I think it's Red Dragon, at least definitely one of the Hannibal movies, where the serial killer guy has a cleft lip and is driven by rage at the world over his lip.
I think it's Red Dragon, at least definitely one of the Hannibal movies, where the serial killer guy has a cleft lip and is driven by rage at the world over his lip.
It's also an increasingly common trope for "ugly" people to be "good" and "beautiful" people to be "bad" as well though. https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UglyHeroGoodLookingVillain...
It's also an increasingly common trope for "ugly" people to be "good" and "beautiful" people to be "bad" as well though.
Sure, and both are essentially derived from Personification. Neither instance of the trope is particularly creative or productive to society to continue to foster, but while I can understand the...
Sure, and both are essentially derived from Personification. Neither instance of the trope is particularly creative or productive to society to continue to foster, but while I can understand the author's frustration, it also seems a bit weird to me to attack one particular game for utilizing what is ultimately an rather common and already established trope rather than address the issue of that trope's use as a whole.
The opposite is also common, with beauty of a certain kind simbolizing evil. Examples: Sleeping Beauty’s witch, Hella (Ragnarok), the femme fatales from film noir etc
The opposite is also common, with beauty of a certain kind simbolizing evil. Examples: Sleeping Beauty’s witch, Hella (Ragnarok), the femme fatales from film noir etc
...ah, shit. I clicked on the link, not paying attention to that it leads to Polygon. So, naturally, I haven't read the article. Cobra Kai, the Karate Kid YouTube Original sequel, has one of the...
...ah, shit. I clicked on the link, not paying attention to that it leads to Polygon.
So, naturally, I haven't read the article.
Cobra Kai, the Karate Kid YouTube Original sequel, has one of the kids that come to the Cobra Kai dojo who has a scar on his upper lip – one that doesn't slip his lip but remains noticable enough for him, a nerd, to get bullied over it.
SPOILER ALERT FOR SEASON ONE UPWARDS
The kid eventually gather enough confidence to overcome the adversity... and after that, goes overboard and becomes so cocky he develops into a completely different person: the Hawk – complete with a full-back tattoo of the bird, and a mowahk – first bright-blue, then bright-red.
At the beginning, his growth is treated as progress, but at some point, he becomes a massive jerk, sometimes even to his dojo-mates. In season 2, they show just how big the difference is: they show a flashback to the day his mother called the school in order to (very limply) deal with her son's bullies, effectively making the kid a bigger target. After hearing what his mother and the dean talked about, he yells at her for making his life worse and runs to his room, where he buries his head into the pillow, crying his eyes out.
Flashforward to the present moment, where he commands two dojo newbies to carry his bags for him after he (still underaged) had his full-back tattoo recolored to the red mohawk, to match his own hairstyle, as he strolls out with two girls under his arms, ostensibly feeling like a million bucks.
END SPOILERS
The kid's not a villian, nor is he portrayed as particularly evil because of his scar. Instead, his issues are shown to have been rooted in a long history of bullying and the anger that kept piling up, year after year – and then he got the opportunity to express this anger, and to feel superior, and it was intoxicating for him.
Doesn't seem that unrealistic if people with physical deformities develop issues because of how others mistreat them based on that feature. Maybe they grew up in an unsupportive or even hostile environment.
There sure as shit is no reason why someone with a physical deformity would be in any way mentally-troubled just because they have a deformity that doesn't affect their brain. A cleft lip? Fuck you. You people are supposed to make compelling stories, considering how much the game you wrote for costs. Do better.
Just out of curiosity, does anyone have an example of this? I want to believe the author but it’s an association I would have never thought to make.
I think it's Red Dragon, at least definitely one of the Hannibal movies, where the serial killer guy has a cleft lip and is driven by rage at the world over his lip.
It's also an increasingly common trope for "ugly" people to be "good" and "beautiful" people to be "bad" as well though.
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UglyHeroGoodLookingVillain
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BeautyIsBad
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TrueBeautyIsOnTheInside
Sure, and both are essentially derived from Personification. Neither instance of the trope is particularly creative or productive to society to continue to foster, but while I can understand the author's frustration, it also seems a bit weird to me to attack one particular game for utilizing what is ultimately an rather common and already established trope rather than address the issue of that trope's use as a whole.
The opposite is also common, with beauty of a certain kind simbolizing evil. Examples: Sleeping Beauty’s witch, Hella (Ragnarok), the femme fatales from film noir etc
...ah, shit. I clicked on the link, not paying attention to that it leads to Polygon.
So, naturally, I haven't read the article.
Cobra Kai, the Karate Kid YouTube Original sequel, has one of the kids that come to the Cobra Kai dojo who has a scar on his upper lip – one that doesn't slip his lip but remains noticable enough for him, a nerd, to get bullied over it.
SPOILER ALERT FOR SEASON ONE UPWARDS
The kid eventually gather enough confidence to overcome the adversity... and after that, goes overboard and becomes so cocky he develops into a completely different person: the Hawk – complete with a full-back tattoo of the bird, and a mowahk – first bright-blue, then bright-red.
At the beginning, his growth is treated as progress, but at some point, he becomes a massive jerk, sometimes even to his dojo-mates. In season 2, they show just how big the difference is: they show a flashback to the day his mother called the school in order to (very limply) deal with her son's bullies, effectively making the kid a bigger target. After hearing what his mother and the dean talked about, he yells at her for making his life worse and runs to his room, where he buries his head into the pillow, crying his eyes out.
Flashforward to the present moment, where he commands two dojo newbies to carry his bags for him after he (still underaged) had his full-back tattoo recolored to the red mohawk, to match his own hairstyle, as he strolls out with two girls under his arms, ostensibly feeling like a million bucks.
END SPOILERS
The kid's not a villian, nor is he portrayed as particularly evil because of his scar. Instead, his issues are shown to have been rooted in a long history of bullying and the anger that kept piling up, year after year – and then he got the opportunity to express this anger, and to feel superior, and it was intoxicating for him.
Doesn't seem that unrealistic if people with physical deformities develop issues because of how others mistreat them based on that feature. Maybe they grew up in an unsupportive or even hostile environment.
There sure as shit is no reason why someone with a physical deformity would be in any way mentally-troubled just because they have a deformity that doesn't affect their brain. A cleft lip? Fuck you. You people are supposed to make compelling stories, considering how much the game you wrote for costs. Do better.