I think we need to specify more what we need in the picture.
There are three elements:
- : Boyfriend who is being protected
- : The threat
- : The Girlfriend who must appear "violent" towards the threat, and be between the boyfriend and the threat.
On the Avatar picture, as perhaps the only troper here who has not bothered to see the movie, I'd like to say that it took me forever to figure out that the person on the ground is being protected (and only because of the discussion from others explaining the scene). I thought she was threatening him. Crouching over someone while brandishing a knife- without context, I don't think it depicts what we want.
A similar objection was raised to the Mirai Nikki picture I suggested. Yuno is deflecting a knife thrown at her boyfriend. However, the action lines and perspective caused some tropers here to think she was threatening her boyfriend. (I guess they didn't see the deflected knife).
So it seems to me it would be better if the picture was more clear about the protective aspect. This means we probably want a profile image with the protected boyfriend behind the girlfriend's back, while the girlfriend is facing (and threatening) the threat.
edited 7th Dec '10 6:44:29 AM by Sackett
There are three elements:
1. : Boyfriend who is being protected 2. : The threat 3. : The Girlfriend who must appear "violent" towards the threat, and be between the boyfriend and the threat.
Bingo.
And the manga version, if the text helps get the idea across better.
Though technically she isn't really his girlfriend... ...at least she thinks she is.
Edit: Here's another version with the text sharpened a tad; not sure if it makes a difference.
edited 6th Jan '11 9:41:14 PM by ThePope
Those One Piece images are too busy for my tastes. It's hard to see exactly what's going on.
I prefer the anime version. It gets the idea across okay, and while the dialogue helps, it makes the picture too busy.
Infinite Tree: an experimental storyThe anime version isn't much better. Where's the "violently" part? She's sort of just standing there pointing. What's that next to her head, some sort of hand puppet? Why is there a giant snake thing drawing my focus? Is she getting Scaled Up or something? Or is it just a pet...Rayquaza? I can't tell what's going on.
edited 6th Jan '11 10:02:50 PM by troacctid
I don't know the source material (at least not beyond the first few chapters of the manga, before 2 of the 3 characters there are introduced), and it seemed pretty clear what was going on.
Infinite Tree: an experimental storyMy issue isn't so much with the text's legibility as with the clutter it creates.
edited 6th Jan '11 10:15:32 PM by INUH
Infinite Tree: an experimental storyYes, her snake is less pronounced in the manga, but so are both the threat and the person she's protecting. It took looking at the anime picture for me to spot the former. The manga is just far too cluttered especially with all the speech bubbles.
Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick- : Boyfriend who is being protected
- : The threat
- : The Girlfriend who must appear "violent" towards the threat, and be between the boyfriend and the threat.
I like the anime one of One Piece better than the manga one. I don't think we need the text.
So I think that one qualifies.
I guess we could also include the manga one.
The one I found of Hungary qualifies. Here is the Hungary
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There was also one up thread of "Shive" that qualifies.
So I think we have three to four pictures that could work, even if we aren't that pleased by them. Should we keep looking for more pictures? Or should we throw them in a crowner and pick one?
edited 7th Jan '11 12:55:31 PM by Sackett
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IIRC, in regards to the Amy example, a few seconds after that specific pic, there was a screen with her that was a close up with the same pose (pretty easy context as well I think), but she had a really pissed off look on her face that was just screaming, "Get any closer and I'll kill you".
If we could just find a pic involving Katara, that would also be a pretty effective pic as well.