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