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* HarsherInHindsight: George's grief over his longtime partner's death is especially heartbreaking to watch after the death of Richard Buckley, director Tom Ford's partner of 35 years, in September 2021.
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* AwardSnub: Not getting a Best Picture nomination while ''TheBlindSide'' did. However, it did get a Best Actor nomination for Creator/ColinFirth.

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* AwardSnub: Not getting a Best Picture nomination while ''TheBlindSide'' ''Film/TheBlindSide'' did. However, it did get a Best Actor nomination for Creator/ColinFirth.
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* TechnologyMarchesOn: While in the loo George knows Charley is calling him and, in the book, laments the fact there isn't a phone cord long enough for him to speak to her from there. Ignoring the fact, even with a corded phone, a person could put a phone in the bathroom, there are now cordless phones, and many people do take mobile/cell phones into the bathroom with them for various reasons.
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* AwardSnub: Not getting a Best Picture nomination while ''TheBlindSide'' did. However, it did get a Best Actor nomination.

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* AwardSnub: Not getting a Best Picture nomination while ''TheBlindSide'' did. However, it did get a Best Actor nomination.nomination for Creator/ColinFirth.
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* TechnologyMarchesOn: While in the loo George knows Charley is calling him and, in the book, laments the fact there isn't a phone cord long enough for him to speak to her from there. Ignoring the fact, even with a corded phone, a person could put a phone in the bathroom, there are now cordless phones, and many people do take mobile/cell phones into the bathroom with them for various reasons.
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* UnfortunateImplications: Lois Yamaguchi's [[RaceLift race lift]]. In the book, she was placed in an internment camp as a small child, and some of what Kenny says about her to George fits perfectly into both the novel and the film's themes. Yet, despite not even having a speaking part, the script called for a white, blonde actress. At least, if she'd spoke, a dubious yet not beyond the realm of possibility justification for such casting could've been the impossibility of finding a passable actress of Asian descent in such a short time-frame/with such a tight budget.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Kenny. Whether he's just trying to be a friend to a person he's worried about and admires, trying to figure out his sexuality and attempting to use George as someone to experiment with, or is aware of an attraction to George and is hoping George will reciprocate his advances is left up to the viewers.

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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Kenny. Whether he's just trying to be a friend to a person he's worried about and admires, trying to figure out his sexuality and attempting to use George as someone to experiment with, or is aware of an attraction to George and is hoping George will reciprocate his advances advances, or any combination of the above is left up to the viewers.



* UnfortunateImplications: Lois Yamaguchi's [[RaceLift race lift]]. In the book, she was placed in an internment camp as a small child, and some of what Kenny says about her to George fits perfectly into both the novel and the film's themes. Yet, despite not even having a speaking part, the script called for a white, blonde actress. At least, if she'd spoke, a dubious yet not behind the realm of possibility reason could've been the impossibility of finding a passable actress of Asian descent in such a short time-frame/with such a tight budget.

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* UnfortunateImplications: Lois Yamaguchi's [[RaceLift race lift]]. In the book, she was placed in an internment camp as a small child, and some of what Kenny says about her to George fits perfectly into both the novel and the film's themes. Yet, despite not even having a speaking part, the script called for a white, blonde actress. At least, if she'd spoke, a dubious yet not behind beyond the realm of possibility reason justification for such casting could've been the impossibility of finding a passable actress of Asian descent in such a short time-frame/with such a tight budget.
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* UnfortunateImplications: Lois Yamaguchi's [[RaceLift race lift]]. In the book, she was placed in an internment camp as a small child, and some of what Kenny says about her to George fits perfectly into both the novel and the film's themes. Yet, despite not even having a speaking part, the script called for a white, blonde actress. At least, if she'd spoke, a dubious yet not behind the realm of possibility reason could've been the impossibility of finding a passable actress of Asian descent in such a short time-frame/with such a tight budget.
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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: By Abel Korzeniowski
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic: The fantasies of George drowning.

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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: By Abel Korzeniowski
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic: FauxSymbolism: The fantasies of George drowning.drowning.
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic: The fantasies of George drowning.
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This isn\'t YMMV. Moving.


* DownerEnding: George [[spoiler:dies of a likely heart attack.]]
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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: By Abel Korzeniowski

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