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** A deleted scene makes the subway episode even worse. When locked out of the exit, Jacob walks into the subway's filthy bathroom, where one man (hideously scarred) is raping another man. The rapist threatens Jacob with a knife.

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** A deleted scene makes the subway episode even worse. more disturbing. When locked out of the exit, Jacob walks into the subway's filthy bathroom, where one a man (hideously scarred) with a hideously scarred face is raping another man. The rapist man and threatens Jacob with a knife.
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**A deleted scene makes the subway episode even worse. When locked out of the exit, Jacob walks into the subway's filthy bathroom, where one man (hideously scarred) is raping another man. The rapist threatens Jacob with a knife.
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* HiddenDepths: Louis is well read in the German mystic [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meister_Eckhart Meister Eckhart]] for a chiropractor,[[spoiler: hinting that he's an really an angel.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Jacob has been DeadAllAlong, but, after finally accepting his death, he is able to ascend to Heaven with his son.]]

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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Jacob [[spoiler: Jacob has sadly been DeadAllAlong, but, the entire film after he got stabbed having been his DyingDream as he clung to life in a triage tent in Vietnam. But after finally accepting his death, he is able he's allowed to ascend to enter Heaven with his son.]]
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* DaylightHorror: Several scenes are very well-lit, including parts of the hospital sequence.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Jezzie Pipkin is played by Cuban-American actress Creator/ElizabethPena. It's unclear whether Jezzie was meant to be Hispanic despite her surname.

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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Jezzie Pipkin is played by Cuban-American actress Creator/ElizabethPena. It's unclear whether Jezzie was meant to be Hispanic despite her Jewish or Polish-sounding surname.
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** Louis paraphrases Medieval mystic Meister Eckhart's views on death and the afterlife.

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** Louis paraphrases Medieval medieval mystic Meister Eckhart's views on death and the afterlife.afterlife in his conversations with Jacob.
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** Louis paraphrases Medieval mystic Meister Eckhart's views on death and the afterlife.
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--> Your memories, your attachments--[[OurDemonsAreDifferent they]] burn them all away. But they're not punishing you, he said. [[HelpMistakenForAttack They're freeing your soul]]. Relax. So the way he sees it: if you're frightened of dying and... you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. But if you've made your peace, [[DontFearTheReaper then the devils are really angels, freeing you from the earth]].

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--> Your -->'''Louis''': ...your memories, your attachments--[[OurDemonsAreDifferent they]] burn them all away. But they're not punishing you, he said. [[HelpMistakenForAttack They're freeing your soul]]. Relax. So the way he sees it: if you're frightened of dying and... you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. But if you've made your peace, [[DontFearTheReaper then the devils are really angels, freeing you from the earth]].

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