Line #16 PlayingWith/JesusWasWayCool


1	'''Basic Trope''': Jesus is portrayed as a laid-back, friendly, all-round NiceGuy who just wants everyone to be friends.
2	* '''Straight''': {{God}} is shown to be a vengeful, jealous patriarchal figure, but Jesus disapproves of his methods and is best friends with all mankind.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** Jesus is a skateboarding, skydiving, [[KungFuJesus kung-fu fighting badass]].
5	** Jesus raps, wears sunglasses and a backwards baseball cap, is a JiveTurkey, and spreads the gospel by going around Judea on a skateboard.
6	* '''Downplayed''': Jesus has a fairly calm, agreeable demeanor.
7	* '''Justified''': The work illustrates the trope using only genuine quotes from the New Testament.
8	* '''Inverted''':
9	** All the other mythological characters are more-or-less decent and well-meaning, but Jesus is a cruel and judgmental figure.
10	** TheDevilIsALoser
11	** EverybodyHatesHades
12	** JesusWasCrazy
13	* '''Subverted''': Jesus seems to be Way Cool on first appearance, but it soon turns out he's got his Old Testament side as well.
14	* '''Doubly Subverted''': ...however, that's just a show to impress the clergy, and it kind of embarrasses him to have to keep it up.
15	* '''Parodied''': In-universe, Jesus was TooCoolToLive
16	* '''Zig Zagged''': Jesus is bipolar.
17	* '''Averted''': Jesus is an aloof and reverent figure, preaching goodwill but remaining clearly detached from humanity.
18	* '''Enforced''': "Kids these days don't empathise with the paternalistic view of Christ, we should make him TotallyRadical!"
19	* '''Lampshaded''': "I never thought Jesus Christ would be this much ''fun!''"
20	* '''Invoked''': The church uses a happy-clappy modern reinterpretation of "[[Film/{{Dogma}} Buddy Christ]]" to gain followers.
21	* '''Exploited''': ???
22	* '''Defied''': The church considers depicting Jesus this way, but decides against it.
23	* '''Discussed''': "You think because I preach brotherly love I don't believe in self-restraint and following the rules?"
24	* '''Conversed''': "Another Way Cool Jesus? I mean I know the guy was nice, but it seems like everything that portrays him nowadays has him as some ridiculous cool-dude figure"
25	* '''Deconstructed''':
26	** Jesus turns out to be an overly easy-to-please slacker, and as his followers come to realise this they leave the church in droves for faiths with more authoritative and dignified figureheads.
27	** Jesus ends up acting like an ExtremeDoormat who keeps preaching peace and love even when actively being harassed and even assaulted. His followers starts questioning him heavily.
28	* '''Reconstructed''':
29	** ...but still others are attracted to his genuine nature and evident love of the world and humanity, and he gains a whole new set of followers, inspiring people to take an interest in religion they'd never had before.
30	* '''Played For Laughs''': As a RunningGag, everyone gives the rapping, skate boarding slang-using Jesus weird looks.
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36	%%* '''Implied''': ???
37	%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

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