I often wonder what a movie full of cliches, archetypal characters and stereotypes would look like. Then I realized, isn't this movie shown almost every week?

-Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic roger ebert

"Based on a true story"

The real meaning of Hollywood slang is: depressed, morbid and pessimistic, so that no normal producer dares to put it into a film without explanation-unless there is an excuse.

important people die three times law

Die Three Times Law

In modern movies, "the villain dies at least three times" seems to have become a law. The first time he was killed, but he didn't really die; The second time he will be killed, but he is still alive; He won't be killed until the third time.

bartender setting shot

bartender establishing shot

In all movies, when the bartender character first appears, the shot is the same: calmly wipe the inner wall of the glass with a cloth.

"Where has the time gone" law

Vanishing Time Rule

If the character in the movie says that there is enough time, then he will definitely miss the important train, exam or wedding; Even if I did, I was almost late.

baguette phenomenon

Baguette Envy

As long as there is a picture of a person holding a food shopping bag in the movie, there will be a slender and graceful French stick in the bag, and the bag will be exposed exactly 2 cm.

Law of Bomb Dismantling

Bomb Defusion Rule

In order to successfully dismantle a time bomb, the detonation disarming operation must be started 1 seconds before it explodes.

the law of "when a boy meets a girl"

Boy-Meets-Girl Rules

If a pair of male and female characters have a romantic encounter in the movie, they will eventually come together; And if their initial encounter is hostile, they will probably be together by the middle of the film.

dying standard

Big Nod, The

This usually appears after the last words. When a character is fatally injured, first he will lie quietly and make a very profound statement; Then he will tilt his head to the other side.

automatic bullet dodging syndrome

Automatic Miss Syndrome

In movies, as long as the hero or heroine is dodging a burst of weapon fire, the bullet will always pass in front of or behind them. If the director's aesthetic taste is higher, then the bullet will pass through both sides in parallel, which is elegant and safe.

demonstration of the villain

Bad Guy Credentials Demo

In a movie, if the villain is a super villain with unprecedented abnormal degree and evil index, he will kill one of his own people in cold blood as a foreshadowing soon after the movie starts.

naughty Reservoir Dogs

Big Wet Dog Shakedown

Only when a well-dressed character is standing beside him, a wet dog will start to shake the water droplets on his body and mischievously splash others in the face.

the law of "ugly women's transformation"

Bun and Spectacles Rule

If any female character appears in the movie, if she wears unattractive bun and wears big and thick glasses, then she is a hidden heroine in all likelihood. Soon, she will magically start a big cross-dressing, not only transformed into a perfect woman, but also has a whole wardrobe of sexy clothes.

The movie

Clean Up Movie

refers to such a movie theme: a group of losers who are always dragging their feet and can't do anything suddenly welcome a new teacher/coach/nun to help them turn over a new leaf. These losers were trained into the best class/competition team/choir in an instant.

I wish you a happy Sunday

Jolly Bornday

If there is a birthday celebration in the movie, but the characters sing an eccentric non-mainstream birthday celebration song; Then there is no doubt that this must be made up by the film creators to avoid paying the copyright owner of Happy Birthday to you.

Giggling Witches

Sorceresses' Cackle

If there are characters such as witches, voodoo priestesses and dark magicians in the movies, they will definitely end their evil declaration with a giggle.

Hometown is always like this

You Can Go Home Again

In a movie set in a small town, (1) there will be a parade; (2) There was a carnival; (3) There is a game shooting range where the heroine will accidentally shoot the hero; (4) There was a lucky draw with a picnic basket as a lucky draw box, and the winners were supporting actors and supporting actresses; (5) There was a sheriff who spoke with the heaviest local accent in the town.

crushing bad news

Breaking Bad News

As long as someone holds a vase, glass container and other fragile things, when they hear bad news, this person will inevitably break them. These objects usually fall and smash in graceful slow motion, accompanied by close-ups from multiple angles.

Spitting syndrome

Saliva Syndrome

When the heroine is captured by the villain and tied up, she always has an incredible impulse to spit hard in the villain's face. And the villains will smile.

Dirty and messy is virtue

Dirty equals Virtue

In movies about science and technology, the combination of a small, dark and messy laboratory and a weird technical house often represents a higher moral level; And those glamorous and expensive instruments will always only serve evil.

The routine of mountaineering movies is there

Because They Are There

As long as this is a movie about mountaineering, you can always meet these 1 classic lines: (1) "We must speed up our steps. We started too late for this season. But if we leave the oxygen tanks and other equipment and travel lightly, then we can get there and come back safely before the snowstorm. " (2) "I know they must still be alive." (3) "Leave me alone, I can't walk any further, and my leg is hurt. You go, you still have hope of living. " (4) "Let me climb one last time. After climbing this last time, I will settle down and go home with you to take care of the children. " (5) "Tell them (local guides) that we will give them an extra 5 rupees every day as long as they can take us to complete this section of the route." (6) "Sir, the new snow has filled the cracks in the mountain, and you can't go any further today!" (7) "Every expedition on this route will encounter the trouble of baggage handling." (8) "I must trust the person at the other end of the rope." (9) "Take me with you! You know that my mountaineering ability is better than others. " (1) "Because the mountain is there."