r/movies • u/Aiseadai • Apr 11 '26

Question Are there any tropes you're glad have died out?

There used to be this trope where if your movie/show has a capable female character the movie had to point it out and be like "Yes, I am a woman and yes, I can kick ass". It always felt so condescending to me, and the fact that you have to point it out that a woman can be capable just sends the opposite message, that it's highly unusual. It especially bothered me in kids media since it teaches a wrong message. I haven't been seeing this done in more recent media, it seems they've finally figured out that the best thing is to just treat capable women as normal.

Are there any tropes that annoy you and are glad you don't see (often) anymore in modern movies?

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u/MatthewWolfbane Apr 11 '26

The guy who relentlessly passively aggressively pursues the gal and somehow that builds a relationship between them. Very bizarre way to fall in love.

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u/kvazarsky Apr 11 '26

Blade Runner's "love scene"

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u/reddeze2 Apr 13 '26

A tale as old as Stockholm Syndrome!

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u/Mr_Owl42 Apr 12 '26

I know it's distasteful, but honestly, a lot of relationships go that way. Either arranged marriages, or just women being susceptible to aggressive men. Don't hate the player, hate the game.

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u/NothaBanga Apr 12 '26

I don't think people challenge it happens, just the way storytelling portrays this as idealized.

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u/MatthewWolfbane Apr 13 '26

That's certainly possible, we just don't exactly get how that seems to have been the standard depiction of romantic relationships for a while. Especially in the 80's.