movies/tv What irrates you about TV or movies?

[Splashee 28,448]

That they are streamed with really bad quality from those official sites that make them.

[outlaw_f0x 143]

humor in movies and tv is so watered down now. also where are the normal lgbt couples? they’re all so fetishized and exaggerated. why can’t they just be subtle/suggested (just as satisfying and cute as an explicit relationship), or just like any other relationship? 

also fuck rom-coms

Edited October 8, 2022 by Kn0xDaF0x

[Magic Note 2,689]

When movies have scenes that are examples of padding, and thus don't have anything to do with it. Take Star Wars (1977), for example, where the whole plot point where Luke's Aunt and Uncle sell the droids to Jawas. Not only does this slow the pacing to a complete crawl, in a movie with noticeable pacing issues, it puts the focus on one of the most annoying creatures in the franchise. They quickly wear out their welcome, despite their Sandcrawler looking really cool.

It's one of those "you could easily cut that scene out and make the movie a lot better" because the whole plot point had nothing to do with the story. I'd have replaced those scenes with something that actually had to do with the storyline.

[Hat988 104]

A couple of series I watched (can't remember the second) had a short clip show at the start of each episode showing what was going to happen. I guess it is meant to be a teaser, but I consider it more a spoiler.

Many detective or thriller series are brainless to watch because there is always a handy line of dialogue to keep the audience up to speed. Before moving to stop someone, there has be "we can't let him do that!" so I, as a viewer, can nod and be informed of the goal instead of already knowing what it must be from paying attention. A good series that avoids this hand-holding is Foyle's War.

Thirdly, the idea that a character is only important to enough to grieve (when they die) if they are romantically involved with a protagonist. So just before their dramatic death, they have to kiss, because otherwise we just wouldn't care!