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  2. Trope (cinema) - Wikipedia

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    A "Mexican standoff" is a common film trope. In cinema, a trope is a type of stereotypical situation or mannerism of a character that is commonly used in its setting or genre. [1] A common thematic trope is the rise and fall of a mobster in a classic gangster film. The film genre also often features the sartorial trope of a rising gangster ...

  3. Fold mountains - Wikipedia

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    Fold mountains form in areas of thrust tectonics, such as where two tectonic plates move towards each other at convergent plate boundary.When plates and the continents riding on them collide or undergo subduction (that is – ride one over another), the accumulated layers of rock may crumple and fold like a tablecloth that is pushed across a table, particularly if there is a mechanically weak ...

  4. King asleep in mountain - Wikipedia

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    The king asleep in mountain (D 1960.2 in Stith Thompson's motif index system) [1] is a prominent folklore trope found in many folktales and legends. Thompson termed it as the Kyffhäuser type. [2] Some other designations are king in the mountain, king under the mountain, sleeping hero, or Bergentrückung ("mountain rapture").

  5. Mountain film - Wikipedia

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    Mountain films pose unusual difficulties for the filmmaking process; although parts can and have been shot in studios, filming on location presents practical challenges such as low temperatures, variable weather, and the objective dangers of the mountain environment.

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  7. Floating cities and islands in fiction - Wikipedia

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    A flying island appears in the music videos for the Gorillaz songs "Feel Good Inc." and "El Mañana", where it is shot down by helicopters. It then reappears, partially repaired, in the music video for the song "DoYaThing". Floating Islands frequently appear in the work of Roger Dean. One example is the album cover for An Evening of Yes Music Plus.

  8. Trope (literature) - Wikipedia

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    The term trope derives from the Greek τρόπος (tropos), 'a turn, a change', [8] related to the root of the verb τρέπειν (trepein), 'to turn, to direct, to alter, to change'; [6] this means that the term is used metaphorically to denote, among other things, metaphorical language.

  9. Category:Mountains in fiction - Wikipedia

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    The Mountains of Beyond; S. Sheep, Dog 'n' Wolf; The Strawberry Shortcake Movie: Sky's the Limit; T. Tale of the Sleeping Giants; The Mountain (Adventure Time)