41 Movie and TV Tropes That Have Us Asking ‘How Is This Still A Thing?’

We haven’t laughed at an awkward handshake in years, Hollywood!

Dearest Hollywood,

You must have a few more storytelling tools in the tool belt, right? Uptight moms and white saviors have worked very well for you over the years, but maybe they can be left in the workshop for a while and replaced by some newer, sharper devices? The old theory of “go with what you know” has taken you far enough, so we propose that you halt movie and TV show creation while you brainstorm some new ones.

Sincerely, 

Movie and TV fans everywhere

The Overblown Misunderstanding

Origin Stories

Glass Prison Cells

Awkward Handshakes

Lame Parents

Alliterative Names

Glasses on Librarians

Goth Girls

Short Hothead

Virgins

Sexual Innuendo

Gay Jokes

Sensitive Meathead

Gifts

Orphaned Heroes

Secret Mastermind

Trauma as Motivation

Wishes

Friendship Boomerang

Suicide Jokes

The Flashback Stare

Biopics

Trivializing Victims

White Savior

Elevator Music

New Hair

Reality Shows

He’s Right Behind Me

Fat Suits

Fatherhood

Guy in A Robe

Innocent People Turned into Villains

Uptight Moms

Henchmen

Traitors

Older Men with Younger Girls

Women in Movies

Robots

Metalheads

Apples

Trucks

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