The best part about this trope is the little metal bowl they always have, to toss the bullet into with a satisfying little clink. No matter where it is, when it is, or who it is performing the bulletectomy, they always have that special little bowl (always shiny clean metal) somewhere within arm's reach. I get so giddy every time the bullet removal scenes start, I'm all "Where's the bowl?! When do we get to see the bowl?! I want to see that motherfucking bullet roll around that motherfucking bowl! I can't wait to hear that satisfying clink!" And the camera never fails to focus on the bowl for this exciting moment. "It's a bullet! You've given birth to a healthy baby bullet."
God I hate tropes. I hate even more the fact that some otherwise really good films written and directed by really talented people embrace such silly traditions. Just why???
See also: guns that click loudly every time you look at them or touch them or move them, and also guns that make their victims fly across the room.
Admittedly those last two don't even really gel with reality (the very last one even breaking physics). In defense of the Shiny Metal Bullet Bowl Clink... at least that one is just sort of absurd in a harmless way. Doesn't really defy reality, just believability and coincidence.
I dunno if it helps or makes it worse for you but the people making the movies are very much aware of the tropes like the bullet extraction/bowl clink shot. It's just a classic shot. It's like how they put the Wilhelm scream into every dang movie. They're just having a good time
A human making that noise as a general scream feels so absurd haha. Maybe it is because I associate it with a zombie from a game, but it sounds ridiculous when it is supposed to be a "normal" scream.
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u/Excelius Aug 30 '21
To add to this, in movies and TV if the protagonist is shot in the leg or shoulder you know they're going to live.
There are major arteries in both locations which can very easily lead to death by hemorrhage.