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Captive State
2019 · Film · 110 min
Directed by Rupert Wyatt
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Nearly a decade after occupation by an extraterrestrial force, the lives of a Chicago neighborhood on both sides of the conflict are explored. In a working-class Chicago neighborhood occupied by an alien force for nine years, increased surveillance and the restriction of civil rights have given rise to an authoritarian system -- and dissent among the populace.
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Examples are hard to remember. Often modern movies are attempting to subvert the tropes. Thus as parent comment mentions you might notice the structure of the film is doing X only to subvert that expectation.
For me the most memorable time was "Captive State". Namely in how the film subverted the heist tropes. The film did poor in the box office, but personally I found it the best film in recent memory. Exactly because I noticed how the film raised tension never relieving said tension. I'd say more, but I truly think you, the person reading this comment, should watch it.
Adam Sandler films are another good example. In that his films do not subvert tropes. Which in part makes watching easy for mainstream audiences. Which will cause you to laugh at his jokes a scene early.