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The Men in Black use initials/letters for their names. Provide an example from the film.
Who are Agent J, Agent K, Agent Z(Zed), Agent L.
A trope in Science-Fiction involving aliens. Typically called the _________ trope.
What is The Alien Invasion Trope?
Overused writing that isn't inventive.
What is a cliche?
An archetype in a typical horror film. Usually the last girl alive during the film.
What is Final Girl?
Fantasy set in a fictional world with no connection to earth. Examples are Middle Earth and Westeros.
What is High Fantasy?
The valuable resource Wakanda is known for.
What is Vibranium?
An abysmal place to live in science-fiction where government controls your thinking and living. If you're going to be in Film and Literature, we read Hunger Games, which is set in a _______.
What is a dystopia?
A character boiled down to their most recognizable trait is...
What is an archetype?
A typical type of horror film where a person has a knife or weapon that they use to idk, slash people with.
What is the Slasher Flick?
Type of Fantasy that links the real world with a fantastical world. Going into a wardrobe or picking up a trophy can have consequences.
What is Portal fantasy?
The man revealed to be the Sith Lord who has corrupted Anakin Skywalker.
Who is Palpatine? Who is Shev Palpatine? Who is Darth Sidious?
Often times, to avoid making a superhero overpowered, creators give them a weakness. It has colloquially become known as a hero's...?
What is kryptonite?
Writing method that can be considered uninventive. Many use this, but change it around to twist it to make it unique and new.
What is a trope?
DOUBLE POINTS: WHEN DID THE MOVIE COME OUT?
What is Halloween?
When is 1978?
The real world? With magic? It's more likely than you think in this subgenre of Fantasy fiction.
What is low fantasy?
The planet that thor is transported to when he falls from the Bifrost portal is called...
What is Sakaar?
This form of science-fiction focuses on space conflict, romance, and political tension. Surprisingly, there's no singing.
What is a space opera?
A type of fiction that borrows from both Science-Fiction and Fantasy and incorporates fear, mystery, suspense, and shock in order to hook its viewer.
What is horror fiction?
This horror archetype would be more worried about their fate if they didn't just smoke a joint. Don't do drugs, kids.
What is the Stoner?
Using myths already established and creating stories that expand upon their origin isn't modern. It's old and the word for this term decided to use any vowel it had available.
What is mythopoeia?
The name of the big bad's followers in the Potter series. What a threatening name.
Who are the Death Eaters?
H.G. Welles' book (the answer for this question) caused mass hysteria in the 1930s during a radio broadcast audiodrama.
What is War of the Worlds?
Science-Fiction, Horror, and Fantasy are all fake, duh. They are what people envision could be a reality, but isn't.
What is Speculative Fiction?
This horror archetype will usually die because they're stuck up and think they're in charge of the group. Sometimes can be one who thinks the whole problem is fake.
Who is the Authority?
Who is the Non-believer?
Feeling a bit brillig? Maybe even slithy? This subgenre of fantasy can make someone frumious if they don't get that it's not supposed to make sense!
What is absurdism?