Tag: movie tropes

This is a two-panel comparison meme that satirizes a common overused trope in inspirational media. The top panel uses a still from the 2010 *The Karate Kid* film showing the antagonist Cheng, a highly skilled martial artist who has trained his whole life, captioned 'Villain who practised all his life.'. The bottom panel uses a still of the film's protagonist Dre Parker, played by Jaden Smith, in a kung fu competition pose, captioned 'Hero who did a two month crash course.'. The joke highlights the unrealistic plot device where the underdog hero with minimal, short-term training easily defeats a far more experienced, lifelong practitioner antagonist that logically should win the fight.

Inspirational movies unrealistically have minimally trained heroes beat lifelong skilled villains

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This is a relatable comedy meme calling out a common unrealistic trope in family and children's films. The top of the image features a caption stating that kid characters in movies will see the massive, elaborate breakfast spread shown below, only take a single sip of orange juice, then immediately announce they are late for the school bus and leave, abandoning an entire large, well-prepared home-cooked meal. The lower section of the image displays an extremely abundant breakfast spread including multiple large jugs of orange juice, stacks of waffles, multiple plates of scrambled eggs, fried dishes, a large fruit salad, assorted breakfast meats, pastries, and syrup, which emphasizes how absurd and wasteful this common movie character choice is.

Movie Kids Skipping Huge Breakfast To Catch The Bus

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This is a two-panel meme illustrating a widely recognized, predictable adventure movie trope. The top panel features the Overwatch character Mei clinging to the edge of a structure, appearing at risk of falling, paired with overlaid text that reads "MAIN CHARACTER WHO IS ABOUT TO FALL OFF A CLIFF". The bottom panel features the Overwatch character Mercy, backlit by bright golden light with her wings spread and halo glowing in a heroic savior pose, paired with overlaid text that reads "HIS PARTNER, WHO WENT MISSING AT THE START OF THE MOVIE RETURNS AND RESCUES HIM AT THE LAST SECOND". The meme pokes fun at how frequently this convenient last-minute rescue plot device appears in popular media.

Overwatch Meme Joking About Common Last Second Movie Rescue Trope

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This meme jokes about the common unrealistic dramatic trope in films where rain is perfectly timed to start falling exactly during a main character's loved one's funeral to amp up the emotion. It exaggerates how much impossibly complex calculation would be required to get this timing perfect, by covering the foreground with dozens of complicated advanced math formulas over an intensely focused character's face. The humor comes from poking fun at how forced and unrealistic this perfectly timed dramatic weather is in movie plots.

They can’t just pick a rainy day, they need it to rain at that exact moment

This meme jokes about the com…