r/TopCharacterTropes • u/SpookieSkelly • 26d ago
Characters Character shows off a skill that doesn't seem like anything special to the layman but is unbelievably impressive to those who know the craft.
- Giotto of Florence from real life. The pope wanted to commission a painter and sent a messenger to collect works from a bunch of artists so that he may examine their skill. When the messenger got to Giotto, Giotto simply freehand drew a perfect circle on a sheet of paper in front of the messenger. The messenger was confused, but Giotto told him that it'll make sense once he tells the pope how he drew the circle. Sure enough, the pope recognised the skill it takes to draw a perfect circle freehand without a compass and gave Giotto the commission.
- Johnny from The Devil Came Down to Georgia. While the Devil's solo sounds cooler on the surface, Johnny's solo is actually more difficult to play and showcases more advanced technical skill.
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u/WowIfOnly 25d ago
It's the same way with Eminem IMO. Functionally illiterate people with short attention spans who can't dissect lyrics without help just label him "White guy with annoying voice/accents who was the first really popular white rapper because shock value". They also get annoyed that he gets so much praise and credit over the "better rappers" they always fail to name in their complaints. Meanwhile, people who obsess over rap flows, wordplay, poetry, rhyming cadences, complex metaphors, double/triple/quadruple entendres, etc label Eminem as possibly the greatest rapper of all time, black/white/orange/doesn't matter. There's a reason nobody in the rap industry who matters has ever started shit with Eminem or called him out in a battle - it's because they know how good he truly is at rapping. Some rappers like to rap - while Eminem literally studies rap. Just look at what happened to MGK lol.