Erk Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Alright, seriously, has anyone else ever noticed this? For instance, I say the Scream 4 commercial. The women, instead of grabbing the lamp and using as a weapon, just lies limp under the bed. Like what the fuck. I know, me, even more so if I were a female, would try and fight the stalker/monster/faggot intruding in my house. I just feel like, in more horror movies, whether it be a zombie or person or monster, characters just tend to lay over and die. A human can be lethal against any living creature when they have a blunt object. I'll give another example, in 28 Days Later, and infection type zombie movie, a British soldier is cornered in a room, with an empty rifle. What I don't understand is, why the hell didn't he fight the two monsters that ran in? I've actually found that the 'Dumb Ass Broad' syndrome is attributed to both genders, but I believe it was started by the classic stupid blond hoe who doesn't know that she can't see in the dark. But yeah, the reason for my posting is that I read a creepy story (not terribly creepy) that ended with a guy and his friend going and beating the monster into submission with a tire iron. That embodies my feeling on the matter of scary things happening. Looking at it reasonably, and treating it like a threat that needs removing. but yeah, it bothers me. I'm rambling now, but I'm just curious if anyone else can see the flaws in the actions of people in the scary stories/movies. Yeah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darros Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 People in horror movies can't be too smart though, because then it wouldn't really be a horror movie. People are scared of seeing the protagonist get beaten by zombies/humans/whatever. They don't want to see all the characters defeat the threat. Then it wouldn't be too much of a horror movie, it'd be more of an action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erk Posted April 22, 2011 Author Share Posted April 22, 2011 I suppose, but I still jump at movies like Resident Evil, which you could say has both. I'm just saying, If it happened to me, and to anyone else too, you'd think that people would be smart about it. It almost falls under the same category as how stupid movies/stories/Television are with technology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inactive Account Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 In general it's usually because the plot wouldn't work if everyone had a brain. The specific character is most likely more often a girl because of the outdated falsehood that females are innately more emotional/less intelligent/more delicate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Cynthia- Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 (edited) Females are usually portrayed as the victims in horror movies and such because violence against women elicits a stronger emotional reaction than violence against men, or at least many people think this. But yes, the stupidity seems more to be a byproduct of the horror movie genre than anything else. The protagonists fighting intelligently against their zombie oppressors is more of an action movie thing. I never got the appeal of horror movies myself, I don't particularly enjoy being frightened, and if a horror movie can't cause fear it's not very entertaining otherwise. (Side note: Why does the OP contain the word faggot? ) Edited April 22, 2011 by -Cynthia- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleph Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 (edited) Surely you have a point but I think the Scary Movie series compose the set of the worst examples you could possibly choose. Edited April 22, 2011 by Iehoua Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erk Posted April 25, 2011 Author Share Posted April 25, 2011 Scary movie? I said scream, which is what Scary Movie mocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau of Isaac Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 A human can be lethal against any living creature when they have a blunt object. Given that many horror-movie antagonists aren't living... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleph Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 I must have read that super fast or else this site is trolling me. I swear to god it said Scary Movie 4 the other day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Alear Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Excellent. No references (that I saw) to tvtropes. Carry on, carry on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolDeath Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Just natural selection at work in fiction. Oh, a serial killer on the loose you say? And I'm supposed to be alone in the house but I hear noises upstairs? I'd better go take a look totally unarmed and not turn any lights on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeks Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 For instance, I say the Scream 4 commercial. The women, instead of grabbing the lamp and using as a weapon, just lies limp under the bed. I'm guessing you haven't seen the movie yet, but if you're referring to the scene that I think you are; without spoilers, she has perfectly good reason to be hiding under the bed :p Go watch it, the Scream series is killer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikethfc Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 I'm guessing you haven't seen the movie yet, but if you're referring to the scene that I think you are; without spoilers, she has perfectly good reason to be hiding under the bed :p Go watch it, the Scream series is killer I really hope this was intentional Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FutureCam Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 (edited) ....ah, the horror film. Learn from Doctor Who that even if you have protagonists with half a brain, you can STILL BE SCARY. ....Case in point, DON'T BLINK! Look away, and you DIE. Good luck with that. Also...remember, an image of an angel BECOMES an angel. Edited May 4, 2011 by FutureCam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inactive Account Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Screw you, I wanted to sleep tonight... it's okay, my roommate will just kick me out when she wants to turn the light out... aughhhh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FutureCam Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 You think that's bad? Be thankful I didn't put the Silence up. DAMN YOUUUUUUUU, STEVEN MOFFFAT! WHY DO YOU HAVE TO BE SO FREAKING SCARY YET AWESOME! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Emblem Addict Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 The water-mutant thingies from the Waters of Mars were the scariest IMO. However, Weeping Angels are a close second. The Silence aren't scary for some reason... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inactive Account Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 I haven't actually watched any of it (it's on my to-do list for the summer). Reading about the Weeping Angels on TVTropes of all places managed to scare the crap out of me. (The fact that I'd just been reading creepypasta for the previous hour can't possibly be related :P) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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