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3	''[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9infsKo33_2LUoiqXGgQWg Renegade Cut]]'' is an [[AnalysisChannel film analysis web show]] hosted by the Philadelphia-based Leon Thomas. The show came about after Thomas originally joined Website/ChannelAwesome's Blistered Thumbs group in 2011, and produced the show ''Heart of Gaming'' under their banner. He eventually started marking ''Renegade Cut'' under the Channel Awesome banner in July 2012, until creating a Website/YouTube channel for the show in 2014. Thomas would eventually leave Channel Awesome in 2016, following the departure of Creator/LindsayEllis, and would from thereon out exclusively release the show through [=YouTube=].
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5	The show primarily sees Thomas analysing films from a left-wing anarchist perspective, specifically how they relate to subjects such as politics, religion, and philosophy, but some videos also straight up tackles political subjects, both historical and current.
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7	!!This work provides and discusses examples of:
8	* AuthorAppeal: He suggests this is the reason why Creator/TomHanks keeps being depicted as urinating or discussing the act in his movies, whether because he thinks ToiletHumor is funny or something sexual in nature.
9	* TheCameo: Part 3 of his retrospective on the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse features voice cameos from [[WebVideo/TheDomReviews Dominic Noble]] and [[WebVideo/FoldingIdeas Dan Olson]].
10	* CapitalismIsBad: A recurring theme in many of his videos, particularly "Thanos is Wrong" or "Late Stage Disney".
11	** In his review of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E23HomersEnemy Homer's Enemy]]", he makes the case for an anti-capitalism message. Instead of [[ThisLoserIsYou Frank Grimes]] realizing that all of his troubles were due to problems InherentInTheSystem and then working towards changing the system, [[MisplacedRetribution he turns all his ire towards Homer Simpson over things that aren't in his control because he's an easier target than Mr. Burns]].
12	* ChristianityIsCatholic: A very prevalent trope in supernatural horror films, he notices, likely because the nature of its hierarchy and aesthetic often come across as intimidating to viewers. He also notes that "Christploitation" films like ''Film/GodsNotDead'' and the adaptations of ''Literature/LeftBehind'' often avert this, instead being rooted in evangelical Protestantism.
13	* DeathByNewberyMedal: The dog variety of this is discussed in the aptly titled video "Killing the Dog," as well as whether or not it is "okay" for a dog to die and when in a work.
14	* DoubleMeaningTitle: The title of "Late Stage Disney" comes from the title Leon gives in the video to the Film/DisneyLiveActionRemakes, since he argues that calling them "live-action remakes" is not accurate since not all of them are live-action (''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing2019'' being done entirely in computer imagery) and not all of them are remakes (''Film/{{Maleficent}}'' was a PerspectiveFlip of ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'' centered on the latter's villain). While at first glance the new name may simply be a reference to how they are the most recent (at the time) era of films for Disney (and Leon says as such), anyone aware of the concept of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_capitalism late-stage capitalism]] may catch the double-meaning, and indeed, through the video Leon argues that those films feature a lot of its characteristics.
15	* ForegoneConclusion: His issue with FoundFootageFilms, as revealed in "No Happy Endings," is that for most films the very nature of the genre means that the main characters ''must'' die and leave behind footage to be found, thus removing all tension.
16	* InnocenceLost: The topic of the similarly titled "Lost Innocence," in regards to Creator/JenniferConnelly's character(s) in ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'' and ''Film/RequiemForADream''; if one interprets them as one full storyline, it becomes a story about a young girl manipulated by an older man who grows up to become a drug addict as a result.
17	* InsistentTerminology: As Leon Thomas himself describes in his retrospective on the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse, more casual (and caustic) viewers often tend lump him in with "film critics," but as he puts it he is not really a film critic, but rather a video essayist. As he puts it, he might critique films from time to time, but this in and of itself is not the main goal of his work, which is to analyse films as they relate to politics and philosophy and vice versa.
18	* LivingProp: His primary problem with Creator/WesAnderson is that he tends to treat non-upper-middle-class white people as this in foreign settings of his movies, most prominently ''Film/TheDarjeelingLimited'', where the film, despite being set in India, has almost no Indian characters with their own agency, personalities, and goals, and only serve as stepping stones for the {{White Male Lead}}s. He also takes umbrage that Anderson finds being accused of passive racism to be as bad as actually being racist.
19	* TheMockbuster: Leon Thomas defends their existence.
20	* MultipleEndings: One video is about analyzing which of ''Film/{{Clue}}'''s endings is the official one. His conclusion is that [[spoiler:Miss Scarlet is most likely the true culprit]].
21	* PlotHole: The show discusses a well-known plot hole in ''Film/CitizenKane'' and if it makes the film worse.
22	* PoesLaw: Discussed during the video "[[https://youtu.be/1EnzkgqkuW0 Post-Satire Capitalism]]", as he explores how extreme politics and socioeconomics have become by the 2020s.
23	* PrimaDonnaDirector: One episode is dedicated to Creator/StanleyKubrick as such. Later, similar ones are about Creator/WernerHerzog and Creator/FritzLang.
24	* TheRemake: The show investigates several times how remakes can radically reinterpret a story. This can be seen in Bergman's ''The Virgin Spring'' and its quasi-remake ''Film/TheLastHouseOnTheLeft'', ''Film/RearWindow'' and ''Film/{{Disturbia}}'', and ''Film/TheSevenSamurai'' and its Western reinterpretations.
25	* RuleAbidingRebel: In "Late Stage Disney", he argues that, despite seemingly deconstructing the original works, Disney's live-action remakes still seem to promote morals which were outdated even at the time the original was made.
26	* SharedUniverse: Because of his various cameos, he's part of the Reviewaverse.
27	* StalkingIsLove: One of his major criticisms of ''Film/{{Disturbia}}'' when discussing it and ''Film/RearWindow'' is that the love interest, aside from [[SatelliteLoveInterest not being well-fleshed out]], isn't at all bothered by Kale's voyeurism of her.
28	* UrbanHellscape: The trope name comes from here, which calls it the "Sci-Fi Urban Hellscape." He explains both the beginnings, end, and aspects of the trope, using ''Film/Predator2'' as an example of one of the last of its kind.
29	* VanillaProtagonist: [[invoked]] In his [[Franchise/StarWars Luke Skywalker]] video, Leon argues against this common criticism against the character and actually makes a case that Luke has the more dynamic [[CharacterDevelopment Character Arc]] than Han Solo.

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