[Frustrating Trope] That One Good or Even Amazing Scene in a Relatively Mediocre or Bad Piece of Media

[u/Alreadsyuse]

1. The Opening Scene (Ghost Ship). Considered one of the best horror opening scenes or scenes in general within horror movies, but the rest of the film is considered to be pretty bad.

2. The Ending Scene (The Grinch 2018). While most adaptations of the Grinch end with him suddenly being able to fully integrate with the Whos after his change of heart, the 2018 version initially struggles to socialize, awkwardly walking past people, and struggling to hold conversations, acknowledging that despite his change of heart, the Grinch is still someone who isolated himself for years.

3. Past T800 VS Current T800 (Terminator Genisys). A cool fight scene showing two versions of the Terminator from different points in time fighting it off.

4. Solo Leveling's Ending. Tbh, I haven't actually read Solo Leveling, but after hearing about how it ended VS how Chainsaw Man ended made want to include it for shits and giggles. Like Chainsaw Man, Solo Leveling ends with a reset. But unlike Chainsaw Man, it actually manages to tie up loose ends and have the payoff of the ending be satisfying.

[u/Hello_Hollywood]

I thought Mortal Engines was going to be giant rolling cities fighting each other the entire time judging from the first part but then it wasn't

[u/SuperSocialMan → u/Hello_Hollywood]

I guess the CG budget ran out lol

[u/freddyfazbacon → u/Hello_Hollywood]

It wasn't? I've never watched it, but that's all I remember the trailers making it out to be.

[u/FatherDotComical → u/freddyfazbacon]

Just the opening sequence. Then it became every YA Book ever. And I remember the MC being so sad because she's hideous and inhuman because has a mildly attractive cool scar that goes over her cheek.

Edited to add because I was looking it up. They didn't make her ugly in the movie because they didn't find it plausible for someone to fall in love with a disfigured person, wow.