These scenes are often the most dramatic, often the pinnacle of the movie or TV show, and only end when a guy strides in - the knight in shining armor – to rescue the woman and defeat the villain. Screen writers and directors often use such situations as opportunities to put in a dramatic damsel in distress scene, something that will get the heart racing as you watch your favorite heroin struggling in the clutches of her captor.
When a beautiful woman comes face to face with a bad guy, you can bet your bottom dollar that something bad is going to happen, that the actress is going to end up in peril.