r/TopCharacterTropes • • 16d ago

Hated Tropes Stupid Contrived Survival Stories

  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/steely_dave 16d ago

Introduction of the Effects of Gravity Cinematic Universe

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u/dern_the_hermit 16d ago

I loved when she exclaimed, "It's Fallin' time!" and then fell all over.

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u/G00DLuck 15d ago

All things considered, it was a descent movie.

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u/pacomadreja 15d ago

It didn't go that far down.

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u/edgiepower 15d ago

This happens to me quite regularly. Realistic film.

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u/Negative_Cow_8766 15d ago

Air Bud is my favorite cinematic universe

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u/mr-kvideogameguy 15d ago

"Sir Issac Newton will return in Fall:Doomsday"

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u/Exotic-Reindeer1994 13d ago

Newton's favorite.