I noticed that too. I dont think there should be separate tropes for good guys and bad guys because anybody can "Pet the Dog." They should change the writing and the image.
We don't; the button was showing up because the page type was set as "index" rather than "trope". Fixed.
That was the amazing part. Things just keep going.
If I knew how to word it properly, I'd add "Adam Resurrected". It's a 2008 film where Jeff Goldblum plays a Jew who survives the holocaust because a Nazi played by Willem Dafoe finds him amusing and forces Goldblum to behave like a dog (and live with Dafoe's German Shepherd, whom Dafoe loves). Not entirely sure how to classify this, as it takes itself very seriously. It does, however, have a 'Shoot the Dog' punchline where, once given freedom and a gun, Dafoe challenges Golblum to kill himself, but he instead shoots the German Shepherd.
I don't feel i need to ask permission to edit a page unless i fear i will change the meaning, its a wiki after all. would it be missleading. as such i am asking if it would be bad if i changed added potholes so it would part of it would read: No one who likes cats is totally evil.
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Sort this entry out here rather than edit warring around it.
- Good news for schoolchildren everywhere: Bully has been re-rated PG-13
, with the complete bus scene (a key part of the film) intact—and not only that, but the MPAA also allowed the current release date to stand!
I do believe that the MPAA rating the film R was an evil act, because this is a film that needs to be shown in school across the nation so its anti-bullying message can be heard. If anything, the MPAA's Heel–Face Turn on this issue was quite the genuinely pleasant surprise to those who thought the Weinsteins were beyond hope of giving the film the exposure to the education audience that it truly needs. Of course, as to the "evil" part of the MPAA's initial opinion, Your Mileage May Vary, as evidenced by the Parents Television Council complaining about this unexpected act of kindness from the MPAA.
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I cut a lot of the Indiana Jones examples because Indy is basically good. There are some gray elements to his character, but he's basically a Knight in Sour Armor. A such, I don't think he really fits this trope.
Away on the wind~
Concerning this example that was deleted:
- Assassins Creed: Brotherhood has a touching moment where Ezio, who is a bit of a jerk even to his friends and allies, finds a young boy who is crying. He sits down next to him and asks him what's wrong, and speaks to him in such a kind hearted and uplifting way that it has to qualify for a Pet the Dog moment.
The trope does not deal specifically with villains. It deals with people who mistreat other people a lot, including Jerkasses.
This trope is relevant to heroes in the same way Kick the Dog can be.
There are too many toasters in my chimney!
So that's what this does
Is the Doctor Who example a zigzag? First Blon tries to invoke the trope, then the doctor subverts it by lampshading what she is doing, then Blon claims that his lampshade proves that he is no better since he knows the trope all too well not to do it himself, then she attempts to re-invoke it as the dog.
I'm a bit confused about this trope. The description and laconic part imply it's when a person who's normally a Jerkass does an act of kindness. However, I often see it used just to refer to when anyone preforms an act of kindness. Perhaps that should be a separate trope?
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