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/5WattBulb 16d ago

Also in defense of that, ski resort employees are either morons or are conpletely high all the time, even the ski patrol. Ive been yelled at on several occasions at different parks when they "close" a run. They close the bottom, BEFORE they close the top, so we start going and then run up against a fence. No we couldnt see it from the top asshat.

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u/Barlow04 16d ago

I watched it at a game night with my wife's cousins and a few of us got high. We made sure that even if the characters weren't, someone was high during that plot for the realism lol

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u/Gullible_Shoulder_70 16d ago

No need to defend the movie. It’s pretty decent. OP has a chip on his shoulder. We got a Comic Book Guy level virgin here making posts.

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u/5WattBulb 16d ago

I definately enjoyed the movie. I think that anyone who has ever gone skiing/snowboarding has had that nightmare or at least thought of that scenario at least once.

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u/thatisascarecrow1 15d ago

I saw it probably ten years ago and don't really remember much, except that I enjoyed it

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u/NewAudience6075 16d ago

It's an awesome movie and you did a great job.