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1. Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
Scene: The Baudelaire orphans are standing outside after another misfortune, and someone says something along the lines of “Well, it can’t get any worse.”
What Happens Next: It immediately starts pouring rain.
Trope Use: A classic and intentional use of the trope to highlight the dark humor and absurdity of the film’s tone.
2. The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
Scene: Multiple characters, especially early on, remark that the worst is over or express relief after an event.
What Happens Next: It immediately escalates into even worse weather—hail, floods, or snowstorms.
Trope Use: The movie plays this out several times with natural disasters, often following the character’s naive optimism with environmental catastrophe.
3. Jurassic Park (1993)
Scene: While no one literally says “At least it’s not raining,” there’s a moment of calm before the T. rex escape scene, where the weather quickly shifts.
What Happens Next: The rain pours down, and all hell breaks loose with the dinosaur escape.
Trope Use: It’s a subtler version—using the environment to visually mimic the trope even if it’s not stated out loud.
