So, when a Reddit user asked, 'What do you wish Hollywood would stop doing?' people were eager to share the movie tropes, tired plotlines, or outdated characters they wish the film and television industry would finally retire.
Turning everything into a 'universe' - ___Guitarmadillo___
Medical shows without consulting medical people! - Multiple_hats_4868
I f*cking cannot stand characters who are driving and talking to a passenger but NOT WATCHING THE ROAD. They think the same courtesy rules of eye contact apply even when you are a conversant behind the wheel. YOU'RE DRIVING A VEHICLE. WATCH THE ROAD, NOT THE PERSON TO WHOM YOU'RE TALKING. - 5um-n3m0
Messing up the sound mix so that we have to constantly adjust the volume for music and dialogue. - Doozenburg
Casting middle aged women to play elderly women and just making their hair white. Casting late twenties/early thirties women to play middle aged women, and just dressing them in frumpy clothes. Casting late twenties actors to play high school students. - OhSassafrass
Just hanging up after a phone conversation with out saying 'bye.' Pisses me off for some reason. - FattyFattyMcFatPants
Pretending people can actually have a conversation in a bar without yelling - Falafe1
Spoiling the film in the trailers. - Painting-Powerful
Casting 35 year olds as high schoolers - StaircaseRailing
Having a main character whose job/income level does not match their home or lifestyle at all - Stellathewizard
Forcing a love story that makes no sense in a movie that has nothing to do with romance. - Jesuslovesmemost
Showing incorrect CPR - myersla
Casting attractive people in 'ugly' roles - R_man98
EMPTY CUPS. I hate seeing people holding cups and pretending to take drinks from obviously empty cups. Their hands never move right, or if it’s an open cup, you can literally see that it’s empty. - undecyded
Characters getting punched multiple times in the face in 1 scene and having no signs of the trauma in the next scene. - kyle158
Female action stars that fight in high heels - Tastyfeesh
Putting CGI first rather than the story - GoddessPenelope
Portraying love at first sight. Show us the actual, drawn-out, awkward, friends-to-lovers sh*t that happens in real life. - cmac4ster
Remakes of good movies, I don’t understand why they remake good movies, when there are tons of flops that have potential, that they could remake - Ratchel1916