Basic Trope: A swear word is said loudly.
- Straight: Charlie gets angry after finding out that the Big Bad has kidnapped his family, and very loudly exclaims "SHIT!"
- Exaggerated: Charlie drops something on his foot and screams a swear word so loudly that it can be heard from the other side of the world.
- Downplayed: Charlie says "Dammit!" in a louder tone than normal.
- Justified:
- Charlie was at his breaking point.
- Charlie already swears constantly.
- Inverted: Charlie whispers "shit" after finding out that the Big Bad has caught him.
- Subverted:
- Charlie is about to swear, but is interrupted either by himself or someone else.
- Curse Cut Short
- Double Subverted: And then he actually does yell a swear word later.
- Parodied: Charlie yells his swear word so loudly, that it's still very audible to someone on the other side of the world.
- Averted: Nobody yells swear words.
- Enforced: To make good use of a Precision F-Strike.
- Lampshaded: Immediately after Charlie drops the Atomic F-Bomb, another character comments that this outburst is extremely out of character for him, or for the tone of the movie in general.
- Invoked: Most often found in a parody or black comedy setting. Charlie is devastated / angry / just stubbed his toe very badly etc. A Genre Savvy character points out that this would be a very appropriate time for an F-Bomb. From there, Charlie may either defy the invocation (though something else could happen immediately afterwards that double subverts this), or play it straight.
- Exploited: Charlie curses very loud in order to distract the mooks that held him captive.
- Defied: Charlie appears to be about to yell a swear word, but instead opts for a quiet "damn".
- Discussed: While Atomic F-Bombs are usually not treated any differently than normal swearing in-universe, in this particular setting, Charlie has an acknowledged tendency to swear very loudly when he is upset. This is discussed by the characters at some point during the film.
- Implied:
- The scene where Charlie swears was cut off or censored in some way, but Alice and Bob comment that he "said the loudest swear word they've ever heard".
- After the loud claxon, Alice can be seen heading for Charlie with the soap ready.
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