Cuffs Off, Rub Wrists: Difference between revisions

 

A character has been shackled or put in handcuffs and upon being released they must rub their wrists. Somehow this not only stops the pain but removes all physical evidence that the character was chained up to begin with. In fiction land, having your hands tightly bound for long periods of time usually only causes mild discomfort.

 

== Anime and Manga ==

* ''[[No Country for Old Men]]'': Decidedly not the case. The main antagonist (who begins the movie in handcuffs) {{spoiler|and murders a deputy by strangling him with the handcuffs on his own wrists}} is later seen washing his torn, bloody wrists after the handcuffs are off. {{spoiler|Although admittedly this is probably kind of an extreme example.}}

* Averted in ''[[Yes Man]]'' the two main characters are handcuffed in an airport by security. When the cuffs come off, they don't rub their wrists.

* ''[[Once Upon a Time In The West]]'': After Cheyenne cuts him loose aboard Morton's train, Harmonica is seen rubbing his wrists in the background.

* In Krull, the prince proves that he is the prince by using the master key to free the shackles from the escaped criminals. They remove their cuffs and rub their wrists.

[[Category:Crime and Punishment Tropes]]

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