The show certainly isn't implying it; the scene was intended to be comedic. It's not an in-universe example either; he's not hitting the mess "artistically," just hitting it because he's pissed off. I'd rather it be imageless than use this non-example.

For an alternative, though, perhaps we could juxtapose some screenshot/poster for earlier versions of Batman with some screenshot/poster for any of Chris Nolan's Batman movies, perhaps with a caption calling attention to how much money TDK in particular made?

This might work best with some sort of lampshading.

Motion to pull

• Hideous
• Doesn't show that it's art. Makes any sense whatsoever only if you've seen the episode, and stops doing so when you remember he didn't originally consider it art.
• Angst and comic rage aren't exactly the same thing.

Motion to pull

Pic doesn't appear to demonstrate the trope at all.

Agree, even in context, that's not quite what this trope seems like. Now, if somebody wanted to use it for True Art Is Emotional, it would just be JAFAAC.

I vote to pull. Don't know about any replacement.

Pulled.

For another alternative, I recommend this. (Perhaps with the hypothetical "Toy Story 4" example cropped out.)

edited 25th Jan '12 9:03:47 AM by HiddenFacedMatt

Was Toy Story ever lauded as "True Art"?

edited 25th Jan '12 9:09:31 AM by Madrugada

Oh, is anybody else thinking of Spaced? It offers a bunch of in universe examples although pics may be hard to find.

Here's the best I could find from Spaced. It's mediocre, but I thought I'd give it a shot anyway (and the caption text would be brilliant from the show).

I really don't know what I'm looking at. Maybe if it wasn't so bright/dark and low quality.

Agreed.

It should be mentioned that that was added less than a month ago without any discussion.

I don't think it would work without some kind of lampshade. Simply having any old depressing image isn't going to work.

Maybe?

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I'm not a fan. Too Talking Heads-y.

Not bad...the pose and face make it a little better than quote fodder.

Bump...any other thoughts?

The white-haired pretty boy isn't that good, but still okay and better than no picture.

Dunno that is Sephiroth right? The cartoon wing and crotch bulge are sort of lame.

I hadn't noticed that until you pointed it out.

It's a parody of Sephiroth from a comic called B Movie Comic.

Thanks for posting that.

What has been seen cannot be unseen. High-heeled boots too.

edited 9th Feb '12 7:48:49 PM by rodneyAnonymous

To be fair, high heeled boots for men exist, and are still useful for horseback riding.

Pretty sure Sephiroth doesn't ride horses.