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''Hollow Man'' (2000) is a [[Science Fiction]] [[Thriller]] [[Film]] directed by Paul Verhoeven, inspired by [[HGH. G. Wells]]' ''[[The Invisible Man (Literaturenovel)|The Invisible Man]]''. It stars Elisabeth Shue, [[Kevin Bacon]], and Josh Brolin as a team of scientists trying to perfect the formula for an invisibility serum for the military. Initially, the only remaining snag is reversing the invisibility effect, but when Dr. Sebastian Caine (Bacon) discovers the key, the team eagerly anticipates gaining clearance for human trials.
 
Caine, however, has other ideas. Concealing their success from the military oversight committee, Caine uses himself as a test subject for the formula... but discovers the antidote doesn't work on humans. Already unstable from the start, Caine's sanity starts to fray further as the team struggles to find a cure for his invisibility, until it becomes clear that their invisible test subject is turning sociopathic...
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* [[Hot Scientist]]: Elisabeth Shue as a molecular biologist.
** Sarah is pretty hot as well.
* [[Impaled Withwith Extreme Prejudice]]: Non-fatal, using a crowbar.
* [[Impending Doom POV]]
* [[Invisible Jerkass]]: Caine.
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* [[Kick the Dog]]: "Smash it against the cage wall" actually.
* [[Lightning Can Do Anything]]: During the climax, Caine is electrocuted, causing the invisibility to falter slightly, leaving him half-visible, with organs visible. A [[Chekhov's Gun]] is offered earlier in the film, in which the cure for a test gorilla's invisibility only worked after the team used a defibrillator on its heart.
* [[Locked in Aa Freezer]]: {{spoiler|Elizabeth Shue's character (the former girlfriend of Sebastian, the man who is now invisible) and her boyfriend are}} trapped in a freezer. {{spoiler|The boyfriend is unconscious and bleeding severely, so she seals his wounds with duct tape, then rigs a magnetic device out of a defibrilator and assorted objects to open the door (which had been sealed from the outside).}}
* [[Man On Fire]]: Caine is set on fire during the climax, and quickly learns how ''very'' flammable his latex mask is.
* [[Name of Cain]]: [[Captain Obvious|Caine.]]
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* [[Power Perversion Potential]]: Made explicit when the invisible Dr. Caine rapes his female neighbor.
* [[Professor Guinea Pig]]: While the team performed extensive tests on animal subjects, Caine thought the secret to reversing it could be unlocked using a human test subject, nominating himself. This proves to be ill advised.
* [[Double Standard Rape (Male Onon Male)]]: Caine tells a well-known joke about [[Superman]] and [[Wonder Woman]], with the Invisible Man <ref>Maybe it was the [[Martian Manhunter]]?</ref> caught in the middle. Possibly subverted, in that no one laughs. It only acts as foreshadowing of Caine's character.
* [[Required Secondary Powers]]: The first problem is outlined when Caine screams that he can't block the strong ambient lights because his eyelids and arms are invisible. The problem of how he is able to see with invisible retinas is not addressed, but then, [[Handwaved|it never is]].
* [[Villain Protagonist]]: Caine.
* [[Visible Invisibility]]: Even Caine's vomit is invisible.
* [[What You Are in Thethe Dark]] / [[GIFT]]: Sebastian concludes that he might as well {{spoiler|[[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|molest, rape, kill people, and scare children]]}} if he can escape the consequences by being invisible.
{{quote| '''Sebastian''': It's amazing what you can do when you don't have to look at yourself in the mirror.}}
* [[With Due Respect]]:
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'''Sebastian:''' How come when you say "Yes, Sir" it kinda sounds like "Fuck you!" <br />
'''Sarah:''' Practice! }}
* [[What Happened to Thethe Mouse?]]: Of the "Most likely intentional for the sake of horror" variety, The woman who Caine raped is never seen or really mentioned again. The remainder of Caine's descent into madness can be viewed in different ways, based on whether or not he killed her (there's little evidence either way).
* [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity]]: Caine was a bit off-kilter to start, but when his visibility went, so did his inhibitions.
 
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