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Pretty common, probably overlooking it, but what's the trope for when a character has a strong emotional revelation to something watched on a television/monitor/screen? I'm thinking of scenes like this one
in The Fifth Element, or this one
from Sex Lies And Videotape, or even this classic
from American Beauty?
I know it crosses over with tropes like Thousand-Yard Stare or Heroic BSoD, but those more describes the character's cathartic reaction (and is too specific; said reaction could be joyous) rather than what inspired it — namely, a video screen.
Edited by tomthanks