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[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

I'd love to see a realistic action movie where the main protagonist gets shot and starts dying in literally the first combat scene, realizing just how fragile humans are and how stupid they were, and then the rest of the movie dealing with the fallout.

[–] Spiralvortexisalie 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The Other Guys has something similar where the hot shot detectives are in pursuit and decide to jump off a building to keep going and don’t make it.

[–] kautau 2 points 11 months ago

lol at my workplace whenever management starts making impossible goals because “that’s what [insert company 10x as large as us] is doing” I just think “aim for the bushes”

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Played for comedic effect, but an effective commentary on the trope.

[–] SCB 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Lone Survivor is a great example of this, and a true story.

The true story is actually crazier than the film, of all things. Kind of like Hacksaw Ridge.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That's basically Gran Torino.

[–] Spiralvortexisalie 2 points 11 months ago

In Gran Torino the whole intention of the main character going into the situation was to get shot, and he actually carefully prepared for his death, which seems diametric to an ill prepared hot headed action scene.