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A character goes down the path of evil, but turns around at the last minute and saves everything as best s/he can, perhaps because now It's Personal (say, s/he chose some target for crime at random and it turns out to be a precious pet). Basically, the plot of Wall Street, but I've also Seen It A Mil… you know.
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Is there a trope where someone starts off a loser, and ends up being a non-loser?. Examples include Kung Fu Panda and Gullivers Travels 2010 Film .
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This seems to be common in action movies. Do we have a trope for this? In the middle of an action scene between characters, there's a civilian who either:
- 1. Doesn't notice until he either comes out into the scene or the action comes to him.
- 2. Appears to be completely unchanged despite the action happening right near him (like grandparents).
Would examples help? (I think I exceeded the character limit.)
I'm thinking about stock action film scenes/scenarios.
Like, if you go to an action flick and there isn't a high-speed car chase, something made a high-speed car chase specifically impossible, like cars being inappropriate to the setting. Or if the movie has an adventure-y bent to it, it needs a panoramic shot of the exotic locale the heroes are visiting in that scene. If there's a romantic subplot, the love interest will be imperiled by the hero's action-packed lifestyle. Or explosions regardless of anything else.
I suppose this is more of an index than a single trope?