Tropescilloscope: Shell-Shocked Veteran

A war veteran suffering from PTSD. (read more at tvtropes.org)

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Madness Mantra Very Loosely Based on a True Story Credits Gag Obviously Evil Adaptation Distillation Military and Warfare Films Historical In-Joke Artistic License – Geography It's All About Me Bloodless Carnage Nice Guy Drill Sergeant Nasty Slashed Throat Hollywood Law Your Cheating Heart Bad Boss Big Bad Duumvirate Not Using the "Z" Word Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome Domestic Abuse Bond Villain Stupidity Rule of Funny Drowning My Sorrows Kill It with Fire Disney Death Never Trust a Trailer aka: Trailers Always Lie Double-Meaning Title Psycho for Hire Large Ham The '90s Sole Survivor Villain Protagonist Ugly Guy, Hot Wife Double Entendre Freudian Excuse Match Cut German Films All There in the Manual Cluster F-Bomb "Awesome McCool" Name Interrupted Suicide All Just a Dream I Just Shot Marvin in the Face As Himself Film Noir Index Self-Deprecation Awesome, but Impractical Revenge Sequel Escalation Anguished Declaration of Love Call-Back Aside Glance The Ghost Roger Ebert: Great Movies List Stepford Smiler Gold Digger The Hero What You Are in the Dark Naïve Newcomer Actually Pretty Funny Protagonist Title BFG Mythology Gag Insult Backfire Bolivian Army Ending Properly Paranoid The Lost Lenore Dies Wide Open Market-Based Title Video Credits Badass Grandpa Dutch Angle Cold-Blooded Torture Meaningful Background Event Gory Discretion Shot The Vamp The '70s Based on a True Story Pyrrhic Victory Amusing Injuries Cool Old Lady Suspiciously Similar Substitute Laser-Guided Karma Insistent Terminology Mistaken for Gay Bittersweet Ending The Chessmaster Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping Kick the Dog Hero of Another Story Brother–Sister Incest Unspoken Plan Guarantee Downer Ending Vomit Discretion Shot Famous Last Words Destination Defenestration Frame-Up Romantic False Lead Black Dude Dies First Star-Crossed Lovers Jerk Jock Action Genre French Films Blonde, Brunette, Redhead Danny Peary Cult Movies List Take a Third Option "The Reason You Suck" Speech Cat Fight The Bad Guy Wins Tempting Fate The Brute Taking the Bullet Boom, Headshot! 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