Anyone who thinks this wiki invented the concept of analysing media or the concept of tropes, that it didn't exist before wikis did, or that we're even the only website/wiki to do so, needs to get outside more. And read stuff outside this site. Calling Aristotle a troper is ridiculous.
Edited by Lymantria Join the Five-Man Band cleanup project!Re: Beware of the Caucasian Prisoner
I've seen this a lot of times. When a group of bad guys, during a critical moment in the film, are suddenly confronted by a character coming towards them with a Caucasian prisoner, they should be on their guard because the white guy is an armed assailant and the other guy is his partner masquerading as a bad guy.
Relevant examples:
1. Windtalkers (2002) - Nicolas Cage playing the white prisoner and Adam Beach pretending to be a Japanese soldier
2. Tropic Thunder (2008) - Jack Black as the white prisoner and a disguised Robert Downey, Jr. as a "rice farmer"
3. Blood Diamond (2006) - Leonardo Di Caprio as a "prisoner" and Djimon Honsou pretending to be an RUF guerilla
4. No Escape (2015) - Pierce Brosnan acts like a prisoner and his partner pretends to be an enemy in order to carry out a rescue
Why do all these .... keep repeating themselves?I like how the page description for this page provided by Google says "The Trope trope as used in popular culture, with a list of examples from all media."
Hide / Show RepliesXD But of course Trope Tropes are different altogether.
That was the amazing part. Things just keep going.
Linking to a past Trope Repair Shop thread that dealt with this page: Incorrect definition, started by EternalSeptember on Nov 21st 2010 at 12:59:18 PM
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