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When it comes to filmmaking, there are a lot of people who have input in the creative process. Between writers, producers, directors, actors, editors, SFX artists, focus groups, marketing consultants, and even Make-A-Wish kids and internet campaigns putting in their two cents an any given scene, it's honestly surprising any movie manages to pull off the trifecta of being on time, on budget, and good.
But with having that many chefs in the kitchen, you'd think at least one person along the line could spot when something takes place in a scene that never really happens in reality. And sometimes, these things happen so frequently they somehow become the industry standard. For instance...
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Names And Jobs Being Perfect Metaphors For A Character's Personality
Here's a little exercise: Google the meaning of each part of the name given to you at birth, and see if any part of it matches your personality perfectly. We're willing to bet that even if the definition comes close, you still have to rationalize it into place like it was yesterday's horoscope.
Movies and TV shows, on the other hand, love to give their characters incredible names that are thinly veiled allegories for their persona: Darth Maul, Hiro from Heroes (really?), Jack Shephard from Lost, nearly every Bond girl. The villain of The Incredibles 2, Evelyn Deavor, gave away her own character arc by having her name sound like "evil endeavor" if you say it fast enough. Matt Damon's character from Interstellar, the guy who nearly doomed the mission to save mankind trying to save his own ass, was named Dr. Hugh Mann. Hugh... Mann. Once again, Christopher Nolan demonstrates his trademark nuance.
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Another trope is to give the character a job that is a perfect metaphor for every strength and weakness in their personality. If a movie establishes a male character to be an architect, you can be sure that at some point everything he had carefully planned and built for his life is gonna come crashing down. Or the guy owns a bookstore, so that means he's smart, sensitive, and socially awkward. Even the guys who don't have a job have to be portrayed as lazy losers or borderline conmen.
For female characters, it can be downright insulting. Women, especially in romantic comedies, are frequently employed as magazine editors, television producers, or worse: an assistant to one. Those jobs leave them too busy and stressed to have a social life, while at the same time forcing them to focus on the lives of people way more successful than them. They're also taught that the only way to succeed at their job is to be colder and more manipulative than the colleague that's plotting to stab them in the back for that promotion.
Or, if these women run their own business, it's always a niche business like a bakery, a cupcake shop, or the tiniest bookstore on the planet... and business is not going great. If they're self-employed, they're freelance writers, photographers, or wedding planners; creative jobs where they still have to satisfy someone else's needs. If they're working retail or waiting tables, either they're just trying to make ends meet while they pursue their dreams, or they've completely given up on them.
Geez, did these people's high school guidance counselors force them to make a wish on a cursed monkey paw or something? Your name or your job doesn't define you any more than you allow it to, much less give anyone you meet a complete roadmap of your psyche. But between the bizarre baby name trends over the past thirty years and the current unemployment numbers, hopefully Hollywood will finally get rid of these tropes if they hope for any of their characters to be relatable.
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