Suggestion: Hijacked By Jesus

This is a good example but not sure whether it's a good image. Aang's back tattoo in The Movie becomes suspiciously cross-shaped: [1]◊ [2]◊

Previous thread: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1301075843083402100

Suggestion from previous thread, contrasting Aang's Eastern-ness against the Western imagery:

edited 18th Jun '12 2:47:00 PM by rodneyAnonymous

I was fine with that from the get-go.

Just to make sure, though, there are no cross-shaped symbols in Eastern religions that would otherwise fit?

I still like the jesus thor picture from the previous thread. but i suppose this is fine.

The only cross symbol I can think of from the east is the swastika. Which looks little like that. The symbol in the film is just oddly shaped like a Christian crucifix.

^^ Thor-themed Jesus is not the trope; it is Jesus-themed Thor.

[1]◊ doesn't count?

Thor-themed Jesus is not the trope...

I think that is jesus themed thor. I don't care if it doesn't make it to the main page.

With a JC emblem on his shirt? It is clearly Jesus.

I have to agree.

The trope is about Christian themes leaking into portrayals of other religions. The Jesus-Thor isn't that trope, it's someone imagining Jesus as Marvel's Thor.

I like the Aang one. It's clearly eastern, and it's clearly a cross on his back.

Aang is okay. I think it's mashed together poorly though.

Clock is set.

I also like the inexplicably cross-shaped tattoo.

350 px wide, and 400 px tall:

I think the wider would probably be better, since there's not that much text in the description.

edited 13th Sep '12 2:57:32 AM by AnotherDuck

That image is so-so. Looks more like Everyone Is Jesus in Purgatory to me.

(Also, is the cross on the back really a Christian symbol?)

Well, crosses is one of the most popular symbols in many cultures. However, this particular one is a tall cross (I think it's called a Latin or just Christian cross), which is distinctly Christian.

Actually, the centre circle makes it look more like a Celtic cross...

edited 13th Sep '12 3:41:59 AM by AnotherDuck

I'm good with the horizontal version.

The trope is not about Christian symbolism, but about depictions of religions (and simila) being taken over with Christian elements.

Your point being?

That image looks more like generic Christian symbolism.

I see it as a shortcut for a comparison to Jesus. It doesn't mean it's supposed to actually be Christian symbolism, but an allusion to what it implies about him. Ultimately, the cross serves as a symbol for Good.

edited 13th Sep '12 5:03:02 AM by AnotherDuck

I'm not a fan. The image isn't all that clear, and I'm not convinced that Avatar is an example of the trope in the first place.

The trope description talks about a western adaptation emphasizing Christian-seeming elements from a story; about turning all characters in a religion into expies from the bible; and about turning the main bad guy into a Satan expy. None of that applies to Avatar.