Tropescilloscope: Book-Ends

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