Things from horror movies that aren’t scary anymore – Looper

Acharacter runs through the woods, trying to escape from the villain. Suddenly, they trip over something. Instead of getting back up and running away, they slowly crawl until the antagonist has a chance to catch up.

The purpose of having a character trip during a chase is simple: It increases the tension. Now, Jason Voorhees has a genuine shot at outpacing his prey. The problem, as is the case with so many horror movie tropes, is that it has become played out. Audiences probably aren't going to be more scared after seeing a person trip and fall they're just more likely to roll their eyes and think, "Well, this person deserves to die now." They can't all be sustaining injuries bad enough to keep them on their hands and knees.

Furthermore, this trope raises an awkward question: If the places these characters are running through have so many tripping hazards, how come you never see the villain trip over something?Why do monsters have such good spatial awareness? It's understandable filmmakers would want to increase the tension in such pivotal scenes, but there has to be a better way to do so.

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Things from horror movies that aren't scary anymore - Looper