing to stop and guide people through their moments of fear like he did with Wanda. On top of all that, we found out that he's actually a family man who kept his family and his work life as separate as they could possibly be until the Avengers were forced to hide out on his farm.

As an Avengers, Barton may just be the guy with the bow and arrow, but his respectability, his sense of responsibility, his focus and his closeness with his family makes him just as heroic and one of the best role models the Avengers as a team could offer audiences.

6 NOT TO BE IDOLIZED: DCEU BATMAN

It's tough to see the good intentions and compassion beneath Batman's gritty, sociopathic persona. If he's not out putting a permanent end to Gotham's criminals with high powered weapons and vehicles, he's busy branding them out on the streets as well as in prison, as he tried to do with Lex and the end of Dawn of Justice. While his brutal tactics and cold personality were toned down in Justice League, there still wasn't much to admire about his character aside from his relentlessness in battle.

He went off to recruit the other members of the Justice League but he was in no way a leader. In fact, he pretty much just argued with his allies and needlessly stung them with his words if they didn't agree, like he did when he brought up Steve Trevor when he was debating with Wonder Woman about whether or not they should resurrect Superman, which he was largely driven to do out of guilt. This isn't the kind of person you want as a role model. This is the kind of person people grow up to be when they don't have good role models.

5 ROLE MODEL: BRUCE BANNER

Intelligent, relatively composed and dependable. We're talking about Banner, not his smash-happy alter-ego who isn't always able to tell the difference between friend and foe, though he's definitely getting better at it. Bruce Banner has an ability to keep his anger in check most of the time, out of necessity, but still, self-control requires discipline and that makes Banner a great role model. Kids need to learn discipline.

In Avengers: Age of Ultron, Banner also demonstrated an awareness of the consequences resulting from the creation of Ultron. He knew it was a terrible idea which shows us that he doesn't take the weight of knowledge lightly. He considers the future and doesn't act impulsively. That's also something highly important for people to learn. Yes, Banner ended up going along with it, but that's mostly because he just isn't as sure of himself as Stark.

4 NOT TO BE IDOLIZED: TONY STARK

In his appearances after Iron Man 2, Tony has become an increasingly great role model, at least, superficially. He spent money funding bright young minds and he tried to restore the world's faith in the Avengers in Civil War, he even made sure that Stark Tower used green energy in The Avengers. Even when you dig into it, you'll find that he wouldn't be the world's worst role model, he's far from being ideal.

He's proven time and time again that despite the changes he's made, he's still largely egocentric and incapable of deeper changes and true self-reflection, if the reasons behind his unstable relationship with Pepper is any indication. He can also be incredibly inconsiderate of others, though admittedly that's more of a symptom of his stubbornness rather than indifference and we saw that when he argued about the Sokovia Accords in Civil War. He's highly respectable, but he's not the kind of person anyone should be idolizing.

3 ROLE MODEL: DOCTOR STRANGE

Speaking of egocentric people, Stephen Strange has shown a great habit few other superheroes in the MCU seem to have. He questions everything. In Doctor Strange, that was made to seem like a bad thing. But in this day and age, that's an important thing for everyone to learn to do. We can't take every bit of information at face value. Strange questioned the Ancient One's teachings at every turn until he finally understood what she was trying to show him.

For that reason, he's a great role model for today's youth. Yes, he can be sarcastic and a little arrogant, but he's also compassionate, intelligent and creative, the latter quality being the reason everyone praised his confrontation with Dormammu. He's not perfect, but he's a good enough example of the kind of mindset people need.

2 NOT TO BE IDOLIZED: ANT-MAN

Don't let the charm and fatherly affection fool you, Scott Lang makes way too many bad choices to be called a good role model. He's got a kid and he fought hard in Ant-Man to redeem himself for Cassie and yet with little to no hesitation, the moment things seemed to be progressing in his life, he jumped right back into criminality by getting involved in the feud between Cap and Iron Man in Civil War.

It was awesome, no doubt about that... but he was setting a terrible example for kids. He's clearly reckless and he doesn't seem to be able to take anything seriously. That's not to say he's a horrible person. He's honorable, dedicated to being a father and he's clearly good-hearted, the problem is, he does things without thinking of the consequences. There are already a lot of reckless people out there, we don't need kids growing up idolizing rogues like Ant-Man.

1 ROLE MODEL: CHARLES XAVIER

We have to look at Charles Xavier as depicted by both Patrick Stewart and James McAvoy. In his youth as shown in X-Men: Days of Future Past, having been abandoned by almost everyone, he was in dire need of guidance and friendship which he got when Logan returned from the past and introduced him to his future self. Almost immediately, his selflessness, compassion and dedication to the acceptance of mutants returned.

We know who he becomes. The Professor Xavier of the original X-Men trilogy was a father figure to many a lost mutant and respected by everyone, including his enemies. What's admirable about him is that he was steadfast in his belief that humans and mutants could thrive together. He was a man of conviction but unlike Magneto, he never intentionally acted with aggression of any kind. The non-violent, compassionate approach to meaningful issues is one we should take. He's made mistakes, like using his powers to suppress Phoenix, but he's still a great role model.