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* ApocalypseCult: Camp Arcadia, the people of the commune that Justin and Aaron used to be in.
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* {{Cult}}: Camp Arcadia, the people of the commune that Justin and Aaron used to be in.
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* BrokenBird: [[spoiler: Jennifer, Mike's wife. When Justin meets her, she's in tears because the camp won't let her sleep, and she implies that Hal manipulated her into trapping herself in the time loop by promising to help her look for Mike, meaning she'll never see him, or their child, ever again. Whatever the case, she's completely broken by the experience]].
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* AgeGapRomance: Anna and Aaron; It's implied throughout the film that Anna has had feelings for Aaron since his initial stay in Camp Arcadia, though nothing came of it until he returned 10 years later. That being said, Anna is OlderThanSheLooks, being around 40 years old by the time they return, if not older depending on how long the Camp Arcadia members have been in the loop, and has known Aaron since he was a ''child'' while she was already an adult at the time. Justin even speculates that she might be a pedophile, which Aaron tries to refute because, in his opinion, women cannot be pedophiles.
* CreepyGood: The members of Camp Arcadia aren't bad people; they're just people stuck in a bad situation trying to make the best of it. That said, they don't do a good job of dispelling Justin's suspicions that they're a cult, given how uncomfortable some of their actions are, ranging from being extremely cryptic about what's going on there to Tim implying that he intended to watch Justin and one of the camp members have sex.
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* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler: Implied to be the reason why Hal and the other campsite members aren't forthright in telling Justin and Aaron what's going on. Their actions almost seem as though they want the two to become trapped alongside them, with only Tim feeling guilty enough to vaguely inform Aaron to only make the choice if he wants to]].
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* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler: Implied to be the reason why Hal and the other campsite members aren't forthright in telling Justin and Aaron what's going on. Their actions almost seem as though they want ''want'' the two to become trapped alongside them, with only Tim feeling guilty enough to vaguely inform advise Aaron to only make the choice to stay if he wants to]].
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* StepfordSmiler: The campsite members are ''strongly'' implied to be miserable trapped in their 10-year loop, but make the best of their inescapable situation.
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* StepfordSmiler: The campsite members are ''strongly'' implied to be miserable trapped in their 10-year loop, but make the best of their inescapable situation. situation, as it's really all they can do.
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* ShoutOut: Creator/HPLovecraft gets a few. Hal's theory that the entity is a being of "impossible colors" is a clear reference to ''Literature/TheColourOutOfSpace''.
* ShoutOut: The protagonists receive a mysterious videotape on their doorstep and later have to deal with a time loop. That's a reference to ''Film/LostHighway''.
* ShoutOut: The protagonists receive a mysterious videotape on their doorstep and later have to deal with a time loop. That's a reference to ''Film/LostHighway''.
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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
** Creator/HPLovecraft gets a few. Hal's theory that the entity is a being of "impossible colors" is a clear reference to ''Literature/TheColourOutOfSpace''.
* ShoutOut: ** The protagonists receive a mysterious videotape on their doorstep and later have to deal with a time loop. That's a reference to ''Film/LostHighway''.''Film/LostHighway''.
** The mysterious post-its Justin finds around the camp are probably a nod to ''Film/TheMachinist''.
** Creator/HPLovecraft gets a few. Hal's theory that the entity is a being of "impossible colors" is a clear reference to ''Literature/TheColourOutOfSpace''.
** The mysterious post-its Justin finds around the camp are probably a nod to ''Film/TheMachinist''.
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* ArtisticLicenseSpace: The third moon goes from half-moon to full-moon within a day.
* EEqualsMCHammer: Hal has a blackboard with a sophisticated formula on it.
* GagHaircut: Aaron gives Justin one early on when the latter rants about Aaron leaving the dome light on in the car.
* HollywoodNight: The scene with Justin and Aaron pushing the car until it starts is clearly shot in daylight with a night filter added.
* MeaningfulName: HAL was the name of the AffablyEvil A.I. in ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey''.
* OlderThanTheyLook: The brothers note that everyone in the commune should be about 20 years older than them at least, yet most of them look much younger. [[spoiler:This is because they're stuck in a time loop and do not age]].
* OlderThanTheyLook: The brothers note that everyone in the commune should be about 20 years older than them at least, yet most of them look much younger. [[spoiler:This is because they're stuck in a time loop and do not age]].
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* OlderThanTheyLook: The brothers note that everyone in the commune should be about 20 years older than them at least, yet most of them look much younger. [[spoiler:This is because they're stuck in a time loop and do not age]].
* ShoutOut: The protagonists receive a mysterious videotape on their doorstep and later have to deal with a time loop. That's a reference to ''Film/LostHighway''.
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* TakeOurWordForIt: Whatever is on the bottom of the lake is never revealed past a strange shadow, but it ''deeply'' terrifies Justin. All we see is his scared reaction to it.
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* TheUnreveal: Whatever is on the bottom of the lake is never revealed past a strange shadow, but it ''deeply'' terrifies Justin. All we see is [[UnrevealAngle his scared reaction to it]].
* UnrevealAngle: When Mike shows Justin the video from the hard drive he recovered, we don't get a look at the screen and only hear screams and see Justin's horrified reaction.
* UnrevealAngle: When Mike shows Justin the video from the hard drive he recovered, we don't get a look at the screen and only hear screams and see Justin's horrified reaction.
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* AmbiguousSituation:
** [[spoiler: It's ambiguous as to just how long Mike's wife Jennifer has been in the camp looking for him. When asked by Justin, she can only answer that "It's been a few..."]].
** [[spoiler: By the time Justin meets up with ''Resolution'''s protagonists Mike and Chris, it is clear that they've been trapped in their loop for quite some time, though Mike doesn't give a clear answer as to how long it's been, only saying that it's been many weeks. However, given his wife Jennifer has already had her baby when in ''Resolution'' movie, Mike said it was too soon to tell what gender the baby is, it's possible that they have been trapped for several ''months'' or even ''years'' since Justin recognizes Mike and Mike met Justin's brother Aaron during their original stay at Camp Arcadia]].
** [[spoiler: It's ambiguous as to just how long Mike's wife Jennifer has been in the camp looking for him. When asked by Justin, she can only answer that "It's been a few..."]].
** [[spoiler: By the time Justin meets up with ''Resolution'''s protagonists Mike and Chris, it is clear that they've been trapped in their loop for quite some time, though Mike doesn't give a clear answer as to how long it's been, only saying that it's been many weeks. However, given his wife Jennifer has already had her baby when in ''Resolution'' movie, Mike said it was too soon to tell what gender the baby is, it's possible that they have been trapped for several ''months'' or even ''years'' since Justin recognizes Mike and Mike met Justin's brother Aaron during their original stay at Camp Arcadia]].
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** [[spoiler: It's ambiguous as to just how long Mike's wife Jennifer has been in the camp looking for him. When asked by Justin, she can only answer that "It's been a few..."]].
** [[spoiler: By the time Justin meets up with ''Resolution'''s protagonists Mike and Chris, it is clear that they've been trapped in their loop for quite some time, though Mike doesn't give a clear answer as to how long it's been, only saying that it's been many weeks. However, given his wife Jennifer has already had her baby when in ''Resolution'' movie, Mike said it was too soon to tell what gender the baby is, it's possible that they have been trapped for several ''months'' or even ''years'' since Justin recognizes Mike and Mike met Justin's brother Aaron during their original stay at Camp Arcadia]].
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* RiddleForTheAges:
** [[spoiler: It's ambiguous as to just how long Mike's wife Jennifer has been in the camp looking for him. When asked by Justin, she can only answer that "It's been a few..."]].
** [[spoiler: By the time Justin meets up with ''Resolution'''s protagonists Mike and Chris, it is clear that they've been trapped in their loop for quite some time, though Mike doesn't give a clear answer as to how long it's been, only saying that it's been many weeks. However, given his wife Jennifer has already had her baby when in ''Resolution'' movie, Mike said it was too soon to tell what gender the baby is, it's possible that they have been trapped for several ''months'' or even ''years'' since Justin recognizes Mike and Mike met Justin's brother Aaron during their original stay at Camp Arcadia]].
** [[spoiler: It's ambiguous as to just how long Mike's wife Jennifer has been in the camp looking for him. When asked by Justin, she can only answer that "It's been a few..."]].
** [[spoiler: By the time Justin meets up with ''Resolution'''s protagonists Mike and Chris, it is clear that they've been trapped in their loop for quite some time, though Mike doesn't give a clear answer as to how long it's been, only saying that it's been many weeks. However, given his wife Jennifer has already had her baby when in ''Resolution'' movie, Mike said it was too soon to tell what gender the baby is, it's possible that they have been trapped for several ''months'' or even ''years'' since Justin recognizes Mike and Mike met Justin's brother Aaron during their original stay at Camp Arcadia]].
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* SocialServicesDoesNotExist: [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-zagged]]. Justin and Aaron have a faceless, offscreen counsellor helping them through their deprogramming from the cult, however in real life if two children escaped a cut and told authorities that suicide and castration were a part of it, the authorities would get involved and go there asking questions. [[spoiler: And this would ruin the author's plot because they would likely try to take one of the cult members back to town for questioning, and that would get weird at the edge of the loop, bringing even more attention onto the cult.]]
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* SocialServicesDoesNotExist: [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-zagged]]. Justin and Aaron have a faceless, offscreen counsellor helping them through their deprogramming from the cult, however in real life if two children escaped a cut cult and told authorities that suicide and castration were a part of it, the authorities would get involved and go there asking questions. [[spoiler: And this would ruin the author's plot because they would likely try to take one of the cult members back to town for questioning, and that would get weird at the edge of the loop, bringing even more attention onto the cult.]]
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* StealthSequel: While the film stands on its own, it does follow the events of ''Resolution'' and features many calls back to elements from that film.
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* StealthSequel: While the film stands on its own, it does follow the events of ''Resolution'' and features many calls back callbacks to elements from that film.
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* ChekhovsGun: At the start of the movie, Aaron gets a reminder from Justin to get a new battery for their car, which he neglects to do. Later on, Justin decides to leave the commune without Aaron but the car won't start because the battery is dead. Thid leads Justin to [[spoiler:discover the time loops]].
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* ChekhovsGun: At the start of the movie, Aaron gets a reminder from Justin to get a new battery for their car, which he neglects to do. Later on, Justin decides to leave the commune without Aaron but the car won't start because the battery is dead. Thid This leads Justin to [[spoiler:discover the time loops]].
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* RetCon: The details of the cult are changed considerably from the first film, which established it as a UFO cult where everyone goes to sermons and wears missionary-like uniforms. In this film, it's revealed that Justin was lying about the cult in that original scene in hopes of getting a donation. The lack of uniforms at the camp is never explained.
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* RetCon: The details of the cult are changed considerably from the first film, which established it as a UFO cult where everyone goes to sermons and wears Mormon missionary-like uniforms. In this film, it's revealed that Justin was lying about the cult in that original scene in hopes of getting a donation. The lack of uniforms at the camp is never explained.
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* ChekhovsGun: At the start of the movie, Aaron gets a reminder from Justin to get a new battery for their car, which he neglects to do. Later on, Justin decides to leave the commune without Aaron but the car won't start because the battery is dead. The leads Justin to [[spoiler:discover the time loops]].
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* ChekhovsGun: At the start of the movie, Aaron gets a reminder from Justin to get a new battery for their car, which he neglects to do. Later on, Justin decides to leave the commune without Aaron but the car won't start because the battery is dead. The Thid leads Justin to [[spoiler:discover the time loops]].
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** He meets Mike and Chris in Chris's shack, which looks the same as it did in the first film. Chris is still handcuffed to the mattress and asking for drugs. He also talks about how Mike keeps getting messages from the entity, and they watch yet another recording of their horrible deaths. We see the projector screen set up from the first film, and Mike grabs the baseball bat by the door. Chris tells Justin not to bow down or apologize to the entity, both of which he did at the end of the previous film. Mike ultimately burns down the shack just like it did in the end of ''Resolution''. When Justin leaves, he watches Mike's first encounter play out just like in the first film.
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** He Justin meets Mike and Chris in Chris's shack, which looks the same as it did in the first film. Chris is still handcuffed to the mattress and asking for drugs. He also talks about how Mike keeps getting messages from the entity, and they watch yet another recording of their horrible deaths. We see the projector screen set up from the first film, and Mike grabs the baseball bat by the door. Chris tells Justin not to bow down or apologize to the entity, both of which he did at the end of the previous film. Mike ultimately burns down the shack just like it did in the end of ''Resolution''. When Justin leaves, he watches Mike's first encounter play out just like in the first film.
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* KickTheDog: [[spoiler: Not only are Mike and Chris trapped forever in an eternal time loop, Mike's wife Jennifer, who came searching for him after he disappeared from the real world at the end of ''Resolution'', is only a short hike away from him but cannot meet him due to the two being trapped by the entity in their own respective time zones. What's worse is that they're not aware that the other is there, and when Mike speaks fondly of his wife, hoping that she moved on with her life after his disappearance, Justin doesn't have the heart to break the news that she's stuck there too to him]].
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* WorstNewsJudgmentEver: It is shown that Justin and Aaron's leaving the cult made full front-page newspaper headlines and news stories; the fact that they eke out a meager existence is true to life, as there are no social services oriented to help people who grew up in cults.
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* WorstNewsJudgmentEver: It is shown that Justin and Aaron's leaving the cult made full front-page newspaper headlines and news stories; the fact that they eke out a meager existence is true to stories. In real life, as there are no social services oriented to help people who grew up in cults.small-scale cult activity generally only makes the news when there's a mass suicide or murder.
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* WorstNewsJudgmentEver: It is shown that Justin and Aaron's leaving the cult made full front-page newspaper headlines and news stories, making you wonder why they were eking out such a meager existence if so many knew about their plight, or why the authorities never sent out agents to the cult.
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* WorstNewsJudgmentEver: It is shown that Justin and Aaron's leaving the cult made full front-page newspaper headlines and news stories, making you wonder why stories; the fact that they were eking eke out such a meager existence if so many knew about their plight, or why the authorities never sent out agents is true to the cult.life, as there are no social services oriented to help people who grew up in cults.
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* DrivenToSuicide: Some people try to escape this way, to no avail. [[spoiler:Since the only alternative is suffering an excruciating, Entity-inflicted death at the end of each time loop, some people in shorter loops choose the less painful option of preemptive suicide. Shitty Carl even shows up alive while his body is still hanging from a ceiling beam.]]
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* DrivenToSuicide: Some people try to escape [[spoiler:their time loops]] this way, to no avail. [[spoiler:Since the only while others simply choose suicide as a less painful alternative is suffering an to [[spoiler: the excruciating, Entity-inflicted death waiting at the end of each time loop, some loop. This is especially true for people in shorter loops choose time loops, who face the less painful option prospect of preemptive suicide.death-by-grisly-explosion far more frequently than the camp members. Shitty Carl even shows up alive while his body is still hanging from a ceiling beam.]]
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* RaceAgainstTheClock: The brothers are told to make up their minds about whether to stay in the commune by the time the third moon rises.
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* RaceAgainstTheClock: The brothers are told to make up their minds about whether to stay in the commune by the time the third moon rises. [[spoiler:People in shorter time loops repeatedly scramble to kill themselves before each "reset" just to avoid a far more excruciating death at the hands of the Entity]].
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* DrivenToSuicide: A lot of people try to escape this way. It doesn't work. [[spoiler:Shitty Carl even shows up alive while his body is still hanging from a ceiling beam.]]
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* DrivenToSuicide: A lot of Some people try to escape this way. It doesn't work. [[spoiler:Shitty way, to no avail. [[spoiler:Since the only alternative is suffering an excruciating, Entity-inflicted death at the end of each time loop, some people in shorter loops choose the less painful option of preemptive suicide. Shitty Carl even shows up alive while his body is still hanging from a ceiling beam.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Justin and Aaron make it out of the commune's time dome before the entity can kill and eternally trap them, with the implication being that Justin will work to be a better man and his relationship with Aaron will improve in the process. However, every other character shown in the movie is doomed to an eternity of endless and undeserved suffering under the entity's control. As they escape, the Camp Arcadia members wistfully watch them go before returning to their routines]].
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* FauxAffablyEvil: For those with particularly long time loops, life in the commune isn't so bad. The Entity never really bothers them or does them any harm. It allows the inhabitants to socialize, hangout, and generally just have a good time. It even sometimes joins in with the fun via playing games with them, such as tug of war. Of course, that would be nice if they all didn't have to die horribly in every reset.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: For those with particularly long time loops, life in the commune isn't so bad. The Entity never really bothers them or does them any harm. It allows the inhabitants to socialize, hangout, hang out, and generally just have a good time. It even sometimes joins in with the fun via playing games with them, such as tug of war. Of course, that would be nice if they all didn't have to die horribly in every reset.
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* KickTheDog: [[spoiler: Not only are Mike and Chris trapped forever in an eternal time loop, Mike's wife Jennifer, who came searching for him after he disappeared from the real world at the end of ''Resolution'', is only a short hike away from him but cannot meet him due to the two being trapped by the entity in their own respective time zones. What's worse is that they're not aware that the other is there, and when Mike speaks fondly of his wife, hoping that she moved on with her life after his disappearance, Justin doesn't have the heart to break the news that she's stuck there too to him]].
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** [[spoiler: By the time Justin meets up with ''Resolution'''s protagonists Mike and Chris, it is clear that they've been trapped in their loop for quite some time, though Mike doesn't give a clear answer as to how long it's been, only saying that it's been many weeks. However, given his wife Jennifer has already had her baby when in ''Resolution'' movie, Mike said it was too soon to tell what gender the baby is, it's possible that they have been trapped for several ''months'']].
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** [[spoiler: By the time Justin meets up with ''Resolution'''s protagonists Mike and Chris, it is clear that they've been trapped in their loop for quite some time, though Mike doesn't give a clear answer as to how long it's been, only saying that it's been many weeks. However, given his wife Jennifer has already had her baby when in ''Resolution'' movie, Mike said it was too soon to tell what gender the baby is, it's possible that they have been trapped for several ''months'']].''months'' or even ''years'' since Justin recognizes Mike and Mike met Justin's brother Aaron during their original stay at Camp Arcadia]].
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* AmbiguousSituation:
** [[spoiler: It's ambiguous as to just how long Mike's wife Jennifer has been in the camp looking for him. When asked by Justin, she can only answer that "It's been a few..."]].
** [[spoiler: By the time Justin meets up with ''Resolution'''s protagonists Mike and Chris, it is clear that they've been trapped in their loop for quite some time, though Mike doesn't give a clear answer as to how long it's been, only saying that it's been many weeks. However, given his wife Jennifer has already had her baby when in ''Resolution'' movie, Mike said it was too soon to tell what gender the baby is, it's possible that they have been trapped for several ''months'']].
** [[spoiler: It's ambiguous as to just how long Mike's wife Jennifer has been in the camp looking for him. When asked by Justin, she can only answer that "It's been a few..."]].
** [[spoiler: By the time Justin meets up with ''Resolution'''s protagonists Mike and Chris, it is clear that they've been trapped in their loop for quite some time, though Mike doesn't give a clear answer as to how long it's been, only saying that it's been many weeks. However, given his wife Jennifer has already had her baby when in ''Resolution'' movie, Mike said it was too soon to tell what gender the baby is, it's possible that they have been trapped for several ''months'']].
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** Mike's wife Jennifer, seen in ''Resolution'''s first scene, makes an appearance and is revealed to have followed them to the camp after Mike's disappearance. It's unknown just how long she's been at the camp, as when asked by Mike she only answered that "It's been a few..." However, it's suggested that she's been there a while, as she's already had her baby and left them with her parents to search for Mike.
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** Mike's wife Jennifer, seen in ''Resolution'''s first scene, makes an appearance and is revealed to have followed them to the camp after Mike's disappearance. It's unknown just how long she's been at the camp, as when asked by Mike Justin she only answered that "It's been a few..." However, it's suggested that she's been there a while, as she's already had her baby and left them with her parents to search for Mike.
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** A video tape of a scene from ''Resolution'' plays, showing when Mike encountered members of the cult during his run. Most of the details of the cult established in this scene, other than its name, are revealed to be lies.
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** A video tape videotape of a scene from ''Resolution'' plays, showing when Mike encountered members of the cult during his run. Most of the details of the cult established in this scene, other than its name, are revealed to be lies.
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* GroundhogDayLoop: [[spoiler:The area of the commune has localized time loops surrounded by a barrier dome]]
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* GroundhogDayLoop: [[spoiler:The area of the commune has localized time loops surrounded by a barrier dome]]dome. Everyone has their own respective loop, with some being shorter than others. The campsite members have the longest loop at 10 years, followed by Mike and Chris at 1 week, Shitty Carl at 3 hours, and the [=1900s=] man at ''5 seconds'']].
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* PoorCommunicationKills: Much of the drama in this film is based on people not properly explaining themselves. Justin never was clear to Aaron on the problems in the camp, the camp was never clear explaining what was going on, the people in the loops aren't generally clear talking about the loops.
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* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler: Implied to be the reason why Hal and the other campsite members aren't forthright in telling Justin and Aaron what's going on. Their actions almost seem as though they want the two to become trapped alongside them, with only Tim feeling guilty enough to vaguely inform Aaron to only make the choice if he wants to]].
* PerpetualSmiler: The aptly named "Smiling Dave".
* PoorCommunicationKills: Much of the drama in this film is based on people not properly explaining themselves. Justin never was clear to Aaron on the problems in the camp, the camp was never clear in explaining what was going on, and the people in the loops aren't generally clear talking about theloops.loops, with the exception of Shitty Carl.
* PerpetualSmiler: The aptly named "Smiling Dave".
* PoorCommunicationKills: Much of the drama in this film is based on people not properly explaining themselves. Justin never was clear to Aaron on the problems in the camp, the camp was never clear in explaining what was going on, and the people in the loops aren't generally clear talking about the
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* RaceAgainstTheClock: The brothers are told to make up their minds whether to stay in the commune by the time the third moon rises.
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* RaceAgainstTheClock: The brothers are told to make up their minds about whether to stay in the commune by the time the third moon rises.
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* SleepDeprivation: Shitty Carl [[spoiler: because he is trapped in a 3 hour loop, can never get a full night's sleep. And then there's the poor man trapped in the five second loop.]]
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* SleepDeprivation: Shitty Carl [[spoiler: because he is trapped in a 3 hour 3-hour loop, can never get a full night's sleep. And then there's the poor man trapped in the five second five-second loop.]]
* StepfordSmiler: The campsite members are ''strongly'' implied to be miserable trapped in their 10-year loop, but make the best of their inescapable situation.
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* TheVoice: The counsellor at deprogramming is only seen, not heard.
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* TheVoice: The counsellor counselor at deprogramming is only seen, not heard.
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* WhoWantsToLiveForever: The cult leader is all for living in the time loops, since it means never aging and never dying. [[spoiler:Of course, that's only if the entity isn't displeased with you and makes your loop a living hell. Even some members of the cult show signs of disliking this method of immortality, but once you're in a loop, you can never, ever leave.]]
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* WhoWantsToLiveForever: The cult leader is all for living in the time loops, loops since it means never aging and never dying. [[spoiler:Of course, that's only if the entity isn't displeased with you and makes your loop a living hell. Even some members of the cult show signs of disliking this method of immortality, but once you're in a loop, you can never, ever leave.]]
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** Mike's wife Jennifer, seen in ''Resolution'''s first scene, makes an appearance and is revealed to have followed them to the camp after Mike disappeared ten years ago. No mention is made of her pregnancy, however.
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** Mike's wife Jennifer, seen in ''Resolution'''s first scene, makes an appearance and is revealed to have followed them to the camp after Mike's disappearance. It's unknown just how long she's been at the camp, as when asked by Mike disappeared ten years ago. No mention is made of she only answered that "It's been a few..." However, it's suggested that she's been there a while, as she's already had her pregnancy, however.baby and left them with her parents to search for Mike.
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** He meets Mike and Chris in Chris's shack, which looks the same as it did in the first film. Chris is still handcuffed to the mattress and asking for drugs. He also talks about how Mike keeps getting messages from the entity, and they watch yet another recording of their horrible deaths. We see the projector screen set up from the first film, and Mike grabs the baseball bat by the door. Mike ultimately burns down the shack just like it did in ''Resolution''. When Justin leaves, he watches Mike's first encounter with Chris that we saw play out in the first film.
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** He meets Mike and Chris in Chris's shack, which looks the same as it did in the first film. Chris is still handcuffed to the mattress and asking for drugs. He also talks about how Mike keeps getting messages from the entity, and they watch yet another recording of their horrible deaths. We see the projector screen set up from the first film, and Mike grabs the baseball bat by the door. Chris tells Justin not to bow down or apologize to the entity, both of which he did at the end of the previous film. Mike ultimately burns down the shack just like it did in the end of ''Resolution''. When Justin leaves, he watches Mike's first encounter with Chris that we saw play out just like in the first film.
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* ArcSymbol: Circles, representing the infinite. The three moons are circles in the sky. Each "bubble" is a circle on the ground. Shitty Carl draws circles for bubbles and wayposts. We see circular clocks, a compass, and records. All of the cultists stand in a circle before [[spoiler:being killed and restarted]], just before which, a rope is tossed down at them, which lands in a circle.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: For those with particularly long time loops, life in the commune isn't so bad. The Entity never really bothers them or does them any harm. It allows the inhabitants to socialize, hangout, and generally just have a good time. It even sometimes joins in with the fun via playing games with them, such as tug of war. Of course, that would be nice, if they all didn't have to die horribly in every reset
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* FauxAffablyEvil: For those with particularly long time loops, life in the commune isn't so bad. The Entity never really bothers them or does them any harm. It allows the inhabitants to socialize, hangout, and generally just have a good time. It even sometimes joins in with the fun via playing games with them, such as tug of war. Of course, that would be nice, nice if they all didn't have to die horribly in every resetreset.
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* LiteralMetaphor: Aaron says he slept with a girl in the camp, and Justin congratulates him before realizing that Aaron meant he literally slept beside her. When Justin tries to explain that "slept with" usually means sex, Aaron insists that sex isn't sleep, so that doesn't make sense.
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* PovertyFood: Aaron boils a packet of ramen and reminisces about their time at the cult, when they ate real food.
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* RetCon: The details of the cult are changed considerably from the first film, which established it as a UFO cult where everyone goes to sermons and wears missionary-like uniforms. In this film, it's revealed that Justin was lying about the cult in that original scene in hopes of getting a donation. The lack of uniforms at the camp is never explained.
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The film is a StealthSequel to ''Film/{{Resolution}}''.
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The film is a StealthSequel to ''Film/{{Resolution}}''.
''Film/{{Resolution}}'', so beware spoilers for that film.
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* AndIMustScream: Everyone trapped in the Loop is doomed to a nightmarish existence from which they can never escape. All their efforts to break the Loop or kill themselves are useless, and if they don't kill themselves, [[spoiler:the entity controlling the Loop is happy enough to do it for them, much more painfully.]] Special mention goes to [[spoiler:the guy in the tent, whose entire existence lasts five ''seconds'', and ends in his painful death by [[YourHeadAsplode exploding skull]]. And judging by the phonograph in his tent, he's been stuck in the loop for about a century.]]
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* AndIMustScream: Everyone trapped in the Loop is doomed to a nightmarish existence from which they can never escape. All their efforts to break the Loop or kill themselves are useless, and if they don't kill themselves, [[spoiler:the entity controlling the Loop is happy enough to do it for them, much more painfully.]] painfully]]. Special mention goes to [[spoiler:the guy in the tent, whose entire existence lasts five ''seconds'', and ends in his painful death by [[YourHeadAsplode exploding skull]]. And judging by the phonograph in his tent, he's been stuck in the loop for about a century.]]
* BaitAndSwitch: In the end, [[spoiler:Aaron and Justin slam into the mirrored barrier to the outside world, and the film cuts to black, implying that they crashed and were prevented from escaping. Then we cut outside, and after a few moments, their car races by, revealing that actually escaped]].
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* ChekhovsGunman: One of the commune members draws a portrait of a local gun-crazy meth guy. The brothers meet this person later.
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* ChekhovsGunman: One of the commune members draws a portrait of a local gun-crazy meth guy. The brothers meet this person later.later, who turns out to be Chris from ''Resolution''.
* ContinuityCavalcade: The film features a lengthy series of calls back to ''Resolution'':
** He meets Mike and Chris in Chris's shack, which looks the same as it did in the first film. Chris is still handcuffed to the mattress and asking for drugs. He also talks about how Mike keeps getting messages from the entity, and they watch yet another recording of their horrible deaths. We see the projector screen set up from the first film, and Mike grabs the baseball bat by the door. Mike ultimately burns down the shack just like it did in ''Resolution''. When Justin leaves, he watches Mike's first encounter with Chris that we saw play out in the first film.
** Mike's wife Jennifer, seen in ''Resolution'''s first scene, makes an appearance and is revealed to have followed them to the camp after Mike disappeared ten years ago. No mention is made of her pregnancy, however.
** We see Byron's trailer in a picture left by the entity. Justin and Aaron later visit it, and Byron has left a note saying he's gone looking for his French students that were discussed in the previous film.
** Aaron smokes the red herb that Byron smoked in the first film and said was growing around the area. We see it in its flower form at Byron's trailer.
** Shitty Carl, mentioned in dialogue in ''Resolution'', is a supporting character in this film.
** A video tape of a scene from ''Resolution'' plays, showing when Mike encountered members of the cult during his run. Most of the details of the cult established in this scene, other than its name, are revealed to be lies.
* ContinuityCavalcade: The film features a lengthy series of calls back to ''Resolution'':
** He meets Mike and Chris in Chris's shack, which looks the same as it did in the first film. Chris is still handcuffed to the mattress and asking for drugs. He also talks about how Mike keeps getting messages from the entity, and they watch yet another recording of their horrible deaths. We see the projector screen set up from the first film, and Mike grabs the baseball bat by the door. Mike ultimately burns down the shack just like it did in ''Resolution''. When Justin leaves, he watches Mike's first encounter with Chris that we saw play out in the first film.
** Mike's wife Jennifer, seen in ''Resolution'''s first scene, makes an appearance and is revealed to have followed them to the camp after Mike disappeared ten years ago. No mention is made of her pregnancy, however.
** We see Byron's trailer in a picture left by the entity. Justin and Aaron later visit it, and Byron has left a note saying he's gone looking for his French students that were discussed in the previous film.
** Aaron smokes the red herb that Byron smoked in the first film and said was growing around the area. We see it in its flower form at Byron's trailer.
** Shitty Carl, mentioned in dialogue in ''Resolution'', is a supporting character in this film.
** A video tape of a scene from ''Resolution'' plays, showing when Mike encountered members of the cult during his run. Most of the details of the cult established in this scene, other than its name, are revealed to be lies.
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* EldritchAbomination: Something is clearly present in and around the commune, communicating with its members through photographs and videotapes. Hal theorizes that it's "made of impossible colors," preventing humans from seeing it. [[spoiler:In the end, we do see it, and it appears as a massive cloud of explosions, black shards and shadows.]]
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* EldritchAbomination: Something is clearly present in and around the commune, communicating with its members through photographs and videotapes. Hal theorizes that it's "made of impossible colors," preventing humans from seeing it. [[spoiler:In the end, we do see it, and it appears as a massive cloud of explosions, black shards and shadows.]]shadows]].
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* SocialServicesDoesNotExist: [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-zagged]]. Justin and Aaron have a faceless, offscreen counsellor helping them through their deprogramming from the cult, however in real life if two children escaped a cut and told authorities that suicide and castration were a part of it the authorities would get involved and go there asking questions. [[spoiler: And this would ruin the author's plot because they would likely try to take one of the cult members back to town for questioning, and that would get weird at the edge of the loop, bringing even MORE attention onto the cult.]]
* SomeKindOfForceField: [[spoiler: The commune and the other domes are enclosed in these, stopping everyone except the unclaimed from leaving.]]
* SomeKindOfForceField: [[spoiler: The commune and the other domes are enclosed in these, stopping everyone except the unclaimed from leaving.]]
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* SocialServicesDoesNotExist: [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-zagged]]. Justin and Aaron have a faceless, offscreen counsellor helping them through their deprogramming from the cult, however in real life if two children escaped a cut and told authorities that suicide and castration were a part of it it, the authorities would get involved and go there asking questions. [[spoiler: And this would ruin the author's plot because they would likely try to take one of the cult members back to town for questioning, and that would get weird at the edge of the loop, bringing even MORE more attention onto the cult.]]
* SomeKindOfForceField: [[spoiler: The commune and the other domes are enclosed in these, stopping everyone except the unclaimed fromleaving.]]leaving]].
* StealthSequel: While the film stands on its own, it does follow the events of ''Resolution'' and features many calls back to elements from that film.
* SomeKindOfForceField: [[spoiler: The commune and the other domes are enclosed in these, stopping everyone except the unclaimed from
* StealthSequel: While the film stands on its own, it does follow the events of ''Resolution'' and features many calls back to elements from that film.
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* WhoWantsToLiveForever: The cult leader is all for living in the time loops, since it means never aging and never dying. [[spoiler:Of course, that's only if the entity isn't displeased with you and makes your loop a living hell. Even some members of the cult show signs of disliking this method of immortality, but once you're in a loop you can never, ever leave.]]
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* WhoWantsToLiveForever: The cult leader is all for living in the time loops, since it means never aging and never dying. [[spoiler:Of course, that's only if the entity isn't displeased with you and makes your loop a living hell. Even some members of the cult show signs of disliking this method of immortality, but once you're in a loop loop, you can never, ever leave.]]
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* TheVoice: The counsellor at deprogramming is only seen, not heard.
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* SocialServicesDoesNotExist: [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-zagged]]. Justin and Aaron have a faceless, offscreen counsellor helping them through their deprogramming from the cult, however in real life if two children escaped a cut and told authorities that suicide and castration were a part of it the authorities would get involved and go there asking questions. [[spoiler: And this would ruin the author's plot because they would likely try to take one of the cult members back to town for questioning, and that would get weird at the edge of the loop, bringing even MORE attention onto the cult.]]
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* WorstNewsJudgmentEver: It is shown that Justin and Aaron's leaving the cult made full front-page newspaper headlines and news stories, making you wonder why they were eking out such a meager existence if so many knew about their plight, or why the authorities never sent out agents to the cult.
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* PoorCommunicationKills: Much of the drama in this film is based on people not properly explaining themselves.
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* PoorCommunicationKills: Much of the drama in this film is based on people not properly explaining themselves. Justin never was clear to Aaron on the problems in the camp, the camp was never clear explaining what was going on, the people in the loops aren't generally clear talking about the loops.
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* PoorCommunicationKills: Much of the drama in this film is based on people not properly explaining themselves.
