please be advised this video features
content that discusses and depicts
sensitive subjects like racial
discrimination domestic violence and
rape whoa this is heavy Wow
times have really changed haven’t they I
always respect you welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 movie
tropes
and trends that would not fly today but
we raised you like you will one of us
you mean I’m gonna stay this color for
this list we’re looking at previously
common plot elements practices devices
or cliches in filmmaking that would most
likely not be used today either because
of changes in what is considered
acceptable by modern standards or
changes in the film industry itself
chicken lists allow us to be clear we’re
not saying these tropes fads or types of
behavior don’t still happen in films
today but they’re usually handled far
differently how can I sell an
infomercial about fat kids who can’t
keep their Beatle snacks shit hmm we’re
also not saying that movies with such
content are bad in fact many of them are
classics but we just can’t ignore some
of the things that are featured in them
dong has only been in our country a
short time Fred I think we could all
help in this simile number 10 everyone
smokes so this is Johnny Farrell I’ve
heard a lot about you Johnny fair
nowadays the Motion Picture Association
of America takes smoking into account
when rating a film but that wasn’t
always the case I just paid out buddy
I’d like to get it back in fact back in
the day it would be common to see
characters smoking like chimneys even in
children’s films stars such as Rita
Hayworth Humphrey Bogart and Marlena
Dietrich we’re often seeing puffing away
in some of their most famous roles
the media’s relationship with cigarettes
has drastically evolved throughout the
years with new laws being created in
regards to cigarette ads as well thank
you Rob Reiner we’re gonna use these
children to bring the tobacco cover you
down
number nine violent PG movies
unlike other entries on this list this
alteration was due to a change in
industry standards before 1984 there was
no pg-13 rating so there was nothing to
bridge the gap between PG and r-rated
films
this had been controversial for some
time but it was the violence in pg-rated
films like gremlins jaws Raiders of the
Lost Ark and poltergeist that caused the
MPAA to reconsider their system and we
can see why jaws had the same rating as
Honey I Shrunk the Kids that just
doesn’t sound right where are we number
eight casual attitudes towards bullying
what are you gonna cry now come on cry
baby cried Bobby
bullies maybe the villains of some
classic kids movies but why the hell do
the parents or teachers never seem to
care about what’s going on don’t you
know how to knock flem wad take heavy
weights for example where Ben Stiller’s
character forces his campers to lose
weight and mocks them for their size
that’s right
a wacky comedy about child abuse looks
like London Bridge is falling down huh
while most bullies got their comeuppance
by the end it usually wasn’t thanks to
an authority figure
now that society is more aware of some
of the tragic results of bullying
Hollywood has taken a step back in its
portrayal of these characters I’m going
to ask you guys to shake hands can you
do that
meanwhile writers like Tina Fey have
humanized bully archetypes using humor
and honesty how many of you have ever
felt personally victimized by Regina
George
number seven villainizing actual nations
many of the entries on this list avoid
the nuances of real life and this entry
is no exception
I don’t know how many Germans we’re
gonna kill but we’re gonna make an awful
lot of noise while Germany was one of
the central figures in World War two it
would be more accurate to depict history
on film by referring to the Nazi Party
rather than the whole country as the
culprits now especially when you can
access all of the world’s knowledge on
your cell phone it’s a lot less
excusable to make mistakes like this a
medic can see out of bad people it will
attack Iran many films fanned the flames
of racism and misinformed viewers on
every corner of Europe hundreds
thousands would rise to take our places
even Nazis can’t kill that fast even
classics like Casablanca and dr.
Strangelove are guilty of glossing over
the more complicated aspects of
international relations all the Russians
are Bobson I think that’s all I’ve been
told number six
casual attitudes towards slavery you got
a good boy
a shortage to sell it slavery is
undoubtedly one of the most regrettable
aspects of American history
though some films seem to take it rather
lightly in the mid 20th century we were
treated to several motion pictures that
portrayed slaves as perfectly pleased
with their situation which we know is
for the most part very untrue saw this
debates the most infamous example of
this is Disney’s song of the south the
inspiration for the Splash Mountain ride
at Disneyland my my what a wonderful day
the movie was never released in its
entirety on home video because the
company was so embarrassed by the
musicals portrayal of race relations
that really says it all there’s a waddle
man what will do nothing tell stories
number five casual homophobia I just
need some a skirt while we were tempted
to include LGBT stereotypes on this list
they are unfortunately still
occasionally seen in films today we just
been having sex with each other all the
time loads of sex gay crazy sex
man-on-man however much less accepted
today is blatant homophobia in films at
this moment I have sunk as low as I can
go
I was wrong long ago it was relatively
commonplace to see a gay character being
used mostly for laughs oh gosh that’s
fantastic today we wouldn’t likely see
certain insensitive slurs used in casual
fashion nor would we see a plot that
involves a lesbian being turned straight
means I’m a lesbian but I gotta tell you
if I wasn’t I mean after a first date
like this I find it really hard
that’s it just get under the covers and
do you big time right now some of the
more destructive depictions of gay men
involve them sexually assaulting or
raping straight men all in the name of
comedy huh larious let’s play tummy
sticks what’s the music number for rape
is no big deal Tim changed your mind
remember in Revenge of the Nerds when
Luis pretends to be staying so he can
have sex with Betty
yeah that’s rape ditto the scene in
sixteen Candles when Ted is left with a
very intoxicated Carolyn what happened I
have no idea in fact this kind of
behavior was unfortunately
non-controversial in 20th century films
what’s worse is that often times it was
treated as a punchline the winner of
course his name king of sexual Awareness
Week and is allowed to rape and pillage
the neighboring towns until camp ends
true sometimes a villainous character is
initiating the sexual assault but even
so it’s usually brushed off after the
matter and she taught her woman
Dan’s burg telogen so George McFly hires
Biff Tannen to work for him even though
he once tried to rape his wife not
buying it I think you got the wrong car
McFly George
he’ll be number three non-ironic racial
caricatures
oh yes mu is use Bonnie he’d ever
mouthful me Hattie McDaniel became the
first african-american to win an Oscar
for her role as mammy in 1939’s gone
with the wind
Oh nom Miss Scarlet you come on and be
good knee just lit no unfortunately the
role she played was a black stereotype
that would be considered offensive by
today’s standards it was never easy for
me I was born a poor black child this
has been taken to a new level with white
actors playing roles of different races
but we’ll get to that later I got the
car buddy a crow in Dumbo named Jim Crow
adam reverend Roden is gonna address you
an Asian and Sixteen Candles named long
Duk dong Oh sexy girlfriend mom died and
whatever this is don’t get me wrong
though I have a great to play it in the
bud is it credit to your race let’s be
thankful for the progress we’ve made
crazy number two casual violence against
women it’s only five miles it’s a good
stretch of the legs during Hollywood’s
golden age it was unfortunately common
to show a male character striking a
female character usually to calm her
supposed hysteria
apparently we only recently learned that
hitting a female a would probably not be
very helpful in calming her down and B
is just not okay well I can change that
in a hurry to add insult to injury the
man hitting the woman would sometimes be
her love interest classic stars such as
Glenn Ford John Wayne and even eventual
President Ronald Reagan are guilty of
this act it was even featured on some
posters for the 1946 film Gilda that is
definitely not something you’d see today
we hope before we unveil our number one
pick here are some honorable or in this
case dishonorable mentions teach’em
paleface brother all about red man good
this should be most enlightening Oh
makes the red bat red
it rubs the lotion on its skin or else
it gets the hose again
number one blackface yellow face round
face
Al Jolson and a jazz singer how is that
not racist to you well this is a
terrible example of blackface this guy
isn’t even trying to look like a real
person this one has a long and
complicated history black faces the
practice which sees a white actor
wearing makeup to appear black whereas
yellow face is to appear Asian and brown
face to appear Latino or Hispanic even
some of the most highly acclaimed films
of the 20th century used this trope
including Breakfast at Tiffany’s
featuring Mickey Rooney as iy Yunioshi
and the jazz singer the first non silent
film unkind be fun fine when I know when
a more recent example is Sol man which
was widely criticized at its release
just to what’s mmm
right on Robert Downey jr. also famously
used black face in Tropic Thunder
although that was more a satirical
representation it still generated some
controversy you want to step on real a
mine won’t die oh I’m gonna get shot by
Brie mother people can hit man do you
agree with our list terrific that was
terrific
what do you think is an outdated movie
trope or trend we’re gonna supply one
the point of $100 on your doll hairs
it’s a lot of doll hairs for more
retroactive top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
for 400 years
that word is kept us down
you
content that discusses and depicts
sensitive subjects like racial
discrimination domestic violence and
rape whoa this is heavy Wow
times have really changed haven’t they I
always respect you welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 movie
tropes
and trends that would not fly today but
we raised you like you will one of us
you mean I’m gonna stay this color for
this list we’re looking at previously
common plot elements practices devices
or cliches in filmmaking that would most
likely not be used today either because
of changes in what is considered
acceptable by modern standards or
changes in the film industry itself
chicken lists allow us to be clear we’re
not saying these tropes fads or types of
behavior don’t still happen in films
today but they’re usually handled far
differently how can I sell an
infomercial about fat kids who can’t
keep their Beatle snacks shit hmm we’re
also not saying that movies with such
content are bad in fact many of them are
classics but we just can’t ignore some
of the things that are featured in them
dong has only been in our country a
short time Fred I think we could all
help in this simile number 10 everyone
smokes so this is Johnny Farrell I’ve
heard a lot about you Johnny fair
nowadays the Motion Picture Association
of America takes smoking into account
when rating a film but that wasn’t
always the case I just paid out buddy
I’d like to get it back in fact back in
the day it would be common to see
characters smoking like chimneys even in
children’s films stars such as Rita
Hayworth Humphrey Bogart and Marlena
Dietrich we’re often seeing puffing away
in some of their most famous roles
the media’s relationship with cigarettes
has drastically evolved throughout the
years with new laws being created in
regards to cigarette ads as well thank
you Rob Reiner we’re gonna use these
children to bring the tobacco cover you
down
number nine violent PG movies
unlike other entries on this list this
alteration was due to a change in
industry standards before 1984 there was
no pg-13 rating so there was nothing to
bridge the gap between PG and r-rated
films
this had been controversial for some
time but it was the violence in pg-rated
films like gremlins jaws Raiders of the
Lost Ark and poltergeist that caused the
MPAA to reconsider their system and we
can see why jaws had the same rating as
Honey I Shrunk the Kids that just
doesn’t sound right where are we number
eight casual attitudes towards bullying
what are you gonna cry now come on cry
baby cried Bobby
bullies maybe the villains of some
classic kids movies but why the hell do
the parents or teachers never seem to
care about what’s going on don’t you
know how to knock flem wad take heavy
weights for example where Ben Stiller’s
character forces his campers to lose
weight and mocks them for their size
that’s right
a wacky comedy about child abuse looks
like London Bridge is falling down huh
while most bullies got their comeuppance
by the end it usually wasn’t thanks to
an authority figure
now that society is more aware of some
of the tragic results of bullying
Hollywood has taken a step back in its
portrayal of these characters I’m going
to ask you guys to shake hands can you
do that
meanwhile writers like Tina Fey have
humanized bully archetypes using humor
and honesty how many of you have ever
felt personally victimized by Regina
George
number seven villainizing actual nations
many of the entries on this list avoid
the nuances of real life and this entry
is no exception
I don’t know how many Germans we’re
gonna kill but we’re gonna make an awful
lot of noise while Germany was one of
the central figures in World War two it
would be more accurate to depict history
on film by referring to the Nazi Party
rather than the whole country as the
culprits now especially when you can
access all of the world’s knowledge on
your cell phone it’s a lot less
excusable to make mistakes like this a
medic can see out of bad people it will
attack Iran many films fanned the flames
of racism and misinformed viewers on
every corner of Europe hundreds
thousands would rise to take our places
even Nazis can’t kill that fast even
classics like Casablanca and dr.
Strangelove are guilty of glossing over
the more complicated aspects of
international relations all the Russians
are Bobson I think that’s all I’ve been
told number six
casual attitudes towards slavery you got
a good boy
a shortage to sell it slavery is
undoubtedly one of the most regrettable
aspects of American history
though some films seem to take it rather
lightly in the mid 20th century we were
treated to several motion pictures that
portrayed slaves as perfectly pleased
with their situation which we know is
for the most part very untrue saw this
debates the most infamous example of
this is Disney’s song of the south the
inspiration for the Splash Mountain ride
at Disneyland my my what a wonderful day
the movie was never released in its
entirety on home video because the
company was so embarrassed by the
musicals portrayal of race relations
that really says it all there’s a waddle
man what will do nothing tell stories
number five casual homophobia I just
need some a skirt while we were tempted
to include LGBT stereotypes on this list
they are unfortunately still
occasionally seen in films today we just
been having sex with each other all the
time loads of sex gay crazy sex
man-on-man however much less accepted
today is blatant homophobia in films at
this moment I have sunk as low as I can
go
I was wrong long ago it was relatively
commonplace to see a gay character being
used mostly for laughs oh gosh that’s
fantastic today we wouldn’t likely see
certain insensitive slurs used in casual
fashion nor would we see a plot that
involves a lesbian being turned straight
means I’m a lesbian but I gotta tell you
if I wasn’t I mean after a first date
like this I find it really hard
that’s it just get under the covers and
do you big time right now some of the
more destructive depictions of gay men
involve them sexually assaulting or
raping straight men all in the name of
comedy huh larious let’s play tummy
sticks what’s the music number for rape
is no big deal Tim changed your mind
remember in Revenge of the Nerds when
Luis pretends to be staying so he can
have sex with Betty
yeah that’s rape ditto the scene in
sixteen Candles when Ted is left with a
very intoxicated Carolyn what happened I
have no idea in fact this kind of
behavior was unfortunately
non-controversial in 20th century films
what’s worse is that often times it was
treated as a punchline the winner of
course his name king of sexual Awareness
Week and is allowed to rape and pillage
the neighboring towns until camp ends
true sometimes a villainous character is
initiating the sexual assault but even
so it’s usually brushed off after the
matter and she taught her woman
Dan’s burg telogen so George McFly hires
Biff Tannen to work for him even though
he once tried to rape his wife not
buying it I think you got the wrong car
McFly George
he’ll be number three non-ironic racial
caricatures
oh yes mu is use Bonnie he’d ever
mouthful me Hattie McDaniel became the
first african-american to win an Oscar
for her role as mammy in 1939’s gone
with the wind
Oh nom Miss Scarlet you come on and be
good knee just lit no unfortunately the
role she played was a black stereotype
that would be considered offensive by
today’s standards it was never easy for
me I was born a poor black child this
has been taken to a new level with white
actors playing roles of different races
but we’ll get to that later I got the
car buddy a crow in Dumbo named Jim Crow
adam reverend Roden is gonna address you
an Asian and Sixteen Candles named long
Duk dong Oh sexy girlfriend mom died and
whatever this is don’t get me wrong
though I have a great to play it in the
bud is it credit to your race let’s be
thankful for the progress we’ve made
crazy number two casual violence against
women it’s only five miles it’s a good
stretch of the legs during Hollywood’s
golden age it was unfortunately common
to show a male character striking a
female character usually to calm her
supposed hysteria
apparently we only recently learned that
hitting a female a would probably not be
very helpful in calming her down and B
is just not okay well I can change that
in a hurry to add insult to injury the
man hitting the woman would sometimes be
her love interest classic stars such as
Glenn Ford John Wayne and even eventual
President Ronald Reagan are guilty of
this act it was even featured on some
posters for the 1946 film Gilda that is
definitely not something you’d see today
we hope before we unveil our number one
pick here are some honorable or in this
case dishonorable mentions teach’em
paleface brother all about red man good
this should be most enlightening Oh
makes the red bat red
it rubs the lotion on its skin or else
it gets the hose again
number one blackface yellow face round
face
Al Jolson and a jazz singer how is that
not racist to you well this is a
terrible example of blackface this guy
isn’t even trying to look like a real
person this one has a long and
complicated history black faces the
practice which sees a white actor
wearing makeup to appear black whereas
yellow face is to appear Asian and brown
face to appear Latino or Hispanic even
some of the most highly acclaimed films
of the 20th century used this trope
including Breakfast at Tiffany’s
featuring Mickey Rooney as iy Yunioshi
and the jazz singer the first non silent
film unkind be fun fine when I know when
a more recent example is Sol man which
was widely criticized at its release
just to what’s mmm
right on Robert Downey jr. also famously
used black face in Tropic Thunder
although that was more a satirical
representation it still generated some
controversy you want to step on real a
mine won’t die oh I’m gonna get shot by
Brie mother people can hit man do you
agree with our list terrific that was
terrific
what do you think is an outdated movie
trope or trend we’re gonna supply one
the point of $100 on your doll hairs
it’s a lot of doll hairs for more
retroactive top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
for 400 years
that word is kept us down
you
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