Meh.
Yeah, that goes for the literal example, but really, nowadays, that usage of it is all but dead.
Back then it meant having a prop to essentially summon god and have him fix an issue; nowadays it's more along the lines of an Ass Pull.
Not necessarily true. Imho, that's if the trope is done wrong. When done right, the trope can be done beautifully. (for example-the ending of Toy Story 3...-I'm not going to spoil it for those who haven't seen the movie yet-it would seriously ruin the awesome beauty of Pixar once again doing something right)
Also I think it'd be good for people to brush up on the origin of the trope. A little education never hurt anyone.
This is Mimi-don't let her cuteness fool you-she's got spunk.I still standby my statement that Plot Devices are not picturable (this being one of them) so leaving it imageless would really be the best thing. Still, if we are going to give it an image, the historic Trope Maker is much better than an unclear fictional example.
You are displaying abnormally high compulsions to over-analyze works of fiction and media. Diagnosis: TV Tropes Addiction.I'm sold. The diagram is good.
Not to mention otherwise it will be barely pictureable.
The words above are to be read as if they are narrated by Morgan Freeman.Hand Of God Bump.
So seems like everyone's good with the diagram image, should we just put it up then? Or is it to remain imageless?
edited 13th Feb '11 11:24:13 PM by Mattonymy
You are displaying abnormally high compulsions to over-analyze works of fiction and media. Diagnosis: TV Tropes Addiction.Put it I say. But leave the thread running for a little while so that people can complain if they don't like it.
The words above are to be read as if they are narrated by Morgan Freeman.Just putting another one out there... the second panel of this strip
. I think it's too big at the moment, though.
It's a block of text that doesn't give you more than the trope title.
Infinite Tree: an experimental storyJust put up a picture of Stephen, oh, I'm sorry, DOCTOR Strange. He exhibits all the points of a type 2 DEM. The guy has a spell to solve anything that will save the heroes, shows up out of, literally, nowhere, and is the go-to guy for whenever some weird s**t is going on that you don't understand. Hell, his power levels even change so that, while he may be too weak to help fight a monster NOW, he'll totally be able to save you from the VERY SAME THING LATER. Even now, where his powers've been supposedly weakened, he's still a DEM. If he had a bit more power, he would be The Wizard Who Did It. Hell, just take a look at this
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I think that's a good title. Or maybe "Screw the rules, I have magic!".
edited 3rd Apr '11 6:25:24 PM by Zblayde
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Image title is so long it breaks the parser. Looking at it by copy-pasting the url and fixing it, it's not a very good image anyway.
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Yep. Both examples are good, but I'm a little more in love with the one
This is Mimi-don't let her cuteness fool you-she's got spunk.