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