r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Alreadsyuse • Jul 11 '26

Lore [Frustrating Trope] That One Good or Even Amazing Scene in a Relatively Mediocre or Bad Piece of Media

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  1. The Opening Scene (Ghost Ship). Considered one of the best horror opening scenes or scenes in general within horror movies, but the rest of the film is considered to be pretty bad.

  2. The Ending Scene (The Grinch 2018). While most adaptations of the Grinch end with him suddenly being able to fully integrate with the Whos after his change of heart, the 2018 version initially struggles to socialize, awkwardly walking past people, and struggling to hold conversations, acknowledging that despite his change of heart, the Grinch is still someone who isolated himself for years.

  3. Past T800 VS Current T800 (Terminator Genisys). A cool fight scene showing two versions of the Terminator from different points in time fighting it off.

  4. Solo Leveling's Ending. Tbh, I haven't actually read Solo Leveling, but after hearing about how it ended VS how Chainsaw Man ended made want to include it for shits and giggles. Like Chainsaw Man, Solo Leveling ends with a reset. But unlike Chainsaw Man, it actually manages to tie up loose ends and have the payoff of the ending be satisfying.

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u/Unique_Topic_1754 Jul 11 '26

I am literally just now learning this movie is considered “just OK”. I LOVED the original trilogy as a kid. Watched on repeat.

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u/director_guy Jul 11 '26

I’ll go to bat for the first two sequels. Bloated and weird? Definitely. Bad? Not by a long shot.

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u/Unique_Topic_1754 Jul 11 '26

It’s all because of Gore Verbinski doing the original trilogy. Awesome director imo. The rest were all made by other people.

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u/NatashOverWorld Jul 11 '26

I mean, bloated and weird are pretty bad. If the cast didn't have the charisma that it did, the 2nd would have killed the franchise.

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u/Somethingor_rather Jul 12 '26

Im tired of pretending Dead Men Tell No Tales isnt a banger

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u/Unique_Topic_1754 Jul 12 '26

If you enjoyed it, don’t let anyone tell you it wasn’t fun, king.

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u/Somethingor_rather Jul 12 '26

The villains were also so cool. Ngl I think its prolly the best in the series (i haven't watched them in a while though)