Tropescilloscope: Adaptation Distillation
Removing elements in order to make a shorter adaptation. (read more at tvtropes.org)
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Pre-Mortem One-Liner
Market-Based Title
Hooker with a Heart of Gold
Danny Peary Cult Movies List
Needs Wiki Magic Love
Plucky Comic Relief
The Mafia
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
Anachronism Stew
In Name Only
Faking the Dead
Shown Their Work
Beware the Nice Ones
NO INDOOR VOICE
Unreliable Narrator
The Place
Love at First Sight
Men Are the Expendable Gender
The Chick
How We Got Here
Kick the Son of a Bitch
Ambiguous Disorder
Intrepid Reporter
Sexy Discretion Shot
Annoying Younger Sibling
The Faceless
Evil-Detecting Dog
Madness Mantra
Dark Reprise
The Bad Guy Wins
Darker and Edgier
Fanservice
Hair-Trigger Temper
Gory Discretion Shot
Mugging the Monster
Obfuscating Stupidity
Male Gaze
The Ghost
Gilligan Cut
Room Full of Crazy
Big Damn Heroes
Leave the Camera Running
Animal Motifs
Missing Mom
Bolivian Army Ending
Adaptational Attractiveness
Made of Explodium
Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene
Cat Fight
Death by Sex
Back from the Dead
Kill 'em All
Superhero
Break the Haughty
Everyone Has Standards
Country Matters
Rated M for Manly
Kill It with Fire
Red Oni, Blue Oni
Bring My Brown Pants
Central Theme
Laughing Mad
Dumb Blonde
Flashback
Zombie Stories
Drowning My Sorrows
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead
Trailers Always Spoil
Adaptation Expansion
The Smart Guy
Red Right Hand
Bottomless Magazines
Truth in Television
For Want of a Nail
Eyepatch of Power
Pretty Little Headshots
Yandere
Nice Guy
Deus ex Machina
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
Up to Eleven
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
Breaking the Fourth Wall
Celebrity Paradox
Bald of Evil
Agony of the Feet
Fainting
Offscreen Teleportation
Grey and Gray Morality
Evil Sounds Deep
Drives Like Crazy
Jerkass
Nothing Is Scarier
Neck Snap
Bowdlerise
'80s Hair
Offscreen Moment of Awesome
Have a Gay Old Time
Rule of Symbolism
The Voiceless
Spiteful Spit
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
Black Comedy
Wretched Hive
Face Death with Dignity
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
Laser-Guided Karma
The Bully
Villain with Good Publicity
Rule of Three
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Obviously Evil
Artistic License History
Get Out!
All for Nothing
The Vamp
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
One-Man Army
Actor Allusion
Auto Erotica
Narrator
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
Getting Crap Past the Radar
Expository Hairstyle Change
Blood from the Mouth
Evil vs. Evil
Wham Line
Outrun the Fireball
The '50s
Not Quite Dead
Obstructive Bureaucrat
The Cavalry
Action Prologue
Death by Adaptation
The Stinger
Big Brother Instinct
Fun with Acronyms
Ascended Extra
She's Got Legs
Index of Film Westerns
Aside Glance
Distracted by the Sexy
A.I. Is a Crapshoot
Soft Glass
BFG
Accidental Murder
Older Than They Look
Sacrificial Lion
Foil
Bland-Name Product
Even Evil Has Standards
Five-Man Band
Real Life
Evil Is Petty
Be Careful What You Wish For
Car Fu
Poor Communication Kills
Anachronic Order
Adapted Out
Bait-and-Switch
Shipper on Deck
Martial Arts Movie
Bunny-Ears Lawyer
Woman Scorned
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
Big Applesauce
As Long as It Sounds Foreign
One-Word Title
Betty and Veronica
Sadistic Choice
Big-Bad Ensemble
Punch-Clock Villain
Scenery Gorn
Mercy Kill
Dual Wielding
Mind Screw
Berserk Button
Artistic License Geography
Didn't Think This Through
Blood Knight
Mistaken for Gay
Chewing the Scenery
Sinister Minister
Badass in a Nice Suit
Destination Defenestration
Creepy Child
Bound and Gagged
Adult Fear
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
"Well Done, Son!" Guy
Earn Your Happy Ending
The Reveal
Continuity Nod
Camera Abuse
Parental Abandonment
Bad Boss
Costume Porn
Call-Forward
Lock and Load Montage
Bloodier and Gorier
Dies Wide Open
Fatal Flaw
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
Actually Pretty Funny
Evil Brit
Creator Cameo
Drugs Are Bad
Science Fiction Films
Made of Iron
Eye Scream
Improvised Weapon
Karmic Death
Parental Neglect
Rasputinian Death
Knife Nut
Intergenerational Friendship
Slashed Throat
The '70s
Slasher Smile
Catapult Nightmare
Hero Antagonist
Killed Mid-Sentence
Stock Footage
Word of God
Demonic Possession
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
The Dog Bites Back
Shirtless Scene
Scary Black Man
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
Peek-a-Boo Corpse
It Can Think
Italian Films
Sir Swears-a-Lot
Gainax Ending
Never My Fault
My Greatest Failure
Cassandra Truth
Take That!
Due to the Dead
Time Skip
Fatal Family Photo
Twist Ending
This Is Gonna Suck
Only Known by Their Nickname
Curb-Stomp Battle
Mythology Gag
Guns Akimbo
Reckless Gun Usage
Brick Joke
Dying Moment of Awesome
Affably Evil
Shell-Shocked Veteran
An Axe to Grind
Manchild
Adaptation Name Change
Those Wacky Nazis
Genre Throwback
Knight Templar
Artistic License Military
Tempting Fate
Dwindling Party
Lampshade Hanging
Slasher Movie
Apocalypse How
Determinator
Villain Protagonist
Drill Sergeant Nasty
Humans Are Bastards
My Beloved Smother
Improbable Weapon User
Fat Bastard
Hell Is That Noise
Hypocrite
Arc Words
All Girls Want Bad Boys
Redshirt Army
Skewed Priorities
Vomit Discretion Shot
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
He Knows Too Much
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Blackmail
From Nobody to Nightmare
Sanity Slippage
Brutal Honesty
Death of a Child
Double-Meaning Title
Villainous Breakdown
Accidental Misnaming
Never Found the Body
The Big Guy
Tranquil Fury
Overprotective Dad
Deliberately Monochrome
Idiot Ball
Pet the Dog
Stylistic Suck
Would Hurt a Child
Cluster F-Bomb
Jump Scare
Meaningful Echo
Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
Antagonist Title
German Films
Authority Equals Asskicking
Canon Foreigner
Boom, Headshot!
And the Adventure Continues
Award-Bait Song
Dramatic Gun Cock
Card-Carrying Villain
Faux Affably Evil
Disproportionate Retribution
Ripped from the Headlines
The Load
Historical-Domain Character
Broken Pedestal
Canadian Movies
Corrupt Corporate Executive
Mr. Fanservice
Playing Gertrude
Failed a Spot Check
The Dragon
Naked People Are Funny
Spanner in the Works
Better to Die than Be Killed
Fantastic Racism
Smug Snake
Recap /
RiffTrax
aka: Riff Trax Movies
Sequel Escalation
It Will Never Catch On
Insult Backfire
Easily Forgiven
Extreme Doormat
Love Triangle
Awesome, but Impractical
Politically Incorrect Villain
Training Montage
Villain Song
Fanservice Extra
As Himself
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
The Lost Lenore
Broken Aesop
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
No OSHA Compliance
Self-Deprecation
Hollywood Darkness
Chekhov's Skill
Mexican Standoff
Comically Missing the Point
British Films
Call-Back
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
Logo Joke
The '80s
Bi the Way
Police are Useless
Almost Kiss
Redemption Equals Death
Chekhov's Gunman
Gratuitous English
Toplessness from the Back
Chase Scene
Good Is Not Nice
A Date with Rosie Palms
Big Bad
Heroic BSoD
Fantasy Films
Your Cheating Heart
Plot Hole
Black Dude Dies First
Documentary
All There in the Script
Animal Title Index
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
Eagleland
Say My Name
The Musical
Credits Gag
Blatant Lies
The Un-Reveal
Bittersweet Ending
Sequel Hook
Ungrateful Bastard
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Left the Background Music On
Take a Third Option
Romantic False Lead
Happily Married
Handicapped Badass
Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism
Reality Is Unrealistic
A Minor Kidroduction
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Rewatch Bonus
Evil Plan
Taking You with Me
Disney Villain Death
Coming-of-Age Story
Abhorrent Admirer
Interrupted Suicide
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
No Celebrities Were Harmed
Freeze-Frame Bonus
Stepford Smiler
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
Daylight Horror
Anti-Hero
Darkest Hour
As You Know
MacGuffin
Important Haircut
Bullying a Dragon
Dressing as the Enemy
The Power of Love
Film Series
Conspicuous CG
Manipulative Bastard
The X of Y
Foregone Conclusion
Animated Credits Opening
Police Brutality
Funny Foreigner
Foreshadowing
Historical Hero Upgrade
Sassy Black Woman
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Artistic License Biology
Hero of Another Story
Light Is Not Good
Crucified Hero Shot
Early Installment Weirdness
Wounded Gazelle Gambit
As the Good Book Says...
Never Trust a Trailer
Those Two Bad Guys
Russian Films
Once More, with Clarity!
Deliberate Values Dissonance
Storming the Castle
My God, What Have I Done?
Driven to Suicide
Make It Look Like an Accident
Cool Guns
Amusing Injuries
Monumental Damage
Moment Killer
Bad "Bad Acting"
Major Injury Underreaction
Red Eyes, Take Warning
The Sociopath
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
Very Loosely Based on a True Story
Translation Convention
Same Language Dub
Not What It Looks Like
Not Using the "Z" Word
Gender Flip
Let's Get Dangerous!
Scare Chord
Undying Loyalty
Advertised Extra
Cool Shades
Brainless Beauty
Badass Normal
The Lancer
Heroes Want Redheads
Biopic
What Happened to the Mouse?
Stealth Hi/Bye
Dirty Coward
Australian Movies
Silent Movie
What the Hell, Hero?
Throwing Your Sword Always Works
timeperiod
Spiritual Successor
Small Name, Big Ego
Freudian Excuse
Pimped-Out Dress
Disappeared Dad
I Did What I Had to Do
Chiaroscuro
Jerkass Has a Point
Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
Red Shirt
Deal with the Devil
Stuff Blowing Up
There Is No Kill Like Overkill
Put on a Bus
Stealth Pun
Worthy Opponent
Suspiciously Similar Substitute
Facial Horror
Break the Cutie
Never Trust a Trailer
aka: Trailers Always Lie
Becoming the Mask
Gone Horribly Right
Silence Is Golden
Mystery and Detective Films
Exact Words
Only in It for the Money
I Need a Freaking Drink
Super Strength
B-Movie
After the End
Serious Business
Black and Gray Morality
Ambiguous Ending
Ass Shove
Final Girl
Bilingual Bonus
Unusual Euphemism
Historical In-Joke
Pragmatic Villainy
Shower Scene
20 Minutes into the Future
Eureka Moment
Token Minority
From Bad to Worse
Japanese Films
Disguised in Drag
All Just a Dream
Asshole Victim
It's Personal
Ms. Fanservice
Humiliation Conga
Catch-Phrase
In Medias Res
Immune to Bullets
He Who Fights Monsters
Curse Cut Short
Cold-Blooded Torture
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
Meaningful Background Event
Fan Disservice
Enemy Mine
Groin Attack
Dark and Troubled Past
Beta Couple
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
Whole Plot Reference
Dramedy
Anguished Declaration of Love
Romantic Comedy
Fish out of Water
Jerk Jock
Unresolved Sexual Tension
Hate Sink
Works Set in World War II
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
Overly Long Gag
Pragmatic Adaptation
Morality Pet
The Cameo
Gold Digger
Disney Death
Meaningful Name
Christmas Movies Index
Noodle Incident
The Remake
You Have Failed Me
Line-of-Sight Name
Dark Action Girl
I Have Your Wife
Red Herring
The Alcoholic
Dogged Nice Guy
Retcon
Combat Pragmatist
Retired Badass
Manly Tears
Mr. Exposition
BrotherSister Incest
Genre Shift
Flipping the Bird
Dramatic Irony
And Starring
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
Crapsack World
You Killed My Father
Novelization
No Ending
The Quiet One
Action Girl
O.O.C. Is Serious Business
Alpha Bitch
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
Action Genre
Composite Character
Naïve Newcomer
The End... Or Is It?
Unusually Uninteresting Sight
Psychological Thriller
"Shaggy Dog" Story
Man on Fire
Ominous Latin Chanting
Vampire Fiction
Cowboy Cop
Deadpan Snarker
Air-Vent Passageway
Spell My Name with an "S"
Loads and Loads of Characters
Thriller
Bond Villain Stupidity
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
Adaptation Dye-Job
Off with His Head!
Famous Last Words
Cool Car
Retirony
Anti-Villain
Dull Surprise
Dropped a Bridge on Him
Mama Bear
HeelFace Turn
Adaptational Badass
Dutch Angle
Not Even Bothering with the Accent
Body Horror
Race Lift
Determinator
aka: The Determinator
Diabolus ex Machina
The Mole
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
Artistic License Law
Really Gets Around
Aluminum Christmas Trees
Rape as Drama
Honor Before Reason
Bloodless Carnage
Visual Pun
Abusive Parents
Domestic Abuse
Sole Survivor
Shut Up, Hannibal!
Sci-Fi Horror
Television Movie Index
Death Glare
Totally Radical
Depraved Bisexual
Eldritch Abomination
Ax-Crazy
The Great Depression
Frame-Up
Random Events Plot
Improbable Aiming Skills
Attempted Rape
Scenery Porn
Insistent Terminology
"The Reason You Suck" Speech
Last-Name Basis
Fiery Redhead
Vomit Indiscretion Shot
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Ghost Fiction
The Starscream
Refuge in Audacity
Vitriolic Best Buds
Book-Ends
Match Cut
Here We Go Again!
Death by Irony
Too Dumb to Live
The Ditz
Loophole Abuse
Big "NO!"
Neck Lift
Tap on the Head
Real Life Writes the Plot
Psycho for Hire
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
aka: Color Coded For Your Convenience
Title Drop
Psychopathic Manchild
N-Word Privileges
Properly Paranoid
Reasonable Authority Figure
Only Sane Man
No-Sell
Product Placement
Captain Obvious
Shout-Out
Villain Opening Scene
Karma Houdini
Rule of Funny
Armor-Piercing Question
Chekhov's Gun
Public Domain Feature Films
Motor Mouth
Early-Bird Cameo
Badass Bookworm
Artistic License Gun Safety
Only a Flesh Wound
Meet Cute
Black Comedy Rape
Hypocritical Humor
Green-Eyed Monster
Pun
aka: Incredibly Lame Pun
Would Hit a Girl
Half the Man He Used to Be
Does Not Like Shoes
Defiant to the End
Fire-Forged Friends
Protagonist Title
Every Car Is a Pinto
The Stoic
A Father to His Men
Based on a True Story
Epic Movie
Badass Boast
Badass Grandpa
Mooks
Creative Closing Credits
Suddenly SHOUTING!
No Name Given
Re-Cut
FaceHeel Turn
Maybe Ever After
The Atoner
Not So Above It All
Establishing Character Moment
Adaptational Heroism
Not So Different
She Cleans Up Nicely
Framing Device
Nice Hat
Toilet Humour
aka: Toilet Humor
Heterosexual Life-Partners
Bury Your Gays
Vacation Films
Malevolent Masked Men
Heroic Sacrifice
Military and Warfare Films
Hollywood Law
One Steve Limit
Henpecked Husband
Sports Stories
Fingore
Parental Substitute
Action Survivor
Cool Old Lady
Hong Kong Films
The '60s
The Film of the Book
Wrong Genre Savvy
Suspiciously Specific Denial
Paper-Thin Disguise
Non-Indicative Name
Empathic Environment
Does This Remind You of Anything?
Not So Stoic
Mad Scientist
Cruel and Unusual Death
The Alleged Car
Downer Ending
Adaptation Distillation
Dirty Cop
Insane Troll Logic
Cool Old Guy
Arranged Marriage
For the Evulz
World of Ham
Adaptational Villainy
Serial Killer
Revenge
Rule of Cool
Mundane Made Awesome
Only One Name
An Aesop
Well-Intentioned Extremist
Your Head A-Splode
Affectionate Parody
Pyrrhic Victory
Greater-Scope Villain
Took a Level in Jerkass
Defrosting Ice Queen
Together in Death
Adorkable
Male Frontal Nudity
An Arm and a Leg
Epic Fail
Adults Are Useless
Informed Ability
Homage
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
Race Against the Clock
Alas, Poor Villain
Reality Ensues
Sealed Evil in a Can
Imagine Spot
Contrived Coincidence
Character Development
Oh, Crap!
French Films
Rich Bitch
Large Ham
Did Not Get the Girl
Straight Gay
Star-Crossed Lovers
Smoking Is Cool
Instant Death Bullet
Calling the Old Man Out
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
The Casanova
Babies Ever After
Dark Is Not Evil
Big Bad Duumvirate
Decoy Protagonist
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
Funny Background Event
Belligerent Sexual Tension
All Men Are Perverts
Our Vampires Are Different
Pretty in Mink
Tagline
MayDecember Romance
Lighter and Softer
Despair Event Horizon
Bloody Hilarious
Developing Doomed Characters
Punny Name
Batman Gambit
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
I'm a Humanitarian
Show Within a Show
Arch-Enemy
Taking the Bullet
Bond One-Liner
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
Posthumous Character
Heel Realization
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Age Lift
Running Gag
Friend to All Children
Death Seeker
Papa Wolf
The Ace
Reality Has No Subtitles
Deconstruction
Guile Hero
What You Are in the Dark
Broken Bird
Horror Comedy
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Captain Ersatz
Anyone Can Die
Dirty Old Man
Our Zombies Are Different
Big Fancy House
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Ironic Echo
Bar Brawl
Villain Ball
Evil Counterpart
Kubrick Stare
Genre Savvy
Casting Gag
Implacable Man
Artistic License Physics
Gorn
Bare Your Midriff
Black Best Friend
Video Credits
Fate Worse than Death
Historical Villain Upgrade
Woman in White
Improbable Infant Survival
aka: Infant Immortality
The Hero
Stalker with a Crush
Leaning on the Fourth Wall
Fake Shemp
Leitmotif
Setting Update
Four-Temperament Ensemble
Irony
The Brute
Music Stories
Jitter Cam
Grievous Bottley Harm
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
Those Two Guys
Dissonant Serenity
The Hero Dies
Eiffel Tower Effect
The Dreaded
Author Avatar
No Antagonist
Crazy-Prepared
And I Must Scream
The Un-Favourite
aka: The Un Favorite
In the Back
Evil Laugh
Recycled IN SPACE!
It's All About Me
Extremely Short Timespan
Corpsing
Alliterative Name
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
Children Are Innocent
Hidden Depths
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
The Stoner
Hoist by His Own Petard
Kick the Dog
Crazy Jealous Guy
Spared by the Adaptation
More Dakka
Hope Spot
Mood Whiplash
Covers Always Lie
Closed Circle
Double Entendre
"Awesome McCool" Name
Damsel in Distress
Amoral Attorney
Horror Films
Cain and Abel
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
Film Noir
Bavarian Fire Drill
Precision F-Strike
Evil Is Hammy
Parental Incest
Slap-Slap-Kiss
Soundtrack Dissonance
A God Am I
Kids Are Cruel
Author Appeal
Wham Shot
Badass Longcoat
Cloudcuckoolander
Demoted to Extra
Daddy's Girl
The Oner
Roaring Rampage of Revenge
Unspoken Plan Guarantee
The Smurfette Principle
War Is Hell
Film Noir Index
The Chessmaster
Married to the Job
La Résistance
True Companions
Wicked Cultured
Took a Level in Badass
Rousing Speech
Ambiguously Gay
Beard of Evil
Pay Evil unto Evil
Expy
Big Eater
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
Riddle for the Ages
Butt-Monkey
Cat Scare
Department of Redundancy Department
Mighty Whitey
Camp Gay
Fourth Date Marriage
The '90s
All There in the Manual
Ship Tease
Femme Fatale