Clichés, Tropes & Stereotypes (Part 2)
Flip It By now you must be seeing some obvious techniques here. Tropes must be subverted to not become clichés and character types must not be reduced to clichés to remain archetypal and stay above the ordinary. In Casino Royale, the 2006 Bond reboot, the writers/producers saw an opportunity to tweak some of the […]
Clichés, Tropes & Stereotypes (Part 1)
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Detective chases a suspect to a dark alley. Suspect has to be hiding in that alley so detective steps softly in, gun out, senses at maximum, step by agonizing step then – stumbles back and nearly shoots as something jumps at him. Cat, not the suspect. Start […]
