Fake "tension" in movies

[Blinkman987]

Watching ID4, I remembered that Roland Emmerich is a terrible writer. When Air Force 1 is escaping D.C., does anybody actually believe that the plane is in jeopardy? That single plane had a good 50% of the cast's stars on it a good half-hour into the film. If that plane went down, so did tens of millions of dollars in salary.

Then I remembered he did 10k BC and I saw that movie on a date. Her choice. I won't spoil the end, but I wanted to throw my soda at the screen. Way to tug at sentimental heart strings that fail to elicit a single ounce of sincere emotion. Thank you again Roland Emmerich. You can lick my taint.

I really hate when directors and writers do this. None of it brings out any real feeling from the audience. It would be like someone coming out and saying "Man, I really hate cancer." What a bold and edgy statement to make! Thanks Capt. Obvious! Oh wait, jerks with yellow wristbands already did that, showing they hate cancer one whole dollar's worth.

A better analogy is in order, but I can't come up with one. Basically, I just hate when film makers write in crappy parts that the viewer can immediately disassemble and call BS on, and I hate it more when they write in crappy emotional scenes that have no genuine quality to them.