Basic Trope: A character is portrayed as more serious in an adaptation.
- Straight: In the novel Tropers, George is portrayed as a comic relief. In the movie adaptation, The Adventures of the Tropers, George is much more serious.
- Exaggerated:
- In the novel, George is a Plucky Comic Relief. In the movie, he has No Sense of Humor.
- All of the characters are made much more serious in the movie adaptation.
- Downplayed:
- George is mostly a serious character in the original novel, but has a few scenes where he does something funny. The movie doesn't include those scenes.
- George is made The Comically Serious in the movie, when he was more of a straightforward comic relief in the original novel.
- Justified: George also gets an Adaptational Angst Upgrade.
- Inverted: Adaptational Comic Relief
- Subverted: At first, George avoids doing anything funny, but soon gets his sense of humor back...
- Double Subverted: ...but it's only for one scene.
- Parodied: In the movie, George makes a Running Gag of pretending he's more serious than he was in the novel.
- Zig-Zagged: George is made funnier in some parts of the movie, and more serious in other parts.
- Averted: George is portrayed as a comic relief in both the novel and the movie.
- Enforced:
- George is being played by an actor more known for dramatic roles.
- The Adventures of the Tropers is Darker and Edgier than the original novel, to the point where a straightforward comic relief would be out-of-place.
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- Invoked: ???
- Exploited: ???
- Defied: ???
- Discussed: ???
- Conversed: "Why doesn't George do anything funny in the movie? He was hilarious in the original novel."
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