Menacing alien civilizations depend on crystals and other magical power sources that can be undermined by human bravery.
Humanoid Aliens
Defying logic, movie aliens look a lot like us. The only physical difference from humans tends to be their faces, foreheads, and skin colors.
Learning the Ropes
A rookie cop is assigned to a jaded veteran. When they become engaged in a serious situation, they each find that they have learned from one another.
Animals Talk
All species talk to each other in the native language of the movie audience, but when any human characters hear them speaking it sounds like animal noises.
Killer Photos
If a character reveals a photo of his girlfriend or wife in the first half of the movie, he will definitely die in the end.
Car Keys on Visor
What action sequence would be complete without a stolen car that just happens to have its keys stashed on the visor?
Binocular vision
To convey what a character is seeing through binoculars, viewers are shown a figure-eight shaped frame, even though when you look through binoculars you don’t really experience this.
Evil Twin
Audiences are apparently fascinated by watching twins who embody good and evil. The evil twin often impersonates the good twin, fooling spouses and friends.
Landing a Plane
Despite having no experience or training, first time pilots in the movies have a miraculous capacity to land successfully.
Free Parking
In movies there is always a free parking space.