“Overrated Or Classic?”: Vote On These 23 Beloved Movie Tropes And See What Everyone Thinks

If done right, this can be very powerful. Edmund in the end of “King Lear”, with his last breath, gives orders to spare Cordelia… It’s too late, but it’s precious when even such a detestable character shows that his soul isn’t fully and completely dark.

Eh, sometimes it can be too boring if it's not done right. Now, if it's a slow burn enemies to lovers, that is a different question with a different answer

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Sam pretty much the hero in lotr.

To be fair, I was there when this plot twist was originally revealed. This it became cliche afterward but if you were there at the first, it is and was insane

The trick to a good sequel is coming up with a new threat that doesn't destroy the original sense of victory. The trick to a good series is a plausible reason why the protagonists keep ending up in such peril.

So many times it's "Go! Leave me!" and it's totally unnecessary, and that character had plenty of time to get to safety 🤦🏼‍♀️

If execùted well, time loops can actually be very interesting.

The mentor should come along with the hero, and the turning point where the hero must choose their fate for themselves is when the mentor sacrifices themselves.

Sorry, but that twisted mouth expression turns me off every time.

Too expected at this point, the heroes need to lose every once in a while to keep things interesting

Depends. If it's well done like in Usual Suspects, absolutely. If it's done lazily, it.ruins the whole thing.

I much prefer stories about unlikely people being forced to come together rather than people who are already friends. It adds much more interesting character development and depth.

I think this one has a little more authenticity. People usually aren't 100% evil or 100% good.

This! Especially when instead of the villain killing the hero to get it over and done with, they just reveal their entire plan from the start and yammer on, giving pretty much all the time the hero needs to think of some escape plan...

Braveheart battle speech, ooh what a goosebump moment every time ❤️

Marvel overused this to death.

It's also unrealistic. On/off couples are like that because their dynamic is unhealthy and one party is never fully invested. The party that isn't fully in it never comes around for their on/off partner, they eventually go on and commit to someone they actually fall in love with.

I feel like this is one of the few that accurately represents the human condition. It happens rarely in real life, but it could happen more and be successful more if we were better people.

Relationships should start with good communication, not sudden bursts of lust. If this really were barriers of communication finally being overcome, I could buy it as unlikely but potentially very good. Instead, it's usually people who hate each other (or at least sincerely THINK they do) realizing that the other is hot and available. Like "I was so busy fighting with so and so that I never realized they probably are GREAT in bed!

Reminds me of a skit about James Bond - He gets killed by a laser to the surprise of the villain, bad guy is about to blow up Earth and gets gunned down by the SAS at the last second. "Why did we send one guy to save the planet if we have a whole platoon of trained commandos?" - "Yeah, that's bloody bollocks. Who ever planned this should be fired"

Done right, yes. Just can't remember the last time I saw that...

Hey, it's the one we've all actually been in, right? Hell, my CATS are in this situation ten times a day.

That and endless fight scenes bore me to death. Yes, you are a very good driver, how good for you. To me, it rarely contributes to the story and if i see a fruit stand in an action movie, i know the poor oranges are doomed. It is so overused, it is getting ridicolous.