Death Is Such an Odd Thing: Difference between revisions

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As a [[Death Trope]], this page will naturally contain '''spoilers!'''

== Anime and Manga ==

* The Tachikoma in ''[[Ghost in The Shell]]'', as robots whose memories are constantly backuped, are completely unable to comprehend death and are highly fascinated by what they consider the greatest philosophical mystery. Even when facing permanent dismantling or risking the destruction of their backup databases, they are unable to feel fear or sadness, and even seem to get a little giddy about the closest thing they can experience to death.

== Film ==

* Orlando Bloom said in the commentaries for the extended edition of ''[[The Lord of the Rings (Film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'' films that what he was trying for, when the camera had its closeup on his face in the [[One Woman Wail]] montage after Gandalf fell, was coming to grips with what death was, as an elf whose only experience with it previously had been seeing enemies die in battle.

* Orlando Bloom said in the commentaries for the extended edition of ''[[The Lord of the Rings (Film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'' films that what he was trying for, when the camera had its closeup on his face in the [[One-Woman Wail]] montage after Gandalf fell, was coming to grips with what death was, as an elf whose only experience with it previously had been seeing enemies die in battle.

* ''[[The Usual Suspects]]'': "It's the strangest thing." Although it's possible that this was {{spoiler|1=MacManus}}'s reaction to finding out the [[Twist Ending]].

* [[Apocalypse Now|"The horror... the horror..."]]

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* [[Harry Potter]]'s reaction to {{spoiler|his godfather Sirius}} dying is a confused kind of anger that he can't even express properly.

* A mild version shows up in ''[[Howl's Moving Castle (Literature)|Howl's Moving Castle]]'' (the book, not the movie), where Sophie reacts to {{spoiler|Mrs. Pentstemmon's murder}} by first being shocked that the passing was so sudden, and then realizing that "that's how it was, wasn't it? People are alive right up until they die."

* The [[Kill Em All]] ending of [[The Underland Chronicles]] leaves Gregor in a state of emotional distress about many characters, many of whom were absolute [[Jerkass|jerkasses]] toward him. On a smaller scale, the [[True Companions]] have a very confused, not-quite-stunned reaction to the death of Tick in the first book.

* The [[Kill'Em All]] ending of [[The Underland Chronicles]] leaves Gregor in a state of emotional distress about many characters, many of whom were absolute [[Jerkass|jerkasses]] toward him. On a smaller scale, the [[True Companions]] have a very confused, not-quite-stunned reaction to the death of Tick in the first book.

* Despite having been [[Conditioned to Accept Horror]], Paul in ''[[All Quiet On the Western Front (Literature)|All Quiet On the Western Front]]'' isn't able to fully comprehend how the world can still be working and at the same time Kat can be dead.

{{quote| [[Tear Jerker|Do I walk? Have I feet still? I raise my eyes, I let them move round, and turn myself with them, one circle, one circle, and I stand in the midst. All is as usual. Only the Militiaman Stanislaus Katczinsky has died.]]}}