Viral AI Triptych Images That Feel More Like Movies Than Real Life
What’s Behind the Mountain?
In recent days, a new “three-panel AI image” format has gone viral across social media.
It’s often paired with a few now-iconic lines:
> “What’s beyond the mountain?”
> “You don’t need to tell me.”
> “I’ll go see for myself.”
These posts are everywhere — from Douyin to Xiaohongshu — pulling in thousands, sometimes tens of thousands, of likes.
Even group chats are full of these poetic creations.
Thanks to @鲜虾包 for the generous contribution.
Never thought I’d ever become that poetic, white-shirted artist type…
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The Rise of the Three-Panel Trend
From Cinematic to Abstract
At first, most creations followed a consistent cinematic aesthetic — beautifully shot, emotionally charged, and elegantly captioned.
Then came the shift — the abstract interpretations.
Local Tourism Takes the Lead
Local tourism accounts started the first creative wave:
No ingredient is allowed to escape its hometown.
- Fish from Hangzhou → destined to become West Lake Vinegar Fish.
- Ducks from Nanjing → forever Nanjing Ducks.
Pets Join the Party
Then came the pets, with their own unique energy.
Example caption: “Look at what mountain? I am the mountain.”
The format evolved into a flood of memes — some funny, some absurd.
The meaning of life?
Obviously, going to the seaside for fries, you fool.
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The Format Gets Wild
The Most Abstract Take
A Xiaohongshu user even featured Starmie, a Pokémon from Pokémon ZA…
If you’ve seen it in-game, you’ll know just how surreal that looks:
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Real People Join the Scene
Even celebrities got involved.
Sorry, David Tao — but that side-swept fringe is perfect!
Sometimes, creators leaned emotional — like this Snape panel shared on Douyin:
> “Do you still love her?”
> “Always…”
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How to Create Your Own Three-Panel Image
These triple-panel compositions are simple to make — fully done with Doubao and its powerful Seedream 4.0 model.
Step 1: Open Doubao
Upload your base image and enter your customized prompt.
Step 2: Use a Template Prompt
Here’s a flexible prompt template you can adapt:
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Template Prompt
Edit the image into a triple-panel 【film style / art style / cinematic style】 photo series.
Scene: 【Detailed description of location, time, atmosphere】.
Subject matches reference image, wearing 【clothing description】.
- First panel: 【Shot type】, 【Position / action / expression / mood】, (Add 【subtitle in Chinese/English】).
- Second panel: 【Shot type】, 【Position / action / expression / mood】, (Add 【subtitle in Chinese/English】).
- Third panel: 【Shot type】, 【Position / action / expression / mood】, (Add 【subtitle in Chinese/English】).
【Overall tone, parameters, atmosphere】.
Subtitles centered at the bottom.
Panels merged into one image (Aspect ratio: 【2:3 / 3:4 / 9:16】).
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Fill out the 【 】 sections in detail.
Use ( ) items if relevant. Personally, 3:4 gives a taller, more cinematic look.
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Example: Seaside Triple Panel
(Example omitted)
AI tools like Doubao allow fast experimentation, making visual storytelling more accessible than ever.
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Editing Photos into a Three-Panel Film-Grain Portrait
Scene: Beach, Sky, and Evening — Character and Face Unchanged
- First Panel: Close-up (back view), hair blowing in the wind.
- Subtitles: 山的后面是什么？ — What’s beyond the mountain?
- Second Panel: Medium shot, subject holding a bouquet, profile view.
- Subtitles: 你不用告诉我 — You don’t have to tell me
- Third Panel: Extreme close-up, face on left side.
- Subtitles: 我会自己去看 — I will go see for myself
Tone: Cool Fujifilm look, grainy film texture, soft highlights.
Subtitles centered below; panels combined into one 3:4 image.
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This version carries a moody cinematic vibe — but you can also try more romantic, dreamy variations.
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Monet Garden Afternoon Version
Scene: Afternoon sunlight over a lush Monet-style garden.
Character: White dress, same as original reference.
- First Panel: Medium shot; running through the bright garden with a bouquet.
- Second Panel: Close-up of bouquet; soft motion blur.
- Third Panel: Extreme facial close-up; mix of melancholy and hope.
Style: Direct flash, surrealism, cinematic film texture, light leaks, vignette.
Subtitles centered; panels combined in a 3:4 ratio.
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Pet Version
Scene: Seaside with a gentle purple-gray gradient sky.
Subject: Based on your pet image.
- First Panel: Back view, standing on the beach.
- Subtitles: 海的那边我不感兴趣 — I’m not interested in what’s across the sea.
- Second Panel: Profile with an orange bouquet.
- Subtitles: 我也不会去看 — I’m not gonna watch it anyway.
- Third Panel: Face close-up, seashore background.
- Subtitles: 我他妈就要赖在这里烦死你 — I’m gonna stay here and annoy you.
Tone: Cool film grain, Fujifilm color palette, soft natural light.
Subtitles centered. Combined as one 3:4 image.
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You can adjust freely — make it literary, absurd, or emotional.
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Why the Format Works
This trend resurfaced a memory from a decade ago — around 2014–2015, when smartphone editing apps popularized another viral style:
A photo with top and bottom black bars, a caption, and a cinematic 21:9 “widescreen” effect.
It’s the same urge — turning everyday life into something that looks like a movie.
Now, that single-image “movie still” has evolved into a three-panel storyboard powered by AI.
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The Deeper Meaning
Even though the tools have changed, the core impulse hasn’t:
We all want to make our lives feel cinematic — to see ourselves as part of a larger story.
We crave a narrative.
To “enchant” ordinary life through the lens of art and storytelling.
> “Look — my life can also be a movie.”
Favorite line:
“What is beyond the mountain? You don’t need to tell me. I’ll go see for myself.”
In gridded offices, under KPIs and mortgages, “beyond the mountain” has become a symbol — a spiritual escape.
Even if we never cross that mountain physically, AI lets us envision it — standing at the edge of the sea or on a high peak.
A tribute to the far shore within us.
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A Philosophical Closing
> I have stepped onto a stage I did not choose.
> The script is not of my choosing.
> But it doesn’t matter — my story begins from this moment.
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