How many times have you seen a character, especially a villain, fall to their deaths from a cliff? If your answer was at least ten times, then you have just figured out that this plot device is a cliche. This really overused plot device has been used as a cheap way by authors to save the audience from too much gore, by simply sending a character down a cliff to die offscreen. As effective as this plot device can be (just watch "The Lion King" or "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" to see what I mean), by now it has been too overused. It is not the worst cliche in the book, but it is one you definitely should avoid if you want to write a great story.
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A Hundred Cliches That Really Need To Die
RandomEver watched or read something, and felt annoying that a certain plot device was used for the thousandth time? Well, I certainly have. Here are a hundred of some of the worst cliche's ever, which hopefully none of you will use any time soon in you...
