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=== Subjective tropes for the [[Ultraviolet (film)|film]]: ===
== Subjective tropes for the [[Ultraviolet (film)|film]] ==


* [[Anvilicious]]: The awfulness in the systematic discrimination and rounding up of the hemophages is hammered on in one particular scene where a family of hemophages is seen dressed up as Hasidic Jews, complete with biohazard patches.
* [[Anvilicious]]: The awfulness in the systematic discrimination and rounding up of the hemophages is hammered on in one particular scene where a family of hemophages is seen dressed up as Hasidic Jews, complete with biohazard patches.
* [[Big Lipped Alligator Moment]]: The Blood Chinois. They are a random Asian gang that randomly appear in the movie, have no apparent motive and backstory besides "You're in our territory", set up a ridiculous action scene, and are never mentioned again.
* [[Non Sequitur Scene]]: The Blood Chinois. They are a random Asian gang that randomly appear in the movie, have no apparent motive and backstory besides "You're in our territory", set up a ridiculous action scene, and are never mentioned again.
* [[Fight Scene Failure]]: whilst [[Storming the Castle]], Violet faces one room full of [[Mook|Mooks]] in pure white NBC gear, which just makes the [[Bloodless Carnage]] all the more blatant. Combined with relatively tame choreography, this fight is a particular low point in the film.
* [[Fight Scene Failure]]: whilst [[Storming the Castle]], Violet faces one room full of [[Mook]]s in pure white NBC gear, which just makes the [[Bloodless Carnage]] all the more blatant. Combined with relatively tame choreography, this fight is a particular low point in the film.
** The duel between Violet and Daxus has its problems too. The ''idea'' is [[So Cool Its Awesome]]--a [[Sword Fight]] in total darkness, lit only by the fact that [[Flaming Sword|the swords are on fire]]--but, because they actually filmed it straight, ''without'' employing [[Hollywood Darkness]], you can't make much sense of what's going on.
** The duel between Violet and Daxus has its problems too. The ''idea'' is [[So Cool Its Awesome]]—a [[Sword Fight]] in total darkness, lit only by the fact that [[Flaming Sword|the swords are on fire]]—but, because they actually filmed it straight, ''without'' employing [[Hollywood Darkness]], you can't make much sense of what's going on.
** The final fight with The Blood Chinois is one too. Its more or less the same shot over and over.
** The final fight with The Blood Chinois is one too. Its more or less the same shot over and over.
* [[Just Here for Godzilla]]: Milla herself is the reason many caught the movie.
* [[Just Here for Godzilla]]: Milla herself is the reason many caught the movie.
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* [[Special Effects Failure]]: the CGI was decent for its time, but it doesn't particularly hold up today.
* [[Special Effects Failure]]: the CGI was decent for its time, but it doesn't particularly hold up today.


=== Subjective tropes for the [[Ultraviolet (TV series)|television series]]: ===
== Subjective tropes for the [[Ultraviolet (TV series)|television series]] ==
* [[Body Horror]]: In Episode 2, {{spoiler|a girl who had her back completely and utterly broken in a motorcycle accident is turned into a vampire. There is a bloodchilling shot from behind in which you see ''her back is still broken'', even as a vampire.}}
* [[Body Horror]]: In Episode 2, {{spoiler|a girl who had her back completely and utterly broken in a motorcycle accident is turned into a vampire. There is a bloodchilling shot from behind in which you see ''her back is still broken'', even as a vampire.}}
* [[Hot Scientist]]: Angie March.
* [[Hot Scientist]]: Angie March.

Revision as of 20:00, 6 August 2017


Subjective tropes for the film

  • Anvilicious: The awfulness in the systematic discrimination and rounding up of the hemophages is hammered on in one particular scene where a family of hemophages is seen dressed up as Hasidic Jews, complete with biohazard patches.
  • Non Sequitur Scene: The Blood Chinois. They are a random Asian gang that randomly appear in the movie, have no apparent motive and backstory besides "You're in our territory", set up a ridiculous action scene, and are never mentioned again.
  • Fight Scene Failure: whilst Storming the Castle, Violet faces one room full of Mooks in pure white NBC gear, which just makes the Bloodless Carnage all the more blatant. Combined with relatively tame choreography, this fight is a particular low point in the film.
    • The duel between Violet and Daxus has its problems too. The idea is So Cool Its Awesome—a Sword Fight in total darkness, lit only by the fact that the swords are on fire—but, because they actually filmed it straight, without employing Hollywood Darkness, you can't make much sense of what's going on.
    • The final fight with The Blood Chinois is one too. Its more or less the same shot over and over.
  • Just Here for Godzilla: Milla herself is the reason many caught the movie.
  • Moral Event Horizon: The Ministry deliberately terminated Violet's pregnancy. She doesn't know this. Neither does the audience.
    • It's blink and you won't hear it moment on the soundtrack - when she escapes with the "package", a voice identifies her as "a plague victim whose pregnancy was forcibly terminated..."

Subjective tropes for the television series

  • Body Horror: In Episode 2, a girl who had her back completely and utterly broken in a motorcycle accident is turned into a vampire. There is a bloodchilling shot from behind in which you see her back is still broken, even as a vampire.
  • Hot Scientist: Angie March.
  • Squick: A vampire accidentally runs down a young woman and breaks her spine in multiple places, paralysing her for life. He then turns her into a vampire so she can walk again. She's still wearing her hospital gown when she confronts Michael, and her back is exposed. The pieces of her spine are visibly misaligned under her skin, and every time she moves there are clicking sounds as the bones grind together.