r/TopCharacterTropes • u/MammothPenguin69 • 16d ago

Hated Tropes Stupid Contrived Survival Stories

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  1. 12 Feet Deep - Two idiots decide they absolutely positively MUST go swimming in a pool after it's closed. An incredibly contrived sequence of events happens so they get stuck in a pool. So the movie can happen.

  2. Frozen (not that one) - Three idiots decide they absolutely positively MUST get on a ski-lift after it's closed. To the point of bribing the operator who for some stupid reason doesn't say anything. Do the movie can happen. Also, Wolves are not that aggressive. They are typically shy and avoid humans.

  3. 47 Meters Down- Arguably the most believable scenario on this list. It's still really stupid.

  4. Fall- Two idiots decide to climb an abandoned radio tower without proper equipment that would make escaping their predicament trivially easy. Stop me if you've heard this one before

so the movie can happen.

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u/PlagueKing27 16d ago

Could be worse. One of them might be an Ahab

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u/DaBiChef 16d ago

Captain of the rescue team is named Allie Hab. Her jacket reveals A.Hab at the end before credits roll.

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u/TheSnekDen 16d ago

Nah, put that reveal as the post credits scene to setup the Whale Cinematic Universe

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u/Blastoise_R_Us 16d ago

ANY goddamn cutesy whale-adjacent name.

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u/MellifluousSussura 16d ago

My name is Jonah Ahab-Willy and I’m here to talk to you about Whales

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u/Mrwright96 16d ago

I think there is only ONE piece of media made for non children I let the cutesy naming reference thing pass for is Project Hail Mary, but even then it was pushing it for me…

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u/CenturyEggsAndRice 16d ago

T. Wellerman

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u/Ghost_Of_Malatesta 16d ago

Having read the book, expect a cannery row by steinbeck reference (maybe)