#21 to 30 Annoying Trends
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21. Beautiful Blue Eyes.
Statistically speaking, about 9% of the people have blue eyes which is good for second place. The top color? It's brown by a
whopping 75%. In movies, the trend is reversed. Nearly everybody has blue eyes. It's very, very rare to catch anyone with
brown eyes unless s/he's the main star.
22. Many Stories Packed Into One.
I watch a film, and there's a story that absorbs my attention. All of a sudden, I'm taken to something different. What the heck
just happened? The movie was doing fine. Well, it's called "anthology," and I hate it. Either they should stick
with the first story as a feature length film or submit it for the Short Films Oscar Competition.
23. Who Cares?
Many movies want me to care about the characters, but I just don't. They're either criminal, unsympathetic, or
plain unlikeable. When that happens, the movie dies. Sometimes, it can be that I hate the thespians to begin with, making it
hard for me to develop any good feelings for them.
24. Has Gained a Cult Following.
I see that a lot in Wikipedia. They think the label means: after failing so badly in the box office, it has gained a
"cult following." That's like saying "we know the movie sucks, but please...pretty please...give it another chance." That's
not what a cult film is. If it sucks, it sucks, period. Of course, virtually every film has a following, and it's called "fans"!
On the other hand, everybody likes Star Wars or The Godfather, okay...who the hell cares? Move on.
25. Not the Same as the Book.
I've just finished reading a book and can't wait to see the film because I had everything imagined in my head. When I see the
cinematic version, I come away mightily disappointed. Some of the best examples are the works of John Grisham, Alexandre
Dumas, and Arthur Conan Doyle. It's very rare that little has been changed from the book, but most of the time,
70% to 99% of the material is thrown out.
26. The Importance of Age.
Characters sometimes announce their age when in fact the thespians playing them are ten to twenty years older. It happens
a lot when they're in high school or at summer camp. Women do that, too, like...all the time. I always look up their real age and
then laugh at them afterwards.
27. Too Much Make-Up Like It's Halloween.
I hate it when women have so much make-up on themselves: face, shoulders, back, legs, and so on. I know they're ugly in real life.
Sometimes, men have done the same thing, too. Thanks to the rise of high-definition technology, the cakey makeup is more pronounced
than ever, causing me to lose respect and thus make fun of them.
28. Bad Thespians and Directors Who Did Too Many Movies.
Maybe they did one movie or two that stood out, yet for some reason, Hollywood let them keep making so many stinkers
that I've been baffled as to why. Some of the examples are Charlie Chaplin, Madonna, Spike Lee, Sandra Bullock, Will Smith, and
Meg Ryan. I know these thespians and directors are big moneymakers until their usefulness have run out, but can't everybody be
truthful and admit they're really bad at it?
29. Time Is Not a Factor.
Five years pass, and everybody looks the same. Ten years later, nope...there's not a change in any aspect. Twenty years, they
still look great. In short, time has no effect on everybody. Zero, zilch, zippo just like how it happened in
Gone with the Wind, The Way We Were, and Out of Africa.
30. Misleading Adulations.
I look at the DVD cover or the poster, and there are many adulations for the film. I get hyped to see it, and afterwards,
I'm like...what? This always happens which is a deceptive marketing trick. Eventually, I've learned not to believe any of them
until I'm through with the film and will judge the comments thereafter. The following are some of the examples: