History Main / CrucifiedHeroShot

* In Series/{{Sherlock}}, [[spoiler: Sherlock holds his arms up in this position just before jumping. ]]

* Deliberately invoked in-universe by the vagrant from Toto's "Stranger In Town" video, when he's arrested after his encounter with some children who'd mistaken him for Jesus because of his long hair. Rather than disillusion them, he assumes this pose before being handcuffed.
* {{Creed}} abused the hell out of this trope, the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J16lInLZRms "Higher" video]] being the worst offender.

* MichaelJackson loved posing with Christ-style outstretched arms as far back as the ''Bad'' tour and his live performances of "Man in the Mirror", as seen in ''Film/{{Moonwalker}}''. Presumably this was for FauxSymbolism purposes, but then there's his performance of "Earth Song" at the 1996 [=BRIT=] Awards, which has a drawn-out ending in which he strips off his costume to reveal he's wearing all-white underneath and strikes this pose, while most of the once-suffering chorus of kids and adults around him lose their rags in favor of pretty duds, and embraces and kisses him in turn. He even kisses a rabbi's forehead. When [[Music/{{Pulp}} Jarvis Cocker]] decided to crash the stage (albeit earlier in the number) during the live broadcast, he got arrested for it, but only Jackson and his fans were unwilling to concede that it was ActuallyPrettyFunny, given what Jackson was up to.

** Not only him, but Juri, the person Beelzebumon was trying to save, after being ''{{Mind Rape}}d'' repeatedly for several days by the D-Reaper because she [[spoiler: saw him kill her partner'']], powered (probably as a converter, not a generator) the EldritchAbomination , gets the pleasure of being trapped, crushed and crucified ''twice'' with big power cables while getting (judging by her screaming) {{mind rape}}d further for another week and at the same time desperatly trying to save a friend, who also gets crushed in front of her. Did I mention that the D-Reaper tries to both burn and drown her? And that she comes out of it better that when she entered? Miss {{badass}} Asuka from [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Eva]] is thrown into a coma after ''five minutes'' of similar, if not lighter treatment, even if her problems have a different source.

* After being detained by the D-Reaper, Beelzemon is positioned this way in ''Anime/DigimonTamers''.
** Not only him, but Yuri, the person Beelzemon was trying to save, after being ''{{mind rape}}d'' repeatedly for several days by the D-Reaper because she [[spoiler: saw her partner being killed for good, since this is the only season of digimon that does not apply ''DisneyDeath'']], powered (probably as a converter, not a generator) the EldritchAbomination , gets the pleasure of being trapped, crushed and crucified ''twice'' with big power cables while getting (judging by her screaming) {{mind rape}}d further for another week and at the same time desperatly trying to save a friend, who also gets crushed in front of her. Did I mention that the D-Reaper tries to both burn and drown her? And that she comes out of it better that when she entered? Miss {{badass}} Asuka from [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Eva]] is thrown into a coma after ''five minutes'' of similar, if not lighter treatment, even if her problems have a different source.

* Spidey, in the train scene of ''[[Film/SpiderManTrilogy Spider-Man 2]]''. He doesn't ''die'', or even come close, but the feeling is the same.

* In ''{{Bloodlust}}'' (featured in an episode of MST3K), the evil man-hunting BigBad gets impaled (through the hands) on a spiked rack (with arms outstretched) by one of his dying henchmen. Which inspires this comment from Tom Servo:

* Sgt. Elias (Willem Dafoe) in ''{{Platoon}}''. Since this became the main poster/video box/DVD cover image, this rather builds up expectations of the film. The closing narration doesn't help. The image is a homage to the famous 1968 photograph by Art Greenspon.
* ''TropicThunder'' takes the piss out of the the famous ''Platoon'' scene. The hero of the fictitious VietnamWar movie gets shot while maintaining the pose for an absurdly long time. The scene is later echoed when the actor playing the hero [[spoiler: has to run from an angry mob.]]
* This is actually done early on in ''ItsAWonderfulLife''. If you're looking for it, it's so obvious: when the angels 'pause' George's life, he's standing with his arms held up and out in the pose.

* In the Sylvester Stallone gangster (not [[JiveTurkey gangsta]]) comedy ''{{Oscar}}'', Stallone's character ends up feeling very fatigued with everything that's gone wrong up to that point. He sighs, leans back, and drapes his arms across the mantlepiece behind him, horizontally. There's a little bit of Christian imagery in prior scenes, too ...

Compare [[PietaPlagiarism Pietà Plagiarism]], CreepyCoolCrosses, BackgroundHalo.

* Officer Murphy aka ''Film/{{Robocop}}'' gets actually ''quite'' a few shots.

* ECW wrestler The Sandman was crucified by Raven. Raven led an attack on Sandman, which ended with him being tied to an actual cross and given a crown of barbed wire. This all took place after [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments Sandman reconciled with his brainwashed son minutes before]]. It also ended up being one of the most controversial moments in ECW's history.

** Not only him, but Jeri, the person Beelzemon was trying to save, after being ''{{mind rape}}d'' repeatedly for several days by the D-Reaper because she [[spoiler: saw her partner being killed for good, since this is the only season of digimon that does not apply ''DisneyDeath'']], powered (probably as a converter, not a generator) the EldritchAbomination , gets the pleasure of being trapped, crushed and crucified ''twice'' with big power cables while getting (judging by her screaming) {{mind rape}}d further for another week and at the same time desperatly trying to save a friend, who also gets crushed in front of her. Did I mention that the D-Reaper tries to both burn and drown her? And that she comes out of it better that when she entered? Miss {{badass}} Asuka from [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Eva]] is thrown into a coma after ''five minutes'' of similar, if not lighter treatment, even if her problems have a different source.

* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'': Sheldon does this in paintball, invoking this trope as well as the iconic scene from Platoon (see above). "Geology is not a real science!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwavgQ7Dbiw

* This is how [[spoiler: Chihiro]]'s lifeless body is found in DanganRonpa. [[spoiler: In a cruel subversion, his corpse was NOT arranged like that by the killer, but by someone else.]]

** This is director AkiyukiShinbo's favorite visual motif, and can be found in everything he's directed. Most prominently in ''The Anime/SoulTaker'' and ''LePortraitDePetiteCossette''.

* Subverted in ''TheMist'', as [[spoiler: Mrs. Carmody]] ends up shot in the head and falls to the floor, arms outstretched. Bonus points for the "halo" of blood.[[hottip:*:In all fairness, she was ''trying'' to be some kind of hero, or at least save herself and her flock. Not quite her fault that she was out of her mind.]]

* {{Pacific Rim}}: [[spoiler: Gipsy Danger does this just before it blows up the Breach]]

* {{Pacific Rim}}: [[spoiler: Gipsy Danger does this just before it blows up the Bridge]]

* {{PacificRim}}: [[spoiler: Gipsy Danger does this just before it blows up the Bridge]]

* ''Film/ManOfSteel'' continues the Superman tradition, as Clark floats underwater with his arms outspread.

* In ''TerminatorSalvation'', Sam Worthington's character is suspended on cross-shaped devices ''twice''.

* 2009's ''SolomonKane'' movie has Solomon crucified... and then he forces himself dramatically off it in the most ridiculous fashion.

* In the ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' anime, Dante is briefly crucified by the BigBad in the [[BonusLevelOfHell demon world]]. However, he is too {{badass}} to stay there for long.

* In ''To End All Wars'', one of the leading Christian [=POWs=] is killed by crucifixion. The movie is based on an autobiography and the man really was martyred.

* Towards the end of ''Whistle Down the Wind'', the fugitive who has spent most of the film being mistaken for Jesus by a number of English schoolchildren is captured and searched by the police for weapons - he stands backlit on a hilltop with his arms held out at shoulder height while this takes place.

* {{Superman}}'s first appearance in ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'' is obviously an homage to the cover of ''Superman'' #1, but it's also a bit of a CrucifiedHeroShot, especially if you note the nails in his pocket. WordOfGod from AlexRoss is that this was intentional.

* Eric Draven from ''Film/TheCrow'' was held up in a CrucifiedHeroShot by his murderers before being blown out the window. One year later, upon returning from the dead to avenge himself and his girlfriend, he goes into one of these as he takes every bullet Top Dollar's gang has to offer in the boardroom. His powers have made him bulletproof, and so this doesn't stop him for long.

->''And you stare at me in your Jesus Christ pose\\
Arms held out like you've been carrying a load''
--> -- '''Music/{{Soundgarden}}''', "Jesus Christ Pose"

!!Examples:

[[folder:Film]]

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'', Bob Parr is being held in Syndrome's secret lab. The thing is, he is held suspended in a holding unit that floats in midair, with his feet in one iron ball and his hands held out on either side in their own iron balls. [[spoiler: When he learns that his entire family has been killed,]] he hangs his head in defeat. Add that to the fact that he's the savior of the world, being a superhero and all...

* Clint Eastwood's character, at the end of ''GranTorino''.

* ''The Mission'' opens with one of these combined with an InevitableWaterfall. Justified in that the missionary being martyred was intentionally given a death resembling Christ's by the group rejecting him and his message.
* ''TheLawnmowerMan'' had this; Pierce Brosnan's character shows up in cyberspace, and Job first says "I am God here", and then handwaves Brosnan's avatar into a crucifixion pose. [[TakeThat Rather a pity they couldn't have done the same to the film's director.]]

* [[spoiler: Max California]] dies this way in ''Film/EightMM''.

* [[Film/{{Robocop}} Officer Murphy]] gets actually ''quite'' [[IncrediblyLamePun a few shots]].
* Esmeralda at the end of ''Disney/TheHunchbackofNotreDame'', shortly after Quasimodo unties her from an execution pyre and is carried to the top of the cathedral nearby.
--->'''Quasimodo''':(repeatedly)SANCTUARY!!!

* A shot of Will on the train in Good Will Hunting. Kind of a headscratcher.

* This happens to Keanu Reeves so often one suspects it's somehow written into his contract.

[[folder:Live Action TV]]

* Subverted by St. Peter and several other Roman martyrs condemned to crucifixion- they didn't consider themselves worthy to be compared to Jesus and thus requested crucifixion in unusual poses (St. Peter upside-down for example).

* TheAngryVideoGameNerd is found lying on the floor in this position near the end of the "R.O.B. the Robot" episode after [[spoiler: R.O.B. gains telepathic control of his game consoles and ties him down with the wires.]]

* [[spoiler: Max California]] dies this way in ''EightMM''.