The Un-Smile: Difference between revisions

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** [[When She Smiles|Contrast with L.]]

* ''[[Kyo No Go No Ni]]'' has a chapter about trying to get a girl to smile. The characters regret it.

* The first of the ''[[Full Metal Panic]]!'' [[Light Novels]] describes [[The Stoic|Sousuke]]'s attempt at smiling for a student picture as making him look like he's suffering from [~~http://en.~~wikipedia~~.org/wiki/Trigeminal_neuralgia~~ facial neuralgia]. The effort as depicted in the anime series looks similarly painful.

* The first of the ''[[Full Metal Panic]]!'' [[Light Novels]] describes [[The Stoic|Sousuke]]'s attempt at smiling for a student picture as making him look like he's suffering from [[wikipedia:Trigeminal neuralgia|facial neuralgia]]. The effort as depicted in the anime series looks similarly painful.

* In ''[[Darker Than Black]]'', Contractors tend to have lessened emotions. When the [[Emotionless Girl]] companion of the main character wants to get emotions across [http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/323/d/1/yin_attempting_to_smile_by_lilith_zer0-d336dxk.jpg she puts her fingers to the corners of her mouth to] "[[Frozen Face|make]]" herself smile. This differs from most of the examples because of the specific [[Emotionless Girl]] trope appeal... this was considered [[Moe Moe|adorable]] by fans instead. July makes himself smile this way too. It's [[Uncanny Valley|not as cute]].

** Yin's "smile" was adorable, but July's was hilarious.

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** In ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Reaper Man|Reaper Man]]'', Ludmilla Cake (a werewolf) is described as having "the bright, crystalline smile perfected by people who had long ago learned not to let their feelings show."

* Erik in ''[[Phantom of the Opera|Phantom]]'' tries to smile near the end, but his lips are so disfigured it comes out wrong.

* The [[~~Doctor Who (TV)|~~Doctor Who]] [[Eighth Doctor Adventures]] novel ''Camera Obscura'' implies this, when the Doctor and Sabbath, his [[Enemy Mine|sometimes-antagonist]], are [[Mid Battle Tea Break|interrupted]] during an argument that's getting a little violent. Knowing [[Deadpan Snarker|the kind of]] [[Noble Demon|character that]] [[Stout Strength|Sabbath is]], and the fact [[The Stoic|he probably hasn't beamed sincerely in decades]], and the fact the Doctor, [[Waif Fu|possibly half his size]], [[Muscles Are Meaningless|was just shoving him around]], will allow you to appreciate the futility of their forcing smiles.

* The [[Doctor Who]] [[Eighth Doctor Adventures]] novel ''Camera Obscura'' implies this, when the Doctor and Sabbath, his [[Enemy Mine|sometimes-antagonist]], are [[Mid-Battle Tea Break|interrupted]] during an argument that's getting a little violent. Knowing [[Deadpan Snarker|the kind of]] [[Noble Demon|character that]] [[Stout Strength|Sabbath is]], and the fact [[The Stoic|he probably hasn't beamed sincerely in decades]], and the fact the Doctor, [[Waif Fu|possibly half his size]], [[Muscles Are Meaningless|was just shoving him around]], will allow you to appreciate the futility of their forcing smiles.

{{quote| The station manager, a portly little man in wire rims, crept timidly from the office. ‘Everything all right, gentlemen?’ he asked, more hopefully than sternly.<br />

Sabbath and the Doctor both beamed at him. The station master didn’t really find this a reassuring sight. }}

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** Yeah, well at least [[The Comically Serious|he]] wasn't laughing. Poor Harley, all she wanted to do was impress Mistah J....

** Even ''[[Batman the Brave And The Bold (Animation)|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]'' runs with this. The episode he smiles the most in is the one in which he's become a vampire planning to devour the Justice League.

** Oddly enough, Bruce Wayne smiles a lot and quite convincingly. It makes you wonder if his Bruce/Batman dichotomy is just [~~http~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Two-Face one chemical dip away from a mental breakdown...]

** Oddly enough, Bruce Wayne smiles a lot and quite convincingly. It makes you wonder if his Bruce/Batman dichotomy is just [[wikipedia:Two-Face|one chemical dip away from a mental breakdown...]]

* Ren, of ''[[Ren and Stimpy]]'', gets one of these after donning the Happy Helmet in "Stimpy's Invention".

** The cartoon is the poster child of [[Deranged Animation]], so when he smiles... FACES SHOULD NOT BEND THAT WAY!

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** Why must you [[Insult to Rocks|defame ferrets]] in such a way?

** The man was an extreme introvert, and absolutely hated dealing with people on a personal level. It shows.

* [~~http://en.~~wikipedia~~.org/wiki/Franz_Xaver_Messerschmidt~~ Franz Xaver Messerschmidt] (1736-1783) [http://www.kuriositas.com/2010/04/madness-of-messerschmidt.html heads] sculptures contains a fine [http://www.flickr.com/photos/access/77566870/ example] making this (at least!) [[Older Than Radio]]

* [[wikipedia:Franz Xaver Messerschmidt|Franz Xaver Messerschmidt]] (1736-1783) [http://www.kuriositas.com/2010/04/madness-of-messerschmidt.html heads] sculptures contains a fine [http://www.flickr.com/photos/access/77566870/ example] making this (at least!) [[Older Than Radio]]

* Part of being Miss California is having a winning smile, So why does [http://www.accesshollywood.com/content/images/90/230x306/90943_miss-california-carrie-prejean.jpg Carrie Prejean] not have one?

** This trope is ubiquitous among pageant girls. Disturbingly so.

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[[Category:Smile Tropes]]

[[Category:The Un Smile]]

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