Miscellaneous Movie Musings

Alex · 07-07-2009, 01:52 PM

A lot of the mentions on the TV Tropes page are situations where the character thinks it is real but it is actually faked/staged. That's the opposite of The Man Who Knew Too Little.

More from Straight Dope:
Shadow of a Vampire - Everybody thinks they're just making Nosferatu but he's really a vampire.
Life is Beautiful - Roberto Benigni convinces his son that the concentration camp their in is a complex game.
My Name is Bruce - Bruce Campbell, action star, thinks he's on a lark.

In the thinks it is real but it isn't camp:
Last Action Hero
Bolt

Cadaverous Pallor · 07-07-2009, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex

My Name is Bruce - Bruce Campbell, action star, thinks he's on a lark.

In the thinks it is real but it isn't camp:
Last Action Hero
Bolt

My Name is Bruce is why we brought this up in the first place. Ooh, I thought of Bolt but forgot to post it.

The Game, heh, that's an interesting one. Great movie.

flippyshark · 07-07-2009, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

The Game, heh, that's an interesting one. Great movie.

I wanted to like it, but I left the theater with an irritating question.

Spoiler:

Ghoulish Delight · 07-08-2009, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by flippyshark

I wanted to like it, but I left the theater with an irritating question.

Spoiler:

The most accurate psychological programming in the history of the universe of course.

And how do you know they didn't have something set up on any of the other sides of the building as well?

Cadaverous Pallor · 07-08-2009, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex

Another would be A Bug's Life, at least from the circus performer's point of view anyway. They think they're there to do a show not fight.

Ah, good one! Should have thought of that.

Gemini Cricket · 07-08-2009, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by flippyshark

I wanted to like it, but I left the theater with an irritating question.

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That's exactly what I thought, too. It kinda ruined the whole movie for me...

07-07-2009, 01:52 PM	#1
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	A lot of the mentions on the TV Tropes page are situations where the character thinks it is real but it is actually faked/staged. That's the opposite of The Man Who Knew Too Little. More from Straight Dope: Shadow of a Vampire - Everybody thinks they're just making Nosferatu but he's really a vampire. Life is Beautiful - Roberto Benigni convinces his son that the concentration camp their in is a complex game. My Name is Bruce - Bruce Campbell, action star, thinks he's on a lark. In the thinks it is real but it isn't camp: Last Action Hero Bolt
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