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Wealthy, Successful Protagonist (Who Is Handsome) seemingly has it all: [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|wealth, success, good looks]], a gorgeous metropolitan home, the works. But, as his [[The Cassandra|Insightful Best Friend]] points out, he doesn't have [[Desperately Looking for a Purpose In Life|something to live for that's bigger than himself]].

On the meta side of things, it's a hilarious send-up of [[Oscar Bait]] movies in general by the folks at BriTANicK.com. [[Trope Name|Given how its entire purpose is to]] [[Lampshade Hanging|hang a gigantic lampshade]] on such films, it's not surprising how incredibly [[Troperrific]] it is for a video that's only three and a half minutes long.

 

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* [[Affectionate Parody]]: From the film students at Biola University, ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeIRQol52HU The Trailer for Every Christian Movie Ever]''.

* [[An Aesop]]: "Explicitly stating the moral of the story". As to what the Aesop even is...take your pick. Overcoming your character flaws, inspiring others to excel, racial equality, accepting one's sexual identity, treating handicapped people with dignity, finding true love... It's such a big pile-up of inspiring morals that it's not even clear what the message '''is''' anymore, befitting its Anviliciousness.

* [[Big Game]]: Wealthy, Successful Protagonist inspires a basketball team with his [[Rousing Speech]].

* [[Bi the Way]]: Both Wealthy, Successful Protagonist and Lead Female. Their same-gender love interests may be either this or gay.

* [[Boy Meets Girl]]

'''Boy''': ''My'' name. }}

* [[Breaking Lecture]]/[[Hannibal Lecture]] / [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: "Specific outlining of your major character flaws!"

* [[The Cassandra]]: Insightful Best Friend, whose attempts to make Wealthy, Successful Protagonist face up to his personal shortcomings or warn him about imminent danger are usually met with dismissal, overreaction, or a [[Flat What]].

* [[Catch Phrase]]:

* [[Cerebus Syndrome]]: What starts out as a self-absorbed guy frustrated with having to take care of an impaired person gradually turns more and more intense and (melo)dramatic.

* [[Clear My Name]]:

* [[Cold-Blooded Torture]]: See after "The Mole".

* [[Courtroom Episode]]: "Also, I must prove innocent this incredibly humble human male."

* [[E=MC Hammer]]: Inspirationally Disadvantaged Guy's whiteboard filled with mathematical scribblings, and an English Lit variant appears on the blackboard in Latin-American Teenager’s classroom.

* [[Establishing Character Moment]]:

* [["Everybody Laughs" Ending]] / [[Mood Whiplash]]: "It's not going to be entirely a dramatic film. Because we laughed there."

* [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]: The entire frigging script runs on this trope, as you can see in the examples.

* [[Magical Negro]]: "Friendly black, optimistic advice."

* [[Manic Pixie Dream Girl]]: Lead Female.

* [[The Messiah]]: Wealthy, Successful Protagonist is this.

* [[Missing Trailer Scene]]: Insightful Best Friend spills wine on himself in the bathtub.

* [[The Mole]]: "Suspicion that a character once thought trustworthy may not be trustworthy!"

* [[Multicolored Hair]]: Lead Female, who "rejects social norms" by dying blue and magenta streaks into her hair.

* [[Ripped from the Headlines]]: Inspirationally Disadvantaged Guy's disability is "the most topical disability of the present year".

* [[Rousing Speech]]: "Inspiring final lines of a speech ''that douchebags will quote '''[[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|in their FACEBOOK PROFILES!]]'''''"

* [[Save Our Students]]: "Also, I've got to use tough love to help this Latin-American teenager believe in himself."

* [[Say My Name]]: "LEAD FEMALE'S NAME!"

* [[Tempting Fate]]: "Reassurance that my good fortune will not waver."

* [[That Makes Me Feel Angry]] - Almost every line as a result of the characters explicitly voicing their feelings.

* [[Third-Act Misunderstanding]]: "Differences are surfacing between us!"

* [[Title Drop]]: "Explicitly stating the moral of the story and awkwardly working in (''[[Beat]]'') the Movie Title."

* [[World of Ham]]: And it's ''awesome.''

* [[You Just Had to Say It]]:

'''Wealthy, Successful Protagonist''': (''[[Beat]]'') "Dude!" }}

* [[Your Cheating Heart]]: {{spoiler|When their relationship's breaking down, Lead Female sleeps with Insightful Best Friend.}}

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