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* ShootTheShaggyDog: [[spoiler:Kenny dies before the start of the movie, George spends the entire movie being deeply depressed over it, and then dies of a heart attack.]]
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* ShootTheShaggyDog: [[spoiler:Kenny [[spoiler:Jim dies before the start of the movie, George spends the entire movie being deeply depressed over it, and then dies of a heart attack.]]
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The eponymous single man is George Falconer, a middle-aged British college professor who lives in Los Angeles. His closest friend is Charlotte, and his secret lover is Jim. Then, sometime in early 1962, Jim dies unexpectedly in a car crash. After that, George must re-evaluate his purpose in life as he tries to get through a single day.
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The eponymous single man is George Falconer, a middle-aged British college professor who lives in Los Angeles. His closest friend is Charlotte, and his secret lover is Jim. Jim.
Then, sometime in early 1962, Jim dies unexpectedly in a car crash. After that, George must re-evaluate his purpose in life as he tries to get through a single day.
Then, sometime in early 1962, Jim dies unexpectedly in a car crash. After that, George must re-evaluate his purpose in life as he tries to get through a single day.
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* AmbiguouslyGay or AmbiguouslyBi: Kenny.
* BookEnds: The film begins with a shot of Jim's dead body lying in the snow, being approached by an out of place George dressed in a crisp black suit. George lies down and gives Jim a kiss and then moves away. The film ends [[spoiler: with Jim in the same sort of black suit, walking into the room where George lies, dying, and giving him a kiss, before leaving.]] It is impossible for either man to [[spoiler: see the others death]] as George is across the country when Jim dies, and [[spoiler: Jim has been dead for months by the time George dies.]], which is what makes this example of BookEnds memorable, heartwarming and depressing all in one
* BookEnds: The film begins with a shot of Jim's dead body lying in the snow, being approached by an out of place George dressed in a crisp black suit. George lies down and gives Jim a kiss and then moves away. The film ends [[spoiler: with Jim in the same sort of black suit, walking into the room where George lies, dying, and giving him a kiss, before leaving.]] It is impossible for either man to [[spoiler: see the others death]] as George is across the country when Jim dies, and [[spoiler: Jim has been dead for months by the time George dies.]], which is what makes this example of BookEnds memorable, heartwarming and depressing all in one
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* AmbiguouslyGay or AmbiguouslyBi: AmbiguouslyGay: Kenny.
*BookEnds: {{Bookends}}: The film begins with a shot of Jim's dead body lying in the snow, being approached by an out of place George dressed in a crisp black suit. George lies down and gives Jim a kiss and then moves away. The film ends [[spoiler: with Jim in the same sort of black suit, walking into the room where George lies, dying, and giving him a kiss, before leaving.]] It is impossible for either man to [[spoiler: see the others death]] as George is across the country when Jim dies, and [[spoiler: Jim has been dead for months by the time George dies.]], which is what makes this example of BookEnds memorable, heartwarming and depressing all in one
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* NoBisexuals: Interestingly averted. After George admits he's slept with Charlotte in the past, Jim asks him why he's with him if he sleeps with women. George doesn't say that it was experimentation or a mistake, he just says that even though he sleeps with women he only falls in love with men, implying he may actually be attracted to women. His fixation on his secretary's beauty, with all the close-ups of her eyes and hair, may have been a small nod to this.
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* NoBisexuals: Interestingly averted.NoBisexuals:
** Averted. After George admits he's slept with Charlotte in the past, Jim asks him why he's with him if he sleeps with women. George doesn't say that it was experimentation or a mistake, he just says that even though he sleeps with women he only falls in love with men, implying he may actually be attracted to women. His fixation on his secretary's beauty, with all the close-ups of her eyes and hair, may have been a small nod to this.
** Averted. After George admits he's slept with Charlotte in the past, Jim asks him why he's with him if he sleeps with women. George doesn't say that it was experimentation or a mistake, he just says that even though he sleeps with women he only falls in love with men, implying he may actually be attracted to women. His fixation on his secretary's beauty, with all the close-ups of her eyes and hair, may have been a small nod to this.
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* SymbolicGlassHouse: George lives in a midcentury modernist house with large windows (although the house itself is not depicted as being as large as some of the others), where he tries repeatedly to reach out to people and is nearly Driven to Suicide by the grief for his longterm partner.
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** Charley asks George if [[spoiler:he's OK after that heart-attack thing he had. Which, it transpires, he isn't.]]
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** Charley asks George if [[spoiler:he's OK after that heart-attack heart attack thing he had. Which, it transpires, he isn't.]]
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* DownerEnding: George [[spoiler:dies of a likely heart attack.]]
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* DownerEnding: George [[spoiler:dies of a likely heart attack.attack right after having an epiphany and deciding not to commit suicide, as he was so busy preparing to commit suicide that day that he forgot to take his heart medicine.]]
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* BookEnds: The film begins with a shot of Jim's dead body lying in the snow, being approached by an out of place George dressed in a crisp black suit. George lies down and gives Jim a kiss and then moves away. the film ends [[spoiler: with Jim in the same sort of black suit, walking into the room where George lies, dying, and giving him a kiss, before leaving.]] it is impossible for either man to [[spoiler: see the others death.]] as George is across the country when Jim dies, and [[spoiler: Jim has been dead for months by the time George dies.]], which is what makes this example of BookEnds memorable, heartwarming and depressing all in one
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* BookEnds: The film begins with a shot of Jim's dead body lying in the snow, being approached by an out of place George dressed in a crisp black suit. George lies down and gives Jim a kiss and then moves away. the The film ends [[spoiler: with Jim in the same sort of black suit, walking into the room where George lies, dying, and giving him a kiss, before leaving.]] it It is impossible for either man to [[spoiler: see the others death.]] death]] as George is across the country when Jim dies, and [[spoiler: Jim has been dead for months by the time George dies.]], which is what makes this example of BookEnds memorable, heartwarming and depressing all in one
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** Charley asks George if [[spoiler:he's OK after that heart-attack thing he had. Which, it transpires, he isn't]]
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** Charley asks George if [[spoiler:he's OK after that heart-attack thing he had. Which, it transpires, he isn't]]isn't.]]
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* NoAntagonist: While it can be argued George might not have gotten to such a bad place if he lived in a less oppressive society where he could freely express the extent of his heartbreak, there are no truly antagonistic characters. Grief and depression are what George struggles with rather than overt discrimination or targeted unkindness. In fact, aside from one thoughtlessly hurtful comment from Charley, everyone who knows what George is, is kind and wants to help him.
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* NoAntagonist: While it can be argued George might not have gotten to such a bad place if he lived in a less oppressive society where he could freely express the extent of his heartbreak, there are no truly antagonistic characters. Grief and depression are what George struggles with rather than overt discrimination or targeted unkindness. In fact, aside from one thoughtlessly hurtful comment from Charley, everyone who knows what that George is, is gay is kind and wants to help him.
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* Ascetic Aesthetic: George's house and clothing.
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* Ascetic Aesthetic: AsceticAesthetic: George's house and clothing.
