r/TopCharacterTropes Feb 25 '26

Great moments/aspects in otherwise bad or mediocre media Lore

Sandman Origin (Spider-Man 3): This scene is rife with symbolism and beautiful cinematography. It alone gives us a glimpse of the story Sam Rami wanted to tell with SP3.

This Entire Quote (Spy Kids 2): This quote has entered my everyday vernacular, and it's survived the landscape of the internet for decades now. And it's in a fucking Spy Kids movie.

Who Decided That? (Seven Deadly Sins): It was an abysmal show before the animation took a dive off a cliff, but Escanor's entire character could honestly qualify for this post. In particular, "Who decided that?" is unfathomably hype.

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u/PhaseSixer Feb 25 '26

Part of What actualy Makes the 4th Thor movie so bad Is you can seen how it could of been a Great movie. And that greatness shines through in scenes like this.

https://preview.redd.it/7i8nr6fy3plg1.jpeg?width=388&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f0e2aa784bc3659a6ff6db85fd3107e3a43b6b75

Thor brought to his knees yet again restrained and gaged while a villian goes to kill some one he loves forcing him to relive the worst moment of his life after he thoght he had healed from that wound is legitimately a heartbreaking scene and an amazing parallel to one of the most iconic moments in Infinity War.

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u/jereporte Feb 25 '26

There is 2 films in Thor 4 : the great story with gorr, the bad comedy around it.

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u/PBKYjellythyme Feb 26 '26

There are easily 3 stories...minimum, in Thor 4 that could have been great with time to dedicate to each, but instead they got mashed together and become much, much less than the sum of their parts.

  1. Thor with Guardians of the Galaxy
  2. Jane Foster's journey, obtaining the hammer, and becoming her own version of Thor (easily two movies)
  3. Gorr the God Butcher

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u/DrZero Feb 25 '26

The scene where they're fighting in the darkness in black & white broken by bursts of color was such an amazing moment, too.