With Hollywood turning out so many movies ever year, it is no surprise that they are often full of clichés. This is a list of the ten we see most often in movies. This is Wikipedia’s definition of a cliché: A cliché is a phrase, expression, or idea that has been overused to the point of losing its intended force or novelty, especially when at some time it was considered distinctively forceful or novel.
1. Henchmen Are Bad Shots
How many times can action heroes dodge dozens of bullets and never get hit? They have obviously never heard of target practice.
Seen in: Virtually every action film ever made!
2. Everyone’s a Cracker
It appears that these days all you need to crack into government files is a laptop and a local library. Nevermind the fact that a lot of government data is still on paper and is not electronic; if you need it in a film, you will find it. Oh, and it will take just a few seconds less than you need to save the day.
Seen in: The Bourne Supremacy, Enemy of the State, Mission Impossible
3. Third person Shooter
The bad guy is just about to kill the good guy when a shot rings out… But the hero doesn’t fall (though the look on his face is priceless). Suddenly the camera swings to reveal a saviour - the third person shooter - who just shot the bad guy!
Seen in: Die Hard, A History of Violence, Independence Day, Reservoir Dogs
4. Presumed Dead
How many times have you seen this in a film? The good guy kills the bad guy (or he dies by some other means) and the good guy lets out a sight of relief (and often turns his back on the killer). Suddenly the killer jumps up and the action starts again. There is a good side to this cliche - if we were ever in a position in which we needed to kill someone to survive, we would check the pulse!
Seen in: Halloween, Live Free or Die Hard, The Matrix, The Terminator
5. Jack Bauer Syndrome
Like the TV protagonist in 24, some men like James Bond emerge from any beating looking as fresh as a daisy. This has a counterpart in 80’s soap operas - every woman in a soap woke up with perfect hair and makeup.
Seen in: Demolition Man, Predator, Casino Royale
6. Sliding Doors
It seems that every action hero, at some point, will need to dive under or through sliding doors. This is especially true when you are a hero on a spaceship.
Seen in: Raiders of the Lost Ark, Terminator 3
7. Lame Disguises
The worst disguise of all is the oxygen mask. How many times have we seen this in a film? The hero - or the bad guy - gets himself out of a very sticky situation by sticking on an oxygen mask. In one variation on this cliche, the bad guy put the mask on a dead guy so he could escape (Silence of the Lambs).
Seen in: Silence of the Lambs, Ocean’s 11
8. The Car Won’t Start
Cars are incredibly reliable machines - except in movies! You are almost assured of a breakdown once the action starts. This can have particularly bad consequences for the good guys (e.g.: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre).
Seen in: 28 Weeks Later, Children of Men, House of Wax
9. The Gun is out of Bullets
Just as the moment of truth arrives, you run out of bullets. This one usually results in the hero running from barrier to barrier to escape the gunfire from the enemy.
Seen in: Desperado, Face/Off, Mr & Mrs Smith
10. I Still Love my ex-Wife
There is nothing like having your ex-wife kidnapped to help you realise just how much you love her and vice versa. This also has the amazing effect of completely changing both of you so that the problems that caused the break-up in the first place are no longer a problem. Maybe we should all try it?
Seen in: Black Rain, Die Hard, Running Scared
译文:
电影中十大陈词滥调
随着好莱坞近些年来推出许多电影，无疑情节经常充斥着陈词滥调。这是一张关于我们最常在电影里看到情节的榜单。Wikipedia对于陈词滥调的定义是：陈词滥调是一个短语，一种表达，或是对于被过度使用，以至于失去它预期效果或新鲜感的概念，特别是在有时候它们被视作十分有效或新颖时。
1.匪徒枪法极差
动作片英雄能多少次躲开许多发子弹并且永远不会被击中？匪徒很明显从来没有听说过射击练习。
参考影片：事实上每部动作片都有此情节！
2.每个人都是解密高手
现在看来你要侵入政府文档需要的只是一台笔记本电脑和当地的一家图书馆。事实上很多政府数据仍然只有纸质文档，并没有电子版的；但是如果你在电影中需要它，你将会找到的。哦，并且只需几秒钟，你就可以扭转败局。
参考影片：《谍影重重》，《全民公敌》，《碟中谍》
3.第三个射手
当坏人准备要杀死好人的时候，一声枪响。。。但是英雄并没有倒下（虽然他脸上的表情极其有趣的）。突然摄像头转动，揭开了真正的救世主--第三个射手--他刚刚射向了坏人。
参考影片：《虎胆龙威》，《暴力史》，《独立日》，《落水狗》
4.假死
你有多少次在电影中看到这个情节？好人杀了坏人（或是他通过其他方式死去），并且好人减少了很多的痛苦（而且通常是背对杀手）。突然间，杀手跳起来，再次行动。这个情节也有它好的一面--如果我们处在某个情况下，需要去杀死某人求生存，我们需要检查一下脉搏！
参考影片：《万圣节》，《虎胆龙威》，《黑客帝国》，《终结者》
5.杰克·鲍尔（Jack Bauer）综合症
像在电视剧《24小时》里的主角一样，一些人和詹姆士·邦德（James Bond）一样，在哪里出现都看上去很光鲜。它和80年代的肥皂剧很像--肥皂剧中的每个女人起床时的发型和妆容都很完美。
参考影片：《超级警察》，《铁血战士》，《皇家赌场》
6.拉门
似乎每部动作片中的英雄，在某种程度上，需要俯冲或是穿过拉门。当你是一个太空船上的英雄，这更是必备的。
参考影片：《夺宝奇兵》，《终结者3》
7.不完全伪装
所有伪装中最差的就是氧气面罩了。有多少次，我们在电影中看到了这一场景？英雄--或坏人--通过带一副氧气面罩逃离了十分棘手的环境。该情节的一种变化是，坏人将面罩放在一个死人身上，之后他自己就可以逃脱了（沉默的羔羊）。
参考影片：《沉默的羔羊》，《十一罗汉》
8. 汽车不能发动
汽车是很可靠的机器--除了在电影中！一旦战斗开始，你的车基本肯定会抛锚。这会给好人带来特别糟糕的结果。（例如：《德州电锯杀人狂》）
参考影片：《惊变28周》，《人类之子》，《恐怖蜡像馆》
9.枪没有子弹了
当关键时刻降临时，你用完了子弹。这通常导致英雄在障碍物之间跑来跑去以躲避敌人的枪火。
参考影片：《亡命之徒》，《变脸》，《史密斯夫妇》
10.我仍爱着我的前妻
没有什么比你的前妻遭到绑架更能让你意识到自己有多爱她，反之亦然。这对于彻底的改变你们两者还有着惊人的效果，一开始导致婚姻破裂的问题也不再是问题了。也许我们都应该试试？
参考影片：《黑雨》，《虎胆龙威》，《夺命枪火》