History Film / GriffTheInvisible

* AmbiguousDisorder: Both Griff and Melody.
** Griff at first seems almost like a schizophrenic, with wild hallucinations and a complete separation from reality. However, it turns out deep down he knows it's all imaginary, so he isn't delusional, just a deeply antisocial ManChild with a wild imagination.
** Melody doesn't seem to know how to interact with anyone and is prone to go off on random thought tangents. She immediately feels a connection to Griff because she can be herself with him.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Several examples.
** Three dates is not enough to consider yourself in a relationship, especially if one of the parties has clearly been ambivalent about it from the beginning.
** Being late all the time, breaking into your place of work after hours, and hacking your coworker will get you fired.
** The police actually have better things to do than prosecute a wannabe superhero who hasn't been hurting anyone.

* RealityEnsues: Several examples.
** Three dates is not enough to consider yourself in a relationship, especially if one of the parties has clearly been ambivalent about it from the beginning.
** Being late all the time, breaking into your place of work after hours, and hacking your coworker will get you fired.
** The police actually have better things to do than prosecute a wannabe superhero who hasn't been hurting anyone.

--> '"Melody: I live in a bubble that no one, no one gets into. I feel like an alien. I live in a completely different world to the one everyone else is in. I can't communicate with anyone. I can talk to them but I cannot.. communicate. But you.. Griff, you get into my bubble."'

--> ''"Melody: Isn't it funny to think that I just poured hydrogen and oxygen into this hole in my face, and now it's merging with all the other atoms in my body to become part of me. That is until my body decides to use it to flush out toxic waste...can I use your toilet?"''

* NoSuchThingAsHR: Griff's main problem at work could have been avoided if he simply reported Tony for his sexually explicit phone calls and inappropriate touching. This may be an invoked trope as it's shown that Griff is awkward and shy and unable to stand up for himself in real life.

* NoSuchThingAsHR: Griff's main problem at work could have been avoided if he simply reported Tony for his sexually explicit phone calls and inappropriate touching. His boss just tells him to stand up for himself and that is that. This may be an invoked trope as it's shown that Griff is awkward and shy and prefers to avoid confrontation when he can.

* KarmaHoudini: Tony, Griff's Jerkass coworker. He continually bullies Griff at work for no real reason, gets humiliated by Griff, and proceeds to beat the shit out of Griff. The last we see is him glaring at Griff on the street.

* NoSuchThingAsHR: Griff's main problem at work could have been avoided if he simply reported Tony for his sexually explicit phone calls and inappropriate touching. His boss just tells him to stand up for himself and that is that.

* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: [[spoiler: Much of what Griff sees turns out to be in his imagination, from his high tech bank of computers, to the escape fire pole in his pantry, and even to his beating up criminals. Turns out he is not remotely capable in a fight, his apartment is completely ordinary, and his superhero costume is far more mundane than he imagines it. He seems to be only partially aware during most of the film that it is not real, but becomes increasingly reckless in living out his fantasies.]]

Out hero is Griff (Creator/RyanKwanten), a socially awkward office worker who is bullied by his workmates during the day but at night he becomes Griff the Invisible, a {{superhero}} who patrols the streets of his neighborhood, fighting bad guys and protecting the innocent. Griff's life is transformed when he meets a beautiful young daughter of a hardware store owner called Melody (Maeve Dermody) who shares his passion for the impossible.

* {{Adorkable}}: Griff is probably the shyest, meekest, sweetest wannabe-superhero you will ever meet, and fulfills this trope to the point that you almost need a teddy bear while watching so you'll have something to huggle when he's sad. Also his love interest/self-appointed sidekick Melody, a klutzy but very sincere girl with no comprehension of social norms and a lot of strange pseudo-scientific theories. Watching them dash around playing superhero is cute to a possibly lethal degree.

Out hero is Griff (Creator/RyanKwanten), a socially awkward office worker who is bullied by his workmates during the day but at night he becomes Griff the Invisible, a {{superhero}} who patrols the streets of his neighborhood, fighting bad guys and protecting the innocent. Griff's life is transformed when he meets a beautiful young daughter of a hardware store owner called Melody (Creator/MaeveDermody) who shares his passion for the impossible.

* {{Adorkable}}: Griff is probably the shyest, meekest, sweetest wannabe-superhero you will ever meet, and fulfils this trope to the point that you almost need a teddy bear while watching so you'll have something to huggle when he's sad. Also his love interest/self-appointed sidekick Melody, a klutzy but very sincere girl with no comprehension of social norms and a lot of strange pseudo-scientific theories. Watching them dash around playing superhero is cute to a possibly lethal degree.

* HalfwayPlotSwitch: The revelation that Griff is imagining most of his actions as a superhero transform the film from a quirky indie-superhero romance into a romantic comedy drama with a dose of Magical Realism.

* {{Adorkable}}: Griff is probably the shyest, meekest, sweetest wannabe-superhero you will ever meet, and fulfils this trope to the point that you almost need a teddy bear while watching so you'll have something to huggle when he's sad. Also his love interest/self-appointed sidekick Melody, a klutzy but very sincere girl with no comprehension of social norms and a lot of strange psuedo-scientific theories. Watching them dash around playing superhero is cute to a possibly lethal degree.

** Griff at first seems almost like a schizophrenic, with wild hallucinations and a complete separation from reality. However, it turns out deep down he knows it's all imaginary, so he isn't delusional just deeply antisocial ManChild with a wild imagination.

* BadassInANiceSuit: Subverted. Griff is not remotely badass, but fancies one and wears an impeccable three piece suit to work everyday.

--> '"Melody: I live in a bubble that no one, no one gets into. I feel like an alien. I live in a completely different world to the one everyone else is in. I can't communicate with anyone. I can talk to them but I can not.. communicate. But you.. Griff, you get into my bubble."'

* JerkAssHasAPoint: Griff's bother Tim maybe a bit clueless and hurtful, but he does honestly want Griff to quit a hobby that he sees as a harmful addiction, which is backed up by Griff getting fired, beat up, and arrested.
* KarmaHoudini: Tony, Griff's Jerkass coworker. He continually bullies Griff at work for no real reason, gets humiliated by Griff, and proceeds to beat the shit out of Griff. This is the last we see of him.
* HalfwayPlotSwitch: The revelation that Griff is imagining most of his actions as a superhero transform the film from a quirky indie-superhero romance into a romantic comedy drama with a dose of Magical Realism.

The story is about Griff ({{Creator/Ryan Kwanten}}) a socially awkward office worker who spends his days being bullied by his workmates. At night he is Griff the Invisible, a superhero who roams the streets of his neighborhood, protecting the innocent. Griff has his world turned upside down when he meets Melody ({{Creator/Maeve Dermody}}), the beautiful young daughter of a hardware store owner, who shares his passion for the impossible.

The film contains examples of the following tropes.
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* UncannyValley: InUniverse Griff becomes this, once he tries to "be normal" and give up the fantasy. It comes off as so forced and uncomfortable that it lapses into CringeComedy. Melody is absolutely horrified by the transformation.

* UncannyValley: Griff, once he tries to "be normal" and give up the fantasy. It comes off as so forced and uncomfortable that it lapses into CringeComedy. Melody is absolutely horrified by the transformation.

--> '"Melody: I can't communicate with anyone. I can talk to them but I can not... communicate. But you... Griff... you get into my bubble."'

[[caption-width-right:288:He's a dreamer stuck in the real world.]]

* MindScrew: The ending. [[spoiler: Melody and Griff witness her phasing through solid matter and falling through a door. They then decide to both get lost in their collective fantasy together.]]

* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: [[spoiler: Much of what Griff sees turns out to be in his imagination, from his high tech bank of computers, to the escape fire pole in his pantry, and even to his beating up criminals. Turns out he is not remotely capable in a fight, his apartment is completely ordinary, and his superhero costume is far more mundane than he imagines it. He seems to be only partially aware during most of the film that it is not real, but becomes increasingly reckless in living out his fantasies.]]

* ClarkKentOutfit: Ryan Kwanten wears one throughout the film to hide the abs he often displays in TrueBlood.

* KarhmaHoudini: Tony, Griff's Jerkass coworker. He continually bullies Griff at work for no real reason, gets humiliated by Griff, and proceeds to beat the shit out of Griff. This is the last we see of him.

* KharmaHoudini: Tony, Griff's Jerkass coworker. He continually bullies Griff at work for no real reason, gets humiliated by Griff, and proceeds to beat the shit out of Griff. This is the last we see of him.

* KharmaHourdini: Tony, Griff's Jerkass coworker. He continually bullies Griff at work for no real reason, gets humiliated by Griff, and proceeds to beat the shit out of Griff. This is the last we see of him.

* NoSuchThingAsH.R.: Griff's main problem at work could have been avoided if he simply reported Tony for his sexually explicit phone calls and inappropriate touching. His boss just tells him to stand up for himself and that is that.

==> ''"Melody: Isn't it funny to think that I just poured hydrogen and oxygen into this hole in my face, and now it's merging with all the other atoms in my body to become part of me. That is until my body decides to use it to flush out toxic waste...can I use your toilet?"''

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