30 Cliches and Stereotypes Hollywood Can’t Let Go

Clichés! Hollywood just can’t seem to avoid them. You’ve got your trusty go-tos for evil characters: They’re a doctor! They have a cat! Their old name is “dead”! Then, there’s when you need to make sure the audience knows a character is cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs: They skirt gender norms! They’re goth! They’re lonely or introverted! If a character is heroic, obviously that means that they’re either a) a captain; b) punching the villain; or c) driving a pickup truck. And we can’t forget that arrogance means eating apples and that being a smart person means wearing glasses and having frizzy, crazy hair. Here are some of the most egregious clichés and stereotypes that keep popping up over and over again…