The Stormtrooper Effect

The Imperial Stormtroopers in Star Wars, "despite overwhelming numbers, professional military education and training, full armour, military-grade firepower, and noticeable combat effectiveness against non-speaking characters, were incapable of seriously harming or indeed even hitting the film's protagonists."says a Wikipedia article on the Stormtrooper effect.
Well that is exceptionally true, same for almost any form of action films. The evil henchmen is never able to kill or wound the protagonist of the film, despite firing hundreds of shots and sending tens of missed kicks and punches; only to be killed by the protagonist with one bullet, or a precise punch on the neck.
This Stormtrooper Effect is certainly necessary in any film for the fact that the protagonist of the film must survive till the end of the film or until the intended plot is portrayed. Like in the following examples of fictional characters: James Bond, John Rambo, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Aragorn, Bruce Lee, Wedge Antilles, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neo, etc, etc. 
As always, the evil henchmen in the movie and pouring out of their bunkers with loads of weapons and ammunition, spraying thousands of rounds at the protagonist, nevertheless, every shot fired is missed, or nearly hit. But the fact is, none of the bullets in all the cases, will ever hit its intended targets. And in most cases, the evil henchmen, be it droids, ninjas, Agents, expandable soldiers, bodyguards, orcs, guards or even vampires, will be taken down in a simple pulling of a trigger and swipe of a lightsaber or sword. 
And this effect, will continue into the foreseeable future of movie-making. It is after all, part of a character shield. 


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Jiang Haolie