Cliche's in fiction that annoy you most

[Terminate421]

Female: "I'm desperatly in love with you all of the sudden!"
Male: "We've only known each other for 2 days and I already want to turn this into a porn scene."


OR

Male/Female: So I'm the *Insert bad guy here*'s Daughter/Son

OR

Women are automatically seen as mature and smart while men are nothing but slightly taller masculine and immature horny assholes (Thanks for helping that image Nathan Drake)

 

[Walter44]

with number 4 in the OP, I always have to think of this [http://www.digitalunrestcomic.com/index.php?date=2007-06-18]

and well, that's pretty much what bugs me also. especially, because I just don't get it. Why do they think that our medium hasn't evolved a bit in the last 30 years and is still about levels and high scores? I bet there are enough people out there who just wouldn't believe you, if you told them about the concepts of, say GTA and Fallout. You know? Going through an open, connected world and interacting with characters while experiencing a story instead of going from the beginning of a level to the end a few times and then punching 3 letters in a highscore table?

OK, that's probably enough material for another thread, but it just really starts to piss me off. I even watched a TV show where the host and his guests played on the "Playstation Wii"...ugh...

Besides that, there's also the portrayal of nerds and geeks in movies. As some of you already pointed out, even if the nerds are the main characters and not just the "funny/techy/eccentric/fat/any-combination-of-that-and-more sidekick", they often still achieve their goal by, in the end, stopping to be nerds. Besides the obvious stupidity of this message ("You can only be happy if you stop being yourself") it bears the question: If they can change so easily from geek-mode to getting the girl or whatever they wanted, why didn't they do it in the first place? They have been in this situation a few years before the movie started, so why now?

Oh, and the "fact" that people seem to limit their romantic relationships to their own race. I can't really remember seeing a couple that's part black and part white, for example. It's only a pet peeve, especially because I hear that this is actually quite common in the real world too (I don't have too many non-white acquaintances), but it still kinda bugs me...

 

[Vault101]

That humans always ALWAYS are the big heroes. Its always teh humans that are the bulk of the good armies, its always human heroes that defeat the big bad guy and its always humans that take command. Sure other races help - but Its always humans that are the most important...

And then theres the thing that other races has to be dead or dying in some way. Like LotR where the elves are fleeing and becoming rare and the dwarves are getting their shit wrecked. We see that again in games like DA. Why cant the elves be the big race for once? Or the dwarves? Why always the most boring idiotic race of humans? >_>

and if its not that the story itself seems to be taking every opertunity to remind us how much humans suck (you bastards!!!!)

worst offender..AVATAR

 

[artanis_neravar]

1. The hero has defeated the villain and he's on his knees. The hero decides to spare him but then the villain tries to get one last shot on the hero and in the panic the hero has to kill him.

They dont do that here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcHOM_465Vw

 

[spartandude]

A good looking guy and a good looking girl speak to eachother once and will have fallen inlove by the end of it all. An example of this done well (where it worked because they had decent conversations) would be Empire Strikes Back, an example of it done painfully would be Forc Unleashed

Also why is it the bad guy is always either British or Russian. the cold war ended atleast 20 years ago and the war of 1812 a little before that

 

[artanis_neravar]

A good looking guy and a good looking girl speak to eachother once and will have fallen inlove by the end of it all. An example of this done well (where it worked because they had decent conversations) would be Empire Strikes Back, an example of it done painfully would be Forc Unleashed

Also why is it the bad guy is always either British or Russian. the cold war ended atleast 20 years ago and the war of 1812 a little before that

"America had enemies before the Muslims"
"The Russians?"
"no before that"
"The Germans?"
"Before that"
"...The Germans again?"

 

[Togs]

"SCIENCE IS EVIL!!".

Anyone who is middle to upper class is the bad guy 90% of the time.

A working class dullard will be the hero 90% of the time.

The law is completely broken and its easy for guilty people to get away with it.

Its ok to be a moody and rude loner as it automatically makes you deep and mysterious.

....God I could go on for days....

 

[Vault101]

with number 4 in the OP, I always have to think of this [http://www.digitalunrestcomic.com/index.php?date=2007-06-18]

and well, that's pretty much what bugs me also. especially, because I just don't get it. Why do they think that our medium hasn't evolved a bit in the last 30 years and is still about levels and high scores? I bet there are enough people out there who just wouldn't believe you, if you told them about the concepts of, say GTA and Fallout. You know? Going through an open, connected world and interacting with characters while experiencing a story instead of going from the beginning of a level to the end a few times and then punching 3 letters in a highscore table?

OK, that's probably enough material for another thread, but it just really starts to piss me off. I even watched a TV show where the host and his guests played on the "Playstation Wii"...ugh...

Besides that, there's also the portrayal of nerds and geeks in movies. As some of you already pointed out, even if the nerds are the main characters and not just the "funny/techy/eccentric/fat/any-combination-of-that-and-more sidekick", they often still achieve their goal by, in the end, stopping to be nerds. Besides the obvious stupidity of this message ("You can only be happy if you stop being yourself") it bears the question: If they can change so easily from geek-mode to getting the girl or whatever they wanted, why didn't they do it in the first place? They have been in this situation a few years before the movie started, so why now?

Oh, and the "fact" that people seem to limit their romantic relationships to their own race. I can't really remember seeing a couple that's part black and part white, for example. It's only a pet peeve, especially because I hear that this is actually quite common in the real world too (I don't have too many non-white acquaintances), but it still kinda bugs me...

because the worst offenders are usually targeted towards your mum...or somthing

anyway geeky girls are a rare creature and will usually stop being geeky (take off glassses=hot)in order to get what they want OR she and her geeky love interest will be the "Beta" couple or a last minute match up

 

[VaudevillianVeteran]

it doesnt nessicaryly have to be a cliche, but mabye somthing that comes up alot that you notice[/B]

here are mine

1. the unflinching explosion walk, we all know it its just simply done too many times

2. I dont know if anyone else notices this as much..anyway

this double standard/Idea that women are more mature than men, as the men will always be doing wacky/goofy/fun things while the female will look on disaprovingly, and all she wants to do is make him grow up and have kids with her..I supose an example is "Kocked Up"

3. everything in bad romantic comedies...."oh Im just a quirky yet smoking hot woman/man who just cant find true love!!" ...and everything else

4.this comes up more in TV but the absolute rediculous levels in which they get anything game/computer related wrong

seriously you dont even have to be a geek/nerd to notice, Ive been noticing this crap since I was a kid

like the worst example in I think NCIS, theres this gamer chick, it went somthign like this

*looking at computer monitor*"is that a 12 core?"
"yeah, I have to have faster response time...."
"wait?...you have the high scroe in all the MMORPG's?"
"all of them"

yes thats right the high score in every MMO ever[/B]

...Did you quote most of those examples from Cracked?

OT: Everything needs a romantic sub-plot apparently. If there is a woman introduced into an all male scenario, there will be a romantic sub-plot. Here I am just enjoying my explosions when Mary. B. Hugetits appears. Oh joy. Expect there to be a long kiss in the helicopter as they escape.

 

[ZehMadScientist]

And yeah. I completely agree with the geek stuff. Especially when they show computers hacking into everything. I wouldn't be surprised if they hacked into a cat next.

LOL, thanks man that made my day ^^.

OT: Whenever the villains henchmen never seem to be able to shoot straight while the hero/heroine makes his/her escape. I mean, when as a villain, you are hiring your staff for your world domination inc. the first thing you look for is that they can properly aim right?

Job Interview:
Q: "Can you shoot a gun properly?"

A: "I have worse aim than a one-eyed near-sighted senile old man with an amputated left arm, but I can make delicious cake."

"You're Hired."

 

[Vault101]

Really
im the first?

THROWAWAY ROMANTIC SUBPLOTS.
Screw the HELL off. Not only does this demote every female lead into just the lead characters bit on side, its regularly done with no tact chemistry or style. They just do it because we expect it.

I dont mind when they put in the writing and the effort and make sure theres on screen chemistry, but forcing one into every goddam movie is lazy offensive and doesn't even appeal to the people they want it to. ARGGGHH
/rant

ever seen I,robot? its got elements of both dumb action block buster...and somthign a little more

strangley enough they dont make the male and female lead hook up which you would kind of expect them too...which I respect the film a little better for it

except of coarse for Shia labouf.....seriously what the FUCK were you doing in that movie? (he turns up for two second a the start and near the end...he adds nothing to it)

 

[spartandude]

also one thing that annoys me is gun sounds. Ive heard guns firing and they sound like loud deep pops tbh (well usual uns do) but why is it that in most things guns sound like theres a nuke going off everytime the trigger is pressed.

 

[artanis_neravar]

OT: Whenever the villains henchmen never seem to be able to shoot straight while the hero/heroine makes his/her escape. I mean, when as a villain, you are hiring your staff for your world domination inc. the first thing you look for is that they can properly aim right?

Job Interview:
Q: "Can you shoot a gun properly?"

A: "I have worse aim than a one-eyed near-sighted senile old man with an amputated left arm, but I can make delicious cake."

"You're Hired."

^Stormtrooper Syndrome
Probably already been said but when the bad guy has to set up some long elaborate slow way to kill the hero so that the villain can explain his entire evil plan and then leave the room giving the hero time to break out and stop him (Yeah I'm looking at you James Bond).

 

[Vault101]

it doesnt nessicaryly have to be a cliche, but mabye somthing that comes up alot that you notice[/B]

here are mine

1. the unflinching explosion walk, we all know it its just simply done too many times

2. I dont know if anyone else notices this as much..anyway

this double standard/Idea that women are more mature than men, as the men will always be doing wacky/goofy/fun things while the female will look on disaprovingly, and all she wants to do is make him grow up and have kids with her..I supose an example is "Kocked Up"

3. everything in bad romantic comedies...."oh Im just a quirky yet smoking hot woman/man who just cant find true love!!" ...and everything else

4.this comes up more in TV but the absolute rediculous levels in which they get anything game/computer related wrong

seriously you dont even have to be a geek/nerd to notice, Ive been noticing this crap since I was a kid

like the worst example in I think NCIS, theres this gamer chick, it went somthign like this

*looking at computer monitor*"is that a 12 core?"
"yeah, I have to have faster response time...."
"wait?...you have the high scroe in all the MMORPG's?"
"all of them"

yes thats right the high score in every MMO ever[/B]

...Did you quote most of those examples from Cracked?

OT: Everything needs a romantic sub-plot apparently. If there is a woman introduced into an all male scenario, there will be a romantic sub-plot. Here I am just enjoying my explosions when Mary. B. Hugetits appears. Oh joy. Expect there to be a long kiss in the helicopter as they escape.

Not directly, the MMO highscore inceident I had the "pleasure" of seeing on TV

but I guess cracked help refresh my memory

 

[artanis_neravar]

The fact that people still think Nicholas Cage is a good actor

 

[LiudvikasT]

Don't get me started:
1. "We played god and now it bit us in the ass" - science is awesome and everything it does is awesome, scientists could murder babies for science and it still would be awesome. Glados knows best.
2. "Aliens are humans with wrinkly heads" - if we ever met extraterrestrial intelligence it would be vastly different and scifi should show that properly.
3. "If you ask for a lawyer - you are guilty" - any one with half a brain would ask for lawyer and shut up, every single time when talking with law enforcement.

 

[Fidelias]

I hate it whenever they portray gamers in shows and movies as being these geeks who can't interact with people and live with their mother until they're 40 years old. I mean, sure, there's some people out there that do this, I'm sure. But this isn't the 1950's anymore! There are thousands of people who play games nowadays, not just the geeky kids. There are probably a whole lot more people who play games nowadays than people who don't. So why are we shown as the creepy guy who spouts off MMO items off the top of his head?