The Tragedy of Kevin Costner is So Sad…

Kevin Costner’s story is bittersweet. Once one of Hollywood’s biggest stars — with hits like Dances with Wolves, Field of Dreams, and The Bodyguard — he seemed unstoppable.

But his downfall came through a mix of over-ambition and bad luck. Costner poured his heart (and money) into massive projects like Waterworld and The Postman, both of which flopped and damaged his reputation. More recently, his dream Western epic Horizon: An American Saga struggled at the box office despite years of effort and personal investment.

Critics began labeling him egotistical, and the industry moved on. For a man once hailed as a legend, that fall from grace feels tragic — not because he failed, but because he cared so deeply that failure hurt all the more.