20+ Boring Clichés In Movies That We Are Just So Done With
In filmmaking, when something is done once, it’s originality. When it’s done to death, it’s a cliché.
While cliché work amazingly well in movies, some have been done so many times that people are starting to get sick of them. Because of how well they work, moviemakers and screenwriters abuse them, making them super predictable in movies. What’s the joy of watching a story unfold onscreen when you already know what will happen?
And not just moviegoers, but critics as well. Despite the beautiful cinematic work, when a movie becomes predictable, it kills any motivation for the critics to watch the movie. Or at least, get the movie on its good side. Which leads to bad reviews and demotivates moviegoers to watch the movies even more.
This is why moviemakers are trying to do new things to avoid the cliché that have been done to death. Let’s see the 20 boring cliché in movies that we are just so done with.
An average girl who is attracted to the most gorgeous guy at school always looks better than the most attractive girl in school. After a makeover, of course.
The meanest girl in school has two unintelligent goons who are always around her. And one of them, deep down, doesn't want to be there.
Nobody will notice if the main character cross dresses. Even when it's obvious.
If the main character is fleeing from someone and gets into a car, it will not start until the bad guys are quite close.
If the main character is chasing someone, they will very certainly collide with just about anything. And likely survive the crash.
If the main character is wanted by the police, they will stroll into a café at the precise same time that their photo is displayed on TV with the words "wanted."
If someone is shot while hiding behind a sofa, nothing will ever pass through, even bullets. That is some excellent furniture!
Even when it's freezing outside, the characters stay warm by wearing light clothing.
If someone has to babysit, the children will almost certainly be wailing, screaming monsters.
Piranhas are shown in movies as terrifying monsters who pick off human flesh. In reality, they rarely assault humans or consume carrion.
In reality, it's difficult to communicate through the blaring music in a nightclub, yet people in movies can hear one another quite well.
The main character frequently fails to inform others of their intentions, and so puts themselves in odd circumstances. Communication would have made everything OK.
In movies, when someone's heart stops, a defibrillator is used to restart it. However, it is actually used to re-establish a regular heartbeat when the heart is beating abnormally.
Labor in the movies begins with the expecting mother wailing, grasping her tummy, and declaring, "I think it's time." And then she'll scream, tighten her fists, and do all sorts of strange things. Most of the time, real labor looks nothing like this.
Almost all aliens are fluent in English. And if an alien is speaking in its own tongue, it is extremely possible that they understand English as well.
The Moon never wanes; it’s always full. There are no moon phases.
The villain is always the wisest individual.
Only until the shadows cast by giant alien spacecraft envelop the entire city are they spotted.
While cliché work amazingly well in movies, some have been done so many times that people are starting to get sick of them. Because of how well they work, moviemakers and screenwriters abuse them, making them super predictable in movies. What’s the joy of watching a story unfold onscreen when you already know what will happen?
And not just moviegoers, but critics as well. Despite the beautiful cinematic work, when a movie becomes predictable, it kills any motivation for the critics to watch the movie. Or at least, get the movie on its good side. Which leads to bad reviews and demotivates moviegoers to watch the movies even more.
This is why moviemakers are trying to do new things to avoid the cliché that have been done to death. Let’s see the 20 boring cliché in movies that we are just so done with.
#1 Means Girl
Source: © Mean Girls / Paramount Pictures and co-producers, © Mean Girls / Paramount Pictures and co-producers
An average girl who is attracted to the most gorgeous guy at school always looks better than the most attractive girl in school. After a makeover, of course.
The meanest girl in school has two unintelligent goons who are always around her. And one of them, deep down, doesn't want to be there.
Nobody will notice if the main character cross dresses. Even when it's obvious.
#2 Harry Potter & Twilight
Source: © Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 / Warner Bros. and co-producers, © The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 / Summit Entertainment and co-producers
If the main character is fleeing from someone and gets into a car, it will not start until the bad guys are quite close.
If the main character is chasing someone, they will very certainly collide with just about anything. And likely survive the crash.
If the main character is wanted by the police, they will stroll into a café at the precise same time that their photo is displayed on TV with the words "wanted."
#3 Beauty and the Beast & Mirror Mirror
Source: © Beauty and the Beast / Walt Disney Pictures and co-producers, © Mirror Mirror / Relativity Media and co-producers
If someone is shot while hiding behind a sofa, nothing will ever pass through, even bullets. That is some excellent furniture!
Even when it's freezing outside, the characters stay warm by wearing light clothing.
If someone has to babysit, the children will almost certainly be wailing, screaming monsters.
#4 Miss Congeniality
Source: © Miss Congeniality / Castle Rock Entertainment and co-producers, © Miss Congeniality / Castle Rock Entertainment and co-producers
Piranhas are shown in movies as terrifying monsters who pick off human flesh. In reality, they rarely assault humans or consume carrion.
In reality, it's difficult to communicate through the blaring music in a nightclub, yet people in movies can hear one another quite well.
The main character frequently fails to inform others of their intentions, and so puts themselves in odd circumstances. Communication would have made everything OK.
#5 Friends
Source: © Friends / Bright / Kauffman / Crane Productions and co-producers
In movies, when someone's heart stops, a defibrillator is used to restart it. However, it is actually used to re-establish a regular heartbeat when the heart is beating abnormally.
Labor in the movies begins with the expecting mother wailing, grasping her tummy, and declaring, "I think it's time." And then she'll scream, tighten her fists, and do all sorts of strange things. Most of the time, real labor looks nothing like this.
Almost all aliens are fluent in English. And if an alien is speaking in its own tongue, it is extremely possible that they understand English as well.
#6 Titanic
Source: © Titanic / Twentieth Century Fox and co-producers
The Moon never wanes; it’s always full. There are no moon phases.
The villain is always the wisest individual.
Only until the shadows cast by giant alien spacecraft envelop the entire city are they spotted.
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