Tropescilloscope: Leave the Camera Running

The same scene plays out for a while, whether anything's happening or not. (read more at tvtropes.org)

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Crucified Hero Shot Epic Fail Betty and Veronica Brick Joke Leaning on the Fourth Wall Not What It Looks Like The '70s Mad Scientist Ambiguously Gay Never Trust a Trailer aka: Trailers Always Lie Improbable Weapon User Psychological Thriller Only Known by Their Nickname Pet the Dog Bald of Evil Heterosexual Life-Partners What the Hell, Hero? Impaled with Extreme Prejudice An Arm and a Leg N-Word Privileges Costume Porn Ominous Latin Chanting Ascended Extra Dark Reprise Spiritual Successor Shower Scene Creator Cameo Imagine Spot The Remake Cold-Blooded Torture Dramatic Gun Cock Names to Run Away from Really Fast Driven to Suicide As the Good Book Says... Mugging the Monster Creepy Child Protagonist Title Half the Man He Used to Be Wicked Cultured Anti-Hero Awesome, but Impractical Adaptational Heroism Drives Like Crazy Disappeared Dad Animal Motifs Adaptational Villainy Older Than They Look Bloodier and Gorier Boom, Headshot! 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For! Emphasis! Dirty Coward Madness Mantra Knight Templar Bolivian Army Ending Black Dude Dies First You Have Got to Be Kidding Me! 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They Really Do Love Each Other Dirty Old Man Rousing Speech Not Even Bothering with the Accent One-Word Title Knife Nut Double Entendre Bloody Hilarious What Happened to the Mouse? Arc Words Demonic Possession Redshirt Army Shut Up, Hannibal! 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Friend to All Children Dull Surprise Danny Peary Cult Movies List Every Car Is a Pinto Scary Black Man Neck Snap Cool Car Obstructive Bureaucrat Toplessness from the Back Woman in White Ragtag Bunch of Misfits Asshole Victim Suspiciously Specific Denial The Smart Guy Nice Hat Karma Houdini She Cleans Up Nicely Nice Job Fixing It, Villain! Lock and Load Montage Laser-Guided Karma Chiaroscuro Evil Plan All Just a Dream Bitch in Sheep's Clothing He Who Fights Monsters Real Life Writes the Plot Genre Savvy Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique Black Best Friend Rewatch Bonus Gainax Ending The Film of the Book Serial Killer Reality Is Unrealistic Only in It for the Money Bland-Name Product Adorkable Jerkass Has a Point Shout-Out Lampshade Hanging Wham Line Final Girl Properly Paranoid Drill Sergeant Nasty Black Comedy Rape Amoral Attorney Henpecked Husband As Himself Alas, Poor Villain Reality Has No Subtitles Small Name, Big Ego Mr. Exposition Nice Guy The Starscream Empathic Environment Pragmatic Villainy Too Dumb to Live Rich Bitch MacGuffin Kick the Son of a Bitch Translation Convention Totally Radical Canon Foreigner Missing Mom Based on a True Story You Have Outlived Your Usefulness "Where Are They Now?" 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