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