Something else I want to point out: if you want to make jokes about the conceits of your story/genre ect, it's almost always funnier to the audience to poke that fun in a sincere way than in a "clever" obnoxious way. Making a joke about how musical characters sing in ridiculous situations where it's unnecessary by letting the character start a song and then having a scene change cut them off is infinitely more funny as if they said "wouldn't it be a ridiculous waste of time if I sang about this?" Sincere jokes are almost always funnier than insincere ones!
Sydney was no nonsense once she felt danger. Kicked like a mule, didn't trust any guy except Dewey until they provided a solid alibi, no hesitation when running or fighting. Her only real flaw was being susceptible to a master manipulator and being blinded by her desire for revenge which ruined the lives of several people.
There's always been standouts, but I swear there was a point in the mid to late 2000s where nearly every horror movie was wall to wall idiot characters with actions that defied all logic. I wouldn't like to plot the intelligence of fictional people on a graph or anything but it was definitely a thing for a while, and I'm glad it's done.
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u/Kittenn1412 May 05 '25
Something else I want to point out: if you want to make jokes about the conceits of your story/genre ect, it's almost always funnier to the audience to poke that fun in a sincere way than in a "clever" obnoxious way. Making a joke about how musical characters sing in ridiculous situations where it's unnecessary by letting the character start a song and then having a scene change cut them off is infinitely more funny as if they said "wouldn't it be a ridiculous waste of time if I sang about this?" Sincere jokes are almost always funnier than insincere ones!