10 Overused Plot Formulas In Movies That Are Getting Really Old, According To Reddit
The Hunger Games prequel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes will hit theaters on November 17, 2023. After eight long years of waiting, fans will finally get to see another film of the successful franchise whose plot led to many other similar storylines concerning teenagers rebelling against an unfair political system to become movies.
The Hunger Games is not the only movie or franchise that is guilty of using plot formulas that are seen everywhere. Many movies share plot devices that are known too well by audiences, and the truth is, their overuse has made them predictable and therefore, less enjoyable; and according to Redditors, these are the ones that are getting old.
Redditor TheFeelGoodMan commented on «The Chosen One» and referred to all the movies where there is a character whose destiny has already been written and for some reason or another, they are the only ones that can defeat a villain, complete a mission, sacrifice or hold some kind of power.
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Humans love the story of a hero who is destined to do something. People love to know about somebody who is special, stands out from the crowd, and outruns everybody else. However, so many stories and movies have used this storyline already that it's getting boring, and something different would be more interesting to see.
User rocketkielbasa said «In a dystopian future something/someone is being oppressed and one man/woman/teenager will stand up against the tyrannical government» and each Redditor was able to think of more than one movie that followed the said premise.
The Hunger Games gave us one of the most badass women of action movies of the 2010s but the movies followed the dystopian plot device
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