G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra: Difference between revisions

 

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* [[The Ace]]: Scarlett is so used to being one of the best that she takes any failure much harder than anyone else.

* [[Ace Pilot]]: Ripcord, despite supposedly being U.S. Army Special Forces rather than a pilot ([[Hand Wave|Handwaved]] early on by a [[Chekhov's Hobby|mention]] of him scoring really high in a flight training program, and wanting all along to go into the Air Force). He's even openly referred to as "Ace" once or twice by other characters.

* [[Cool Shades]]: The Baroness never forgets hers...even after a train collision.

** She also wears them at night, but that can be justified by their high-tech use.

* [[Creator Cameo]]: [[Larry Hama]] as a NATO general.

* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: The opening shows the U.S. Army stands no chance of winning against <s>M.A.R.S.</s> Cobra and its technology, the bullets from their rifles pinging off mook armor while they're torn apart by "pulse weapons".

* [[Merchandise-Driven]]: The movie is sometimes only one step away from slapping "IN STORES NOW" on the bottom of the screen... which is perfectly in line with much of the G.I. Joe franchise.

* [[Mighty Whitey]]: Anyone else notice that Snake Eyes, who is in the top percentile of his class, happens to be a white former street urchin?

** Oddly, it seems in the movie version both of the top ninjas aren't Japanese, given that both actors for Storm Shadow are Korean; he even speaks Korean in the movie.

** And the actor who plays the younger Storm Shadow is Chinese American. So ''everyone but the Japanese are awesome ninjas''. Good to know.

** Snake-Eyes suddenly lets go of the Baroness' SUV during the Paris chase:

{{quote|'''The Baroness:''' He gave up.

{{spoiler|(The SUV is suddenly blindsided by an oncoming train.)}} }}

** At one point General Hawk is restricted to a wheelchair.

* [[The Voiceless]]: Snake Eyes, although his reason for being so is different than other continuities. While he's usually rendered mute by an injury, in the film it's mentioned he took a vow of silence after Storm Shadow apparently killed their master. Originally, the end of the movie was going to have him speak to tell a joke, but it was cut, probably [[Internet Backdraft|for the best]].

* [[Water Is Air]]: While not obvious, the effects of particles in the underwater fight scene moved very much like they were in air, not accounting for the difference in density, especially in cold water. In fact, the speed at which it moved was comparable to that in air.

* [[Weapon of Mass Destruction]]: Nanomites come in city eating <s> Grey</s>[[Grey Goo|Green Goo]] form or in [[Made of Iron]] / [[Mind Control]] injections.

* [[Weaponized Car]]: The Baroness's Hummer.

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