Line #33 Film/TheWildHunt


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_wild_hunt.jpg]]
2	''The Wild Hunt'' is a 2009 indie Canadian comedy/horror film. The plot revolves around a [[{{LARP}} live-action role-playing game]] GoneHorriblyWrong.
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4	[[SimilarlyNamedWorks No relation]] to ''VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt''.
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6	!!This film provides examples of:
7	%%* ArrowsOnFire: Well, one.
8	* AssholeVictim: King Argyle, who's a bit of a creepy douchebag throughout the film, until he fully tips his hand by dropping a C-bomb on Tamara. [[spoiler:His stabbing is a lead-up to Erik's death, so being an asshole helps preserve the emotional weight of the climax.]]
9	* %% BecomingTheMask
10	* ChekhovsGun: A lot of attention is given to Mjolnir, Bjorn's sledgehammer. Ultimately [[spoiler:he uses it to kill Murtagh]].
11	* CountryMatters: Argyle's KickTheDog moment, [[spoiler:keeping him from being sympathetic and preserving the emotional impact of Erik's death at the end]].
12	%%* DamselInDistress
13	* DecoyProtagonist: [[spoiler:It seems like it's Erik's film, trying to get back his girlfriend. It's really Bjorn's, living out a tragic epic just like the old Norse Sagas he was raised on.]]
14	* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: Erik dies, Evelyn commits suicide, and Bjorn kills Murtagh in revenge.]]
15	* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Lyn, due to Erik's tragic death near the end.]]
16	%%* FeedMe: "MJOLNIIIIIIR!!!"
17	%%* TheGamePlaysYou
18	%%* IronicEcho: "It doesn't have to end."
19	* KickTheDog: King Argyle when he insults Tamara. Greg pretty much constantly.
20	* LargeHam: Bjorn refuses to break character for almost the entire duration of the film, trumpeting every word he says in a hammy Viking style. The other gamers eat it up, but it really pisses off his brother.
21	* LetsGetDangerous: The Celts charge at the rest of the gamers, who are expecting a fun foam-weapon melee. Instead, they're beaten to a pulp with rocks and clubs.
22	* LockAndLoadMontage: One occurs as Bjorn, Erik and their allies prepare a raid into the Celts' camp. Tamara even "equips" her cleavage.
23	* MilesGloriosus: Bjorn's in-character braggadocio seems to have completely consumed his personality... until he's actually called upon to be brave.
24	%%* MoodWhiplash
25	* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Greg delivers one [[spoiler:to Erik, which proves fatal. A few minutes later, he's cornered by a group of enraged gamers, who swarm him]].
26	* RulesLawyer: Both Argyle and Bjorn try to get the upper hand in their duel by arguing about rules.
27	%%* ScrewYouElves: "Elves are gay!"
28	* SeriousBusiness: Live-action role-playing is serious business. Characters point out that some people spend all year waiting and preparing for the big game. Don't show up without a costume or break "decorum," and most definitely don't try to quit in the middle of a game.
29	* TheSoCalledCoward: Bjorn is revealed to be a coward at the film's climax. In the epilogue, [[spoiler:he hunts down Murtagh and brutally crushes his skull]].
30	%%* TorchesAndPitchforks
31	* TheWildHunt: The namesake of the film. The Celts need to perform the Wild Hunt by sacrificing a princess and turning her into their horned god.
32	* WimpFight: The opening scene highlights that the gamers don't really know how to fight. King Argyle and Bjorn's epic duel is just childish flailing, followed by arguing.
33	* WhatTheHellHero: Tamara calls out Bjorn for cowering in a corner while his brother is in danger, after all of his big talk of being a warrior.

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