There are several other movie cliches that drive me mad. For instance, when the phone rings in the middle of the night, the character always turns on the light before answering it. I doubt that many of us do that. We groggily reach for the damn phone in the dark, hoping the call won't wake us completely and knowing that bright light will. Another is the smart-ass remark. Okay scriptwriters have to make a living. But I hate it when one characters insults another and all they get in return is a witty comeback. In real life, people walk out or punch the insulter in the face. Don't believe me? Try it sometime. Then there are the many, many films where the heroine or child is being held by a maniacal killer and under threat of imminent death. In these cases our hero never calls the police to tell them where to go, but instead leaps in his car and has a frantic drive across town to arrive just in time to save the day. Actually he had more than enough time because in films before the villain kills anyone, he always explains his motives and outlines all his moves for the hero before being taken off guard and killed. And that's easy to do because in movies the bad guys are excellent shots when it comes to killing extras, but lack any kind of true marksmanship when firing at the film's star.
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