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Things that are irritating in movies/shows

posted 6 years ago by WickedStorm (405)
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Ok, I know it's in the script. But I can't stand:

When something is clearly someone's fault, and someone else is consoling them and telling them that is isn't. And they even cover it up so the person at fault has no consequences. Even worse is when the offender (who might even have caused innocent people to die) is a "hero" at the end, and never had to face the bad they did.

When a character is being a bitch/bastard and NOBODY tells them off. They all just stay silent and bend over backwards for the snotty one.

Same formula, different show. (Example -family sitcom with super-cool older sister/nerdy younger brother who hits on her friends and us shot down every time)

What irritates you?

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

shaky camera
cgi

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

In buddy cops shows in general:

One of them gets a hunch or a lead to follow... one that could put them in danger. Yet, they NEVER TELL their partner. They just go off on their own, or tell their partner: "There's something I want to check out." or words to that effect.

Often they wind up dead, and the remaining partner is left to carry on without critical information that wasn't shared with him/her.

The X-Files was particularly bad for this. Mulder was always dismissing Scully while he went off on his own.

[–] WickedStorm (405) 6 years ago

That or more annoying - they get someone else killed because that person didn't have that information.

I never watched the X-files much. But I do remember one episode when she let the "bad guy" think his friend ratted him out. He then killed his friend, who had done nothing wrong.