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openFEMALE DUO TROPE IN POP CULTURE Film
i need girl duos where one has a more goth/emo style & the other is bubblegum bright & cute
Edited by cheangivy2000resolved Two Children-related tropes Film
1 - When a movie that features rauchy humor or extreme gore has a child actor, scenes are often edited so that the kid isn't present during the recording of the dirty/violent scenes, because the crew is worried about the kid's psychological balance. Some movies make a point of showing the editing so viewers can relax knowing the innocent little actor wasn't subjected to graphic images. (for example, that scene from Clerks where Randall is listing off a bunch of porn movies he needs to buy, and a lady with a baby is hearing it with a shocked expression). What trope would that be?
2 - Some works (or some episodes of a certain work) feature kids in a realistic setting that celebrates the bittersweet innocence of childhood, as opposed to setting the kids up as wiser than their elders, sarcastic, competent, mature, or involved in speculativeFiction tropes. I'm thinking in particular of the "kids being kids" episodes of South Parklike "Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers". Is there a trope for that?
openeveryone comes back for the ending Film
A comedy where the main character meets lots of people throughout the movie (often during a road trip), and in the last scene everyone shows up, usually for a party or something. Or, the character is spends the movie helping people out expecting nothing in return, then in the end when all hopes are lost, the characters show up to help him back.
openCollege Competition Film
Movie about a college frat/club/group of friends who enter a competition against the popular/cool kid group. Despite being extreme underdogs, the protagonists win. Examples: Monsters University, Pitch Perfect, An Extremely Goofy Movie
openArchive Only Documentary Film
A documentary that only uses archival video, photos and audio to tell it’s narrative, maybe adding some text here and there to explain context and music for atmosphere.
I saw recently saw National Geographic documentary on the 1992 LA riots that used this style.
Edited by DS9guyopenPurposely Missed Targets Film
Is there a trope for a character to miss a target on purpose even if they act like it was an accident?
openIn-Universe Creator Depression Film
Is there a trope for stories about an artist (writer, musician, whatever) who can only create good stuff when he's depressed, angry, stressed out, unhappy? That is to say, he has Writer's Block if his life's good. Or, alternatively, he still creates new stuff, but fans prefer the earlier work.
openSecrets in politics Film
The idea is that in the past some crime was executed and during politic games. Some of the secrets about that accident become public. Main characters are trying to solve it and get to know more details about the secret.
Edited by annaOnisopenLegal Anthropology Film
I'm looking for a series related to A series dealing with forensic anthropology, The best professionals examine investigations, reconstruct identities and causes of death and present some of the great achievements in today's criminology. The reconstructions are very graphic and close to reality, and are suitable only for those with a strong stomach, but the content is fascinating, and the fact that these are real cases and a decipherment made in reality makes me regret that I did not go to study forensic anthropology
openpaper about a monster with the important bit gone Film
people find exposition about the monster, conveniently missing the most important bit (its behavior/etc)
openWhen in need, ask for the impossible Film
"We need to activate our super weapon. How much time will it take?"
"At least ten minutes."
"Do it in five."
"Roger!"
What trope would this kind of dialogue fit in?
Edited by LyendithopenPeople in-universe can hear the background music gag Film
What trope would this be? I know several Mel Brooks movies used this (typically it would be revealed shortly after that a band nearby was playing the music.)
open"Who's telling you that?" -"...They..." Film
A figure of innocence, most often a child or a naive teenager is able to see or hear a paranormal entity. Whenever an adult (usually the protagonist) asks them what it is that they perceive, the child answers vaguely, and refers to "them" or "they". Even if the adult stresses the importance of the situation, the child never gets to the details and in some way "assumes" that the adult knows what they're talking about.
I've gotten quite close with tropes like "The creepy child", "Nightmare Fuel color book" and "Invisible to adults" and "I see dead people", but I feel like it differs in the sense that the child never recognizes the urgency the adult expresses, and is instead vague and aloof to the gravity of the situation. Also, the child is weirdly calm in the light of horrible things happening around him/her.
"Don't you see, Mommy? they're trying to help us!"
openI can't remember the name of the movie Film
There was an action movie I watched when I was younger and at one part, the two guys needed to reload and there was this wall column where they both went behind for cover and to reload at the same time. I think the movie also ended with someone getting stuck in a see through elevator and one of the guy walks away with a lady.I'd love to get back the name of it if anybody can help, thnx.
openClimbing the Ladder to the Top Film
Is there a trope describing the process of starting with a street level criminal Mooks and following leads all the way to the top of the organization?
In Payback, Porter wants his money back. He starts with the small fry and obtains the name of each successive link up the ladder to the top. The Big Bad who can give him his cash.
In Deadpool, Wade follows a similar process to find and take revenge on the man who tortured him into mutant anti-hero status.
Much of the action of the film involves the ways the main character goes about beating or tricking the information out of each successive rung in the ladder.
Definitely part of Man on Fire, but it doesn't necessarily have to be a Roaring Rampage of Revenge. I think it must be a staple of investigation plots where the target is either name or location unknown.
Edited by trooper8openFifties Sue Film
Is there a trope for the naming convention of teenage girls in works set during the 1950ies being called "Something-Sue", like, Peggy Sue, Betty Sue, Mary Sue, and so on?
openCharacter looks somewhere else and then it cuts to black Film
(Spoilers for the movies I mention here) The Usual Suspects, Memento, and Predestination all have something like this at the end, where it's a close-up shot of the main character and he says something in a voiceover around the same moment as he either moves his eyes or turns his head to look elsewhere. The frame with him looking in a different direction only lasts for a second or so, and then it cuts to black, ending the movie. May have a similar feeling as Smash Cut.
This probably sounds bizarrely specific but I think you can see what I mean if you've seen the movies or the clips of them recently. I think this technique is intended to give the audience a slight feeling of unrest and also possibly a bit of exhilaration, knowing that the character's story isn't over and it's not heading in a necessarily good way, but it will still be exciting. At least that's a common thread I see in these movies.
Edited by Troper48openGroin Attack Near Miss Film
Bob is on the floor, scooting backwards. A piece of debris or similar strikes the ground between his legs, exactly where his groin was a moment earlier. Bob gets an Oh, Crap! look on his face.
One obvious example is in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, where Harry is on the ground and the rogue bludger that's been attacking him keeps coming, hitting the ground to one side of him, then the other, then between his legs as he dodges.
There's also a Scorpion episode where a piece of exploding machinery buries itself in the ground between Toby's legs. Not sure of the episode.
openSilver Bullet Fail Film
I'm looking for examples in films (or TV) where all the good guys have faith in a special weapon (silver bullet, wooden stake, mystical amulet... etc) but during a confrontation, the weapon is revealed to be useless. I can think of examples where it doesn't work and then it does (Fright Night, Transformers: The Movie, Never Say Never Again) but not one where it simply fails. There must be a few.
A standard shot of a person floating limp, submerged in water. Represents surrender, meditation, release, etc.