Film Tropes

''All about feature films. See also Directors, Film Genres.''

Categories:
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Tropes:

 * Actionized Sequel: Putting in more action scenes since you don't need all the backstory.
 * Adaptational Angst Upgrade: Characters angst more in the movie than they did in the book
 * Adaptational Attractiveness: Characters are more attractive than they were in previous adaptations
 * Adrenaline Makeover: People change their look when setting out for adventure
 * Age Lift: A character played by an actor much older than the character is supposed to be.
 * Alan Smithee: Disowning the movie and blaming Alan Smith
 * All in The Eyes: Emphasizing the eyes by dimming everything else.
 * Animated Credits Opening: Animated opening to a live-action film.
 * Award Bait Song: A song that stands out in a movie and is expected to win an award.
 * Award Snub: Didn't get an award, but should have.
 * Bad to The Bone: A badass song for a badass scene.
 * Big Damn Movie: A film of a TV series with a more epic plot.
 * Bolivian Army Ending: Did they die or not?
 * Box Office Bomb: When a movie fails to make back its budget in gross revenue.
 * Busby Berkeley Number: An intricate dance number
 * The Centerpiece Spectacular: An exciting set piece designed to keep the audience enthralled with the movie.
 * Charge Into Combat Cut: The film switches to a different scene just as an epic battle is getting started.
 * Clifftop Caterwauling: Roaring on the edge of a cliff
 * Color Wash: Saturating the colors on the film
 * Consolation Award: Compensating for lack of awards by giving minor one out of pity
 * Crack Oh My Back: The pains of old age
 * Dark World: A Mirror Universe with a dark twist
 * Deliberately Monochrome: Black and white, but on purpose
 * Development Hell: It still hasn't come out?
 * Saved From Development Hell: Seemed like it would never come out, now it finally is
 * Disney Acid Sequence: A surreal scene in a movie
 * Door Roulette: Trying out different doors to find the right one
 * Dueling Movies: Similar movies releasing at around the same time
 * Dueling Stars Movie: A movie starring two actors fans want to see together
 * Dump Months: Studios tend to release their worst movies in particular months of the year
 * Electric Boogaloo: Strangely titled sequels
 * Enforced Method Acting: Getting the best acting by not telling actors about upcoming scenes or lines
 * Everything but The Girl: A person with new talents can get everything but the girl he wants
 * Exploitation Film: A film with excessive violence or sex for no real reason
 * Fake Action Prologue: Seems like an action film, but it isn't
 * Fake Out Opening: That opening scene? Has nothing to do with the actual movie.
 * Falling Chandelier of Doom: If a fancy room gets damaged enough, expect a chandelier to crash to the floor.
 * The Film of the Book: A book becomes a movie
 * The Film of the Series: A TV series becomes a movie
 * The Film of the Song: A song becomes a movie; will sometimes be In Name Only
 * Fun Hating Confiscating Adult: The cranky old geezer who snatches away any toy ending up on his/her property.
 * Gorgeous Period Dress: A colorful dress to show off the fancy new color films
 * The Graduate Homage Shot: Making sure the bride doesn't run off with the wrong man
 * Gratuitous Special Effects: Special Effects in film genres that don't usually have them.
 * Hammer and Sickle Removed For Your Protection: A Cold War film that removes references to Soviet Russia to help the film age better.
 * Hey Its That Place: Recognizing a setting from other films and TV shows
 * Hey Let's Put On a Show: Setting up a play to raise money
 * Hollywood Costuming: When Hollywood Did Not Do the Research
 * Homage Shot: A shot referencing another film
 * Iconic Logo: Recognizing the company by their logo, without a title
 * Infectious Enthusiasm: Enthusiasm sweeps up everyone, including the one who disdains involvement.
 * Instant Waking Skills: Waking up without the grogginess
 * Just Keep Driving: Drivers don't notice the huge action scene around them
 * Kuleshov Effect: Combining shots and objects makes them more expressive.
 * Little Dead Riding Hood: Dressing up people in red is bad
 * Marquee Alter Ego: A costumed actor shows off his face for fan recognition
 * Medium Shift Gag: A movie abruptly shifts to a different medium for a quick joke.
 * The Mockbuster: It's like the good movie, only it sucks
 * The Movie: A TV episode in movie form
 * Movie Multipack: Filming film franchises close together
 * Movie Superheroes Wear Black: In order to achieve that Darker and Edgier look
 * No Talking or Phones Warning
 * Novelization: The Book Of The Film
 * Numbered Sequels: Attaching a number to the title to indicate it's the next one
 * Sequel Number Snarl: When the numbering of sequels gets... odd.
 * Playing Gertrude: Older women played by young actresses
 * Pursued Protagonist: Person running from bad guys at the beginning of a film
 * Rebuilt Set: Taken apart, then rebuilt for a sequel
 * Re Cut: Director's Cut, Unrated Cut, etc.
 * Runaway Train: No one's at the helm, and it's about to fall off a cliff!
 * Scream Discretion Shot: You hear the scream, but you don't see what they're screaming about
 * Screamer Trailer: Subtle scary images in film trailers
 * Sequel Escalation: It's the same, but with more!
 * Sequelitis: Sequel after sequel after sequel...
 * Sequel Goes Foreign: Changing location for a sequel
 * Sequel Non Entity: A character can't make it for a sequel for a quick, justified reason
 * Silence Is Golden: Movies with little dialogue
 * Special Effect Failure: That looks so fake!
 * Spiking the Camera: Don't look at the camera!
 * Summer Blockbuster: Heavy on action, light on plot
 * Tagline: A short sentence explaining the film, TV show, etc.
 * The Theme Park Version: A simplified version of a complex idea
 * Thematic Series: A series of loosely connected films
 * Title Card: Shot of text to give information without sound
 * Token Romance: Needless romantic subplot.
 * Video Credits: Showing the people along with their credits
 * Wheel of Decisions: A Wheel of Fortune method of deciding a matter.