Line #15 Film/Leap


1	''Leap'' is a trilogy of Christian end times films written and directed by Filmmaker Chris Tempel a.k.a. [[https://www.youtube.com/starspictures El Director]] and produced by STARS Pictures that preach what many would consider an unusual message. This trilogy uses parkour and scripture to help bring these points home. The trilogy stars Alexander Bonds as Shane Turner. In the first film we see him learning the truth and becoming a believer. The second and third films show the end of days unfolding. For more info check out http://www.starspictures.org/
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3	!!The films in this series
4	* ''Leap''
5	* ''Leap: Rise of the Beast''
6	* ''Leap: Revelation''
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8	!!This Trilogy Provides examples of:
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10	* TheAce: Shane Turner, the leader, the most knowledgeable about scripture in ''Leap'' 2 and 3, and a master of parkour.
11	* ActionGirl: Each movie has a few.
12	* ActionizedSequel: ''Leap: Rise of the Beast'' has more action than ''Leap''. The same is true for ''Leap: Revelation''.
13	* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: good thing Courtney [[spoiler:picked up on the bad guys' presence before they actually showed up]].
14	* AlphabetNewsNetwork: VNN
15	* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler:Seems like everyone in the Leap crew except Shane is either captured or killed by the next film]].
16	* AscendedMeme: An In-universe example the line [[spoiler:"I watched my friends die"]], which is used over and over in the behind the scenes and bloopers of ''Leap: Rise of the Beast'' makes an appearance in ''Leap: Revelation''
17	* AsTheGoodBookSays: In an end times trilogy? But of course
18	* AsHimself: Chris Tempel a.k.a El Director as El in ''Leap: Revelation''
19	* AuthorAvatar: Wulf in the second movie
20	** In the third movie Chris even makes an appearance as El the leader of the IMP crew
21	** A stretch but everyone seems to know parkour like Chris himself, and they are all traceurs as opposed to free runners.
22	** He is also the official switchboard operator for Vatican City.
23	** Word Of God says he also provided the voice [[spolier:of God]] on the radio.
24	** On top of all that he provided countless other voices including the angel Gabriel.
25	** He also provides a few voices in ''Leap''
26	* BigBad:
27	** Yugov in ''Leap''
28	** Jon West in ''Leap: Rise of the Beast''
29	* BilingualBonus: The radio Voice speaks both English and Hebrew in his broadcasts.
30	* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler:Crystal]] in ''Leap''
31	%%* CaughtUpInTheRapture
32	* CrapsackWorld: to be expected from the end times
33	* DarkerAndEdgier: ''Leap: Rise of the Beast'' seems to be this to ''Leap'' and ''Leap: Revelation'' to both of those 2
34	* TheDragon: Kidd to West
35	* EvenEvilHasStandards: Kidd won't go after the Leap crew without proof that they did anything, which makes West an even bigger Jerkass.
36	* FaceHeelTurn: Happens to [[spoiler:Luke]] in sort of a Jesus and Judas relationship with Shane.
37	* FourIsDeath: the number of attempts West makes on the leap crew until [[spoiler:Kidd finally has enough and kills him]].
38	* HomageShot: In ''Leap'', the movie Shane and Crystal are watching is a clip from the director's first feature film.
39	** The roof jumps at the end of ''Leap: Rise of the Beast'' are a throwback to the big jump in ''Leap''.
40	* IronicEcho: A bit of dialogue is used between Shane and Crystal in ''Leap'', and later in ''Leap: Rise of the Beast'' the same bit is used with the roles reversed.
41	-->'''[=Shane=]:'''It's the truth
42	-->'''[=Crystal=]:'''Your version of it
43	-->'''[=Shane=]:'''there are no VERSIONS of the truth
44	* IronicName: Mr. Kidd, because you think that like most guys in charge West is just calling his second in command "kid" until later when you learn that is his surname.
45	* Jerkass: West
46	* McGuffin: the radio broadcasts
47	* MovieSuperheroesWearBlack: While Shane's wardrobe in ''Leap'' reflected his spiritual state, in ''Leap: Rise of the Beast'', he wears darker colors to reflect his edgier state.
48	* PursuedProtagonist: ''Leap: Rise of the Beast'' opens with a character being chased by the bad guys
49	* TokenRomance: Shane and Crystal rekindle their relationship in ''Leap: Rise of the Beast'', for no reason other than to show [[spoiler:she's not the killer]].
50	* VideoCredits: The credits of ''Leap'' feature the director doing parkour, an extension of what was seen in the film.

Context Film / Leap