Like a cliche, a trope is a common or over used theme or device. A revelation trope all together is probably a re-occuring theme that often happens when a revelation occurs. I can have a eureka moment but the trope would be the re-occuring events that leads to that situation. Movies like The Matrix has many revelations we all may notice and even connect to.
I recently had a revelation at home during the mid winter break as I laid in bed helpless with one leg. I am restricted from doing typical things at home just because my hands are occupied with crutches. My stamina is way low, heavily breathing after "hopping" two avenues. My arms become weary and my left leg starts to catch a cramp. I can't really travel unless i can easily take a bus there or it's not that expensive to go to on a cab. Traveling to school every morning includes eating breakfast inside a taxi, spilling my tea all over my lap. Well my revelation if you didn't already catch it, is realizing how important my legs are to my every day activities. I haven't gone out during the weekends because I am on Vicadin and I can't drink alcohol. Besides that I don't think I would be able to control myself or be coordinated to walk on crutches intoxicated. Parties are also hard to get to and I am a little uncomfortable going to a random person's home visually asking for their hospitality when the hostess is drunk.
From recent events (broken leg), I noticed that a typical trope to have a revelation is a conflict limiting your capabilities. If I didn't break my leg, I wouldn't have realized how important it was and how appreciative I should be. I am an active dude, playing sports and working out almost every other day. I didn't appreciate having both legs then so I always put my body on the line thinking that I am superman and I can be as physical as can be. This revelation of not having a pair of legs cautions me to be more careful in the future. Preventing the conflict would be another trope, more like a post trope from the revelation.
The Matrix was a heroic flick based on the evolution of "one" man. The whole world was "oblivious" that their lives were computer controlled. That their bodies were used as batteries as their minds were plugged in. Unplugged Morpheus, an obvious prophey to the underground world seeked for the "one", Neo. I believe that Neo represents the christian saviour (Jesus christ), both having extraordinary powers and great responsibilities. One man who will be expected to sacrifice himself for everyone else.
A typical revelation trope in this movie was the prophets. The propheys in The Matrix were the hero, the deep believer and the fortune teller. As the "one", neo became a prohphet due to the value and amount of responsibilities. The saviour knows he has many innocent lives in his hands. Morpheus was the first prophet intriduced in the movie and it was clear that he has years of experience. His own crew looks up at him as a father. The man who unplugged them and gave them real lives. Without Morpheus' strong beliefs in the prophecy, neo wouldn't have existed. The knowledge of the oracle (fortune teller) aid Neo's evolution. She resembled Mother Mary because she knew the "one" existed and she only needed a saint (Morpheus) to deliver him.
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