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* DropDeadGorgeous: Constance is shown nude when Bitsey views the footage of her death. Also invoked in-universe as part of Nico's crime scene tours: Nico sells videotapes of herself re-enacting Constance's death and offers two different versions, the more expensive video being the one "with tits."
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* BrokenAesop: The film is very clearly against the death penalty, by trying to show that an innocent person can get executed. The problem is that [[spoiler:rather than showing someone who's a victim of circumstances or a frame-up, which would perfectly demonstrate its point, it shows the victim trying to "prove" that innocent people can get executed by framing ''himself'' for a crime he didn't commit, in the hopes that he will be exonerated and the death penalty will be abolished [[ThanatosGambit after he's wrongly executed]]. Interestingly, the film ''does'' seem to be at least somewhat aware of how clueless this looks; the whole plot comes about partly because the governor in the film made a statement that he would call a moratorium on further capital punishment if anyone were ever wrongfully executed, but once this actually does happen, [[AllForNothing he refuses to do so]] because the state can't be held accountable for someone abusing the system [[SuicideByCop to deliberately kill themselves]]]].
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* DeathSeeker: David is actually looking forward to being executed. [[spoiler:It also backfires against him: his grand political statement against the death penalty is ruined by the Governor pointing out that it was an elaborate suicide and thus [[MovingTheGoalposts not falling under the purview of his moratorium proposal]].]]
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* DeathSeeker: David is actually looking forward to being executed. [[spoiler:It also backfires against him: his grand political statement against the death penalty is ruined by the Governor pointing out that it was an elaborate suicide and thus [[MovingTheGoalposts [[AllForNothing not falling under the purview of his moratorium proposal]].]]
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* DeathSeeker: David is actually looking forward to being executed.
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* DeathSeeker: David is actually looking forward to being executed. [[spoiler:It also backfires against him: his grand political statement against the death penalty is ruined by the Governor pointing out that it was an elaborate suicide and thus [[MovingTheGoalposts not falling under the purview of his moratorium proposal]].]]
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* FanDisservice: Laura Linney has an extended nude scene. [[spoiler: In which, as part of the whole plan to make her suicide look like murder, she undresses completely, ties a bag over her head, cuffs her wrists behind her back and duly suffocates to death. Her character's suffering from cancer at the time too, so her body is covered with unsightly red blotches.]]
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* FanDisservice: Laura Linney has an extended nude scene. [[spoiler: In [[spoiler:In which, as part of the whole plan to make her suicide look like murder, she undresses completely, ties a bag over her head, cuffs her wrists behind her back and duly suffocates to death. Her character's suffering from cancer at the time too, so her body is covered with unsightly red blotches.]]
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* TheJoyOfXTheJoyOfX: The title uses "The Life of [Character Name]" variant.
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* PrisonersLastMeal: When David Gale is asked what he would want for his last meal while on death row, he chooses pancakes with strawberries, whipped cream, and chocolate shavings, after he recalls an occasion when his son had wanted the same meal.
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* SenselessSacrifice: [[spoiler:To eliminate the death penalty, Gale elaborately set himself up to be blamed for Constance's death, with his innocence being revealed after he's dead. Once the scheme is revealed, the governor refuses to call a moratorium about the death penalty due to Gale manipulating and abusing the system, meaning that he allowed himself to be executed for nothing]].
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-->'''David Gale:''' So, basically, you feel, to choose another quote, 'society must be cleansed of elements which represent its own death.'
-->'''Governor Hardin:''' Well, yes. I'd have to agree. Did I say that too?
-->'''David Gale:''' No, that was [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler Hitler]].
-->'''Governor Hardin:''' Well, yes. I'd have to agree. Did I say that too?
-->'''David Gale:''' No, that was [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler Hitler]].
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-->'''David Gale:''' So, basically, what you're essentially saying, what you feel, feel is, and this is to choose another quote, 'society that 'a healthy society must be cleansed stop at nothing to cleanse itself of elements which represent its own death.'
evil'?
-->'''Governor Hardin:'''Well, Uh, yes. I'd have to agree. Did I say that too?
-->'''David Gale:'''No, that Oh no, sir. That was [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler Hitler]].
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-->'''David Gale:'''
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* AcquittedTooLate: Gale's allies are trying to prevent this. [[spoiler:At least, Bitsy Bloom is, but fails. His ''real'' plan is to cause this to happen as a political act to discourage the death penalty.]]
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* AcquittedTooLate: Gale's allies are trying to prevent this. [[spoiler:At least, Bitsy Bitsey Bloom is, but fails. His ''real'' plan is to cause this to happen as a political act to discourage the death penalty.]]
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* YouKnowWhoSaidThat: The film invokes GodwinsLaw with this. The film revolves around a philosophy professor and political activist who is firmly against capital punishment. During a political debate, he baits his opponent like this:
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* YouKnowWhoSaidThat: The film invokes GodwinsLaw with this. The film revolves around a philosophy professor and political activist who is firmly against capital punishment. During a political televised debate, he baits his opponent like this:
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* AbsenceOfEvidence: David notes that the absence of fingerprints on the tripod cannot be a coincidence.
