AnonymousMcCartneyfan
Since: Jan, 2001
Feb 25th 2011 at 11:00:19 PM
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Right. Dropping the Bombshell is In-Universe and thus objective — if the acting and writing are at all competent, you should be able to tell when a character notices the bombshell is dropped. Wham Line is meta and applies to viewers, which is why there is a disclaimer on the example line.
Wham Line might be a YMMV trope, depending. Dropping the Bombshell is not.
There is a fine line between recklessness and courage — Paul McCartney
SomeSortOfTroper
Since: Jan, 2001
Feb 26th 2011 at 6:05:41 AM
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I wouldn't say Wham Line is subjective: it's about altering the storyline, providing a twist and various objective pot based things.
It's just that Dropping the Bombshell allows for other things. For instance the rather strong character bombshell in the Deus Ex example.
re:cut
there seems to be a bit of a difference here wit' the recipient and focus of the wham. For instance, "Luke I am your father" is a Wham Line because we didn't know it beforehand. On the other hand, we also knew that Ratatouille was about a rat chef so that certainly wasn't.
It's not great but it's something.
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