John Carter (film): Difference between revisions

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* [[Bilingual Bonus]]: ''Inter Mundos'', the inscription on John's crypt, means "Between Worlds" in Latin.

* [[Bloodless Carnage]]: Played with. There is blood in the film, but Martians have blue blood. John Carter, of course, is a [[Just for Pun|red-blooded American]].

* [[Blue Eyes]] / [[What Beautiful Eyes]]: Dejah Thoris.

* [[Blue Eyes]] / [[What Beautiful Eyes!]]: Dejah Thoris.

* [[Breaking the Bonds]]: John Carter is [[Chained to A Rock]], but uses his strength to break them -- after that the Tharks make sure to use stronger chains, not that it always helps.

* [[Breakout Villain]]: Matai Shang isn't mentioned until the second book, and hangs around the edges of the story before being introduced in person in the third. Here, he's being set up as [[Big Bad]] from the beginning.

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* [[Hot Chick With a Sword]]: Dejah Thoris.

* [[Hot Scientist]]: Dejah Thoris, by virtue of being Regent of the Hall of Science.

* [[How Do I Shot Web]]: It takes some time for John to get used to Martian gravity and master his great leaps.

* [[How Do I Shot Web?]]: It takes some time for John to get used to Martian gravity and master his great leaps.

* [[Human Aliens]]: As per the books, the Red Martians and Therns are visually virtually indistinguishable from Earth humans.

* [[Humanoid Abomination]]: The Therns give off this vibe.

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* [[River of Insanity]]: John's, Dejah's, and Sola's river journey leads them to an important revelation, but also gets them ambushed by Warhoons.

* [[Serkis Folk]]: The Tharks, who end up looking pretty seamless in most live action scenes. Considering how faithful they are to Burroughs' original descriptions and previous artist depictions, it was no easy task.

* [[Schizo Tech]]: Lots and lots. For example, Red Martians can build [[Those Magnificent Flying Machines]] and ''walking cities'', yet fight with swords and rather primitive firearms and use beasts of burden instead of automobiles for land-based travel.

* [[Schizo-Tech]]: Lots and lots. For example, Red Martians can build [[Those Magnificent Flying Machines]] and ''walking cities'', yet fight with swords and rather primitive firearms and use beasts of burden instead of automobiles for land-based travel.

* [[Sequel Hook]]: {{spoiler|The film ends on John Carter's return to Barsoom, where he will likely have to deal with the consequences of his long absence and the Therns' intrigues, particularly since the Therns, their rivals the First Born, and the cult of Issus are the primary focus of the second book, ''The Gods of Mars''.}}

* [[Shaggy Dog Story]]: The making of the film itself. Hollywood had been trying to get it made in one form or another since ''1938'', and after 74 years it finally comes out...sinking like a stone at the box office and getting middling reviews.

* [[Shapeshifter Guilt Trip]]: One of the White Martians tries something like this near the end.

* [[Shout Out]]: The very first time we see Dejah Thoris, she's looking directly at the camera in closeup and talking about the nature of Barsoom. This may be a deliberate reference to Princess Irulan's narration at the beginning of [[David Lynch]]'s ''[[Dune]]'' -- and also a parody, since Dejah Thoris turns out to be rehearsing a speech.

* [[Shout-Out]]: The very first time we see Dejah Thoris, she's looking directly at the camera in closeup and talking about the nature of Barsoom. This may be a deliberate reference to Princess Irulan's narration at the beginning of [[David Lynch]]'s ''[[Dune]]'' -- and also a parody, since Dejah Thoris turns out to be rehearsing a speech.

* [[Side Bet]]: Between two Tharks.

* [[Someone Elses Problem]]: John Carter, for the first half of the movie, cares very little for the fact that Mars is going to hell.