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2007-08-03 02:01:34 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Because things haven't been going too well for them.
Obviously, they have suffered through traumatic childhood experiences that led him to that point.
They run to the roof to enjoy a blissful view and a fresh cigarette to wash (or puff) their troubles away.
They're about to be put in the slammer, give them one last moment of tranquility, people!
But where does all that get them?
Lung cancer and a straight jacket.
(this comment was not meant to be taken seriously... or it is?)
2007-08-03 02:57:53 · answer #1 · answered by Beetle Babe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm well most of the time the chase starts in the street and the bad guy usually tries to evade by running into a building for cover. With the guy chasing him covering the exit I guess the only way is up or out a window (I think directors love the shot in the stairwell showing the bad guy just 2 flights above his chaser, they use it enough) his only option is the roof unless he kicks in a door and jumps out someones window. More dramatic i guess?
2007-08-03 02:21:48 · answer #2 · answered by Rancidbearsgrease 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think just to add drama. If they're on the roof there is also the possibility that they can fall off or jump to another building... which ads to the suspense. Also, if they get into a fight then the one guy always hangs the other guy over the edge. There is always the scene when they are hanging on for their life. Major drama!
2007-08-03 03:52:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know for sure, but I bet it's the same reason why a half dressed female that's alone in a house runs upstairs if she gets scared.....
2007-08-03 02:16:06 · answer #4 · answered by ♥Shorty♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like Tom Cruise says in "Minority Report"..."Everybody Runs"...it is a primal, basic instinct of self-preservation that will always win out in the long run. Anyone cornered will do anything they have to do to live.
2007-08-03 02:38:05 · answer #5 · answered by bottleblondemama 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So they can be dramatically impaled on something below as the hero stands majestically overlooking the land saved from certain doom.
2007-08-03 03:30:31 · answer #6 · answered by Harbinger 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess it's instinct to head for high ground when cornered.
BTW why do the baby-sitters always look in the basement/closet/garage/attic, etc.?
2007-08-03 03:58:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's easier to disappear into thin air then to dig a hole to escape to the other side of the world.
2007-08-03 02:14:09 · answer #8 · answered by Outside the box 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So they can dramatically jump to the rooftop of the adjacent building.
2007-08-03 02:06:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
More dramatic that way. You can't get thrown off a basement.
2007-08-03 04:54:18 · answer #10 · answered by Bob Mc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋