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''At Play in the Fields of the Lord'' is a 1965 novel by Peter Matthiessen. In 1991, Brazilian director Hector Babenco filmed an adaptation with a cast including [[Tom Berenger]], [[John Lithgow]], [[Daryl Hannah]], [[Kathy Bates]], [[Aidan Quinn]] and [[Tom Waits]]. |
'''''At Play in the Fields of the Lord''''' is a 1965 novel by Peter Matthiessen. In 1991, Brazilian director Hector Babenco filmed an adaptation with a cast including [[Tom Berenger]], [[John Lithgow]], [[Daryl Hannah]], [[Kathy Bates]], [[Aidan Quinn]] and [[Tom Waits]]. |
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Missionaries try to save the Indian, while mercenaries try to wipe them out. |
Missionaries try to save the Indian, while mercenaries try to wipe them out. |
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* [[Badass Native]]: Moon |
* [[Badass Native]]: Moon |
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* [[Defector From Decadence]]: Moon |
* [[Defector From Decadence]]: Moon |
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* [[Mighty Whitey]]: Deconstructed, since Moon is a halfbreed Cheyenne. Further deconstructed since he accidentally starts an epidemic of the common cold, killing them all. |
* [[Mighty Whitey]]: Deconstructed, since Moon is a halfbreed Cheyenne. Further deconstructed since he accidentally starts an epidemic of the common cold, killing them all. |
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* [[Mushroom Samba]]: Moon gets a lot of tropes. |
* [[Mushroom Samba]]: Moon gets a lot of tropes. |
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* [[Naked |
* [[Naked on Arrival]]: Moon, to the Niaruna. |
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* [[National Geographic Nudity]] |
* [[National Geographic Nudity]] |
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* [[Native American Mythology]] and all associated (or at least Sioux and Cheyenne) tropes. |
* [[Native American Mythology]] and all associated (or at least Sioux and Cheyenne) tropes. |
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* [[No One Could Have Survived That]]: Moon |
* [[No One Could Have Survived That]]: Moon |
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* [[Nude Nature Dance]]: Played with, though the film version is definitely not fanservice, since it's Kathy Bates {{spoiler|and her character's basically gone nuts}}. |
* [[Nude Nature Dance]]: Played with, though the film version is definitely not fanservice, since it's Kathy Bates {{spoiler|and her character's basically gone nuts}}. |
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* [[Rape as Drama]]: Moon sees Andie naked. But he can't have her since she's married, so he goes home and rapes his wife, Pindi. |
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* [[Shaggy Dog Story]]: Moon wants to help the Niaruna, but in the end, he gives them the flu, which kills them. |
* [[Shaggy Dog Story]]: Moon wants to help the Niaruna, but in the end, he gives them the flu, which kills them. |
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* [[Shotacon]]: When Randy's wife says "What if one of those things lays a hand on Billy?", Randy simply replies "He might like it." |
* [[Shotacon]]: When Randy's wife says "What if one of those things lays a hand on Billy?", Randy simply replies "He might like it." |
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Latest revision as of 19:54, 25 June 2021
At Play in the Fields of the Lord is a 1965 novel by Peter Matthiessen. In 1991, Brazilian director Hector Babenco filmed an adaptation with a cast including Tom Berenger, John Lithgow, Daryl Hannah, Kathy Bates, Aidan Quinn and Tom Waits.
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Missionaries try to save the Indian, while mercenaries try to wipe them out.
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Tropes used in At Play in the Fields of the Lord include:
- Badass Native: Moon
- Defector From Decadence: Moon
- Downer Ending
- Gag Penis: When Randy asks Andie how she knew Moon wanted her, she says "Don't be such a child."
- A God Am I: Moon takes on the identity of Kisu.
- Just for Pun: Nowhere/Now Here
- Loin Cloth: In the film version. The Niaruna wear "bellybands" in the novel. When Moon gets an erection, the bellyband hurts.
- An explanation might be required for the bellybands: In the Amazon, men bind their foreskins and tie the binding material around their waists.
- Lost Tribe: Theorized to be a lost tribe of Sioux or a lost tribe of Jews.
- Love Dodecahedron: Moon likes Andie. Randy likes Andie. Randy is married. So is Andie.
- Mighty Whitey: Deconstructed, since Moon is a halfbreed Cheyenne. Further deconstructed since he accidentally starts an epidemic of the common cold, killing them all.
- Mushroom Samba: Moon gets a lot of tropes.
- Naked on Arrival: Moon, to the Niaruna.
- National Geographic Nudity
- Native American Mythology and all associated (or at least Sioux and Cheyenne) tropes.
- A Nice Jewish Boy: Averted by Wolf, who is anything but nice.
- No One Could Have Survived That: Moon
- Nude Nature Dance: Played with, though the film version is definitely not fanservice, since it's Kathy Bates and her character's basically gone nuts.
- Rape as Drama: Moon sees Andie naked. But he can't have her since she's married, so he goes home and rapes his wife, Pindi.
- Shaggy Dog Story: Moon wants to help the Niaruna, but in the end, he gives them the flu, which kills them.
- Shotacon: When Randy's wife says "What if one of those things lays a hand on Billy?", Randy simply replies "He might like it."
- The Amazon