Needs Help: Predators Are Mean

This image◊ tanked in the suggestion thread. Any other ideas?

It's a good visual but I'm not sure that it completely nails the trope.

I'm curious to know why the original suggestion didn't make it. It definitely fits the definition of "carnivores are often evil, and all the heroes are herbivores".

You've got roaming bands of armed, aggressive, tyrannical plumbers coming to your door, saying "Use our service, or else!"

The facts are right in the image, but the brontosaurus' snaky neck lessens the message.

It's not really obvious that the brontosaurus is the hero. Also, the image is really grainy.

I really like @2, though.

edited 15th Jun '16 4:05:13 AM by Adept

A different take◊ then? Not sure how well it's going to look in wiki size though.

You've got roaming bands of armed, aggressive, tyrannical plumbers coming to your door, saying "Use our service, or else!"

Beside the cropping issue, it requires some insight into the carnivore/herbivore distinction of the era.

That's nice, although that may count as spoiler since Nick is one of the main protagonist.

What about the earlier scene where they show predator/prey relationships in a school play?

Either of those is good; I lean toward the first.

I think all suggestions show Predators Are Predators. That's not really the point, is it?

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Perhaps if we show a montage of Disney animal villains (all of which I guess are predators).

The only "carnivorous animal villains" I remember from Disney are from Lion King, Robin Hood and Jungle Book, although the fact that the heroes of those films are also carnivores really doesn't help.

Here's◊ one from Robin Hood

Would need one without heroic foxes or other predators. I'm not sure Prince John is even an example, since him being a lion is most likely for other reasons.

edited 16th Jun '16 11:13:15 PM by AnotherDuck

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What exactly does it take for an image to depict the trope beyond just being Predators Are Predators?

I think it's a faulty criticism. Predators Are Predators is the entire point of the trope—their predatory behavior makes them evil.

You've got roaming bands of armed, aggressive, tyrannical plumbers coming to your door, saying "Use our service, or else!"

Then you've got People Sit On Chairs. Predators hunt prey. There's no meaning in that. It just is. Showing predators as villains because of that, however, is a trope. That's what we need to show.

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I don't suppose this is any better?

(Annoyed grunt)

Would the pic on Western Animation work better here?

You've got roaming bands of armed, aggressive, tyrannical plumbers coming to your door, saying "Use our service, or else!"

I would think so.

Hmmmm...yeah, it just might.

That could very well be the case.

(Annoyed grunt)