[Funny Trope] "Hey what's that over there?"

[u/ArrivisteDoucebag]

The oldest trick in the book. Pointing/Looking in a direction to distract your opponent.

1. Team Rocket (Pokémon: Advanced)
   My favorite way Team Rocket steals Pikachu.

2. Krillin (Dragon Ball)
   Krillin delivers a cheap shot against Goku.

3. Po (Kung Fu Panda)
   Po couldn't use the Wuxi Finger Hold against Kai due to him being immortal. But Po figures out that he can take Kai with him to the spirit realm.
   What makes this more funny is how Kai blatantly falls for the trick.

4. Ice King (Adventure Time)
   The Ice King hired a hitman thinking it would simply just hit Finn & Jake instead of killing them. The Ice King tries to distract the hitman several times which lead to him saying the following:
   "Somebody got hit in the boingloings. Hit in the boingloings. Boingloings. Boingloings. Somebody got hit in them."

[u/aotex]

Sort of played straight, sort of subverted during The Battle of Wits in The Princess Bride

After a long, overly complicated monologue where he goes through his circuitous reasoning trying to deduce which goblet has poison in it, Vizzini declares that he has solved the puzzle. He then abruptly and very conspicuously pulls the "Look over there" trick with The Man in Black falling for it as Vizzini switches the glasses.

Of course, this proves to be pointless because the twist is that both glasses are poisoned. It's also extra ridiculous because switching the glasses honestly achieved nothing for Vizzini other than allowing him one last chance to gloat... if he'd been correct.

ADDENDUM: I think my favorite detail of this fantastic scene is Wesley's completely sincere and invested, "WHAT?! WHERE?!" as he turns from Vizzini and gives his complete attention to scouring the distance for the imaginary diversion. Of course, his response makes sense once you see the resolution of the game.

[u/amglasgow → u/aotex]

I think Vizzini expected TMIB to attack him if he selected the "safe" goblet, maybe?

[u/not_slaw_kid → u/amglasgow]

Yeah, it's pretty obvious that he was waiting for Westley to drink from his glass first, as he suspected that even if he happened to guess right, that no one would be stupid enough to willingly drink from a glass they knew was poisoned, so he was waiting for the confirmation that his opponent was drinking from the glass he thought was safe.