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* HellIsThatNoise: The trumpets.

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[[caption-width-right:214:"In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed." 1 Corinthians 15:52]]

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a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed." "''
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1 Corinthians 15:52]]15:52]]''', ''Literature/TheBible''



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''The Remaining'' is a 2014 apocalyptic religious found-footage horror movie directed and written by Casey La Scala. The movie stars Johnny Pacar, Shaun Sipos, Bryan Dechart, Alexa Vega, and Italia Ricci.

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''The Remaining'' is a 2014 apocalyptic religious found-footage horror movie directed and written by Casey La Scala. The movie stars Johnny Pacar, Shaun Sipos, Bryan Dechart, Alexa Vega, and Italia Ricci.
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** [[spoiler:For those of you whom I haven't met, I am Pastor Shay. And I have been a fraud. It's true. I walk through this sanctuary with my soul asleep. In Matthew, Jesus said there will be those who use his name in fancy speeches and sermons, and Jesus said unto them, "I never knew you. " Forgive me, Jesus. I never knew you. I was a charlatan. I was a traveling salesman passing through life hocking his wares. Like you and you. I needed something miraculous to open my eyes to the truth. To see clearly. I hold myself responsible not only for my failed faith, but everyone yet still stands here today. This is our wake-up call. The path before us will not be easy. It will not go unchallenged. And this path will lead to pain and suffering, even death. But real life, eternal life, is where the path leads. But this is our opportunity. I can now show you the way. We can share this journey together.]]

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** [[spoiler:For [[spoiler: Pastor Shay: For those of you whom I haven't met, I am Pastor Shay. And I have been a fraud. It's true. I walk through this sanctuary with my soul asleep. In Matthew, Jesus said there will be those who use his name in fancy speeches and sermons, and Jesus said unto them, "I never knew you. " Forgive me, Jesus. I never knew you. I was a charlatan. I was a traveling salesman passing through life hocking his wares. Like you and you. I needed something miraculous to open my eyes to the truth. To see clearly. I hold myself responsible not only for my failed faith, but everyone yet still stands here today. This is our wake-up call. The path before us will not be easy. It will not go unchallenged. And this path will lead to pain and suffering, even death. But real life, eternal life, is where the path leads. But this is our opportunity. I can now show you the way. We can share this journey together.]]
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** [[spoiler:For those of you whom I haven't met, I am Pastor Shay. And I have been a fraud. It's true. I walk through this sanctuary with my soul asleep. In Matthew, Jesus said there will be those who use his name in fancy speeches and sermons, and Jesus said unto them, "I never knew you. " Forgive me, Jesus. I never knew you. I was a charlatan. I was a traveling salesman passing through life hocking his wares. Like you and you. I needed something miraculous to open my eyes to the truth. To see clearly. I hold myself responsible not only for my failed faith, but everyone yet still stands here today. This is our wake-up call. The path before us will not be easy. It will not go unchallenged. And this path will lead to pain and suffering, even death. But real life, eternal life, is where the path leads. But this is our opportunity. I can now show you the way. We can share this journey together.]]
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* RousingSpeech: Pastor Shay manages to lift up the spirits of the people, including Tommy and his friends, before the fallen angels attack the church and kill him.

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* DeathOfAChild: Not just Christians, but children are also raptured.

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* DeathOfAChild: Not just Christians, but children are also raptured.Children die en masse because of the Rapture and a pregnant woman gives birth to a stillborn infant for the same reason.



* InfantImmortality: Subverted. Children die en masse because of the Rapture and a pregnant woman gives birth to a stillborn infant for the same reason.



* YourSoulIsMine: The Rapture vacuums up the souls of the innocent while leaving their lifeless bodies behind.

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* YourSoulIsMine: The Rapture vacuums up the souls of the innocent while leaving their lifeless bodies behind.behind.
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* DownerEnding / ForegoneConclusion: Considering this is the Rapture. The movie ends with [[spoiler:the last trumpet being blown, and massive swarms of fallen angels descending from the heavens to kill off the human race. The only way to escape this cruel fate is by accepting God, where those who do suffer a (possible) painless death]].

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* DownerEnding / ForegoneConclusion: Considering this is EurekaMoment: Near the Rapture. The movie ends with [[spoiler:the end of the film, it's discovered that the demons attack displays of faith. This knowledge comes too late to save the refugee camp, since the local congregation is pumping Amazing Grace over the PA and baptizing people. Then, just to rub salt in the wound, the last trumpet being blown, is blown and massive swarms of fallen angels descending from descend to finish the heavens to kill off the human race. The only way to escape this cruel fate is by accepting God, where those who do suffer a (possible) painless death]].job.



* ForegoneConclusion: Considering this is the Rapture. The movie ends with [[spoiler:the last trumpet being blown, and massive swarms of fallen angels descending from the heavens to kill off the human race. The only way to escape this cruel fate is by accepting God, where those who do suffer a (possible) painless death]].



* HellishPupils: When someone is raptured, their pupils contract to a pinprick size.



* HellishPupils: When someone is raptured, their pupils contract to a pinprick size.
* HopeSpot: The survivors have made it through hell and back and have made it to a relief camp. But it all goes to hell when a fleet of demons attack the camp due to Amazing Grace playing on the speaker, and [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt it happens to be around the]] [[DownerEnding same time the final trumpet blows]].

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* HellishPupils: When someone is raptured, their pupils contract to a pinprick size.
* HopeSpot: The survivors have made it gone through hell and back and have made it to a relief camp. But it all goes to hell when a fleet of demons attack the camp due to Amazing Grace playing on the speaker, and [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt it happens to be around the]] [[DownerEnding same time the final trumpet blows]].



* InfantImmortality: Subverted. Children die en masse because of the Rapture and a pregnant woman gives birth to a stillborn infant for the same reason.



* WorstWeddingEver: The second the air turns cold and people start dropping dead, Sky and Dan's wedding becomes pure chaos.

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* WorstWeddingEver: The second the air turns cold and people start dropping dead, Sky and Dan's wedding becomes pure chaos.chaos.
* YourSoulIsMine: The Rapture vacuums up the souls of the innocent while leaving their lifeless bodies behind.
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* DownerEnding: The movie ends with [[spoiler:the last trumpet being blown, and massive swarms of fallen angels descending from the heavens to kill off the human race. The only way to escape this cruel fate is by accepting God, where those who do suffer a (possible) painless death]].
* FacialHorror: A diner cook was raptured and his face lands on the grill.

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* DownerEnding: DownerEnding / ForegoneConclusion: Considering this is the Rapture. The movie ends with [[spoiler:the last trumpet being blown, and massive swarms of fallen angels descending from the heavens to kill off the human race. The only way to escape this cruel fate is by accepting God, where those who do suffer a (possible) painless death]].
* FacialHorror: A Special mention goes to the diner cook was raptured and his face chef who lands on the grill.grill when he is raptured.

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* DeathFromAbove: When Daniel rants at God after [[spoiler:Sky dies from her injuries]], he gets a giant tentacle implied through his back and drags him up the sky.
* DeathOfAChild: Children are not immune from the Rapture.

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* DeathFromAbove: When Daniel rants at God after [[spoiler:Sky [[spoiler:after Sky dies from her injuries]], he gets a giant tentacle implied through his back and drags him up the sky.
* DeathOfAChild: Children Not just Christians, but children are not immune from the Rapture. also raptured.
* DespairEventHorizon: Daniel crosses this when [[spoiler:Sky dies]], which leads to his rant, [[DeathFromAbove and his death]].



* HopeSpot: The survivors have made it through hell and back and have made it to a relief camp. But that speaker had to play Amazing Grace loudly to attract a crowd of demons.

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* HopeSpot: The survivors have made it through hell and back and have made it to a relief camp. But that speaker had it all goes to play hell when a fleet of demons attack the camp due to Amazing Grace loudly playing on the speaker, and [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt it happens to attract a crowd of demons.be around the]] [[DownerEnding same time the final trumpet blows]].

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The Remaining is a 2014 apocalyptic religious found-footage horror movie directed and written by Casey La Scala. The movie stars Johnny Pacar, Shaun Sipos, Bryan Dechart, Alexa Vega, and Italia Ricci. The film follows Skylar "Sky" (Alexa Vega) and Dan's (Bryan Dechart) wedding celebrating their wedding day... on the same day as the Rapture. The couple and their friends are forced to fight for survival while examining their own beliefs.

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The Remaining ''The Remaining'' is a 2014 apocalyptic religious found-footage horror movie directed and written by Casey La Scala. The movie stars Johnny Pacar, Shaun Sipos, Bryan Dechart, Alexa Vega, and Italia Ricci. Ricci.

The film follows Skylar "Sky" (Alexa Vega) and Dan's (Bryan Dechart) wedding celebrating their wedding day... on the same day as the Rapture. The couple and their friends are forced to fight for survival while examining their own beliefs.
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* HellIsThatNoise: [[spoiler:The last trumpet in the final moments of the movie]].

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* HellIsThatNoise: [[spoiler:The last trumpet in the final moments of the movie]].The trumpets.
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The Remaining is a 2014 apocalyptic religious found-footage horror movie directed and written by Casey La Scala. The movie stars Johnny Pacar, Shaun Sipos, Bryan Dechart, Alexa Vega, and Italia Ricci. The film follows Skylar "Sky" (Alexa Vega) and Dan's (Bryan Dechart) wedding celebrating their wedding day... on the same day as the Rapture. When chaos erupts, the couple and their friends are forced to fight for survival while examining their own lives in the process.

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The Remaining is a 2014 apocalyptic religious found-footage horror movie directed and written by Casey La Scala. The movie stars Johnny Pacar, Shaun Sipos, Bryan Dechart, Alexa Vega, and Italia Ricci. The film follows Skylar "Sky" (Alexa Vega) and Dan's (Bryan Dechart) wedding celebrating their wedding day... on the same day as the Rapture. When chaos erupts, the The couple and their friends are forced to fight for survival while examining their own lives in the process.
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* DownerEnding: The movie ends with [[spoiler:the last trumpet being blown, and massive swarms of fallen angels descending from the heavens to finish off the human race. The only way to escape this cruel fate is by accepting god, where those who do suffer a (possible) painless death]].
* FacialHorror: The chef in the diner news video. Planted face first on it when he was raptured.
* FromBadToWorse: What the characters and the world experiences after the wedding. As the Rapture progresses, all children and Christians are taken, demonic attacks become more frequent, the weather becomes more and more violent, and [[EndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the last trumpet can blow at any time for the fallen angels to finish the job]].
* GoodTimesMontage: The movie begins with a series of older found-footage videos of Sky and Dan's happy moments, and the events preceding their wedding.

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* DeathOfAChild: Children are not immune from the Rapture.
* DownerEnding: The movie ends with [[spoiler:the last trumpet being blown, and massive swarms of fallen angels descending from the heavens to finish kill off the human race. The only way to escape this cruel fate is by accepting god, God, where those who do suffer a (possible) painless death]].
* FacialHorror: The chef in the A diner news video. Planted cook was raptured and his face first lands on it when he was raptured.
the grill.
* FromBadToWorse: What the characters and the world experiences after the wedding. As the Rapture progresses, all children and Christians are taken, demonic attacks become more frequent, the weather becomes more and more violent, and [[EndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the last trumpet can blow at any time for the fallen angels to finish the job]].
descend]].
* GoodTimesMontage: The movie begins with a series of older found-footage videos of Sky and Dan's happy moments, and the events preceding their wedding. [[spoiler:[[TearJerker Makes the tragedy of the movie's later bits more poignant]]]].



* OurDemonsAreDifferent: The demons that roam the Earth post-Rapture very well look otherworldly.



** One near the movie's end spoken by Alison, "We all have to make a choice."
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** A wham sentence, but still effective on how one can escape the Rapture painlessly, "We don't have much time left on this Earth. We have to make a decision. I choose God."

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** A wham sentence, but still effective on how one can escape One near the Rapture painlessly, movie's end spoken by Alison, "We don't have much time left on this Earth. We all have to make a decision. I choose God.choice."

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* HopeSpot: The survivors have made it through hell and back and have made it to a relief camp. But that speaker had to play Amazing Grace loudly to attract a crowd of demons.



* WhamLine: "Did you feel that?", "It just got so cold."

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* WhamLine: In the movie's beginning, just before the Rapture occurs, "Did you feel that?", "It just got so cold."
** A wham sentence, but still effective on how one can escape the Rapture painlessly, "We don't have much time left on this Earth. We have to make a decision. I choose God.
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* DeathFromAbove: When Daniel rants at God after [spoiler:Sky dies from her injuries]], he gets a giant tentacle implied through his back and drags him up the sky.

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* DeathFromAbove: When Daniel rants at God after [spoiler:Sky [[spoiler:Sky dies from her injuries]], he gets a giant tentacle implied through his back and drags him up the sky.



* FromBadToWorse: What the characters and the world experience after the wedding. As the Rapture progresses, all children and Christians are taken, demonic attacks become more frequent, the weather becomes more and more violent, and [[EndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the last trumpet can blow at any time for the fallen angels to finish the job]].

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* FromBadToWorse: What the characters and the world experience experiences after the wedding. As the Rapture progresses, all children and Christians are taken, demonic attacks become more frequent, the weather becomes more and more violent, and [[EndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the last trumpet can blow at any time for the fallen angels to finish the job]].
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* CaughtUpInTheRapture: The event that kickstarts the movie's main conflict.

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* DeathFromAbove: When Daniel rants at God after [spoiler:Sky dies from her injuries]], he gets a giant tentacle implied through his back and drags him up the sky.



* HellIsThatNoise: The last trumpet in the final moments of the movie.

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* HellIsThatNoise: The [[spoiler:The last trumpet in the final moments of the movie.movie]].



* MoodWhiplash: The wedding is a source of enjoyability and positivity. [[spoiler:Then the Rapture happens and it is a pure 180]].

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* MoodWhiplash: The wedding is a source of enjoyability and positivity. [[spoiler:Then Then the Rapture happens and it is a pure 180]].180.
* OurAngelsAreDifferent: The fallen angels that descend from the heavens look serpentine and accurately demonic.
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* ApocalypseHow: Class 4.

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* ApocalypseHow: Edges between Class 4.5 and Class 6.
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* ApocalypseHow: Class 4.


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* FacialHorror: The chef in the diner news video. Planted face first on it when he was raptured.
* FromBadToWorse: What the characters and the world experience after the wedding. As the Rapture progresses, all children and Christians are taken, demonic attacks become more frequent, the weather becomes more and more violent, and [[EndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the last trumpet can blow at any time for the fallen angels to finish the job]].


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* HostileWeather: Out of proportion hail, weird cloud patterns, among other weird weather occur post-Rapture.
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* MoodWhiplash: The wedding is a source of enjoyability and positivity. [[spoiler:Then the Rapture happens and it is a pure 180]].

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* MoodWhiplash: The wedding is a source of enjoyability and positivity. [[spoiler:Then the Rapture happens and it is a pure 180]].180]].
* WhamLine: "Did you feel that?", "It just got so cold."
* WorstWeddingEver: The second the air turns cold and people start dropping dead, Sky and Dan's wedding becomes pure chaos.

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* FoodFootageFilms: How the movie was shot in some portions.


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* HellishPupils: When someone is raptured, their pupils contract to a pinprick size.
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DownerEnding: The movie ends with [[spoiler:the last trumpet being blown, and massive swarms of fallen angels descending from the heavens to finish off the human race. The only way to escape this cruel fate is by accepting god, where those who do suffer a (possible) painless death]].
FoodFootageFilms: How the movie was shot in some portions.
GoodTimesMontage: The movie begins with a series of older found-footage videos of Sky and Dan's happy moments, and the events preceding their wedding.
HellIsThatNoise: The last trumpet in the final moments of the movie.
MoodWhiplash: The wedding is a source of enjoyability and positivity. [[spoiler:Then the Rapture happens and it is a pure 180]].

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* DownerEnding: The movie ends with [[spoiler:the last trumpet being blown, and massive swarms of fallen angels descending from the heavens to finish off the human race. The only way to escape this cruel fate is by accepting god, where those who do suffer a (possible) painless death]].
* FoodFootageFilms: How the movie was shot in some portions.
* GoodTimesMontage: The movie begins with a series of older found-footage videos of Sky and Dan's happy moments, and the events preceding their wedding.
* HellIsThatNoise: The last trumpet in the final moments of the movie.
* MoodWhiplash: The wedding is a source of enjoyability and positivity. [[spoiler:Then the Rapture happens and it is a pure 180]].
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[[caption-width-right:214:"In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed." 1 Corinthians 15:52]]
The Remaining is a 2014 apocalyptic religious found-footage horror movie directed and written by Casey La Scala. The movie stars Johnny Pacar, Shaun Sipos, Bryan Dechart, Alexa Vega, and Italia Ricci. The film follows Skylar "Sky" (Alexa Vega) and Dan's (Bryan Dechart) wedding celebrating their wedding day... on the same day as the Rapture. When chaos erupts, the couple and their friends are forced to fight for survival while examining their own lives in the process.

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!!This film provides examples of:
DownerEnding: The movie ends with [[spoiler:the last trumpet being blown, and massive swarms of fallen angels descending from the heavens to finish off the human race. The only way to escape this cruel fate is by accepting god, where those who do suffer a (possible) painless death]].
FoodFootageFilms: How the movie was shot in some portions.
GoodTimesMontage: The movie begins with a series of older found-footage videos of Sky and Dan's happy moments, and the events preceding their wedding.
HellIsThatNoise: The last trumpet in the final moments of the movie.
MoodWhiplash: The wedding is a source of enjoyability and positivity. [[spoiler:Then the Rapture happens and it is a pure 180]].

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