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Some clichés I've noticed in movies.

Horror:

  • Naked girls
  • Lots of screaming
  • Jumpy scenes due to sound effects
  • Closing eyes while the bad guy is right behind them
  • Looking in the mirror, opening so we don't see the mirror, and closing the mirror where the bad guy is right behind them
  • The group will separate and die one by one
  • Characters have time to stop, cry and comfort each other, and most likely have sex with the serial killer still on the loose

Action:

  • Explosions occur quite often
  • People who are dying saying something beautiful
  • Unlimited ammo
  • Everyone knows how to hijack cars without it beeping
  • When people are on the run, they look back a lot
  • The guy with a common object (a pipe or vase) will defeat the bad guy with the gun
  • You can open lock by shooting at it
  • Spies and secret agents hide their identity by living luxuriously, not blending in
  • Saying: "Is that the best you can do?" and "I've got a bad feeling about this."
  • A sexy woman who can handle firearm will be able to shoot with accuracy while her opponent constantly misses, despite her running in high heels

Psychological Thriller:

  • The whole thing was a dream
  • They were imagining the whole thing
  • The bad guy was actually themselves
  • Lots of hallucinations that seem realistic

Romance:

  • The man is a bad boy and the woman is innocent
  • The heroine is "average" looking but ends up having an amazing personality and intelligence that the man cannot resist
  • When the couple makes up after a fight or break up, they will kiss in a crowd (passionately, usually with the girl's hands grabbing man's face) and the camera will circle them, zoom out, and show the near-future where the couple are happily together
  • An ex-wife never chases her ex-husband, but the ex-husband will flirt his way back to his ex-wife's heart
  • Men really care about everything and listen to everything the woman has to say and disregard their own feelings/thoughts
  • If two people hate each other at first, they will end up being in love
  • The ugly girl turns into a swan, even though her "ugly" is actually kinda pretty

Comedy:

  • If there is a duo, one is very charming/popular and the other is a black sheep
  • Excessive cursing
  • Minor injuries
  • Usually has a party going on (drugs and drinks included)
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