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