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!! The Fanfic:
* TheWoobie: Kim throughout the entirety of ''Buried'' and during her recovery period in ''The Chrysanthemum and the Sword''.
** Shego [[spoiler:at the end of the second book and the start of the third book]].

!! The Film:
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* ParanoiaFuel: Insurgents truly kidnap foreigners in the Middle East and treat them in brutal ways until (or ''even if'') payment is made (when they are not killed because they are the enemy). Sweet dreams!

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* ParanoiaFuel: Insurgents [[TruthInTelevision truly kidnap foreigners in the Middle East and treat them in brutal ways until (or ''even if'') payment is made (when they are not killed because they are the enemy).enemy)]]. Sweet dreams!

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* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: The film is one long downward spiral that ends with most viewers probably feeling like they were buried alive as well.


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* TooBleakStoppedCaring: The film is one long downward spiral that ends with most viewers probably feeling like they were buried alive as well.
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** Paul being informed that his employment has been terminated and therefore [[spoiler:his family will not be receiving any insurance from his death.]]

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** Paul being informed that his employment has been terminated and therefore [[spoiler:his family will not be receiving any insurance from his death. To make it worse, the company retroactively dates his dismissal to the previous day, meaning that they're not responsible for what happened and thus immune from any legal action.]]
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!! The Fanfic:
* TheWoobie: Kim throughout the entirety of ''Buried'' and during her recovery period in ''The Chrysanthemum and the Sword''.
** Shego [[spoiler:at the end of the second book and the start of the third book]].

!! The Film:

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* ParanoiaFuel: Insurgents truly kidnap foreigners in the Middle East and treat them in brutal ways until (or ''even'') if payment is made (when they are not killed because they are the enemy). Sweet dreams!

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* ParanoiaFuel: Insurgents truly kidnap foreigners in the Middle East and treat them in brutal ways until (or ''even'') if ''even if'') payment is made (when they are not killed because they are the enemy). Sweet dreams!


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*** As if it couldn't be any more of a sadistic moment for poor Paul, he tells his mother that he loves her, and begs her to say it back when she doesn't immediately do so. She instead keeps talking about her bingo games, making him hang up and sob. ''Jesus''.
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* ParanoiaFuel

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* ParanoiaFuelParanoiaFuel: Insurgents truly kidnap foreigners in the Middle East and treat them in brutal ways until (or ''even'') if payment is made (when they are not killed because they are the enemy). Sweet dreams!
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The snake goes away, it doesn't die


* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The “fight scene” with the rattlesnake. It finds its way into the coffin about midway into movie, while Paul takes a nap [[spoiler:after making a ransom video against the wishes of the negotiation team in an attempt to save his colleague, Pamela Lutti.]] Paul manages to kill it with his zippo and whiskey flask, and.. that’s the end of it. Paul never brings it up again.

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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The “fight scene” with the rattlesnake. It finds its way into the coffin about midway into movie, while Paul takes a nap [[spoiler:after making a ransom video against the wishes of the negotiation team in an attempt to save his colleague, Pamela Lutti.]] Paul manages to kill drive it away with his zippo and whiskey flask, and.. that’s the end of it. Paul never brings it up again.
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** As for Paul himself, did he really [[spoiler:have an affair with Pamela Lutti as CRT and Alan Davenport claim, or was it a misunderstanding that tragically could cost his family their livelihood, on top of possibly being targeted by terrorists?]] Paul’s strong reaction to [[spoiler:being sent the photo of her gagged with a gun to her head]] elicits a strong, panicked reaction from him, prompting him to defy Brenner’s orders and [[spoiler:make the ransom video]]. Later, when he gets sent [[spoiler:the video of her execution]], he vomits [[spoiler:and is nearly DrivenToSuicide]]. This could all just be him in despair having [[spoiler:lost his presumably last colleague]] and assuming that he’s not going to be rescued, [[spoiler:so it’s better to die on his own terms]], but it’s not made too clear.
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The “fight scene” with the rattlesnake. It finds its way into the coffin about midway into movie, while Paul takes a nap [[spoiler:after making a ransom video against the wishes of the negotiation team in an attempt to save his colleague, Pamela Lutti.]] Paul manages to kill it with his zippo and whiskey flask, and.. that’s the end of it. Paul never brings it up again.

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** [[spoiler:So is him finally talking to his wife and hearing his rescue]].

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** [[spoiler:So is him Paul being informed that his employment has been terminated and therefore [[spoiler:his family will not be receiving any insurance from his death.]]
** [[spoiler:Linda
finally talking calls Paul back when he’s about to be rescued. She tearfully makes him swear that he’ll come back safe and sound, to which he complies. Sadly, his wife would-be rescuers find the wrong coffin, and hearing his rescue]].Paul is left to die]].

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* HeReallyCanAct: Many critics were captivated by Ryan Reynolds' borderline one-man act.

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* HeReallyCanAct: SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: Many critics were captivated by Ryan Reynolds' borderline one-man act.



* TearJerker: Paul calling his mother only for the viewer to realize that she has Alzheimers and barely remembers who her own son is. It's just downright cruel.

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* TearJerker: TearJerker:
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Paul calling his mother only for the viewer to realize that she has Alzheimers and barely remembers who her own son is. It's just downright cruel.
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** [[spoiler:So is him finally talking to his wife and hearing his rescue]]
* {{Woobie}}: It's difficult not to feel really bad for Paul, given that we spend the entire movie watching him panic, suffer [[spoiler:and eventually die.]]

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** [[spoiler:So is him finally talking to his wife and hearing his rescue]]
rescue]].
* {{Woobie}}: TheWoobie: It's difficult not to feel really bad for Paul, given that we spend the entire movie watching him panic, suffer [[spoiler:and eventually die.]]
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* HeReallyCanAct: Many critics were captivated by Ryan Reynolds' borderline one-man act.
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* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: The film is one long downward spiral that ends with most viewers probably feeling like they were buried alive as well.
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This isn\'t YMMV. Moving.
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This isn\'t YMMV. Moving.


* KickTheDog: Paul's employer phoning him in the coffin to inform him his employment has been terminated and his family will not receive any benefits. Jesus Christ, that was low.
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** [[spoiler:So is him finally talking to his wife and hearing his rescue]]

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** [[spoiler:So is him finally talking to his wife and hearing his rescue]]rescue]]
* {{Woobie}}: It's difficult not to feel really bad for Paul, given that we spend the entire movie watching him panic, suffer [[spoiler:and eventually die.]]
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: The CruelTwistEnding can be interpreted two ways:
** [[spoiler: Dan never did rescue Mark White and only told Paul that he did to give him some hope.]]
** [[spoiler: Dan ''did'' rescue Mark White, and the insurgents [[FridgeHorror are entirely capable of reaching Paul's family]].]]
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* HighOctaneNightmareFuel

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* HighOctaneNightmareFuelNightmareFuel: Especially if you're claustrophobic.
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* KickTheDog: Paul's employer phoning him in the coffin to inform him his employment has been terminated and his family will not receive any benefits. Jesus Christ.

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* KickTheDog: Paul's employer phoning him in the coffin to inform him his employment has been terminated and his family will not receive any benefits. Jesus Christ.Christ, that was low.
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* KickTheDog: Paul's employer phoning him in the coffin to inform him his employment has been terminated and his family will not receive any benefits. Jesus Christ.
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game, not a trope.


* BetterThanItSounds
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* BetterThanItSounds
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* TearJerker: Paul calling his mother only for the viewer to realize that she has Alzheimers and barely remembers who her own son is. It's just downright cruel.

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* TearJerker: Paul calling his mother only for the viewer to realize that she has Alzheimers and barely remembers who her own son is. It's just downright cruel.cruel.
**[[spoiler:So is him finally talking to his wife and hearing his rescue]]

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