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/Blastoise_R_Us 16d ago

Oh I’m seeing the hell out of this but if they named any of the characters Jonah I may throw a soda at the screen.

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u/PlagueKing27 16d ago

Could be worse. One of them might be an Ahab

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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