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