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* HilariousInHindsight: Michael Biehn would go on to play a SEAL team leader twice more in ''Film/NavySeals1990'' and ''Film/TheRock'', although both characters are far more heroic that Lt. Coffey.
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** Michael Biehn would go on to play a SEAL team leader twice more in ''Film/NavySeals1990'' and ''Film/TheRock'', although both characters are far more heroic that Lt.Coffey.Coffey.
** Speaking of ''The Rock'', Ed Harris also appears in the movie, but playing the villain opposing Michael Biehn's heroic character.
** Michael Biehn would go on to play a SEAL team leader twice more in ''Film/NavySeals1990'' and ''Film/TheRock'', although both characters are far more heroic that Lt.
** Speaking of ''The Rock'', Ed Harris also appears in the movie, but playing the villain opposing Michael Biehn's heroic character.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Michael Biehn would go on to play a SEAL team leader twice more in ''Film/NavySeals1990'' and ''Film/TheRock'', although both characters are far more heroic that Lt. Coffey.
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* EsotericHappyEnding: The aliens implement a BenevolentAlienInvasion when they learn humans are capable of love. Unfortunately, there is no realistic way, even with a mile-high mega-tsunami demonstration of might would they ever get some countries or warlords to back down, who [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters depend on conflict and the killing of innocence]] as part of their business model. This would likely result in a war, and as the aliens don't differentiate one potentially-virtuous human being [[HumanityIsInsane from its entire race]], many may die pointless deaths.
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* EsotericHappyEnding: The aliens implement a BenevolentAlienInvasion when they learn humans are capable of love. Unfortunately, there is no realistic way, even with a mile-high mega-tsunami demonstration of might would they ever get some countries or warlords to back down, who [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters depend on conflict and the killing of innocence]] innocents]] as part of their business model. This would likely result in a war, and as the aliens don't differentiate one potentially-virtuous human being [[HumanityIsInsane from its entire race]], many may die pointless deaths.
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* HoYay: Bud's fight with Coffey devolves into wrestling in the pool, both of them ripping each other's shirts, making the thing feel rather homoerotic.
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* JerkassWoobie: Lt. Coffey wasn't exactly a nice guy to begin with, hell, he even mocks Lindsay when she tries to inform the troops about High Pressure Nervous Syndrome,[[note]]To be fair, she's lecturing deep sea Navy divers about a deep sea condition, which is like giving a detailed lecture to construction workers on what a hammer is[[/note]] but there are times when it becomes clear how severe his condition is and he becomes a very pitiable man because of that.
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** Lt. Coffey wasn't exactly a nice guy to begin with, hell, he even mocks Lindsay when she tries to inform the troops about High Pressure Nervous Syndrome,[[note]]To be fair, she's lecturing deep sea Navy divers about a deep sea condition, which is like giving a detailed lecture to construction workers on what a hammer is[[/note]] but there are times when it becomes clear how severe his condition is and he becomes a very pitiable man because ofthat.that.
** Lindsey only counts for the 'jerkass' part in the sense that she's a MotorMouth disliked even by the people she's working with at first, but she was the only girl with several brothers, and has often had to fight for her voice to be heard. Just as she reconnects with her husband, she spends hours believing him dead, and she's left sobbing after Bud's final message.
** Lt. Coffey wasn't exactly a nice guy to begin with, hell, he even mocks Lindsay when she tries to inform the troops about High Pressure Nervous Syndrome,[[note]]To be fair, she's lecturing deep sea Navy divers about a deep sea condition, which is like giving a detailed lecture to construction workers on what a hammer is[[/note]] but there are times when it becomes clear how severe his condition is and he becomes a very pitiable man because of
** Lindsey only counts for the 'jerkass' part in the sense that she's a MotorMouth disliked even by the people she's working with at first, but she was the only girl with several brothers, and has often had to fight for her voice to be heard. Just as she reconnects with her husband, she spends hours believing him dead, and she's left sobbing after Bud's final message.
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** "Goddammit, you [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch bitch!]] You never backed away from anything in your life! Now fight! [[WorstAid (slap)]] Fight! (slap) Fight! Right now! Do it! [[ChewingTheScenery Fight goddammit! Fight! Fight! Fiiiiight!!]]" While Ed Harris's performance is quite strong, the sheer clichéd use of the MiraculousBitchSlapOfLife played so straight can be quite comical.
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** "Goddammit, you [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch bitch!]] You never backed away from anything in your life! Now fight! [[WorstAid (slap)]] Fight! (slap) Fight! Right now! Do it! [[ChewingTheScenery Fight goddammit! Fight! Fight! Fiiiiight!!]]" While Ed Harris's performance is quite strong, the sheer clichéd use of the MiraculousBitchSlapOfLife played so straight HowDareYouDieOnMe can be quite comical. While it's easy to infer that the aliens had a hand in reviving Lindsey, it makes it unintentionally hilarious.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The technology used on the rig, especially for communication, is very blocky and analogue, but the Special Edition's rather obvious metaphor for the Cold War, as well as Coffey only referring to "the Russians" make the movie something of a late 80s time capsule. Then there's also the mullets on most of the male characters.
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* AwardSnub: The studio pushed hard to get Creator/MichaelBiehn an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination for Best Supporting Actor. But they were unsuccessful.
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** The studio pushed hard to get Creator/MichaelBiehn an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination for Best Supporting Actor. But they were unsuccessful.
** Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio gives an extremely powerful performance that is undoubtedly the heart of the film, particularly Lindsay's speech to Bud during the dive, and was completely ignored on the awards circuit.
** The studio pushed hard to get Creator/MichaelBiehn an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination for Best Supporting Actor. But they were unsuccessful.
** Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio gives an extremely powerful performance that is undoubtedly the heart of the film, particularly Lindsay's speech to Bud during the dive, and was completely ignored on the awards circuit.
* CultClassic: As the only James Cameron film to lose money at the Box Office, it still has a sizable fan base for its performances and technical innovations.
* HarsherInHindsight: The story is about a separated married couple falling back in love, complete with the wedding ring being a minor plot point. James Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd divorced after filming.
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** "Goddammit, you [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch bitch!]] You never backed away from anything in your life! Now fight! [[WorstAid (slap)]] Fight! (slap) Fight! Right now! Do it! [[ChewingTheScenery Fight goddammit! Fight! Fight! Fiiiiight!!]]"
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** "Goddammit, you [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch bitch!]] You never backed away from anything in your life! Now fight! [[WorstAid (slap)]] Fight! (slap) Fight! Right now! Do it! [[ChewingTheScenery Fight goddammit! Fight! Fight! Fiiiiight!!]]"Fiiiiight!!]]" While Ed Harris's performance is quite strong, the sheer clichéd use of the MiraculousBitchSlapOfLife played so straight can be quite comical.
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* OvershadowedByControversy: It's virtually impossible to bring this film up without a mention of the infamously troubled production, including Ed Harris punching James Cameron, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio walking off the set after they ran out of film, and Cameron himself nearly drowning.
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* NightmareFuel: The liquid breathing scene. The visible panic on Bud's face as the liquid enters his lungs is so real, you have to wonder if Ed Harris was even acting.
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** To Pausewang’s own generation: Many of those who actively oppose the DVB are rather young people, with the older ones being usually supporters besides most of them still having seen WWII. Given that Pausewang was over sixty herself at the time of publication, this is a jab towards her generation’s behavior regarding the Nazi past.
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** To Pausewang’s own generation: Many of those who actively oppose the DVB are rather young people, with the older ones being usually being supporters besides despite most of them still having seen WWII. Given that Pausewang was over sixty herself at the time of publication, this is a jab towards her generation’s behavior regarding the Nazi past.
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* FinaglesLaw: Very much in effect, with basically everything going wrong that can go wrong. From a massive global recession that manages to impoverish Germany enough for the growth of third-world-style slums to nazis rising to power again in Germany to non-stop refugee waves to rabid racism basically everywhere in the Western world and everywhere else, everything is massively at war and starving and seemingly doing nothing else all the time and also the environment is nothing but dying without a single person’s concern ever…
* IronWoobie: Gesa becomes one during the course of the story. [[spoiler:She decides to finally take her own stance due to having seen too much of the Schlott regime’s cruelty.]]
* ScareEmStraight: A Pausewang trademark. The need for gloomy images outweighs it all.
* TakeThat:
** To the Catholic Church: It is explicitly written that no Catholic clergy participates in the described anti-DVB protests, criticizing the Church’s perceived apolitical ways (Pausewang was Catholic herself).
** To German Neo-Nazi parties of TheNineties: The German right-wing extremist party ''Die Republikaner'' is explicitly named, several villainous characters are depicted as its members, and the party plays a large enabler role in the rise of the new Nazi government.
** To Pausewang’s own generation: Many of those who actively oppose the DVB are rather young people, with the older ones being usually supporters besides most of them still having seen WWII. Given that Pausewang was over sixty herself at the time of publication, this is a jab towards her generation’s behavior regarding the Nazi past.
* TruthInTelevision: Rike, the youngest sister with Down syndrome, was born when her mother already thought that she was hitting menopause. It is proven that the probability of having a child with Down syndrome rises with the age of the mother at birth.
* TheWoobie: Many characters, but Gesa and Jirgalem both stand out.
!! In the Pausewang novel:
* FinaglesLaw: Very much in effect, with basically everything going wrong that can go wrong. From a massive global recession that manages to impoverish Germany enough for the growth of third-world-style slums to nazis rising to power again in Germany to non-stop refugee waves to rabid racism basically everywhere in the Western world and everywhere else, everything is massively at war and starving and seemingly doing nothing else all the time and also the environment is nothing but dying without a single person’s concern ever…
* IronWoobie: Gesa becomes one during the course of the story. [[spoiler:She decides to finally take her own stance due to having seen too much of the Schlott regime’s cruelty.]]
* ScareEmStraight: A Pausewang trademark. The need for gloomy images outweighs it all.
* TakeThat:
** To the Catholic Church: It is explicitly written that no Catholic clergy participates in the described anti-DVB protests, criticizing the Church’s perceived apolitical ways (Pausewang was Catholic herself).
** To German Neo-Nazi parties of TheNineties: The German right-wing extremist party ''Die Republikaner'' is explicitly named, several villainous characters are depicted as its members, and the party plays a large enabler role in the rise of the new Nazi government.
** To Pausewang’s own generation: Many of those who actively oppose the DVB are rather young people, with the older ones being usually supporters besides most of them still having seen WWII. Given that Pausewang was over sixty herself at the time of publication, this is a jab towards her generation’s behavior regarding the Nazi past.
* TruthInTelevision: Rike, the youngest sister with Down syndrome, was born when her mother already thought that she was hitting menopause. It is proven that the probability of having a child with Down syndrome rises with the age of the mother at birth.
* TheWoobie: Many characters, but Gesa and Jirgalem both stand out.
