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Ruby Sparks
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Ruby Sparks is a 2012 Romantic Comedy film, directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (of Little Miss Sunshine fame) and written by Zoe Kazan.Calvin (Paul Dano) was once a Teen Genius author; 10 years later, he has serious cases of depression and Writer's Block. His only inspiration is Ruby Sparks, the Manic Pixie Dream Girl of his (literal) dreams. After writing a doorstopper Self-Insert Fic about her, he wakes up one morning to find Ruby (Kazan) has materialized.Kazan wrote the screenplay for herself and her boyfriend, playing respectively a fictional character made real and the author who created her. Very meta. | |
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Dropped link to Defictionalization: Not a Feature - IGNORE | |
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Dropped link to Harvey: Not a Feature - ITEM | |
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Sexy Shirt Switch | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_1171ed72 | comment |
Sexy Shirt Switch: The first morning Calvin sees Ruby in his kitchen, she wears a shirt of his. | |
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Madness Mantra | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_141a6acb | comment |
Madness Mantra: "You're a genius! You're a genius! You're a genius!" | |
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Hippie Parents | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_16b734e7 | comment |
Hippie Parents: Calvin's mom and stepdad. | |
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| Ruby Sparks / int_1869b4b1 | type |
Unreliable Narrator | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_1869b4b1 | comment |
Unreliable Narrator: Calvin, certainly in regards to Lila. | |
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Gone Horribly Right | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_1994ba0b | comment |
Gone Horribly Right: Calvin rewrites Ruby to be "miserable without him" and sure enough she soon becomes incredibly clingy and dependent on him, to the point she misses him while he's eating breakfast beside her and has a breakdown on the street because he let go of her hand while they were walking. Once she becomes an emotional wreck he decides to counter this by writing her as being constantly euphoric. Which makes her an insufferably happy individual, who looks like she's about to burst into song any second. When he corrects this by writing that "Ruby was just Ruby, however she felt." she ends up getting absolutely lost emotionally, complete with wild mood swings and ends up constantly watching TV for days. | |
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Doppelgänger Replacement Love Interest | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_1d311757 | comment |
Doppelgänger Replacement Love Interest: The girl Calvin meets at the end of the movie, played by Kazan but now with shorter hair. According to All There in the Script, this is actually Ruby herself, "released from her past". | |
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Only Sane Man | |
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Only Sane Man: Patrick. | |
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Disappeared Dad | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_28cd01ca | comment |
Disappeared Dad: It's implied that Calvin still has not quite gotten over the death of his father. | |
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Bilingual Bonus | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_294ed981 | comment |
Bilingual Bonus: Ruby's French lines in the kitchen. | |
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Tomato in the Mirror | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_2f329e3c | comment |
Tomato in the Mirror: In-Universe. Calvin keeps it a secret that Ruby was a fictional character who came to life. When she finds out, it is not pretty. | |
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| Ruby Sparks / int_2fa14a9b | type |
Freudian Couch | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_2fa14a9b | comment |
Freudian Couch | |
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1.0 | |
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Gratuitous French | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_34f8042a | comment |
Gratuitous French: For reasons attributable only to indie film quirkiness, the non-instrumental songs on the soundtrack are all in French. Also, Calvin has Ruby start speaking French to prove to Harry that he created her and he later pulls the same trick to demonstrate the same thing to Ruby herself. | |
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You Need to Get Laid | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_3929e0db | comment |
You Need to Get Laid: Harry's opinion about his lacking love life at the start of the movie. | |
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1.0 | |
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Fiction as Cover-Up | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_3cb07b51 | comment |
Fiction as Cover-Up: The Girlfriend | |
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1.0 | |
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| Ruby Sparks / int_3cc3ed1d | type |
Abuse Mistake | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_3cc3ed1d | comment |
Abuse Mistake: Calvin is rather clueless. It is a good thing that his brother looks out for him. Or would have been a good thing, if it wasn't for the brother being rather clueless himself - not realize that the advice he's giving amounts to inciting supernatural methods for Domestic Abuse. | |
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The Pollyanna | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_3e74b72e | comment |
The Pollyanna: Ruby. | |
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1.0 | |
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Sensitive Guy and Manly Man | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_43dc74d0 | comment |
Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: Depressed and cultured writer Calvin and his gym-addict brother Harry. | |
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Manic Pixie Dream Girl | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_46290b93 | comment |
Manic Pixie Dream Girl: All of Calvin's written/dreamt interactions with Ruby play out like this. Once she's real, their relationship becomes a Deconstruction, with Ruby being a Deconstructed Character Archetype. | |
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Bourgeois Bohemian | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_4756a7f | comment |
Bourgeois Bohemian: Calvin's mother, much to his embarrassment. | |
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1.0 | |
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| Ruby Sparks / int_49f6a9e4 | type |
Most Writers Are Writers | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_49f6a9e4 | comment |
Most Writers Are Writers: Calvin is a young novelist struggling with writer's block. | |
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| Ruby Sparks / int_4a57732a | type |
Friendless Background | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_4a57732a | comment |
Friendless Background: Calvin. His shrink even states that his only friends are his own brother and his dog. | |
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Power Perversion Potential | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_4d070ee3 | comment |
Power Perversion Potential: When Calvin and his brother Harry find out that anything he writes about Ruby comes true, Harry immediately suggests Calvin write that Ruby has bigger boobs, likes blowjobs, etc. Calvin is disgusted and refuses. Calvin eventually resorts to rewriting Ruby to obey him and be sexier in an attempt to stop her from leaving him, which is incredibly disturbing and plays off like a rape scene, as she's moving against her will and clearly terrified. Calvin realizes how low he's sunk and permanently frees Ruby from his control. | |
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| Ruby Sparks / int_4e7c4536 | type |
Wham Line | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_4e7c4536 | comment |
Wham Line: For Ruby, anyway. "You're not real. I made you up." | |
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Magical Girlfriend | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_4fdf21ad | comment |
Magical Girlfriend: An ideal, though fictional, Love Interest coming to live for Calvin. | |
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Crazy Jealous Guy | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_50b9b3d0 | comment |
Crazy Jealous Guy: When Ruby's burgeoning social life gets in the way of their time together, Calvin uses his power as her creator to write her into becoming obsessively dependent on him. | |
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Involuntary Dance | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_5266f5bd | comment |
Involuntary Dance: Ruby doing her creepy teasing, during the climax. | |
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1.0 | |
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Write What You Know | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_5977de6c | comment |
Write What You Know: Discussed by Harry in-universe as the proper way of writing. | |
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1.0 | |
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Break-Up/Make-Up Scenario | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_5be919ae | comment |
Break-Up/Make-Up Scenario: Double subverted. Calvin abuses Ruby and finally makes her free. He misses her and cannot make it up with her as expected, because she ran away. But eventually, he meets a Doppelgänger Replacement Love Interest who might be Ruby herself, "released from her past". | |
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Conveniently an Orphan | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_5e260ea6 | comment |
Conveniently an Orphan: Calvin wrote Ruby as a completely isolated and orphaned character. Apparently, her parents died when she was young. | |
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1.0 | |
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I Want My Beloved to Be Happy | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_60547993 | comment |
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: Ultimately, Calvin lets Ruby go to break the circle of unhappiness he's condemned her to with his rewrites and inability to truly do something to make her happy. | |
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Pygmalion Plot | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_642594ea | comment |
Pygmalion Plot: Literally. Thinking about Pygmalion is what inspired Zoe Kazan's story. Ruby is Galatea: she's Calvin's ideal woman and muse, and after he writes her into existence he can control every aspect of her through his writing — at least until she rebels. | |
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Gilligan Cut | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_680f950 | comment |
Gilligan Cut: On their first morning Calvin tries to leave the apartment unnoticed but Ruby spots him and asks if she could tag along. He refuses. Cut to them driving off together in his car. Calvin doesn't want the chair offered by his stepdad. Cut the next scene with them driving off with the chair in the backseat. | |
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The Shrink | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_6d089995 | comment |
The Shrink: Of the helpful type. | |
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1.0 | |
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Two-Person Pool Party | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_71384f0e | comment |
Two-Person Pool Party: Astoundingly, the host has the gall to try to start one of these while an actual party that he's hosting is in progress. With the girlfriend of one of his guests, no less. | |
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Reality-Writing Book | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_71d3801a | comment |
Reality-Writing Book | |
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1.0 | |
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Pop-Cultural Osmosis Failure | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_7a2d9301 | comment |
Pop-Cultural Osmosis Failure: Ruby has never heard of the writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. Probably justified, since Calvin seems to have deliberately written her that way for her to stand out and be a true Manic Pixie Dream Girl as unlike his writer self as possible. | |
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| Ruby Sparks / int_7e1eccce | type |
Orbital Kiss | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_7e1eccce | comment |
Orbital Kiss: Interesting variant with the camera steady while Calvin and Ruby are kissing on his rotating swivel chair. | |
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1.0 | |
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| Ruby Sparks / int_82b4f38e | type |
Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_82b4f38e | comment |
Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist: Calvin spends the majority of the film being self-absorbed and expecting the relationship to revolve around him. Once Ruby starts expressing the desire for space and her own friends Calvin attempts to start re-writing her into someone more dependent on him.. And it's not just Ruby, either: he spends the entire time visiting his mother's house sulking and writing and obviously dislikes his mom's boyfriend. | |
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The One That Got Away | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_8970d739 | comment |
The One That Got Away: Ruby. Later subverted, if that girl was actually her. | |
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-0.3 | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_8970d739 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
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Mind Rape | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_8a4988bb | comment |
Mind Rape: The climactic scene, and it is extremely uncomfortable to watch. | |
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1.0 | |
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| Ruby Sparks / int_8c30c2ac | type |
Rewriting Reality | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_8c30c2ac | comment |
Rewriting Reality: Calvin writes about a beautiful woman who comes to life. He finds that anything he writes about her affects her, except one thing: she always ends up unhappy with him no matter the rewrites. | |
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| Ruby Sparks / int_8c78872 | type |
Writer's Block | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_8c78872 | comment |
Writer's Block: Calvin suffers from it. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Destructive Romance | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_8d0461e2 | comment |
Destructive Romance: Ruby is perfect for Calvin. She's a real dream girl, and she would never harm him. Unfortunately, Calvin is not as perfect. He is no perfect dream boy, and the ways in which he can harm her are truly terrifying. | |
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| Ruby Sparks / int_935212c | type |
Feminine Women Can Cook | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_935212c | comment |
Feminine Women Can Cook: Ruby is a great cook. | |
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Getting Smilies Painted on Your Soul | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_98412467 | comment |
Getting Smilies Painted on Your Soul: Calvin does this to Ruby, as part of his destructive tinkering with her personality. | |
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1.0 | |
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| Ruby Sparks / int_a2e887be | type |
Secondary Character Title | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_a2e887be | comment |
Secondary Character Title: The titular Ruby Sparks is the literal manifestation of the girl of The Hero's dreams. | |
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| Ruby Sparks / int_a6baa3a7 | type |
Muse Abuse | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_a6baa3a7 | comment |
Muse Abuse: The relationship started well, turned abusive. Although Calvin did manage to finish the book based on Ruby after he repents. | |
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| Ruby Sparks / int_a7ec3027 | type |
Rom Com Job | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_a7ec3027 | comment |
Rom Com Job: He is a writer, she is a painter. | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_a7ec3027 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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| Ruby Sparks / int_a7f4710f | type |
Mood Dissonance | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_a7f4710f | comment |
Mood Dissonance: The climactic scene, Ruby is barking like a dog, doing sexy dancing, and spinning around while crying her eyes out, and Calvin is in a full A God Am I mode, but is also crying, and the whole thing plays off as a rape scene. | |
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Meet Cute | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_a82ff02f | comment |
Meet Cute: Happens to Calvin with both Ruby and her Doppelgänger Replacement Love Interest at the end. Apparently, the shrink's advice to use Scotty as a way of making contact worked out after all. | |
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Love at First Sight | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_a8dcb1d7 | comment |
Love at First Sight: Double Subverted. When Calvin first sees Ruby in the flesh, he's scared out of his gourd and convinced that he's hallucinating. But when he's convinced that she's not a hallucination (and apologizes to her appropriately for his Freak Out), he's head over heels in love. | |
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-0.3 | |
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1.0 | |
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Mickey Mousing | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_b0218885 | comment |
Mickey Mousing: The first morning Calvin encounters Ruby in his apartment, the music punctuates his "stealthy" walk down the stairs. | |
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1.0 | |
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It's All About Me | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_bb18a227 | comment |
It's All About Me: There's no denying Calvin is very self-absorbed. His ex Lila attempts to call him out on this, unintentionally describing most of his relationship problems with Ruby in the process. | |
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1.0 | |
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Good-Times Montage | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_be977433 | comment |
Good-Times Montage: Scenes of Calvin and Ruby enjoying themselves at an arcade and a disco club. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Happily Married | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_bec0417c | comment |
Happily Married: Calvin's mom and stepdad seem very happy together. His brother Harry and his wife also seem to have a good marriage, despite some earlier problems. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Ruby Sparks / int_bec0417c | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_c55f8822 | type |
Proper Tights with a Skirt | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_c55f8822 | comment |
Proper Tights with a Skirt: Often shows up in Ruby's outfit. | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_c55f8822 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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| Ruby Sparks / int_c75df49a | type |
Shout-Out | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_c75df49a | comment |
Shout-Out: Calvin: "I started seeing her this morning. It's like that movie Harvey. Several to Billy Wilder movies and possibly one to Arrested Development. Alia Shawkat plays a girl named Mabel. In Arrested Development, her character was called Maeby. | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_c75df49a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Ruby Sparks / int_c75df49a | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_d1da2c36 | type |
Played for Drama | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_d1da2c36 | comment |
When people refer to Calvin as a "genius", he corrects them. Played for Drama in the film's climax. | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_d1da2c36 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_d1da2c36 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
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Ruby Sparks / int_d1da2c36 | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_d39e327f | type |
What the Hell, Hero? | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_d39e327f | comment |
What the Hell, Hero?: Lila calls Calvin out on how he actually treated her in their relationship, as opposed to how Calvin views it. | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_d39e327f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_d39e327f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
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| Ruby Sparks / int_d935ee2f | type |
Innocent Blue Eyes | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_d935ee2f | comment |
Innocent Blue Eyes: Ruby has them. | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_d935ee2f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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No Antagonist | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_e0aed924 | comment |
No Antagonist: Calvin is up against himself. | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_e0aed924 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_e0aed924 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
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Ruby Sparks / int_e0aed924 | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_e6ab61d | type |
Magic Realism | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_e6ab61d | comment |
Magic Realism: About a writer who dashes off twenty pages about his perfect woman in a fit of inspiration. When said perfect woman appears in the flesh in his apartment, at first he freaks out, but soon he accepts it as a bona fide miracle. | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_e6ab61d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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| Ruby Sparks / int_eaf8c23a | type |
Conversation Cut | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_eaf8c23a | comment |
Conversation Cut: When Calvin finds Ruby with the party host in the pool, he pulls her away and they drive home. Cut to his apartment door where he finally asks her what was going on. | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_eaf8c23a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Ruby Sparks / int_eaf8c23a | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_f5f79e56 | type |
Hard-Work Montage | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_f5f79e56 | comment |
Hard-Work Montage: Calvin, in a fit of inspiration, is shown working hours on end on his typewriter, carving out his Magical Girlfriend character on paper. | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_f5f79e56 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Ruby Sparks / int_f5f79e56 | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_f9f2c33 | type |
Running Gag | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_f9f2c33 | comment |
Running Gag: Calvin's boy dog pees like a girl. When people refer to Calvin as a "genius", he corrects them. Played for Drama in the film's climax. | |
| Ruby Sparks / int_f9f2c33 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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