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* TheFourLoves: The movie explores aspects of those types of love:
** The Familiar love is explored in seeing how Ellie, Paul and Aster all relate to their family, how their family talk to each other and how/if they support each other.
** The Friendships between Ellie and Paul, Paul and Ellie's dad, and Paul and Aster are explored several times, becoming deeper and deeper as the story goes on, learning more and more from eachother as they spend more and more time with each other.
** The Romance might be the most obvious, this being a romantic coming of age story.
** the Unconditional Love is described by Ellie's father as a question "have you ever loved someone so much you want nothing about her to change?".
** The Familiar love is explored in seeing how Ellie, Paul and Aster all relate to their family, how their family talk to each other and how/if they support each other.
** The Friendships between Ellie and Paul, Paul and Ellie's dad, and Paul and Aster are explored several times, becoming deeper and deeper as the story goes on, learning more and more from eachother as they spend more and more time with each other.
** The Romance might be the most obvious, this being a romantic coming of age story.
** the Unconditional Love is described by Ellie's father as a question "have you ever loved someone so much you want nothing about her to change?".
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* BaitAndSwitch: Ellie describes what there is to love about Aster, and gets a deer-in-the-headlights look, thinking the game's up, when Paul begins to berate himself for being an idiot. He's just upset that someone who "doesn't even care" can come up with all that while he, who loves Aster, can't say anything good.
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* BaitAndSwitch: After Ellie describes what there is to love about Aster, and Paul begins to berate himself for being an idiot. Ellie gets a deer-in-the-headlights look, thinking the game's up, when Paul begins to berate himself for being an idiot. He's but Paul's just upset that someone who "doesn't even care" can come up with all that while he, who loves Aster, he can't say anything good.good, despite being the one who's in love with her.
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* BigDamnKiss: [[spoiler:Ellie]] and [[spoiler:Aster]] share one [[spoiler:in the end.]]
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* BigDamnKiss: [[spoiler:Ellie]] [[spoiler:Ellie and [[spoiler:Aster]] share one [[spoiler:in Aster at the end.]]
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* BigScrewedUpFamily: When Paul brings Ellie home to his family for pot roast, they're all screaming at each other across the table. To spare her the uncomfortable dinner, Paul eats at her house instead.
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* BigScrewedUpFamily: When Paul brings Ellie home to his family for pot roast, they're all screaming at each other across the table. To spare her the uncomfortable dinner, Paul eats they eat at her house instead.
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* BlatantLies: When Ellie sees how hopelessly awkward Paul is during his date with Aster, she texts her while pretending to be Paul. When Aster asks him if he texted her, he nervously says yes. And then discreetly pulls his phone off the table into his lap.
* BluntMetaphorsTrauma: Ellie tries to play table tennis with Paul as a way to explain to him that "conversations are like ping pong." He just smacks the ball back at her before she gets the chance to finish the explanation. He gets better, though.
* ComingOutStory: Paul realizes Ellie is a lesbian and attracted to his love interest. He's initially slightly hostile, saying Ellie's going to Hell, but later on accepts things. Ellie never explicitly comes out, though she makes things plain to Aster by kissing her. Aster didn't mind, from her reaction.
* ComfortingComforter: When Ellie gets drunk, vomits, and passes out at the WildTeenParty, Paul brings her to his home and tucks her in in his own bed.
* CoolTeacher: Ellie's English teacher knows that she's writing essays for other students as a side-hustle, but doesn't turn her in...because otherwise, she'd have to read what they ''actually'' wrote.
* BluntMetaphorsTrauma: Ellie tries to play table tennis with Paul as a way to explain to him that "conversations are like ping pong." He just smacks the ball back at her before she gets the chance to finish the explanation. He gets better, though.
* ComingOutStory: Paul realizes Ellie is a lesbian and attracted to his love interest. He's initially slightly hostile, saying Ellie's going to Hell, but later on accepts things. Ellie never explicitly comes out, though she makes things plain to Aster by kissing her. Aster didn't mind, from her reaction.
* ComfortingComforter: When Ellie gets drunk, vomits, and passes out at the WildTeenParty, Paul brings her to his home and tucks her in in his own bed.
* CoolTeacher: Ellie's English teacher knows that she's writing essays for other students as a side-hustle, but doesn't turn her in...because otherwise, she'd have to read what they ''actually'' wrote.
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* BlatantLies: When Ellie sees how hopelessly awkward Paul is during his date with Aster, she texts her while pretending to be Paul. When Aster asks him incredulously if he texted her, he's texting her from across the table, he nervously says yes. And yes, then discreetly pulls his phone off the table into his lap.
* BluntMetaphorsTrauma: Ellie tries to play table tennis with Paul as a way to explain to him that "conversations are like ping pong." He just smacks the ball back at her before she gets the chance to finish the explanation. He getsbetter, though.better eventually.
* ChampionsOnTheInside: The entire school celebrates Paul's single touchdown with over-the-top enthusiasm, because their terrible team hasn't scored a single point in ''fifteen years''. He gets a banner with his face on it next to the slogan "WE'RE ON THE BOARD!"
* ComingOutStory: Paul realizes Ellie is a lesbian and attracted to his loveinterest. interest, although it's unclear whether Ellie knew this about herself before the events of the film. He's initially slightly hostile, saying Ellie's going to Hell, but later on accepts things. it. Ellie never explicitly comes out, though but she makes things plain does acknowledge to Aster by kissing her. that she was responsible for the texts from "Paul", and [[spoiler: kisses Aster didn't mind, from her reaction.
before leaving for college. Aster's reaction is ambiguous, but she's at least smiling afterwards.]]
* ComfortingComforter:When Ellie to her father, symbolizing his despondency and her caring for him. Later when Ellie gets drunk, vomits, and passes out wasted at the WildTeenParty, Paul brings her to his home and tucks her in in his own bed.
* CoolTeacher: Ellie's English teacher knows that she's writing essays for other students as a side-hustle, but doesn't turn her in...because otherwise, she'd have to read what they ''actually'' wrote. She also pushes Ellie to dream bigger for herself, without being too pushy or judgemental.
* BluntMetaphorsTrauma: Ellie tries to play table tennis with Paul as a way to explain to him that "conversations are like ping pong." He just smacks the ball back at her before she gets the chance to finish the explanation. He gets
* ChampionsOnTheInside: The entire school celebrates Paul's single touchdown with over-the-top enthusiasm, because their terrible team hasn't scored a single point in ''fifteen years''. He gets a banner with his face on it next to the slogan "WE'RE ON THE BOARD!"
* ComingOutStory: Paul realizes Ellie is a lesbian and attracted to his love
* ComfortingComforter:
* CoolTeacher: Ellie's English teacher knows that she's writing essays for other students as a side-hustle, but doesn't turn her in...because otherwise, she'd have to read what they ''actually'' wrote. She also pushes Ellie to dream bigger for herself, without being too pushy or judgemental.
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* DidNotGetTheGirl: In the end, [[spoiler:neither Paul nor Ellie end up getting with Aster, though Ellie does manage to share a kiss with her before she leaves town, and there's a promise of a future reunion between the two]].
* DumbJock: Downplayed. Paul is less book smart than Ellie, rather inarticulate with words, and out of his depth when it comes to talking to Aster, but he's not a complete idiot.
* DumbJock: Downplayed. Paul is less book smart than Ellie, rather inarticulate with words, and out of his depth when it comes to talking to Aster, but he's not a complete idiot.
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* DidNotGetTheGirl: In the end, [[spoiler:neither Paul nor Ellie end up getting with Aster, though Ellie does manage to share a kiss with her before she leaves town, and there's a promise of a future reunion between the two]].
with Aster's reaction left ambiguous.]]
* DumbJock: Downplayed. Paul is less book smart thanEllie, rather inarticulate with words, Ellie inarticulate, and out of his depth when it comes to talking to Aster, but he's not a complete idiot.
* DumbJock: Downplayed. Paul is less book smart than
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* FriendlessBackground: Ellie. When Paul says that they should hang out, she's confused by what that even entails.
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: One of the related articles on Paul's websearch says "How to bring your cat back from the dead".
* GayGuySeeksPopularJock: A female version of this: nerdy lesbian seeks popular girl. In an interesting twist, the male jock befriends the nerdy lesbian after enlisting her help because he ''also'' seeks the same popular girl.
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: One of the related articles on Paul's websearch says "How to bring your cat back from the dead".
* GayGuySeeksPopularJock: A female version of this: nerdy lesbian seeks popular girl. In an interesting twist, the male jock befriends the nerdy lesbian after enlisting her help because he ''also'' seeks the same popular girl.
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* ForegoneConclusion: The opening narration warns the viewers expecting a traditional love story that in this story "nobody gets what they want".
* FriendlessBackground: Ellie. When Paulsays that they should hang out, talks about wanting to "hang out," she's confused by what that even entails.
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: One of the related articles on Paul'swebsearch web search says "How to bring your cat back from the dead".
* GayGuySeeksPopularJock: A femaleversion of this: version: nerdy lesbian seeks popular girl. In an interesting twist, the male jock befriends the nerdy lesbian after enlisting her help because he ''also'' seeks the same popular girl.
* FriendlessBackground: Ellie. When Paul
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: One of the related articles on Paul's
* GayGuySeeksPopularJock: A female
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* HollywoodAtheist: Ellie says she doesn't believe in God when talking to Aster while swimming. Aster asks what it's like, and Ellie says she feels lonely. However, aside from this Aster (the only person we see who knows about this in their very religious town) doesn't care, just saying she hopes that Ellie finds things to believe.
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* HollywoodAtheist: Averted. Ellie says she doesn't believe in God when talking to Aster while swimming. Aster asks what it's like, and Ellie says she feels lonely. However, aside from this Aster (the only person we see who knows about this Despite being (apparently) religious in their a very religious town) doesn't care, town, Aster just saying says she hopes that Ellie finds things to believe.believe in.
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* LoveConfession: A version occurs in the church before Aster and Trig are to be married. Ellie reveals to Aster that she was the one writing the love letters and the one she fell for.
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* LoveConfession: A version occurs in the church before Aster and when Trig are announces his plans to be married. marry Aster. Ellie reveals to Aster that she was the one writing the love letters and (and implicitly that the one she fell for.feelings in them were sincerely Ellie's).
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* MaybeEverAfter: [[spoiler:Ellie and Aster don't formally get together at the end, as Ellie is leaving for college. However, after they kiss Ellie promises to "see you again in a few years" and Aster seems open to the possibility.]]
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* MaybeEverAfter: [[spoiler:Ellie and Aster don't formally get together at the end, as Ellie is leaving for college. However, after they kiss Ellie promises to "see you again in a few years" and Aster seems at least flattered, if not open to the possibility.]]
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* OhCrap: Ellie's reaction when she thinks Paul realizes she has a crush on Aster. Both she and Paul had a more subtle reaction when Aster wrote that she thinks 'Paul' is writing to her because she's a pretty girl. Exactly what Ellie has been trying her best to avoid.
* OddFriendship: Ellie and Paul. Ellie is a shy, introverted academic overachiever. Paul is a popular jock. But they've both never left Squahamish, are genuinely nice people, and have crushes on the same girl.
* ThePastorsQueerKid: Aster, the pastor's daughter, is expected to marry Trig, a handsome but vain man admired by the congregation. However, she is secretly in a romance with Paul, or rather [[PlayingCyrano Paul's friend Ellie pretending to be Paul in texts]]. While Aster initially assumes she's in an affair with another guy, it's hinted that she starts to figure out that she's actually involved with a girl, particularly when she seems to flirt with Ellie in person. [[spoiler:At the end of the film she denies being gay, but Ellie kisses her and Aster appears to reconsider and enjoy it.]]
* OddFriendship: Ellie and Paul. Ellie is a shy, introverted academic overachiever. Paul is a popular jock. But they've both never left Squahamish, are genuinely nice people, and have crushes on the same girl.
* ThePastorsQueerKid: Aster, the pastor's daughter, is expected to marry Trig, a handsome but vain man admired by the congregation. However, she is secretly in a romance with Paul, or rather [[PlayingCyrano Paul's friend Ellie pretending to be Paul in texts]]. While Aster initially assumes she's in an affair with another guy, it's hinted that she starts to figure out that she's actually involved with a girl, particularly when she seems to flirt with Ellie in person. [[spoiler:At the end of the film she denies being gay, but Ellie kisses her and Aster appears to reconsider and enjoy it.]]
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* OhCrap: Ellie's reaction when she thinks Paul realizes has realized she has a crush on Aster. Both she and Paul had a more subtle reaction when Aster wrote that she thinks 'Paul' is writing to her because she's a pretty girl. Exactly what Ellie has been trying her best to avoid.
* OddFriendship: Ellie and Paul. Ellie is a shy, introverted academic overachiever. Paul is apopular book-dumb jock. But they've both never left Squahamish, are genuinely nice people, and have crushes on the same girl.
* ThePastorsQueerKid: Possibly. Aster, the pastor's daughter, is expected to marry Trig, a handsome but vain man admired by the congregation. However, she is secretly in a romance with Paul, or rather [[PlayingCyrano Paul's friend Ellie pretending to be Paul in texts]]. While Aster initially assumes she's in an affair with another guy, it's hinted that she starts to figure out that she's actually involved with a girl, particularly when she seems to flirt with Ellie in person. [[spoiler:At the end of the film she denies being gay, but Ellie kisses her andAster appears to reconsider and enjoy it.her reaction, while ambiguous, is definitely positive.]]
* OddFriendship: Ellie and Paul. Ellie is a shy, introverted academic overachiever. Paul is a
* ThePastorsQueerKid: Possibly. Aster, the pastor's daughter, is expected to marry Trig, a handsome but vain man admired by the congregation. However, she is secretly in a romance with Paul, or rather [[PlayingCyrano Paul's friend Ellie pretending to be Paul in texts]]. While Aster initially assumes she's in an affair with another guy, it's hinted that she starts to figure out that she's actually involved with a girl, particularly when she seems to flirt with Ellie in person. [[spoiler:At the end of the film she denies being gay, but Ellie kisses her and
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* SpeakNowOrForeverHoldYourPeace: At the church before Trig and Aster marry, Paul and Ellie both object with speeches about love.
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* SpeakNowOrForeverHoldYourPeace: At the church before when Trig and Aster marry, announces his plans to marry Aster, Paul and Ellie both object with speeches about love.
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* WiseBeyondHerYears: Ellie [[spoiler: at the tender age of 13 took up her father's job at the railway crossing after her mother died and her father fell into depression]].
* WorthlessForeignDegree: Ellie's father has a doctorate in engineering from China, but because he can't speak English very well, he's stuck with a station manager job in a small American town.
* WorthlessForeignDegree: Ellie's father has a doctorate in engineering from China, but because he can't speak English very well, he's stuck with a station manager job in a small American town.
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* WiseBeyondHerYears: Ellie [[spoiler: at the tender age of 13 took up her father's job at the railway crossing at the age of 13 after her mother died and her father fell into depression]].
depression.
* WorthlessForeignDegree: Ellie's father has a doctorate in engineering from China, but because he can't speak English very well, he's stuck with a station manager job in a small American town. It doesn't help that he's still so crushed by the death of his wife that at the start of the film he barely leaves his recliner.
* WorthlessForeignDegree: Ellie's father has a doctorate in engineering from China, but because he can't speak English very well, he's stuck with a station manager job in a small American town. It doesn't help that he's still so crushed by the death of his wife that at the start of the film he barely leaves his recliner.
