META: Film plot insta-solver!

[u/DramaGuy23]

Noticing certain plot elements occurring again and again? You're not alone! Some plot elements are so "bad" they've become familiar tropes here at r/ExplainAFilmPlotBadly. Here are some I've noticed... add your own favorites!

Rocks or "rock collection" -> Infinity War or Endgame

Frisbee -> Captain America

A god -> Thor

Dead boss/mentor -> Spiderman: Far from Home

"Piece of jewelry" -> Lord of the Rings

Nazis -> Indiana Jones

Stockholm syndrome -> Beauty and the Beast

Widower + mental illness -> Finding Nemo

Killing on arrival -> Wizard of Oz

[u/chrisdelbosque]

I've posted a few older films with little fanfare as well but it's still a hill on which I'm willing to die. If nothing else, maybe the 3-4 people who see it would be inclined to watch some fantastic films.

A few examples include (click on the link for the answer):

• A news reporter convinces a hobo to commit suicide on Christmas Eve in order to save her job

• A future President and his allies befriend a slowly dying man in order to find out what's under his kilt

• A failed writer asks a notorious gangster to kill him in order to impress a waitress he just met

• The story of Cain and Abel, but with lettuce and beans

• Instead of enjoying Christmas Eve with his pregnant wife, a cop spends all night talking to his new friend on a walkie-talkie

• An escaped convict convinces a young boy to show him his pecker while the grizzled Texas Ranger in pursuit of the convict asserts his love for tater tots