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/MammothPenguin69 16d ago

You're not wrong. Whalefall looks awesome for all the wrong reasons.

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u/Kratomius 16d ago edited 16d ago

Only reason i'm not going to watch that movie is because of thalassophobia. It's interesting premise although physically impossible. Even blue whales gullet is only a size of a grapefruit.

EDIT: Spermwhales gullet is 20 inches wide, not large enough to swallow an adult whole, especially if said adult is wearing diving gear.

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u/thepvbrother 16d ago

I thought it was a sperm whale

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u/Kratomius 16d ago

20inch wide gullet on spermwhale. Still not quite enough to swallow adult, especially if said adult is wearing diving gear.

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u/SailboatAB 16d ago

20 inches seems to be more than enough to encourage spelunkers to climb into a cave opening and get stuck, so I think it would work.