David Lynch’s 1997 film Lost Highway‘s opening credits feature movement as one of its key factors for setting the overall tone within the first few seconds. What the viewer is presented with is a road at night, lit only by the headlights of an automobile which is going at an excessive speed. It shows a…
The black widow is one of the most well-known spiders. They can be recognized by the red hourglass marking on their abdomen, and a bite can be fatal to children and elders. The reason why they are called black widows is that the female spider will kill and eat the male spider after mating. Their…
The Letters to Numbers Trope is a common design technique that plays on the titles of many movies and TV shows, and it is also frequently used for advertisements. This trope involves using numbers in the place of letters that look similar to the numbers in order to get a point across about the significance…
America’s Marilyn Monroe has been featured in countless forms of media over the years to create an excellent trope. Known as a famous blonde bombshell, her classic pinup hairstyle, red lipstick, curvy figure, and beauty mark grace the center of advertisements, magazine covers, paintings, and much more, all pointing back to her sexy character formed…
The media trope I chose is Celebrity Endorsements. This trope is designed to utilize a celebrities fame and social status to promote and bring awareness to brands, products, services, or places. In the celebrity endorsement trope media examples below, I chose some images and videos that have utilized the popular Korean boy band group BTS.…
Jeff Bezos tropes I am doing my trope on the CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos. Many see him to be a revered billionaire in charge of providing the public with an assortment of products and giving many people work due to his introduction of factories around the world. Others see him as another tycoon unapologetically…
The chosen trope is soldiers. They are typically a sign of a nation’s strength. Soldiers have always been a part of history especially during times of wars. The media would be heavily involved during wars. There would be propaganda, cartoons, newspapers etc. to depict their soldiers as the good guys fighting for the right cause.…
Above: This is a sculpture representing what Medusa from Greek mythology would have looked like; created by Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1630. The meaning of Medusa’s image has been changed and distorted through the centuries as different regions of the world have taken in her image and used it to convey their own meanings and…
 In the media, doctors and nurses are used to depict periods of war and chaos; It has ranged from both world wars– to today during the Coronavirus pandemic. While doctors and nurses fulfill the same role in healthcare, they often juxtapose each other. Doctors are used for acting as the role of a confident…
The trope that I chose to study was the dynamic between husband and wife. These roles within a family have evolved throughout the years, but at the start, specific identities were given to the man and the woman. This trope does not even take into account the different types of families that are emerging now.…
Tropes In The Media – The Athlete The position of the athlete is defined as usually the cool kid due to their glory when winning trophies and awards for their specific school. But with the Athlete status many people have define the athlete kids many different ways. For example for…
The raised fist trope can be identified within many political movements, however, the fist has adapted to become a notable Black trope. Within the media it has become a symbol of resilience and power within the black community. Its origins for black people began during the civil rights movement. The fist was adopted as a…
Achilles was a hero from the ancient Greek story The Iliad by Homer. King of Phthia and commander of the Myrmidons he was a hero of the trojan war, and a warrior without equal. However, despite his remarkable strength Achilles is best known by many for his one weakness, that being his heel. Achilles’ body…
Latin America is known for having a multitude of vast cultures and traditions across North, Central, and South America. You can ask people what those cultures are like, if you ask about food they’ll probably bring up spicy street food, tacos. You ask them to describe the outfits they wear, and they think of cowboy…
One well known example of the hero trope can be found in He-Man and She-Ra, specifically on the cover of this book written by James Eatock. In this example there are bold colors and text surrounded by flying rock fragments, surrounding the two heroes’ names. She-Ra is clad in a golden ensemble and He-Man is…