Tropescilloscope: BFG
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Bullying a Dragon
Meaningful Background Event
British Films
Dwindling Party
Hero of Another Story
Rule of Funny
Fate Worse than Death
Soft Glass
Your Head A-Splode
Damsel in Distress
Film Series
Armor-Piercing Question
Poor Communication Kills
Too Dumb to Live
Fanservice Extra
Anguished Declaration of Love
Actor Allusion
Aside Glance
Composite Character
Pet the Dog
Ms. Fanservice
Dying Moment of Awesome
Storming the Castle
Alliterative Name
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
Big Fancy House
Villain Protagonist
Dirty Old Man
Captain Obvious
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
Retcon
Scenery Gorn
Beware the Nice Ones
Adaptation Distillation
Wham Line
Early-Bird Cameo
Artistic License History
Black Best Friend
Bottomless Magazines
He Knows Too Much
Spell My Name with an "S"
The '50s
Took a Level in Jerkass
The Power of Love
Bond One-Liner
Everyone Has Standards
Green-Eyed Monster
Once More, with Clarity!
You Killed My Father
Men Are the Expendable Gender
Never Trust a Trailer
aka: Trailers Always Lie
Jerkass
Truth in Television
Dramedy
Daddy's Girl
Eagleland
The '70s
Fat Bastard
Hell Is That Noise
Together in Death
Blackmail
Mind Screw
Historical Villain Upgrade
Blood from the Mouth
Trailers Always Spoil
Only Known by Their Nickname
Serial Killer
Sequel Hook
Mercy Kill
Police are Useless
Fanservice
Obfuscating Stupidity
Science Fiction Films
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
Rule of Three
Death by Adaptation
Fourth Date Marriage
"Awesome McCool" Name
Artistic License Geography
Friend to All Children
All There in the Script
Heel Realization
Market-Based Title
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Bland-Name Product
Police Brutality
Greater-Scope Villain
Paper-Thin Disguise
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
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Jitter Cam
Instant Death Bullet
Continuity Nod
War Is Hell
Fainting
Product Placement
Parental Abandonment
Pun
aka: Incredibly Lame Pun
Woman in White
Chekhov's Gun
Crucified Hero Shot
Happily Married
Foregone Conclusion
Double Entendre
Contrived Coincidence
Adorkable
Defiant to the End
Unresolved Sexual Tension
Rousing Speech
Attempted Rape
Beta Couple
Brutal Honesty
Adults Are Useless
Handicapped Badass
Super Strength
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
aka: Color Coded For Your Convenience
Title Drop
Dark Is Not Evil
Shell-Shocked Veteran
A God Am I
Documentary
Room Full of Crazy
timeperiod
Call-Forward
Music Stories
Adaptational Attractiveness
Line-of-Sight Name
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
A Father to His Men
Cain and Abel
Mighty Whitey
True Companions
Sexy Discretion Shot
Comically Missing the Point
Important Haircut
Badass Longcoat
Based on a True Story
Dissonant Serenity
Historical-Domain Character
Mugging the Monster
From Nobody to Nightmare
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
Bloodier and Gorier
Curb-Stomp Battle
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
Pragmatic Villainy
Fantasy Films
Bar Brawl
The Chick
I Did What I Had to Do
Wrong Genre Savvy
As the Good Book Says...
Hoist by His Own Petard
Improbable Weapon User
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
Camp Gay
Distracted by the Sexy
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
An Aesop
Broken Bird
The Hero Dies
Dirty Cop
Red Oni, Blue Oni
Chekhov's Gunman
Expy
The Mafia
All There in the Manual
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
My Greatest Failure
Non-Indicative Name
Anachronism Stew
Casting Gag
Suspiciously Specific Denial
Shirtless Scene
The End... Or Is It?
Big Bad Duumvirate
B-Movie
Outrun the Fireball
Foil
It Can Think
Cat Fight
Determinator
aka: The Determinator
Action Girl
Badass in a Nice Suit
Tagline
Training Montage
Peek-a-Boo Corpse
BrotherSister Incest
Freeze-Frame Bonus
Bald of Evil
Made of Iron
Stock Footage
Fire-Forged Friends
Eureka Moment
Bilingual Bonus
Mystery and Detective Films
Costume Porn
Dumb Blonde
Sassy Black Woman
Cowboy Cop
As Long as It Sounds Foreign
And Starring
Light Is Not Good
Overly Long Gag
Heterosexual Life-Partners
Retirony
Neck Lift
Alas, Poor Villain
Dressing as the Enemy
Suddenly SHOUTING!
Ship Tease
What the Hell, Hero?
Loophole Abuse
Jerk Jock
Parental Substitute
Naïve Newcomer
Babies Ever After
Femme Fatale
Tap on the Head
Imagine Spot
Domestic Abuse
Ass Shove
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Children Are Innocent
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
Left the Background Music On
Anyone Can Die
Disproportionate Retribution
Tranquil Fury
Asshole Victim
Make It Look Like an Accident
Up to Eleven
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
Conspicuous CG
Five-Man Band
Rule of Cool
Soundtrack Dissonance
Guns Akimbo
Earn Your Happy Ending
Would Hit a Girl
Cassandra Truth
Never Found the Body
Retired Badass
Canon Foreigner
The Stinger
FaceHeel Turn
Adult Fear
Shut Up, Hannibal!
Bowdlerise
Anti-Hero
The Musical
Taking You with Me
Call-Back
The Dragon
Offscreen Moment of Awesome
Villain Song
Boom, Headshot!
Redshirt Army
Sacrificial Lion
Laser-Guided Karma
Rape as Drama
Adaptation Dye-Job
Unspoken Plan Guarantee
Star-Crossed Lovers
Missing Mom
Artistic License Military
Action Prologue
Rated M for Manly
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
Japanese Films
Laughing Mad
The Brute
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
Small Name, Big Ego
Arranged Marriage
Hate Sink
Implacable Man
All Just a Dream
Pay Evil unto Evil
Taking the Bullet
Insult Backfire
An Arm and a Leg
Cat Scare
Danny Peary Cult Movies List
My God, What Have I Done?
Bait-and-Switch
Stalker with a Crush
Recap /
RiffTrax
aka: Riff Trax Movies
Alpha Bitch
Disappeared Dad
Properly Paranoid
Enemy Mine
Easily Forgiven
Aluminum Christmas Trees
Shower Scene
Manipulative Bastard
Very Loosely Based on a True Story
Bloody Hilarious
Nothing Is Scarier
Madness Mantra
Bury Your Gays
Double-Meaning Title
The Chessmaster
Italian Films
Horror Films
Dual Wielding
Not Quite Dead
Fake Shemp
Male Gaze
Improvised Weapon
Thriller
Mundane Made Awesome
Dramatic Gun Cock
Take That!
Camera Abuse
The Big Guy
Take a Third Option
NO INDOOR VOICE
You Have Failed Me
Berserk Button
Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
Covers Always Lie
The Film of the Book
Spanner in the Works
Maybe Ever After
Expository Hairstyle Change
Scare Chord
Hypocrite
Rewatch Bonus
It's All About Me
Blatant Lies
Obstructive Bureaucrat
Posthumous Character
Lampshade Hanging
Disney Death
Ungrateful Bastard
Mood Whiplash
Spiritual Successor
Dark Reprise
Demoted to Extra
Fan Disservice
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
Dropped a Bridge on Him
Would Hurt a Child
Guile Hero
Unusual Euphemism
Plot Hole
Wham Shot
Time Skip
Intrepid Reporter
Extreme Doormat
Precision F-Strike
Romantic Comedy
Papa Wolf
Hollywood Law
Married to the Job
Hidden Depths
Bittersweet Ending
Eldritch Abomination
Every Car Is a Pinto
Annoying Younger Sibling
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
The Great Depression
Hypocritical Humor
The Starscream
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
More Dakka
Obviously Evil
The Smart Guy
In Name Only
Made of Explodium
Artistic License Law
Leitmotif
Totally Radical
Vomit Indiscretion Shot
Only One Name
Mistaken for Gay
Department of Redundancy Department
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
Same Language Dub
Evil Is Hammy
Disguised in Drag
Older Than They Look
Red Herring
Catapult Nightmare
Vitriolic Best Buds
Dogged Nice Guy
Undying Loyalty
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
Well-Intentioned Extremist
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Bare Your Midriff
Epic Fail
Badass Grandpa
Funny Background Event
Big-Bad Ensemble
Hong Kong Films
Gold Digger
Fish out of Water
Jump Scare
Sanity Slippage
And I Must Scream
Eye Scream
Slap-Slap-Kiss
Affably Evil
Idiot Ball
Here We Go Again!
Frame-Up
Public Domain Feature Films
Karma Houdini
Cool Guns
Good Is Not Nice
Bolivian Army Ending
Rule of Symbolism
Love Triangle
Bound and Gagged
Pimped-Out Dress
In Medias Res
Hope Spot
Corrupt Corporate Executive
Badass Boast
Even Evil Has Standards
The Cavalry
Evil Plan
Have a Gay Old Time
Defrosting Ice Queen
Vacation Films
A Date with Rosie Palms
Bad "Bad Acting"
Award-Bait Song
Fingore
Cool Shades
Foreshadowing
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
Sadistic Choice
Vampire Fiction
Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
Works Set in World War II
Chiaroscuro
Leave the Camera Running
Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism
Apocalypse How
Nice Hat
Homage
Shown Their Work
Drowning My Sorrows
He Who Fights Monsters
Badass Bookworm
The Ghost
My Beloved Smother
Evil Counterpart
Psychopathic Manchild
Karmic Death
The Stoner
Dutch Angle
The Lancer
Getting Crap Past the Radar
The Casanova
Antagonist Title
Determinator
Amoral Attorney
The Alleged Car
Say My Name
Insistent Terminology
Loads and Loads of Characters
Mythology Gag
Roaring Rampage of Revenge
Improbable Aiming Skills
Whole Plot Reference
Cool Old Lady
Slasher Movie
Depraved Bisexual
Chase Scene
Moment Killer
Knife Nut
The Cameo
Romantic False Lead
Oh, Crap!
The '80s
"The Reason You Suck" Speech
Canadian Movies
Throwing Your Sword Always Works
World of Ham
Freudian Excuse
Curse Cut Short
All for Nothing
The Place
Dull Surprise
Author Avatar
Genre Savvy
No Name Given
Lighter and Softer
Artistic License Physics
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Those Two Guys
Villainous Breakdown
Big Bad
Ambiguous Disorder
Honor Before Reason
Meaningful Echo
Reality Ensues
Video Credits
Coming-of-Age Story
A.I. Is a Crapshoot
Noodle Incident
The Ditz
Those Two Bad Guys
Death by Irony
Slashed Throat
La Résistance
Superhero
Immune to Bullets
Smug Snake
Fun with Acronyms
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
The Sociopath
Auto Erotica
Red Eyes, Take Warning
She Cleans Up Nicely
Kill 'em All
Recycled IN SPACE!
Straight Gay
Dark Action Girl
Body Horror
Leaning on the Fourth Wall
Deal with the Devil
Psycho for Hire
Hair-Trigger Temper
Narrator
Half the Man He Used to Be
Historical Hero Upgrade
Adapted Out
After the End
Humiliation Conga
Unreliable Narrator
Age Lift
Facial Horror
Ascended Extra
Silence Is Golden
A Minor Kidroduction
Parental Neglect
Flipping the Bird
It Will Never Catch On
Spared by the Adaptation
Heroic Sacrifice
Stepford Smiler
Amusing Injuries
Credits Gag
Woman Scorned
Playing Gertrude
Off with His Head!
Author Appeal
Character Development
The Quiet One
Does This Remind You of Anything?
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Martial Arts Movie
Corpsing
Death Seeker
It's Personal
Re-Cut
One-Word Title
Man on Fire
Ax-Crazy
The Un-Favourite
aka: The Un Favorite
Four-Temperament Ensemble
Sequel Escalation
Pre-Mortem One-Liner
German Films
Not So Stoic
Accidental Misnaming
Faking the Dead
Drill Sergeant Nasty
Only in It for the Money
Deconstruction
Token Minority
Toilet Humour
aka: Toilet Humor
Did Not Get the Girl
Punny Name
Drugs Are Bad
Red Right Hand
Blood Knight
Celebrity Paradox
Stuff Blowing Up
Real Life
Central Theme
Final Girl
Batman Gambit
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
Film Noir Index
I'm a Humanitarian
Becoming the Mask
Jerkass Has a Point
Biopic
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
Yandere
Fiery Redhead
Gorn
Mad Scientist
Kill It with Fire
Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
I Have Your Wife
Riddle for the Ages
Black Dude Dies First
Insane Troll Logic
Reality Is Unrealistic
Let's Get Dangerous!
N-Word Privileges
HeelFace Turn
Kids Are Cruel
No Ending
Break the Cutie
Get Out!
Random Events Plot
Brick Joke
Film Noir
Not Even Bothering with the Accent
Big Eater
Worthy Opponent
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
Gainax Ending
Stylistic Suck
Plucky Comic Relief
Awesome, but Impractical
Mexican Standoff
Gender Flip
Groin Attack
The Stoic
Australian Movies
Genre Throwback
Almost Kiss
Morality Pet
No Antagonist
Suspiciously Similar Substitute
Crazy Jealous Guy
Word of God
Arc Words
The '90s
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
Sealed Evil in a Can
Bring My Brown Pants
Deus ex Machina
Ambiguous Ending
Creepy Child
Meaningful Name
Captain Ersatz
Arch-Enemy
Action Survivor
Face Death with Dignity
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
Show Within a Show
Not Using the "Z" Word
Dies Wide Open
Manly Tears
Animal Motifs
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
Wicked Cultured
Large Ham
Hollywood Darkness
Big Brother Instinct
Flashback
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
Mama Bear
Country Matters
Epic Movie
Unusually Uninteresting Sight
Evil vs. Evil
Fantastic Racism
Gratuitous English
Running Gag
Smoking Is Cool
Mr. Fanservice
The X of Y
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
There Is No Kill Like Overkill
Gilligan Cut
Bad Boss
Shipper on Deck
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
Betty and Veronica
Bloodless Carnage
I Need a Freaking Drink
Actually Pretty Funny
The Oner
Improbable Infant Survival
aka: Infant Immortality
Gory Discretion Shot
Eyepatch of Power
Developing Doomed Characters
Put on a Bus
Bond Villain Stupidity
O.O.C. Is Serious Business
Disney Villain Death
Broken Pedestal
All Men Are Perverts
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
Funny Foreigner
Establishing Character Moment
Historical In-Joke
Military and Warfare Films
Race Against the Clock
Butt-Monkey
Russian Films
Bunny-Ears Lawyer
Rich Bitch
Reckless Gun Usage
One Steve Limit
Abhorrent Admirer
Love at First Sight
As You Know
Reality Has No Subtitles
Abusive Parents
Hooker with a Heart of Gold
Visual Pun
Offscreen Teleportation
Broken Aesop
Extremely Short Timespan
Animal Title Index
Adaptation Name Change
Gone Horribly Right
'80s Hair
Empathic Environment
Adaptation Expansion
Villain with Good Publicity
Never Trust a Trailer
The Faceless
Scary Black Man
Exact Words
Cool Car
Irony
No Celebrities Were Harmed
Not So Different
Accidental Murder
Pyrrhic Victory
Horror Comedy
The Hero
Chewing the Scenery
The Remake
Darker and Edgier
The Atoner
The Bad Guy Wins
Nice Guy
Break the Haughty
Stealth Pun
Didn't Think This Through
The Lost Lenore
Death Glare
Lock and Load Montage
Adaptational Badass
Rasputinian Death
No-Sell
Grey and Gray Morality
Fatal Flaw
For the Evulz
Villain Opening Scene
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead
Destination Defenestration
Death by Sex
Reasonable Authority Figure
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
Vomit Discretion Shot
Decoy Protagonist
Malevolent Masked Men
Drives Like Crazy
Brainless Beauty
Pretty in Mink
Creator Cameo
Pragmatic Adaptation
The Dreaded
Car Fu
Bavarian Fire Drill
Henpecked Husband
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
Not What It Looks Like
From Bad to Worse
Punch-Clock Villain
Needs Wiki Magic Love
Daylight Horror
Anti-Villain
Creative Closing Credits
Informed Ability
Framing Device
All Girls Want Bad Boys
Adaptational Villainy
Mr. Exposition
Index of Film Westerns
Darkest Hour
Television Movie Index
Big Damn Heroes
Driven to Suicide
Better to Die than Be Killed
Manchild
Deliberate Values Dissonance
Revenge
Anachronic Order
The Voiceless
Crazy-Prepared
MacGuffin
Evil Sounds Deep
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Evil Is Petty
Eiffel Tower Effect
No OSHA Compliance
Artistic License Biology
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
Shout-Out
Scenery Porn
Black Comedy
She's Got Legs
Stealth Hi/Bye
Book-Ends
Evil Laugh
Pretty Little Headshots
The Dog Bites Back
"Shaggy Dog" Story
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
The Mole
Deliberately Monochrome
Only Sane Man
Despair Event Horizon
The Alcoholic
Neck Snap
Killed Mid-Sentence
Villain Ball
Fatal Family Photo
The Bully
How We Got Here
Be Careful What You Wish For
"Well Done, Son!" Guy
Politically Incorrect Villain
Cruel and Unusual Death
Agony of the Feet
Evil-Detecting Dog
Big Applesauce
Big "NO!"
Evil Brit
Tempting Fate
Serious Business
Only a Flesh Wound
For Want of a Nail
Spiteful Spit
Protagonist Title
Sports Stories
The Ace
Deadpan Snarker
Demonic Possession
Ambiguously Gay
Motor Mouth
Kubrick Stare
Sinister Minister
Setting Update
Early Installment Weirdness
Cloudcuckoolander
Zombie Stories
The Reveal
Translation Convention
Action Genre
Hero Antagonist
Naked People Are Funny
Parental Incest
Cold-Blooded Torture
Silent Movie
Black and Gray Morality
Breaking the Fourth Wall
Our Zombies Are Different
Failed a Spot Check
Psychological Thriller
Crapsack World
Animated Credits Opening
And the Adventure Continues
Meet Cute
Twist Ending
Wretched Hive
Diabolus ex Machina
Combat Pragmatist
Christmas Movies Index
Affectionate Parody
Air-Vent Passageway
Male Frontal Nudity
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
Cool Old Guy
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
Dramatic Irony
As Himself
Badass Normal
Cluster F-Bomb
Back from the Dead
Belligerent Sexual Tension
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
French Films
20 Minutes into the Future
Ripped from the Headlines
Logo Joke
One-Man Army
Ghost Fiction
This Is Gonna Suck
Overprotective Dad
Authority Equals Asskicking
Kick the Son of a Bitch
Kick the Dog
Monumental Damage
Not So Above It All
Ironic Echo
In the Back
An Axe to Grind
Novelization
The Vamp
Redemption Equals Death
Black Comedy Rape
What Happened to the Mouse?
Ominous Latin Chanting
Dirty Coward
Closed Circle
Faux Affably Evil
Toplessness from the Back
Chekhov's Skill
Your Cheating Heart
BFG
Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene
Grievous Bottley Harm
Refuge in Audacity
Sole Survivor
Downer Ending
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
Major Injury Underreaction
Card-Carrying Villain
Calling the Old Man Out
MayDecember Romance
Never My Fault
What You Are in the Dark
Match Cut
Sir Swears-a-Lot
Skewed Priorities
Interrupted Suicide
Really Gets Around
Last-Name Basis
Does Not Like Shoes
Real Life Writes the Plot
Death of a Child
Knight Templar
The Smurfette Principle
Dark and Troubled Past
Advertised Extra
Mooks
The Un-Reveal
Took a Level in Badass
Bi the Way
Self-Deprecation
Due to the Dead
Artistic License Gun Safety
The '60s
Beard of Evil
The Load
Famous Last Words
Those Wacky Nazis
Adaptational Heroism
Red Shirt
Genre Shift
Heroes Want Redheads
Slasher Smile
Sci-Fi Horror
Catch-Phrase
Our Vampires Are Different
Heroic BSoD
Race Lift
Wounded Gazelle Gambit
Humans Are Bastards
Intergenerational Friendship