Overused Movie Clichés: The "Unflinching Walk"

This overview of overused movie cliches looks at that perennial of action movies and revenge flicks: The unflinching walk, usually of the protagonist walking unfazed from an explosion or fireball without looking back.

Featured:

No Country for Old Men - Desperado - Hell Ride - Syriana - Man on Fire - John Carpenter's Vampires - Breaking Bad - Iron Man 2 - Hesher - Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins - 99 and 44/110ths Percent Dead - Law Abiding Citizen - How to Train Your Dragon - Rammstein's music video "Du Hast" - X Men Origins: Wolverine - From Dusk Till Dawn - Blue Thunder - Iron Man - Paths of Glory - The Dark Knight - Get Mean

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• unflinching walk
• movies
• cliche
• action films
• action heroes

[TheLaughingMan0603]

cool guys don't look at explosions

[navylaks2]

In The Dark Knight they twist it with the Joker turning around because there is a problem with the charges:)

[charontheghoul]

du hast!!!

[spacejesusadventure]

naaaa na na na naaa

[spacejesusadventure]

@navylaks2 That wasn't supposed to happen. He was meant to just walk away like normal, but the charge didn't go off so Heath Ledger improvised the little thing he did with turning around.

[MrMello247]

He's not looking back at that cool explosion! He's a hero!

[Cethdude101]

@TheLaughingMan0603 You stole my exact comment :(

[akathasamurai]

I need to see a scene where the guy just flinches big-time.

[gabormariai]

Could someone please write down the lyrics of the song?

[uke52]

if i ever need a song that makes me want to end my life, i'll know where to find it

[krizan1]

haha, guy at 1:24 flinches ! ! :)

[mandyjanemore]

na na na na na na na na... love it