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Just A Face, sort of: Dissonant Serenity

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helterskelter Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#1: Dec 13th 2010 at 5:02:24 PM

I honestly have no idea what's going on behind him. It's linked to Schindler's List and he looks like a Nazi, so I guess he's at Auschwitz, but I swear I almost see Clover's face back there. He also doesn't look calm. He almost looks like he's about to sneeze.

Is this just me? I haven't pulled it, but here it is for reference:

edited 13th Dec '10 5:03:09 PM by helterskelter

rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#2: Dec 13th 2010 at 5:03:20 PM

He is calm while Rome is burning, I guess? It looks like fire in the background to me. Or maybe it is correct that he is a Nazi at Auschwitz, and he is being calm in the face of atrocities? Does he even look calm?

Weeeaaakkkk.

edited 13th Dec '10 5:05:21 PM by rodneyAnonymous

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ThePope Since: Oct, 2010
#3: Dec 13th 2010 at 6:08:14 PM

Just get any page from Monster where someone's doing a horrific act with a placid look on their face.

Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
I see the Awesomeness.
#4: Dec 13th 2010 at 6:17:17 PM

The one that was on there before the current one is this: I honestly think it looks okay.

Look at that smug bastard on the top left corner....

edited 13th Dec '10 6:17:43 PM by Deboss

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Scardoll Burn Since: Nov, 2010
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#5: Dec 13th 2010 at 6:18:24 PM

That one is just a bit too unclear, since it looks like the focus is on the mob, instead of on the serene guy. It needs the caption to even function.

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UknownTroper Since: Jan, 2001
#6: Dec 14th 2010 at 12:16:54 PM

The old picture that was used for the last year or two before it was changed for the above:

Johan, trapped in a burning building with people pointing guns at him.

edited 14th Dec '10 12:17:45 PM by UknownTroper

EternalSeptember Since: Sep, 2010
#7: Dec 14th 2010 at 12:21:47 PM

"It needs the caption to even function"

That doesn't mean it is bad. You read the caption, you look at the top left corner, and the picture adds something new to it.

neoYTPism Since: May, 2010
#8: Dec 14th 2010 at 1:21:39 PM

The Dissonant Serenity description says they are at the calm center of the storm. The guy with the drink doesn't look like he's involved in it at all, just watching.

I added the Amon Goeth pic because it's similar to the Johan Liebert pic except that it makes clearer that there's fire in the background. That said, we could probably do better than either.

Hmm... would juxtaposing an image of something non-serene with the serene response to it (coffee scene from Avatar comes to mind) be an option?

edited 14th Dec '10 1:22:04 PM by neoYTPism

ThePope Since: Oct, 2010
#9: Dec 14th 2010 at 1:31:01 PM

Johan would probably be better if you got a better look at the fire.

edited 14th Dec '10 1:31:07 PM by ThePope

suedenim Teutonic Tomboy T-Girl from Jet Dream HQ Since: Oct, 2009
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#10: Dec 14th 2010 at 1:35:07 PM

The Schindler's List image also looks like it has the wrong aspect ratio or something - like everything's stretched a bit vertically. FWIW, I found another image from the movie. It's a better looking image, but IMO the "serenity" doesn't come through as well.

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helterskelter Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#11: Dec 14th 2010 at 1:38:18 PM

[up] Yeah, he looks a bit miffed. I'll see if I can dig up any more.

Iqbal Dark Komet Since: Nov, 2009
#12: Dec 21st 2010 at 1:24:50 AM

I like The Johan on Fire Pic

edited 21st Dec '10 1:26:36 AM by Iqbal

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Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
I see the Awesomeness.
#13: Dec 21st 2010 at 1:59:45 AM

This one is being used elsewhere, but it's pretty good.

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ThePope Since: Oct, 2010
#14: Dec 21st 2010 at 7:50:35 AM

He looks more disgruntled than serene.

NolanJBurke Recluse extraordinare. Since: Dec, 1969
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#16: Dec 25th 2010 at 1:05:24 PM

I vote for Deboss's pic, personally. The fire and the serenity are both a lot more clear than in the Johan pic, and frankly the current image is such low-resolution it looks horrible.

The mob picture isn't BAD, though. It could work too...

Any chance I could delete the current image until this is resolved, BTW? I know I'm being bitchy, but it just looks bad.

edited 25th Dec '10 1:06:14 PM by NolanJBurke

Formerly Nolan Burke. Natch.
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#18: Dec 25th 2010 at 8:32:13 PM

Not bad, but I dunno if she explicitly fits the trope well enough; it's all inference with her.

JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#19: Dec 26th 2010 at 11:25:33 AM

[up]How is it inference? There's a disaster going on the background, and she certainly looks serene to me, given the context.

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neoYTPism Since: May, 2010
#20: Jan 1st 2011 at 8:38:39 AM

Yeah, go with disaster girl for now, at least until we come up with something better.

Osmium from Germany Since: Dec, 2010
#21: Jan 1st 2011 at 9:01:00 AM

[1]? You can’t see his face, but his body language seems relaxed.

neoYTPism Since: May, 2010
#22: Jan 1st 2011 at 9:13:12 AM

Not the best pic, Osmium. It looks like it was someone who had for whatever reason intended to destroy it... it seems to be an abandoned building anyway... so it is hardly dissonant for him to look semi-relaxed.

Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
I see the Awesomeness.
#23: Jan 1st 2011 at 2:36:07 PM

I'm fine with disaster girl.

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ThePope Since: Oct, 2010
#24: Jan 2nd 2011 at 12:01:27 AM

I would love the Johan one if we got a better shot of the surrounding fire.

NolanJBurke Recluse extraordinare. Since: Dec, 1969
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#25: Jan 5th 2011 at 7:19:29 AM

Yeah, my vote's for the Disaster Girl one now.

edited 5th Jan '11 7:19:44 AM by NolanJBurke

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