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Ebert's Glossary of Movie Terms is a collection of tropes, written by Roger Ebert (with several entries contributed by Ebert's readers and fellow critics, including longtime reviewing partner Gene Siskel). It makes for quite an interesting read for the modern troper, as he wrote it decades before the existence of TV Tropes, but noted many of the same tropes, though often with a different name and occasionally in a slightly different way. A large number of these, however, are uncannily similar to a number of independently observed tropes, and he nailed more than a few Tropes of Legend and Supertropes as particularly flexible, respectable, or common. Others suggest alternate interpretations or definitions of tropes, a handful of potential Missing Supertropes, and a few good suggestions for the troper looking for a new YKTTW.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Italicized text does not appear in the original itself, but has been added for Exposition or commentary. |
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Defeat and despair; |
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"We have to move fast. We've started late in the season. But if we leave behind the oxygen and most of our equipment and travel light, we can get up there and back before the winter storms." |
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They Look Just Like Everyone Else! |
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Rigorous training, usually shown in the form of would-be MTV videos; |
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Victory, preferably ending in freeze-frame of triumphant hero. |
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I Will Only Slow You Down |
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"Leave me here. I can't walk. My legs are broken. By yourself, you have a chance." |
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