Hollywood action movies always include a scene where the bad guys shoot up the house (hotel room, apartment, office, etc.) where the good guys are hiding. The bad guys always fire their sub-machine guns from the hip, spraying bullets into the area highlighted in red above.
As if on cue, the good guys always drop to the floor. It turns out, that’s a pretty smart move because no one on the bad guy assassination team ever gets assigned to shoot into the lower levels of the house. (See the green highlights above.) The good guys live through the attack and the movie can progress as planned.
If I were to go into the Hollywood bad guy business, I would differentiate myself in what must be a competitive market by only shooting into the lower sections of the room. No, not as glamorous or cool looking as shooting from the hip, but I’d certainly be able to deliver results. Want the movie to end suddenly and unexpectedly? I’m your hitman.
