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{{quote|''"Proud to be an American,''
''[[Proud to Be a Geek|Prouder to be an American geek]]"'' - The motto used at the beginning of each segment.
Bob "Moviebob" Chipman, also known as "The Game Overthinker", is a self-proclaimed "Z-list internet celebrity" who maintains a vlog on YouTube and a [http://gameoverthinker.blogspot.com/ Blogspot site],and also contributes to both [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/profiles/view/MovieBob The Escapist] and [http://screwattack.com/ ScrewAttack]. He rips apart bad movies, but his particular shtick is giving analyses of gaming culture and the industry, in a style closely reminiscent of college-lit-class style "close reading", overlaid with appropriate (and sometimes humorous) images. Bob's analyses are very much like you would see from a troper. Indeed, [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/columns/moviebob/7190-Trope-a-Dope he's written an article] that refers to "a genuinely wonderful website called TV Tropes". Bob loves what he loves and hates what he hates, and between his (admittedly) abrasive attitude, his [[Nostalgia Filter|unapologetic love of '80s and early '90s gaming]], and his tendency to [[He Panned It, Now He Sucks|belittle franchises with large fanbases]] (and those fans), he can be somewhat [[Love It or Hate It|divisive]]. However, agree or disagree with him, his videos often provide ample food for thought.
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** Furthermore, his intense antipathy towards the "Retake ''[[Mass Effect]]''" movement, which went on for more than a month of him being unable to make any videos about ''anything'' without spending a bit of time ranting about it, was heavily rooted in his low opinion of the morals and intellectual capacity of the gaming community, and his horror at the idea of what in his mind were a bunch of [[Acceptable Targets]] degrading the Auteur theory as applied to video games. Notably, he maintained throughout the controversy that he didn't see why his complete ignorance of the source material should prevent him from having an opinion about it and regularly dismissed the idea that a "player-driven narrative" could have any artistic value. Another direct quote: "No one ever won a Pulitzer for a f@#$ing 'Choose Your Own Adventure' novel!"
** He's become more and more notable for having a very, very strong leaning towards the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]], while having an even stronger leaning ''against'' any comic book films not made within that franchise post ''[[Iron Man]]''.
* [[Brick Joke]]: His Do The Mario videos on the Escapist, the first one having a [[The Stinger|stinger]] showing SMB: Peach-Hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen and saying it's a story for another time (as in, not the week after the first). Two weeks later, Do the Mario PT. 2 was featured (showcasing said aforementioned Mario anime).▼
* [[Breather Episode]]: If you follow all of his shows, the Game Overthinker episode ''Bat-Slap'' comes out with Bob stating he doesn't believe gaming culture as a whole is ready/deserves to be taken as seriously as it so-often claims to want to. Come the following Tuesday, the Big Picture episode ''Science'' has Bob making mostly non-serious statements like "Space guys, if you don't want to pretend you've discovered oil on Mars to trick some funding out of the Government, how about telling Glenn Beck there's gold on the moon and not letting him come back?"
▲* [[Brick Joke]]: His Do The Mario videos on the Escapist, the first one having a [[The Stinger|stinger]] showing SMB: Peach-Hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen and saying it's a story for another time (as in, not the week after the first). Two weeks later, Do the Mario PT. 2 was featured (showcasing said aforementioned Mario anime).
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "I'm Bob, and that's [[Title Drop|The Big Picture."]]
* [[Cerebus Syndrome]]: Somewhat. Early reviews felt slower, but they developed a more mature, and contemplative pace, dealing with more analytical subject matter.
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* [[Shout-Out]]: While revisiting ''[[Metroid: Other M]]'', he points out the first rule of internet gaming culture is to never disagree with the mass opinion. The second rule is to never do a [[The Nostalgia Critic|Let's Play of]] ''[[The Nostalgia Critic|Bart's Nightmare]]''. (With a little subtitle saying he thought it was funny.)
* [[Sliding Scale of Silliness Versus Seriousness]]: Falls in the middle. While he'll deal with serious issues, or serious opinions, he'll usually be more serious, with some jokes thrown in. When he deals with something more silly, the jokes are more prevalent. His movie reviews usually fall under silly, with him giving his opinion in a easy-going tone, but can be more serious when going into complexity about the film.
* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]:▼
** Admitted in-universe when accused of picking on big names because it makes him feel big.▼
** Reading his twitter feed or blogs shows that this applies in real life as well.▼
* [[The Smurfette Principle]]: Notes that one thing that ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' and ''[[Modern Warfare]] 2'' had in common was a lack of female figures, though the former wins for having two notable female characters (Princess Peach and Wendy O. Koopa)
* [[Stealth Pun]]: In his review of ''[[Green Lantern (film)|Green Lantern]]'', when Bob says that Warner Brothers "struck out" trying to make a superhero movie that's not [[Batman]], he shows a picture of baseball player Jim Reynolds striking out. <ref> Hal Jordan is played by [[Ryan Reynolds]].</ref>
* [[The Stinger]]: In his "Escape to The Movies" series.
* [[Stop Being Stereotypical]]: The entire point of #33, "Building a Better Gamer"
* [[Story Arc]]:
* [[Straw Critic]]: Of a sort. Bob is frequently guilty of making insulting generalizations about the people who disagree with him or criticize his output.
▲* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]:
▲** Admitted in-universe when accused of picking on big names because it makes him feel big.
▲** Reading his twitter feed or blogs shows that this applies in real life as well.
* [[Take That]]: LOADS. {{spoiler|The character The Game Antithinker is a parody of how [[Moviebob]] perceives hardcore gamers.}}
* [[Take That Me]]: Bob believes fat people to be amusing...citing himself as an example.
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