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So I was watching Minority Report recently. It was pretty good, BTW. However, there was a scene in it that made me roll my eyes. It also reminded me of a scene in Troy, which I haven't even seen. I have read the first half of the script for Troy and I know there is a scene in the beginning of that movie that makes my eyes roll, too.
So what are they?
1. In minority report (and dozens of other action movies, most notably in my mind is the Dirty Harry movies) there is a running fight/chase sequence where the "high action" of the chase is interspersed with SILLY situational comedy. The chase often takes the main characters across roof tops until the fall/jump through a skylight/window and interrupt some random people doing something silly. From here the chase usually runs next door, or downstairs to another equally random and silly group of people who do NOT react to the situation in the way real people would.
For example, when the cops chasing Tom Cruise fly into the apartment the woman can be heard saying "get out! what re you doing? are you crazy?" Stuff like that.
Now if cops, chasing a criminal, suddenly burst through your living room window right now, what would you say and do?
2. In Troy there is a scene where Brad is sleeping. He's supposed to be with the army. But he's stayed behind and slept in. So they send a messenger to get him. The messenger sneaks into his tent, but Brad... er. Achilles... is such a great and keen warrior that he is already awake and feigning sleep. He is already aware of the intruder, and suddenly, without warning, his hand strikes out and catches the intruder in his vice like grip!! (cue dramatic music)
Yawn..
How many movies have I seen that scene in? God, save me from lame, hackneyed movie scenes.
I want to see a scene that depicts a great warrior’s experience by showing his exaggerated startle response when someone sneaks up on him. Exaggerated Startle Response is a symptom of PTSD and is a common reaction among people that have experienced combat and excessive physical violence. Lets see brad shout in alarm, spring from the bed in a flash, rip the kids arm off, and beat him with it before he even realizes what he's done.
Anyway, are there any hackneyed movie scenes that you've seen way too many times in way too many movies?
I'm not really trying to be negative here, just trying to find out what people are tired of seeing. Minority Report was a great movie, even with the lame chase scene.
So what are they?
1. In minority report (and dozens of other action movies, most notably in my mind is the Dirty Harry movies) there is a running fight/chase sequence where the "high action" of the chase is interspersed with SILLY situational comedy. The chase often takes the main characters across roof tops until the fall/jump through a skylight/window and interrupt some random people doing something silly. From here the chase usually runs next door, or downstairs to another equally random and silly group of people who do NOT react to the situation in the way real people would.
For example, when the cops chasing Tom Cruise fly into the apartment the woman can be heard saying "get out! what re you doing? are you crazy?" Stuff like that.
Now if cops, chasing a criminal, suddenly burst through your living room window right now, what would you say and do?
2. In Troy there is a scene where Brad is sleeping. He's supposed to be with the army. But he's stayed behind and slept in. So they send a messenger to get him. The messenger sneaks into his tent, but Brad... er. Achilles... is such a great and keen warrior that he is already awake and feigning sleep. He is already aware of the intruder, and suddenly, without warning, his hand strikes out and catches the intruder in his vice like grip!! (cue dramatic music)
Yawn..
How many movies have I seen that scene in? God, save me from lame, hackneyed movie scenes.
I want to see a scene that depicts a great warrior’s experience by showing his exaggerated startle response when someone sneaks up on him. Exaggerated Startle Response is a symptom of PTSD and is a common reaction among people that have experienced combat and excessive physical violence. Lets see brad shout in alarm, spring from the bed in a flash, rip the kids arm off, and beat him with it before he even realizes what he's done.
Anyway, are there any hackneyed movie scenes that you've seen way too many times in way too many movies?
I'm not really trying to be negative here, just trying to find out what people are tired of seeing. Minority Report was a great movie, even with the lame chase scene.
That one ticks me off, because if someone's stalking me, and I've just sucker-punched him, I'm going to press the advantage and keep stabbing / eye-gouging / strangling the 
