Eye Rolling Movie Tropes

[peternorth]

I like these various TV shows where the presenter knocks at the door of someone who's been in the program, & they open the door..."On it's you". Ha, they've been setting up the shot for the last half hour, & that's probably take 10.

(A former colleague of mine had to do this repeatedly, and he said he always felt like an absolute drongo. It’s not just the feigned surprise, it’s the fact that they always answer the door immediately in a way that just never happens in real life unless you’re actually walking past the door when someone rings the bell).

to think there are people in the world who think reality tv is real and unscripted

 

[Wallaby]

I like these various TV shows where the presenter knocks at the door of someone who's been in the program, & they open the door..."On it's you". Ha, they've been setting up the shot for the last half hour, & that's probably take 10.

(A former colleague of mine had to do this repeatedly, and he said he always felt like an absolute drongo. It’s not just the feigned surprise, it’s the fact that they always answer the door immediately in a way that just never happens in real life unless you’re actually walking past the door when someone rings the bell).

Particularly obvious when they film the door opening from the inside to reveal the host/star - ie, the homeowner has to literally walk around the cameraman to get to the door - 'Oh gosh, this is such so unexpected!'.

I saw an interview with one of these presenter-types, and he said to set up about 2 minutes of filming in someone's house it could take a couple of days to prepare - TV and film sets are built for good lighting, sound, spacing etc - an average home isn't. And that's why sometimes the entire interview/ prize-give-away etc is conducted entirely on the front porch. The house is just not suitable for filming inside.

The 'magic' of television - it's not magic, it's just fake.

 

[The Sultan]

Random car chases and battles involving heavy vehicles/aircraft takes place in a city, and there is no mention of the millions of dollars in damage or hundred of innocent people killed or injured

 

[edgie]

Random car chases and battles involving heavy vehicles/aircraft takes place in a city, and there is no mention of the millions of dollars in damage or hundred of innocent people killed or injured

The fast and the furious must have a body count in six figures by now.

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[peternorth]

Random car chases and battles involving heavy vehicles/aircraft takes place in a city, and there is no mention of the millions of dollars in damage or hundred of innocent people killed or injured

every batman or gotham city movie. lots of damages, chaos. people seem to be indoors all the time at night. no collateral damage seem

 

[do_i_look_worried_go_ahe]

Wishes. Why oh why does it always be the case that a character given three wishes must either:

a) fritter away some or all of their wishes by inadvertently saying something along the lines of "Oh I don't know what to wish for. I wish you'd make me a cup of tea to help me think of something. Oh cripes! I've just used up one!"

...or, if it isn't a comedy:

b) have all the wishes turn sour on them. You know, they wish for an attractive girlfriend and after a short while the situation becomes unbearable for whatever reason and the whole thing is promptly cancelled by the wisher. Or they'll ask for lots of money, and for whatever reason, the situation becomes unbearable and the whole thing is again promptly cancelled. Wouldn't it be a nice twist to have someone wish for something indulgent, for there to be no problems, and they go on to be really quite happy? Obviously they're trying to show us that such things don't necessarily make you happy, but usually these 'backfires' have to happen pretty quickly in story terms, and usually these reasons are so contrived as to make you feel that in the real world, if a similar character were to have some wishes, they'd probably actually get on quite fabulously.

 

[edgie]

Movies have to make us believe money and attractiveness doesn't equal happiness.

As they cast the most attractive people they can and pay them huge amounts of money.

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[do_i_look_worried_go_ahe]

obscure media sharing titles or names with more famous works.

There is a 1962 movie called "The Traitors" but as a Doctor Who fan, "The Traitors" always means to me the fourth episode of the now mostly wiped William Hartnell era serial "The Daleks' Master Plan". We still have interim companion Katarina's death scene from that episode (Doctor [about Kirksen who took Katarina hostage]: "Take him back to Kembel! Take him back to Kembel! Let the Daleks deal with him!"), thanks to its use in "Blue Peter".

 

[phantom13]

obscure media sharing titles or names with more famous works.

There is a 1962 movie called "The Traitors" but as a Doctor Who fan, "The Traitors" always means to me the fourth episode of the now mostly wiped William Hartnell era serial "The Daleks' Master Plan". We still have interim companion Katarina's death scene from that episode (Doctor [about Kirksen who took Katarina hostage]: "Take him back to Kembel! Take him back to Kembel! Let the Daleks deal with him!"), thanks to its use in "Blue Peter".

Sorry, which one here is meant to be famous?

 

[do_i_look_worried_go_ahe]

Sorry, which one here is meant to be famous?

Doctor Who

 

[do_i_look_worried_go_ahe]

When visiting the home of a scientific boffin type, Bloke will see him apparently conducting all manner of experiments using laboratory equipment and see all sorts of liquids being heated. Scientist will explain all of this in intricate detail using accurate scientific terms.

Scientist boffin will in fact just be using the equipment to make a cup of tea.

 

[TheJanuaryMan]

People who finish a telephone conversation, and then look incredulously at the receiver before hanging up.

 

[do_i_look_worried_go_ahe]

How about when the killer refers to the missing person in the past tense, only to bring suspicion onto themselves!

Although if you watch the Britain's Most Evil Killers episode about Ian Huntley this is basically how Maxine Carr gave herself and Huntley away.

 

[do_i_look_worried_go_ahe]

"You know that high-security prison we've just broken out of, barely escaping with our lives?"

"Yeah..."

"We're gonna break back in!"

(Yes, I'm looking at you, Stranger Things)

 

[Kirby]

"You know that high-security prison we've just broken out of, barely escaping with our lives?"

"Yeah..."

"We're gonna break back in!"

(Yes, I'm looking at you, Stranger Things)

Stranger things purposely uses those tropes though in reverence

 

[do_i_look_worried_go_ahe]

The guy who has been completely normal and rational throughout the entire running time then turns out to be a complete fruitloop in the final scene, once unmasked as the villain. That's some control.

 

[rank and file]

The guy who has been completely normal and rational throughout the entire running time then turns out to be a complete fruitloop in the final scene, once unmasked as the villain. That's some control.

Scooby Doo,the originals.

 

[Father Jack]

I was watching The Playlist last night (a show about the founding of Spotify on Netflix), and it involved a nice trope that I've always been a fan of: the lightbulb moment, where someone is wrestling with a tricky problem but sees something on telly or nearby that gives them a flash of insight that allows them to solve issue. In the show I watched last night, it was a car running an orange/red light.

 

[The Sultan]

university lecture or high school classes and the bell goes wih the teacher mid-way thru the lesson, and the teacher has to quickly shout out the homework as the student immediatly start packing their stuff.

 

[do_i_look_worried_go_ahe]

university lecture or high school classes and the bell goes wih the teacher mid-way thru the lesson, and the teacher has to quickly shout out the homework as the student immediatly start packing their stuff.

In my real high school the teachers were usually "that bell is for ME, not you. We could only go when let go.

Another cliche:

'Of course, ancient earth-man was often seen worshipping one of these holy relics, the purpose of which has never been fully established.' [Holds up a SodaStream.]

CROWD (Solemnly chanting): 'Get busy...with the fizzy...'

The aliens will often mispronounce the name of a light entertainment star as if he's a god too. 'The one they call New-Ton' etc.

 

[phantom13]

In my real high school the teachers were usually "that bell is for ME, not you. We could only go when let go.

Another cliche:

'Of course, ancient earth-man was often seen worshipping one of these holy relics, the purpose of which has never been fully established.' [Holds up a SodaStream.]

CROWD (Solemnly chanting): 'Get busy...with the fizzy...'

The aliens will often mispronounce the name of a light entertainment star as if he's a god too. 'The one they call New-Ton' etc.

Made me think of Karl Urban in Thor: Ragnarok

I got these in Tex Arse

 

[peternorth]

Good Gus surrounded by other intentioned persons ie a gang. As they’re about to die someone or something springs out and seizes the day.

 

[peternorth]

Suspense scenes. All is quiet. Young person or character who can’t shut up draws attention to themselves. Trouble ensues

 

[GreyCrow]

Suspense scenes. All is quiet. Young person or character who can’t shut up draws attention to themselves. Trouble ensues

Her name is Ellie

 

[Father Jack]

Speaking of Ellie, can I add the trope of people cutting their palms open when they want to draw their own blood? Like it's about the worst place you could cut yourself (outside of your arteries I guess), it'll take ages to heal and you'll be forever bumping and tearing open the wound.