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/Different_Ad_5266 16d ago

That's also pretty close  to the Descent 

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u/KimberStormer 16d ago

Obviously The Descent is much better but I felt like it and 47 Meters Down were pretty comparable especially insofar as both are much better and more scary before the monsters/sharks.

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u/MfD2027 16d ago

You are a little slow, how exactly would 47 meters had been better before they encountered the sharks?

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u/KimberStormer 16d ago

Well I mean without the silly CGI sharks chasing them around like movie monsters; when it's just them and the cage and no air and the bends to worry about. That's plenty to be incredibly terrifying!