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openCameras that are literally on/in eyes? Film
Not Eye Cam, which is where the camera is from the POV of an eye. I'm talking some kind of magical/technological thing where a camera literally replaces someone's eyes. Think the Engineer's eyes in Superman (2025) or that one weird episode of Doctor Who where eye mucus converted everyone's eyes into cameras, or stuff about 'contact lens cameras' you occasionally see in sci-fi or spy stories.
Edited by PhyrexianAjani95openMad Scientist is called out for going "too far" Film
This happens in a lot Mad Scientist movies (significant overlap with an evil doctor doing unethical procedures). I've seen this in The Curse of Frankenstein, The Horror of Frankenstein, I Was a Teenage Werewolf, and The Brain That Wouldn't Die. Sometimes it's the Mad Scientist's assistant, sometimes the mentor, or could be someone else.
I know that any film with a Mad Scientist typically has a Science Is Bad message, typically, "performing scientific experiments irresponsibly and unethically is morally reprehensible and leads to disaster." If it's a religious message that science is "tampering in God's domain," then it probably falls under These Are Things Man Was Not Meant to Know. But often it's another scientist or a doctor who says they are going too far, and in The Brain That Wouldn't Die a doctor (and mentor to the Mad Scientist) argues that they should continue the medical experiments, but only in a legally sanctioned and ethical way (which of course the evil doctor does not do).
They Called Me Mad! might be the backstory version of this. Is there any other trope for a scene where a character on screen calls out the scientist for taking his experiments too far? A notable difference is that They Called Me Mad! describes a backstory for why the scientist became "mad" and moved to a secluded laboratory for secrecy. For what I'm seeing, this isn't backstory and happens on screen while the scientist is already engaged in their unethical experiment. So is it the same thing?
resolved Trope about speech audio logistics Film
Do we have a trope that covers how nobody has any troubles hearing a speaker giving a grand speech? Like when Kylo Ren talks to the entire army of stormtroopers in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, everyone can hear him clearly despite the distance.
It's like I'm in some kind of... TV Tropes...
openParts of one long clip are interspaced between other clips Film
During a montage, one particularly long clip is split up and the pieces are interspaced throughout the montage.
The only example I can think of off the top of my head is this
video, where, starting from 1:42, one long text is split up and spread throughout the rest of the video
resolved Outspokeness Bias Film
Wasn't there a trope about how movie reviews are either very positive, or very negative, because if a viewer's reaction to a movie is just 'meh', he won't bother writing a review - he'll just either praise the movie to the high heavens if he likes it (or he's a fanboy) or give it 0 stars if he's offended or disgusted by it (or he's a Fan Hater).
openCostumes spoiling the film's plot Film
Is there a trope where a clue is given to the audience/viewers in a character's clothing? In Valentine, David Boreanaz's character is first seen at a funeral and is the one person (minus a police detective who shows up a couple minutes later) who isn't wearing some form of black. Boreanaz is the killer and he isn't wearing black because he's the only one not mourning the deceased.
Edited by k410renopenFinger Bowl Faux Pas Film
Do we have a trope that would be for characters not understanding how to use a finger bowl at a restaurant? (where the intended purpose is to wash your hands a bit before eating)
Examples I can remember:
In Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Will mistakes it for a lemon soup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4jPRD9zFsA
In Scarface during a meeting with a high-ranking Cartel member, Tony eats the lemon slice out of the bowl while his associate washes his hands properly.
In Shrek 2, Shrek mistakes the bowl for soup as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmpFmJfEZXs
Happens in an episode of Hannah Montana as well.
Is this too specific, is there a more general 'etiquette faux pas from someone lower class' trope I can't find?
openButton that releases all the prisoners Film
Do we have a trope for where in a prison or similar facility's control room, there is a Big Red Button that simultaneously opens all the cells and releases all the prisoners in a ready-made riot. Why all the door controls would be mapped to one button is unexplained and anyone that has that button is honestly Too Dumb to Live.
Is this trope different enough from "Big Red Button"?
Examples: The "System Purge" button from The Cabin in the Woods that releases all the monsters, I recall from the prison break sequence from Guardians of the Galaxy that there is a button that releases all the prisoners, and in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, the dinosaurs have already broken out of their cells but cannot escape the underground lab by a door that is operated by a master button.
resolved Humiliating victory Film
Asking for a very specific situation:
The ending of The Salute of the Jugger has the underdog team winning against the undefeated champions. Normally the game is played to win it as soon as possible (it's a Blood Sport, so dragging things out is an excellent way to get extra injuries or even die), but to make a mockery of the people that wanted to have them killed to "fix" the outcome of the game, the main character stops the already running new kid and tells her to "walk slowly" for their touchdown. As such, they deliberately stall their victory moment, letting the rioting crowd at the arena to see that they have so completely and utterly defeated the residing champions, they can now afford to drag their feet with the touchdown. The new kid only then has time to see and fully comprehend just how thorough is the dominance of their team, and smilingly, slooowly walks toward the goalpost, with nobody left to stop that walk.
tl;dr a victory where the victor intentionally humiliates the defeated side, to make the defeat sting even more
I tried to fit it under Humiliation Conga, but that's not that. The story also notably subverts Opposing Sports Team - the conflict is with their "manager", not the players, who are fair and square and have grudging respect to the underdog team. Still, it's fully intentional show of dominance, intended to humiliate the asshole that tried to get them killed.
Edited by TropiarzopenSlow motion sports throw Film
This is the last play of the game and the titular team requires to score. The ball is passed to the main character (or, at least the most skilled one) he takes the ball an shots... the ball goes in slow motion, cue the faces of several key players in the scene (the main character, the trainer, the love interest, the rival, the public)...
How this trope is called?
openCloaking device/doesn't show up on scanners? Film
Is there a trope for when characters/robots/vehicles don't show up on radar and scanners that doesn't involve an Invisibility Cloak?
For example in The Empire Strikes Back after the Star Destroyer Avenger narrowly misses crashing into the Millenium Falcon, Captain Needa orders his men to check their scanners. When they check the scanners, they can't find the smaller ship, to which Needa responds "They can't have disappeared. No ship that small has a cloaking device."
Another example is in The Incredibles 1, Mirage is briefing Mr. Incredible on the Omnidroid Killer Robot he's supposed to be stopping and mentions that the Omnidroid has a cloaking device that renders the robot difficult to track, meaning he has to find the robot first. Mentioned in this clip
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openAn isakai-Canon friendship Film
An Isakai'd character befriends a canon character as a child
Resident Bollywood Nerd
openMeta Casting, but referring to the director Film
Meta Casting (sorry) is a trope where there is a nod to some real-life aspect of the actor in the work playing a role. Is there somethign like it in terms of the creator, like a joke about a director or series creator if they're famous?
Edited by arcanephoenixopenTrope in Film.MenInBlack Film
In the first scenes of the 1997 Men in Black film, Mikey is revealed to be an alien. When he charges at Janus (one of the border agents), the latter screams for ten seconds straight before Agent K kills the alien.
Which trope fits the above description?
Edited by gjjones

Alice is on her deathbed. Bob leans in to hear her final words, only for them to turn out to be something cryptic that he can't understand; before he can ask her "wait, what?", she's already gone.