That sounds like how the idea of the "Alpha wolf" is still so common in media even though it was based on a study of wolves in captivity that has since been debunked by its own author.
The greatest of all bomb shows, though, Thames TV's Danger UXB, wasn't afraid to blown up anybody in the cast. But of course it was a mini-series. Since we seem to share an affinity for a certain movie...
Person A doesn't want to kill anyone. But they get in a fight or struggle, and Person B falls and their head hits right on a rock, table, fireplace or something else hard, and they die.
A completely different trope; I just realized I'm not a big fan of the thing where a character loses their memory and then gets tricked into working for the wrong side, gets tricked into thinking his friends are his enemies, or whatever. Kor
Those naturally-occurring (or sometimes man-made) theme park rides movie characters always seem to find underground.
It's not so much a trope as it is a technical aspect of TV/movies. I HATE Shakey Cam, the Jason Borne series made me nautious while watching. Seriously, we have Steadi Cam for a reason, USE IT. Also, I hate lots of Jump Cuts in fight / action scenes. Minimize the Jump Cuts, less is better. Also, don't be afraid to show foot work. And if your weapon has ammo, be consistent on ammo count, don't just mysteriously shoot 10-rounds out of a 6-round revolver. Also, ammo going empty at the most perfectly inconvenient of times for "Dramatic Effect".
The first Jason Bourne movie wasn't shaky cam.. The rest were and agree, couldn't tell who was doing what.
Speaking of shaky cam, I can understand a certain amount of dynamic camera movement in action scenes. But it easily becomes overdone and nauseating. And I'm not big on the meandering 'handheld camera' thing going on with more stationary scenes like ordinary conversations, such as these for instance: I suppose it's meant to add a feel of documentary-type 'realism' or 'immediacy' to this type of scene, but to me it comes off as lazy filmmaking. Kor
One thing about certain kinds of procedurals like House and Monk. The message they don’t seem to acknowledge they’re sending is “It’s okay to be different or eccentric, but only if you happen to be really really good at something.”
I think it's worse than that, actually. The message I get from them is "It's okay to be different or eccentric, but only if you happen to be really good at something at which most other people suck."
The Bourne Identity was made by Doug Liman and didn't have shaky cam. Paul Greengrass took over for The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum and Jason Bourne and those DID have shaky cam (to nauseating results )
The Big Bang Theory. Elementary, Rick & Morty, etc. It normalizes being a total asshole if you think you have superior intelligence.
I was more focused on the cases like Monk that imply that the characters wouldn't be expected to show empathy for someone who has a mental illness if he weren't useful, but yes.
See every Friday the 13th film after the 1980 original. There's no way anyone would be caught and killed by Jason when common sense and survival instincts would have Jason being tricked and/or killed almost every time.
Ahh yep, not to mention that seeing as how many movies there's been in the series, that his victims should have become wise to his tricks by now. Another trope is the ski vacation trope where it's guaranteed an accident will happen.