I love movies, but I’ll be the first one to tell you that I haven’t seen nearly as many movies as other cinephiles, like Roger Ebert. Or my brother, Ryan.
Even stuck in quarantine – the perfect time to indulge in movie marathons – I find the thought of filling all of the gaps in my cinematic knowledge a bit overwhelming. That’s why I’m forever grateful to our friends at Laurence King Publishing, the distributor of Little White Lies Presents: The Movie Quiz Book, for sending me Spoiler Alert! The Badass Book of Movie Plots.
Packed with imagery and comic book animations to mimic the movie-going experience, Spoiler Alert! acts as an entertaining visual dictionary of the different types of film languages and Hollywood clichés. Spoiler Alert! celebrates Hollywood film-making in all its formulaic and predictable glory!
Spoiler Alert! takes 38 movie subgenres and distills each down into a single template that presents a hilariously satirical hybrid for each one. Detailed illustrations reveal what makes them so recognizable – the plots, the key lines of dialogue, the essential visuals, the crucial characters, and even the indispensable props. Those predictable character archetypes we all know and love? They’re covered.
Film subgenres include:
- ‘Slasher Film’
- ‘Showbiz Drama’
- ‘Teen Sex Comedy’
- ‘Inspirational Teacher Drama’
- ‘Gangster Film’
- ‘Superhero Origin Film’
- ‘Heist Movie’
- ‘Prison Drama’
- ‘Animated Family Film’
- ‘Martial Arts’
- ‘Jungle Exploration Drama’
Looking to pass the time while quarantined and learn some interesting facts about the movies you love and the movies you’ve yet to see? Spoiler Alert! is the book for you. Perfect for casual film fans, screenwriters, bad screenwriters, film buffs, cinephiles and their friends, especially while stuck in quarantine!
Spoiler Alert! The Badass Book of Movie Plots is now available to purchase through LaurenceKing.com.
