Clichés I Adore: Cuteness
It’s established that humans are predisposed to love ‘cute’ creatures. Therefore, a quick way for a movie to appeal to most of the audience is to include cute things.
Read more . . .Clichés I Abhor: This Just In!
The TVTropes Wiki has a great page on Show, Don’t Tell. Once Heartless was over, I went straight to it and quickly found the exact trope I’m looking for: This Just In.
Read more . . .Writing I Abhor: Telling Us The Character’s Name
Warning: This is one of those ‘once you see it, you can’t un-see it’ peeves. If you enjoy reading, say, 95% of all fiction, maybe you should skip this article. However, if you consider yourself a writer, you’re practically honor-bound to read on.
Read more . . .Clichés I Abhor: Tomato in the Mirror OR A Review of Shutter Island
This trope, by definition, involves the ‘twist’ ending of a movie. Therefore, there will be what some might consider spoilers in this article. However, I hold that one cannot be spoiled of this twist, and will establish this opinion within the article.
Read more . . .Clichés I Abhor: Hijacked By Jesus OR A Review of Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Why yes, that is the longest title I’ve ever put to an article.
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