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* AmbiguousDisorder: Both Griff and Melody.
** Griff at first seems almost like a schizophrenic, with wild hallucinations and a complete separation from reality. However, it turns out deep down he knows it's all imaginary, so he isn't delusional, just a deeply antisocial ManChild with a wild imagination.
** Melody doesn't seem to know how to interact with anyone and is prone to go off on random thought tangents. She immediately feels a connection to Griff because she can be herself with him.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Several examples.
** Three dates is not enough to consider yourself in a relationship, especially if one of the parties has clearly been ambivalent about it from the beginning.
** Being late all the time, breaking into your place of work after hours, and hacking your coworker will get you fired.
** The police actually have better things to do than prosecute a wannabe superhero who hasn't been hurting anyone.
** Three dates is not enough to consider yourself in a relationship, especially if one of the parties has clearly been ambivalent about it from the beginning.
** Being late all the time, breaking into your place of work after hours, and hacking your coworker will get you fired.
** The police actually have better things to do than prosecute a wannabe superhero who hasn't been hurting anyone.
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* RealityEnsues: Several examples.
** Three dates is not enough to consider yourself in a relationship, especially if one of the parties has clearly been ambivalent about it from the beginning.
** Being late all the time, breaking into your place of work after hours, and hacking your coworker will get you fired.
** The police actually have better things to do than prosecute a wannabe superhero who hasn't been hurting anyone.
** Three dates is not enough to consider yourself in a relationship, especially if one of the parties has clearly been ambivalent about it from the beginning.
** Being late all the time, breaking into your place of work after hours, and hacking your coworker will get you fired.
** The police actually have better things to do than prosecute a wannabe superhero who hasn't been hurting anyone.
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** Three dates is not enough to consider yourself in a relationship, especially if one of the parties has clearly been ambivalent about it from the beginning.
** Being late all the time, breaking into your place of work after hours, and hacking your coworker will get you fired.
** The police actually have better things to do than prosecute a wannabe superhero who hasn't been hurting anyone.
** Three dates is not enough to consider yourself in a relationship, especially if one of the parties has clearly been ambivalent about it from the beginning.
** Being late all the time, breaking into your place of work after hours, and hacking your coworker will get you fired.
** The police actually have better things to do than prosecute a wannabe superhero who hasn't been hurting anyone.
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--> '"Melody: I live in a bubble that no one, no one gets into. I feel like an alien. I live in a completely different world to the one everyone else is in. I can't communicate with anyone. I can talk to them but I cannot.. communicate. But you.. Griff, you get into my bubble."'
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* NoSuchThingAsHR: Griff's main problem at work could have been avoided if he simply reported Tony for his sexually explicit phone calls and inappropriate touching. This may be an invoked trope as it's shown that Griff is awkward and shy and unable to stand up for himself in real life.
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* NoSuchThingAsHR: Griff's main problem at work could have been avoided if he simply reported Tony for his sexually explicit phone calls and inappropriate touching. His boss just tells him to stand up for himself and that is that. This may be an invoked trope as it's shown that Griff is awkward and shy and prefers to avoid confrontation when he can.
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* NoSuchThingAsHR: Griff's main problem at work could have been avoided if he simply reported Tony for his sexually explicit phone calls and inappropriate touching. His boss just tells him to stand up for himself and that is that. This may be an invoked trope as it's shown that Griff is awkward and shy and prefers unable to avoid confrontation when he can.stand up for himself in real life.
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* KarmaHoudini: Tony, Griff's Jerkass coworker. He continually bullies Griff at work for no real reason, gets humiliated by Griff, and proceeds to beat the shit out of Griff. The last we see is him glaring at Griff on the street.
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* KarmaHoudini: Tony, Griff's Jerkass coworker. He continually bullies Griff at work for no real reason, because he's an easy target, gets humiliated by Griff, and proceeds hires a goon to beat the shit out of Griff. The last we see is him glaring at Griff on the street.street, but he's never fired from his job for harassing Griff.
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* NoSuchThingAsHR: Griff's main problem at work could have been avoided if he simply reported Tony for his sexually explicit phone calls and inappropriate touching. His boss just tells him to stand up for himself and that is that.
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* NoSuchThingAsHR: Griff's main problem at work could have been avoided if he simply reported Tony for his sexually explicit phone calls and inappropriate touching. His boss just tells him to stand up for himself and that is that. This may be an invoked trope as it's shown that Griff is awkward and shy and prefers to avoid confrontation when he can.
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* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: [[spoiler: Much of what Griff sees turns out to be in his imagination, from his high tech bank of computers, to the escape fire pole in his pantry, and even to his beating up criminals. Turns out he is not remotely capable in a fight, his apartment is completely ordinary, and his superhero costume is far more mundane than he imagines it. He seems to be only partially aware during most of the film that it is not real, but becomes increasingly reckless in living out his fantasies.]]
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* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: [[spoiler: Much of what Griff sees turns out to be in his imagination, from his high tech bank of computers, to the escape fire pole in his pantry, and even to his beating up criminals. Turns out he is not remotely capable in a fight, his apartment is completely ordinary, and his superhero costume is far more mundane than he imagines it. He seems to be only partially aware during most of the film that it is not real, but becomes increasingly reckless in living out his fantasies.real.]]
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* {{Adorkable}}: Griff is probably the shyest, meekest, sweetest wannabe-superhero you will ever meet, and fulfills this trope to the point that you almost need a teddy bear while watching so you'll have something to huggle when he's sad. Also his love interest/self-appointed sidekick Melody, a klutzy but very sincere girl with no comprehension of social norms and a lot of strange pseudo-scientific theories. Watching them dash around playing superhero is cute to a possibly lethal degree.
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Out hero is Griff (Creator/RyanKwanten), a socially awkward office worker who is bullied by his workmates during the day but at night he becomes Griff the Invisible, a {{superhero}} who patrols the streets of his neighborhood, fighting bad guys and protecting the innocent. Griff's life is transformed when he meets a beautiful young daughter of a hardware store owner called Melody (Creator/MaeveDermody) (Maeve Dermody) who shares his passion for the impossible.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Griff is probably the shyest, meekest, sweetest wannabe-superhero you will ever meet, and fulfils fulfills this trope to the point that you almost need a teddy bear while watching so you'll have something to huggle when he's sad. Also his love interest/self-appointed sidekick Melody, a klutzy but very sincere girl with no comprehension of social norms and a lot of strange pseudo-scientific theories. Watching them dash around playing superhero is cute to a possibly lethal degree.
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* HalfwayPlotSwitch: The revelation that Griff is imagining most of his actions as a superhero transform the film from a quirky indie-superhero romance into a romantic comedy drama with a dose of Magical Realism.MagicalRealism.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Griff is probably the shyest, meekest, sweetest wannabe-superhero you will ever meet, and fulfils this trope to the point that you almost need a teddy bear while watching so you'll have something to huggle when he's sad. Also his love interest/self-appointed sidekick Melody, a klutzy but very sincere girl with no comprehension of social norms and a lot of strange psuedo-scientific pseudo-scientific theories. Watching them dash around playing superhero is cute to a possibly lethal degree.
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--> '"Melody: I live in a bubble that no one, no one gets into. I feel like an alien. I live in a completely different world to the one everyone else is in. I can't communicate with anyone. I can talk to them but I can not.. communicate. But you.. Griff, you get into my bubble."'
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--> '"Melody: I live in a bubble that no one, no one gets into. I feel like an alien. I live in a completely different world to the one everyone else is in. I can't communicate with anyone. I can talk to them but I can not..cannot.. communicate. But you.. Griff, you get into my bubble."'
* HalfwayPlotSwitch: The revelation that Griff is imagining most of his actions as a superhero transform the film from a quirky indie-superhero romance into a romantic comedy drama with a dose of Magical Realism.
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* JerkAssHasAPoint: Griff's bother Tim maybe a bit clueless and hurtful, but he does honestly want Griff to quit a hobby that he sees as a harmful addiction, which is backed up by Griff getting fired, beat up, and arrested.
* KarmaHoudini: Tony, Griff's Jerkass coworker. He continually bullies Griff at work for no real reason, gets humiliated by Griff, and proceeds to beat the shit out of Griff. This is the last we see of him.
* HalfwayPlotSwitch: The revelation that Griff is imagining most of his actions as a superhero transform the film from a quirky indie-superhero romance into a romantic comedy drama with a dose of Magical Realism.
* KarmaHoudini: Tony, Griff's Jerkass coworker. He continually bullies Griff at work for no real reason, gets humiliated by Griff, and proceeds to beat the shit out of Griff. This is the last we see of him.
* HalfwayPlotSwitch: The revelation that Griff is imagining most of his actions as a superhero transform the film from a quirky indie-superhero romance into a romantic comedy drama with a dose of Magical Realism.
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* JerkAssHasAPoint: Griff's bother brother Tim maybe may be a bit clueless and hurtful, but he does honestly want Griff to quit a hobby that he sees as a harmful addiction, which is backed up by Griff getting fired, beat up, and arrested.
* KarmaHoudini: Tony, Griff's Jerkass coworker. He continually bullies Griff at work for no real reason, gets humiliated by Griff, and proceeds to beat the shit out of Griff.This is the The last we see of him.
* HalfwayPlotSwitch: The revelation thatis him glaring at Griff is imagining most of his actions as a superhero transform on the film from a quirky indie-superhero romance into a romantic comedy drama with a dose of Magical Realism.street.
* KarmaHoudini: Tony, Griff's Jerkass coworker. He continually bullies Griff at work for no real reason, gets humiliated by Griff, and proceeds to beat the shit out of Griff.
* HalfwayPlotSwitch: The revelation that
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The story is about Griff ({{Creator/Ryan Kwanten}}) a socially awkward office worker who spends his days being bullied by his workmates. At night he is Griff the Invisible, a superhero who roams the streets of his neighborhood, protecting the innocent. Griff has his world turned upside down when he meets Melody ({{Creator/Maeve Dermody}}), the beautiful young daughter of a hardware store owner, who shares his passion for the impossible.
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* UncannyValley: InUniverse Griff becomes this, once he tries to "be normal" and give up the fantasy. It comes off as so forced and uncomfortable that it lapses into CringeComedy. Melody is absolutely horrified by the transformation.transformation.
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* RiddleForTheAges: The ending. [[spoiler: Did Melody really fall through the door, or was it just her and Griff imagining it? Did Melody actually briefly turn invisible when she turned up at Griff's flat? Was Griff's cat real?]]
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--> '"Melody: I live in a bubble that no one, no one gets into. I feel like an alien. I live in a completely different world to the one everyone else is in. I can't communicate with anyone. I can talk to them but I can not...not.. communicate. But you... Griff... you.. Griff, you get into my bubble."'
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* CrazyPrepared: Griff rigs up a webcam and microphone that he can move around the office to track Tony's movements so that the latter won't surprise him as part of his bullying. Later he uses the combo to just spy on Tony and humiliate him with the knowledge he gains.
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* BeneathTheMask: This is Melody's explanation for why she fell in love with Griff. He can see through the mask and make her drop her defenses.
--> '"Melody: I can't communicate with anyone. I can talk to them but I can not... communicate. But you... Griff... you get into my bubble."'
--> '"Melody: I can't communicate with anyone. I can talk to them but I can not... communicate. But you... Griff... you get into my bubble."'
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* MindScrew: The ending. [[spoiler: Melody and Griff witness her phasing through solid matter and falling through a door. They then decide to both get lost in their collective fantasy together.]]
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* MindScrew: The ending. whole movie, of the romantic variety. [[spoiler: Even after the reveal, certain things don't make sense, like Melody being invisible to Griff when he looks at her through his front door peephole. Later Melody and Griff witness her phasing through solid matter and falling through a door. They then decide to both get lost in their collective fantasy together.]]
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* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: Two characters. Tim is just clueless and doesn't take Melody's hints that she is not interested and tries to kiss her. Tony is actually just a JerkAss who enjoys touching Griff and messing with him.
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* JerkAssHasAPoint: Griff's bother Tim maybe a bit clueless and hurtful, but he does honestly want Griff to quit a hobby that he sees as a harmful addiction, which is backed up by Griff getting fired, beat up, and arrested.
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* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: [[spoiler: Much of what Griff sees turns out to be in his imagination, from his high tech bank of computers, to the escape fire pole in his pantry, and even to his beating up criminals. Turns out he is not remotely capable in a fight, his apartment is completely ordinary, and his superhero costume is far more mundane than he imagines it. He seems to be only partially aware during most of the film that it is not real, but becomes increasingly reckless in living out his fantasies.]]
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* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: [[spoiler: Much of what Griff sees turns out to be in his imagination, from his high tech bank of computers, to the escape fire pole in his pantry, and even to his beating up criminals. Turns out he is not remotely capable in a fight, his apartment is completely ordinary, and his superhero costume is far more mundane than he imagines it. He seems to be only partially aware during most of the film that it is not real, but becomes increasingly reckless in living out his fantasies.]]]]
* UncannyValley: Griff, once he tries to "be normal" and give up the fantasy. It comes off as so forced and uncomfortable that it lapses into CringeComedy. Melody is absolutely horrified by the transformation.
* UncannyValley: Griff, once he tries to "be normal" and give up the fantasy. It comes off as so forced and uncomfortable that it lapses into CringeComedy. Melody is absolutely horrified by the transformation.
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* ClarkKentOutfit: Ryan Kwanten wears one throughout the film to hide the abs he often displays in TrueBlood.
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* KarhmaHoudini: Tony, Griff's Jerkass coworker. He continually bullies Griff at work for no real reason, gets humiliated by Griff, and proceeds to beat the shit out of Griff. This is the last we see of him.
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* KarhmaHoudini: KarmaHoudini: Tony, Griff's Jerkass coworker. He continually bullies Griff at work for no real reason, gets humiliated by Griff, and proceeds to beat the shit out of Griff. This is the last we see of him.him.
* HalfwayPlotSwitch: The revelation that Griff is imagining most of his actions as a superhero transform the film from a quirky indie-superhero romance into a romantic comedy drama with a dose of Magical Realism.
* HalfwayPlotSwitch: The revelation that Griff is imagining most of his actions as a superhero transform the film from a quirky indie-superhero romance into a romantic comedy drama with a dose of Magical Realism.
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* KharmaHoudini: Tony, Griff's Jerkass coworker. He continually bullies Griff at work for no real reason, gets humiliated by Griff, and proceeds to beat the shit out of Griff. This is the last we see of him.
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* KharmaHoudini: KarhmaHoudini: Tony, Griff's Jerkass coworker. He continually bullies Griff at work for no real reason, gets humiliated by Griff, and proceeds to beat the shit out of Griff. This is the last we see of him.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Both Griff and Melody.
** Griff at first seems almost like a schizophrenic, with wild hallucinations and a complete separation from reality. However, it turns out deep down he knows it's all imaginary, so he isn't delusional just deeply antisocial ManChild with a wild imagination.
** Melody doesn't seem to know how to interact with anyone and is prone to go off on random thought tangents. She immediately feels a connection to Griff because she can be herself with him.
** Griff at first seems almost like a schizophrenic, with wild hallucinations and a complete separation from reality. However, it turns out deep down he knows it's all imaginary, so he isn't delusional just deeply antisocial ManChild with a wild imagination.
** Melody doesn't seem to know how to interact with anyone and is prone to go off on random thought tangents. She immediately feels a connection to Griff because she can be herself with him.
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* KharmaHourdini: ImagineSpot: Half the film.
* KharmaHoudini: Tony, Griff's Jerkass coworker. He continually bullies Griff at work for no real reason, gets humiliated by Griff, and proceeds to beat the shit out of Griff. This is the last we see of him.
* KharmaHoudini: Tony, Griff's Jerkass coworker. He continually bullies Griff at work for no real reason, gets humiliated by Griff, and proceeds to beat the shit out of Griff. This is the last we see of him.
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* NoSuchThingAsH.R.: MundaneUtility: Part of Griff's fantasy. What do you do, having discovered the ability to turn invisible and already being a superhero? Take revenge on your jerkass coworker.
* NoSuchThingAsHR: Griff's main problem at work could have been avoided if he simply reported Tony for his sexually explicit phone calls and inappropriate touching. His boss just tells him to stand up for himself and that is that.
* NoSuchThingAsHR: Griff's main problem at work could have been avoided if he simply reported Tony for his sexually explicit phone calls and inappropriate touching. His boss just tells him to stand up for himself and that is that.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Tony seems like an overly friendly guy who just has no sense of personal space. Then it turns out he's just a JerkAss who enjoys tormenting Griff.
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*{{Adorkable}}: Griff is probably the shyest, meekest, sweetest wannabe-superhero you will ever meet, and fulfils this trope to the point that you almost need a teddy bear while watching so you'll have something to huggle when he's sad. Also his love interest/self-appointed sidekick Melody, a klutzy but very sincere girl with no comprehension of social norms and a lot of strange psuedo-scientific theories. Watching them dash around playing superhero is cute to a possibly lethal degree.
*CloudCuckooLander: Melody likes to go off on tangents about different scientific theories of hers, or about the strangeness of everyday activities, like drinking water.
==> ''"Melody: Isn't it funny to think that I just poured hydrogen and oxygen into this hole in my face, and now it's merging with all the other atoms in my body to become part of me. That is until my body decides to use it to flush out toxic waste...can I use your toilet?"''
*MagicalRealism: And how! Combined with the below mentioned ThroughTheEyesOfMadness, we are never quite sure how much of what is happening is real. From an everyman becoming a superhero by night, to a woman trying to phase through walls, invisibility suits, combined with everyday office politics.
*MindScrew: The ending. [[spoiler: Melody and Griff witness her phasing through solid matter and falling through a door. They then decide to both get lost in their collective fantasy together.]]
*RealAfterAll: [[spoiler: Maybe. Melody finally manages to phase through solid matter (the door) in full view of Griff, who is just as astounded by this occurrence as Melody.]]
*RealityEnsues: Several examples.
** Three dates is not enough to consider yourself in a relationship, especially if one of the parties has clearly been ambivalent about it from the beginning.
** Being late all the time, breaking into your place of work after hours, and hacking your coworker will get you fired.
** The police actually have better things to do than prosecute a wannabe superhero who hasn't been hurting anyone.
*ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: [[spoiler: Much of what Griff sees turns out to be in his imagination, from his high tech bank of computers, to the escape fire pole in his pantry, and even to his beating up criminals. Turns out he is not remotely capable in a fight, his apartment is completely ordinary, and his superhero costume is far more mundane than he imagines it. He seems to be only partially aware during most of the film that it is not real, but becomes increasingly reckless in living out his fantasies.]]
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''Griff the Invisible'' is a 2010 Australian romantic comedy-drama written and directed by Leon Ford.
The story is about Griff ({{Creator/Ryan Kwanten}}) a socially awkward office worker who spends his days being bullied by his workmates. At night he is Griff the Invisible, a superhero who roams the streets of his neighborhood, protecting the innocent. Griff has his world turned upside down when he meets Melody ({{Creator/Maeve Dermody}}), the beautiful young daughter of a hardware store owner, who shares his passion for the impossible.
The film contains examples of the following tropes.
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''Griff the Invisible'' is a 2010 Australian romantic comedy-drama written and directed by Leon Ford.
The story is about Griff ({{Creator/Ryan Kwanten}}) a socially awkward office worker who spends his days being bullied by his workmates. At night he is Griff the Invisible, a superhero who roams the streets of his neighborhood, protecting the innocent. Griff has his world turned upside down when he meets Melody ({{Creator/Maeve Dermody}}), the beautiful young daughter of a hardware store owner, who shares his passion for the impossible.
The film contains examples of the following tropes.
!!Tropes