10 Dumbest Decisions In Recent Horror Movies
4. The Pursuit Of The Impossible Shot - Nope
Jordan Peele's latest blockbuster offering, 2022's Nope, follows the attempts of several characters to capture evidence of a predatory extraterrestrial entity - referred to as Jean Jacket - in the skies over California. Amongst said characters is Michael Wincott's renowned cinematographer Antlers Holst, a grizzled veteran of his craft obsessed with capturing "the impossible shot".
Holst is not a stupid character by any means, particularly when compared to Steven Yeun's Jupe Park, whose foolishness eventually results in himself and the entire audience of his ludicrous theme park Jupiter's Claim being devoured by Jean Jacket. With that being said, the cameraman's rabid pursuit of his unattainable goal duly costs him his life in the film's final goings.
Despite being more than aware of the extraterrestrial being's terrifying abilities, Antlers completely neglects his own safety by climbing a hill to get a better shot of the creature, putting himself in harm's way in the interest of perfecting his art. Holst does actually manage to capture footage of Jean Jacket, but is swiftly devoured soon after along with his camera, meaning that his death in pursuit of "the impossible shot" was ultimately for nothing.
Talk about a meaningless demise. Holst was clearly sharp as a whip, using hand wound cameras to circumvent Jean Jacket's effect on electronic devices, but the predictable manner of his fruitless death was about as dumb they come.