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