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Worst Movie Stereotypes?
Posted on 4/19/14 at 5:11 pm
Posted on 4/19/14 at 5:11 pm
What are the cinematic stereotypes that really make you cringe?
1. The Roid Raiging General - Think Avatar. I'm sure there are some overly aggressive military figures in real life, but Hollywood needs to take a fvcking chill pill on these archetypes. These blood-thirsty meatheads they conjure up are completely unrealistic and sometimes I find them borderline insulting to some of the real leaders we have in our military.
2. The Jobless Sailor - I always find it funny (usually in rom coms) when there's a character who doesn't have a job but just lives and works on his sailboat. He doesn't have any money yet he somehow managed to score a $400K boat and can afford a slip in a Marina overlooking the downtown harbor. Ok.
Any others?
1. The Roid Raiging General - Think Avatar. I'm sure there are some overly aggressive military figures in real life, but Hollywood needs to take a fvcking chill pill on these archetypes. These blood-thirsty meatheads they conjure up are completely unrealistic and sometimes I find them borderline insulting to some of the real leaders we have in our military.
2. The Jobless Sailor - I always find it funny (usually in rom coms) when there's a character who doesn't have a job but just lives and works on his sailboat. He doesn't have any money yet he somehow managed to score a $400K boat and can afford a slip in a Marina overlooking the downtown harbor. Ok.
Any others?
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Posted on 4/19/14 at 5:13 pm to FootballNostradamus
successful minorities
Posted on 4/19/14 at 5:15 pm to FootballNostradamus
The African American nuclear family.
I kid.
I kid.
This post was edited on 4/19/14 at 5:15 pm
Posted on 4/19/14 at 5:15 pm to FootballNostradamus
I feel like there's a Redneck in every movie these days.
Posted on 4/19/14 at 5:16 pm to FootballNostradamus
I am sick of the comic relief, oversexed sister of any female protagonist.
Posted on 4/19/14 at 5:19 pm to FootballNostradamus
oh god. i could write a research paper on this shite
also from avatar, the sigourney weaver sympathetic scientist
the stupid arse police chief characters like dennis leary from amazing spiderman (every character in that movie is a stereotype)
the inept black partner, i.e. rush hour
lawyers cracking shitty one liners like in Suits
i could go on and on
also from avatar, the sigourney weaver sympathetic scientist
the stupid arse police chief characters like dennis leary from amazing spiderman (every character in that movie is a stereotype)
the inept black partner, i.e. rush hour
lawyers cracking shitty one liners like in Suits
i could go on and on
Posted on 4/19/14 at 5:33 pm to FootballNostradamus
Not that I don't dig movies that this happens in (Oliver Platt/Executive Decision being exhibit A) but the "I didn't sign up for this" braniac nerd who finds his inner badass has been played relentless.
Posted on 4/19/14 at 6:04 pm to FootballNostradamus
That air conditioning hasn't made it to the South yet.
Posted on 4/19/14 at 6:06 pm to FootballNostradamus
The cop who "doesn't play by the rules." I honestly think a lot of our problems with law enforcement stem from these guys watching too many of those movies growing up. The rules are there for a reason, and it's mostly to protect citizens from out of control assholes.
Posted on 4/19/14 at 6:09 pm to FootballNostradamus
fat loser guy with hot wife
Posted on 4/19/14 at 6:09 pm to FootballNostradamus
forgot a big one. hollywood's portrayal of southerners. it's downright pitiful
Posted on 4/19/14 at 7:16 pm to FootballNostradamus
bad guys with the worst aim ever in history
Posted on 4/19/14 at 7:28 pm to FootballNostradamus
women action characters who fall and always land like this
Posted on 4/19/14 at 8:14 pm to FootballNostradamus
The branches of law enforcement battling each other.
"This is MY crime scene!"
"Not anymore!"
"This is MY crime scene!"
"Not anymore!"
This post was edited on 4/19/14 at 8:15 pm
Posted on 4/19/14 at 9:07 pm to FootballNostradamus
Not sure if this has been mentioned, but I hate it when characters can live in a 2k sqft apartment in Manhattan while working some crap job.
Posted on 4/19/14 at 9:39 pm to FootballNostradamus
quote:
1. The Roid Raiging General - Think Avatar. I'm sure there are some overly aggressive military figures in real life, but Hollywood needs to take a fvcking chill pill on these archetypes. These blood-thirsty meatheads they conjure up are completely unrealistic and sometimes I find them borderline insulting to some of the real leaders we have in our military
Unfortunately, there are a lot of Colonels that are EXACTLY like the Colonel in Avatar.
I'd say a worse stereotype is the stupid officer that has to be bailed out by the "brilliant Soldier".
Posted on 4/19/14 at 10:00 pm to FootballNostradamus
The wise old black man is getting worn out.
A few examples
Scatman Crothers - The Shining
Laurence Fishburn - The Matrix
Morgan Freeman - Everything He Does
Denzel Washington - Book of Eli
Bill Cobbs - Get Low (good under the radar flick btw)
Ron Glass - Firefly
This pretty much goes back to Uncle Remus days. I actually like the trope for the most part. But it has gotten to be overused by lazy filmmakers.
A few examples
Scatman Crothers - The Shining
Laurence Fishburn - The Matrix
Morgan Freeman - Everything He Does
Denzel Washington - Book of Eli
Bill Cobbs - Get Low (good under the radar flick btw)
Ron Glass - Firefly
This pretty much goes back to Uncle Remus days. I actually like the trope for the most part. But it has gotten to be overused by lazy filmmakers.
Posted on 4/19/14 at 10:02 pm to FootballNostradamus
The way that the South is portrayed by Hollywood and especially TV is sickening. I recently wrote a research paper on it.
Posted on 4/20/14 at 2:16 am to FootballNostradamus
Will smith
Posted on 4/20/14 at 6:12 am to FootballNostradamus
Bad guys empty a whole clip and can't hit the broad side of a barn.
Good guy shoots the bad guys with one bullet each.
Someone always has to fall every fricken time!
Good guy shoots the bad guys with one bullet each.
Someone always has to fall every fricken time!
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