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''[[The Finishing Line]]'' is a 1977 Public Information Film commissioned by British Transport Films to combat trespass on Britain's Railways. The premise is as follows: A young boy is sitting on a railway bridge remembering a school assembly given by his headmaster telling the pupils that "The railway is not the games field". The film then becomes an [[Imagine Spot]] about a sports day held on the line.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2RJMCAalkI You can view GuruLarry's review here.]
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* [[Blood Sport]]: Athletes get extra points for injuring rail passengers and the game
* [[Captain Obvious Aesop]]: Don't play games on railway tracks.
* [[Idiot Plot]]: A school sports day on a railway line.
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Revision as of 12:30, 31 August 2017
The Finishing Line is a 1977 Public Information Film commissioned by British Transport Films to combat trespass on Britain's Railways. The premise is as follows: A young boy is sitting on a railway bridge remembering a school assembly given by his headmaster telling the pupils that "The railway is not the games field". The film then becomes an Imagine Spot about a sports day held on the line.
You can view GuruLarry's review here.
Tropes used in The Finishing Line include:
- Blood Sport: Athletes get extra points for injuring rail passengers and the game nonchalantly continues on as many of the athletes die.
- Captain Obvious Aesop: Don't play games on railway tracks.
- Idiot Plot: A school sports day on a railway line.
- Imagine Spot
- Padding: The "Tunnel Walk" scene features every child walking into the tunnel.
- Railroad Tracks of Doom
- Refuge in Audacity
- Scare'Em Straight
- Too Dumb to Live: Several children look like they're actually throwing themselves onto the track as the train approaches.