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Synchronicity
MOD
(4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
14th Aug, 2017 04:14:58 AM
It is indeed Stealth Hi/Bye.
MetaFour
MOD
(Old Master)
18th Aug, 2017 06:41:12 PM
Also, Rule of Perception is the general principle that makes these tropes possible.
This is sort of similar to Behind the Black.
At the start of Kong: Skull Island, when Marlow and Gunpei are fighting on the cliff edge, Kong's arm suddenly appears apparently without any audible warning beforehand that he was nearby. Was he just standing below the lip of the cliff in complete silence before that moment?
Similarly in Shrek when Shrek says to the knight "you and what army?". You can only see the back of the lead knight's head and Shrek's face. Then it changes perspective to show that all the knights behind have run off to the surprise of the lead knight, seemingly without making a sound.
What is this one called?
Edit: Stealth Hi/Bye? It's actually mentioned on the Behind the Black page!
Edited by jimbob298