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/FaithlessnessBorn266 16d ago

If you think this is crazy, I got this movie named Alien you need to watch

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u/LuckyStrikesMFT 16d ago

TBF, had Ash not been on board, I feel like Ripley would’ve been able to ensure that the quarantine procedures were properly followed… having said that, Kane was really fucking stupid for fucking with the giant space scrotum they found in a desolate ship

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u/shutyourkidup 16d ago

Shoulda just nuked the site from orbit.

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u/UpAndNo 16d ago

It's the only way to be sure.

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u/FeralPsychonaut 15d ago

Prometheus and Covenant are even worse about it.