Horrible Image: Now Or Never Kiss

Not-perfect, or not-an-example-at-all? :P Dan and Laurie are in no danger from the nuke. It is a dream sequence. And the causation is backwards, the explosion is a result of the kiss, not vice versa.

edited 10th Jan '11 4:09:29 PM by rodneyAnonymous

Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.

I like it.

Fight smart, not fair.

Though not an example, it nevertheless shows the trope.

Infinite Tree: an experimental story

No it doesn't. It kind of appears to, to people who don't know what is being depicted. If the caption was "This is a dream" or "The kiss triggered the explosion", it wouldn't show the trope.

Examples don't always make good page images, but page images should always be examples.

edited 10th Jan '11 4:20:30 PM by rodneyAnonymous

Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.

In that case, this would be a great image if we ever make a page for the Stock Visual Metaphor where passionate love is represented by fireworks or explosions (we don't seem to have it currently), but we can do better for this trope.

Rhymes with "Protracted."

This isn't a serious suggestion (no doom visible), but a funny example◊.

Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.

Maybe they're allergic to beestings and couldn't tell that was a costume?

Infinite Tree: an experimental story

"Dan and Laurie are in no danger from the nuke. It is a dream sequence. And the causation is backwards, the explosion is a result of the kiss, not vice versa."

No, The explosion started before the kiss. And it's a normal weird nightmare, so they don't know that they are in no danger. The whole scene is random Mind Screw, but this trope can be one of the reasons why Dream!Dan and Dream!Laurie wanted to kiss.

edited 10th Jan '11 10:02:25 PM by EternalSeptember

I think it actually works better out of context. To the unknowing, it's two people kissing right before a nuke gets them. Of course in context it's a bit more complicated than that, but visually, it gets the idea across perfectly.

My only question is if the original comic book version does it better, or if we should stick with the movie version.

I would say, The film is better◊

You know, I honestly can't remember if that was even in the comic.

Nevermind, you ninjaing ninja.

edited 10th Jan '11 10:40:56 PM by INUH

Infinite Tree: an experimental story

Yeah, visually, the movie version sums it up better.

Putting in my vote for the nuclear explosion kiss from the movie. Sure, it's a dream sequence, but it still makes a nice illustration.

It does not matter who I am. What matters is, who will you become? - motto of Omsk Bird

Image uploaded.

edited 11th Jan '11 3:42:56 AM by EternalSeptember

Unlocked by request. The discussion was not over.

I think this image was posted way prematurely. It's terrible. Many objections raised, only one of them kinda sorta addressed, and that was "the explosion starts just after the kiss" addressed by "no it starts just before the kiss", which doesn't help. They are unaware of it. It's a result of their embrace. They aren't embracing because the world is going to end.

Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.

I like the image regardless. It shows the trope.

That said, it was added prematurely.

Infinite Tree: an experimental story

It does not show the trope. The trope is "death appears imminent, so the characters kiss". Even without context, two people standing in an empty desert apparently unaware of an incoming blast wave is not a Now or Never Kiss. With context, it's not even close.

Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.

Also pointing out that this trope is apparently just for when they survive—if they actually die, it's Last Kiss. (At least, that's what the description claims.) And those two characters do get incinerated right after the kiss.

Rhymes with "Protracted."

I like the image.

Fight smart, not fair.

Also a good point: quite apart from other (serious) issues, without context it's not an example because the death is certain. It is maybe okay-but-weak (since it's a dream) for Last Kiss, and just plain weak for NONK.

Another strike is that Dan and Laurie are already lovers at that point. It is not this trope.

It seems like "that's good" sentiments come from not having read the article.

edit/note: Uh, the image on Last Kiss is kinda lame, that might be better.

edited 11th Jan '11 10:37:47 AM by rodneyAnonymous

Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.

I say stick with it.

Yeah, the Watchmen image seems better for Last Kiss.

edited 11th Jan '11 10:40:06 AM by troacctid

Rhymes with "Protracted."

Actually, yeah, putting it on Last Kiss is a great idea.

Infinite Tree: an experimental story

It's not a Last Kiss. He wakes up, and they both survive to the end of the story.

Here, they appear to face imminent death, they kiss right before they would die, but they survive.

edited 11th Jan '11 11:54:30 AM by EternalSeptember