1 | '''Basic Trope''': A work makes no sense due to heavy use of symbolism and metaphor. |
2 | * '''Straight''': In the movie ''Bob and Alice'', Alice is meant to represent purity, strength, and youth. This ends with a giant baby version of Alice being created. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': ''Bob and Alice'' is two hours of unconnected symbolism, random imagery, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and not a single person in the movie]] [[NonindicativeName is named Bob nor Alice.]] |
4 | * '''Downplayed''': |
5 | ** ''Bob and Alice'' mostly makes sense, except for that [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment one scene]] two-thirds of the way in. |
6 | ** ''Bob and Alice'' is somewhat confusing, but mostly makes sense. |
7 | ** ''Bob and Alice'' is very complex and dense, and may take a few watch-throughs to get, but isn't unreasonably confusing. |
8 | ** GainaxEnding |
9 | * '''Justified''': |
10 | ** ''Bob and Alice'' [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness is told from the perspective of an unmedicated schizophrenic with positive symptoms.]] |
11 | ** [[NoodleImplements You have to use your imagination to create a plot.]] |
12 | ** [[FauxSymbolism The symbolism]] [[IceCreamKoan really has no meaning]], [[TakeAThirdOption so neither does the plot.]] |
13 | * '''Inverted''': |
14 | ** ''Bob and Alice'''s plot is very literal and explained as clearly as possible. All plot threads are tied up and all phenomena are explained, with varying levels of predictability. |
15 | ** ''Bob and Alice'' cannot make heads or tails of the reader. |
16 | * '''Subverted''': |
17 | ** ''Bob and Alice'' is a story within a story, and the "outside" story does make sense. |
18 | ** MindScrewdriver |
19 | ** The metaphor looks like it makes no sense whatsoever, but near the ending someone explains it and it suddenly makes sense. |
20 | ** The story makes sense but you need to see the end first. |
21 | * '''Double Subverted''': |
22 | ** Then the outside story breaks down. |
23 | ** The MindScrewdriver is a VoodooShark. |
24 | ** The end explanation runs afoul of FridgeLogic. |
25 | * '''Parodied''': Not ''even'' the creator knows what is going on. |
26 | * '''Zig-Zagged''': |
27 | ** ''Bob and Alice'' makes no sense up until TheReveal. It makes complete sense then. Until the ending when [[GainaxEnding the crazy train comes into the station]]. |
28 | ** ''Bob and Alice'' makes no sense, at least until the MindScrewdriver. But that turns out to be a VoodooShark, [[MindScrew except it turns out that the]] VoodooShark [[MindScrew is itself a]] VoodooShark, and the explanation makes sense. This is all well and good, until you consider the GainaxEnding. But there's an explanation for that too. [[HereWeGoAgain Except that explanation is also a voodoo shark. Or is it?]] |
29 | * '''Averted''': |
30 | ** The story makes sense. |
31 | ** The creators realize that the viewers are going to take everything literally, so they have the characters explain all the symbolism and metaphors. |
32 | * '''Enforced''': "I'm the one-and-only Creator/DavidLynch". |
33 | * '''Lampshaded''': "Don't bother with that. It's probably just [[AllPsychologyIsFreudian symbolic of your feelings towards your father]]." |
34 | * '''Invoked''': TheWalrusWasPaul, in which confusing the audience is the only goal. |
35 | * '''Exploited''': When this trope is used to trick someone into something. |
36 | * '''Defied''': Alice takes it upon herself to explain every plot development and image clearly. |
37 | * '''Discussed''': |
38 | ** "A giant phallic monster is going to burst out of the wall now, isn't it?" |
39 | ** "Considering what just happened, I don't think that any of this is going to start making any more sense any time soon." |
40 | * '''Conversed''': "I didn't mind the characters or the acting, just the bucket of acid the screenwriter took before writing the third act." |
41 | * '''Implied''': In order for this trope to work; it must be conveyed. Someone might still say the lines of "WHAT WAS THAT!?" |
42 | * '''Deconstructed''': |
43 | ** Bob and Alice begin the story sane and fall into insanity as reality breaks down and nothing they do can stop it. |
44 | ** Alternatively, [[BrownNote it's best to leave the work uncomprehended at all.]] |
45 | ** QuirkyWork |
46 | * '''Reconstructed''': Bob and Alice, now insane, go on to narrate ''Bob and Alice II'', a story about them trying to get ''Bob and Alice II'' published. |
47 | * '''Played For Laughs''': SurrealHumor |
48 | * '''Played For Drama''': |
49 | ** Bob's life make no sense and he kills himself, being unable to tolerate it anymore. |
50 | ** SurrealHorror |
51 | * '''Plotted A Good Waste''': The story is ThroughTheEyesOfMadness or AllJustADream, and the weird symbols were all [[ForeShadowing Foreshadowing]] of this. |
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53 | Back to MindScrew...I...I think. |
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