1 | Yes, as relentlessly dark this film is, it's home to at least ''some'' moments of hilarity. |
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3 | * The conversation at the start of the film where Jimmy's brother Michael [[ChildrenAreInnocent keeps asking what an abortion is]], oblivious to the fact he's just let his older sister know that Jimmy's knocked up Ruth. |
4 | ** A darker example comes a bit later when Jimmy's father is building a makeshift bomb shelter. |
5 | ---> '''Michael:''' We'll be able to sleep in it! [[InnocentInaccurate It'll be like going camping!]] |
6 | * One minor BlackComedy moment. Two soldiers have caught some looters stealing food. |
7 | -->'''Soldier 1''': ''[Indicates towards crisps among the loot]'' What flavour are they? |
8 | -->'''Soldier 2''': [[StockYuck Prawn Cocktail.]] |
9 | -->'''Soldier 1''': Aye, they fucking would be! |
10 | * Jimmy's father has the misfortune to be on the lavatory when the bombs start falling, causing him to pull up his trousers with a succinct "Bloody hell!" |
11 | * Jane's pierced ears. It's nice to know that even in a post-nuclear apocalypse world, no girl or woman ever goes out without some sort of jewelry adorning them. |
12 | * An anti-war protester gets into an argument with a heckler. "Don't call me unpatriotic! I've been trying to get us out of the Common Market for bloody years!" |
13 | ** Also HarsherInHindsight considering the UK has since left the EU (which evolved from the Common Market) having voted to do so in 2016. |
14 | * Earlier in the film, it's mentioned in passing that traffic wardens will be conscripted to keep the peace should there be a nuclear attack. Later in the film, four weeks after the attack, there's a detention camp set up for people caught looting the houses of the dead. Who should be guarding the prisoners but [[BrickJoke a traffic warden]]? |
15 | ** While only bleakly funny, there's a bit of {{Narm}} to one of the prisoners shouting: |
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