The Film/TV Tropes We'll Never Escape - And Why

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What are the worst movie and TV clichés you can think of? From the escalating misunderstandings that could easily be cleared up if someone just explained to the action hero effortlessly outrunning explosions, so often stories resort to lazy, easy shortcuts we’ve seen a million times before. When are they effective or timeless, and when is this just a boring lack of imagination?

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00:00 What's the real reason Hollywood reuses clichés?
00:57 The fated kiss is interrupted
02:00 Groups always want to split up
03:13 The effortless makeover transformation
04:52 MUBI
05:57 Action hero doing one last job
07:11 The convenient news segment
08:05 Hacking is as easy as hitting a few keys
09:27 Which clichés stand out to you?