People Revealed What Pretty Much Ruins Any Movie Instantly, And I'm Curious If You Agree With What They Think
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For anyone who loves watching movies, there's always one thing out there that can make or break a film for you.
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When Reddit user u/lawyeratyourservice asked "What ruins a movie instantly?" cinema fans weren't afraid to chime in.
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Maybe it's something in the plot or a cliché you've seen played out one too many times? Whatever it is, chances are you already know it as you're reading this post.
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I've rounded up the most memorable answers to the thread. Take a look before you push play on your next movie:
1."When the trailer reveals the entire story."
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2."Running through the wilderness in heels for the majority of a movie. IRKSOME."
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3."When it's so dark you actually can’t see what's happening."
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4."Forced romance. Sometimes movies don't need it and that's ok."
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5."A bad accent."
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6."Characters in an apocalyptic and/or survival situation but they looked perfectly groomed, [wearing] makeup [and] nice clothes."
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7."Background actors in fight/war scenes waiting for their turn to attack the main character."
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8."Knowing the story from a book and the adaption is just not meeting expectations."
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9."When people figure out someone’s password in literally no time."
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10."When they whisper a super important point of the story, and you miss it, and feel confused for the rest of the movie."
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11."Characters that are brought back alive just to keep the show moving."
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12."When there's a scene that's just advertising a brand."
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13."When the heroes survive an overblown car crash that would've crippled or killed most people, only to walk away with a scratch. It's not very realistic, even for an action movie."
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14."Sh--ty fight scenes where I can barely tell what I’m looking at."
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15."When they repeat the same sentence 2, 3 [or] 10 times in the story for no reason, just to have a kind of motto."
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16."Time period movies where every car looks like it just drove off the lot. What cars never get dirty in movies?!?"
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17."Main characters being invincible while everyone else dies from one punch. I get that the main characters have to survive or they wouldn’t be main characters, but at least make the damage somewhat realistic."
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18."That all the major issues could be solved by a simple conversation but instead 'No, I don't have time to explain,' leading to force conflict from misunderstanding."
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19."When you know an actor was chosen for the role for their fame and not for the casting."
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What would you include on this list? Share your thoughts in the comments!
Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.
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