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| 3 | ''Doodlebug'' is a 1997 short film directed by Creator/ChristopherNolan, one year before he made his feature film debut with ''Film/{{Following}}''. |
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| 5 | The movie revolves a man seemingly trying to kill a bug that's found its way into his room, only for the ending to reveal that something much more unusual is going on. |
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| 7 | The short film can be viewed in its entirety [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSVXYpdRHmQ here]]. |
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| 10 | !!Tropes found in this short include: |
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| 12 | * DeliberatelyMonochrome: Much like his [[Film/{{Following}} first feature film]], this movie is entirely in black-and-white. |
| 13 | * LaserGuidedKarma: When the man finally smashes the bug [[spoiler:that is actually a small version of himself,]] he is punished by [[spoiler:a giant version of himself that smashes ''him''.]]. |
| 14 | * RecursiveReality: At the very end, the man finally catches the bug, and we see [[spoiler:that it's actually a tiny version of himself, apparently also trying trying to find an even smaller version of itself. He kills it, only to be crushed by a giant-sized version of himself. Roll credits.]] |
| 15 | * SilenceIsGolden: There is absolutely no dialogue from the man [[spoiler:or either of his larger/smaller versions]]. |
| 16 | * WhamShot: We are led to believe that the man is simply trying to kill a pesky bug. It's when he finally catches it, and [[spoiler:we see that it's a tiny version of himself]], that it becomes apparent that is something else is going on. |
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