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1	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: [[Music/KingCrimson "In the Court of the Crimson King"]] was just a great choice, because the song's majesty is so ironic given the sad state of the world.
2	** A lot of the soundtrack could qualify, as could the soundscape of the film in general, but special mention has to go to Jarvis Cocker's ''Running The World'' played over the end credits. The lyrics are a thing of beauty.
3	---> If you thought things had changed friend, you'd better think again. Bluntly put, in the fewest of words: Cunts are still running the world.
4	** And then there's [[Music/{{Radiohead}} Radiohead's]] [[Music/{{Amnesiac}} "Life In A Glasshouse"]], which plays during a scene with Theo and Jasper getting high.
5	* HarsherInHindsight:
6	** It's mentioned in the movie that there was a flu pandemic in 2008. In 2009, a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_flu_pandemic swine flu pandemic]] occurred. And a little over ten years later, the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic happens.
7	** Even worse was the the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Zika_virus_epidemic Zika virus scare in early 2016]]. Many were concerned would cause a pandemic of children born without most of their brains. It even drew direct comparison to this film.
8	** Several critics in 2016 cited the film as highly prescient in light of the Brexit referendum and the Syrian refugee crisis, and the attendant concerns about migration into Europe and the UK.
9	* HilariousInHindsight: The film features a scene in which characters discuss tinnitus ("You know that high-pitched ringing sound you hear?") The film also features a suicide pill called Quietus. Not long after, someone released a homeopathic remedy for tinnitus called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd4pEY_YJGk Quietus]].
10	* MoralEventHorizon: During the battle in the refugee camp, a group of people try to surrender and are gunned down by the military.
11	* NeverLiveItDown: The ping pong ball trick between Theo and Julian.
12	* RetroactiveRecognition:
13	** Charlie Hunnam already had a memorable supporting turn in ''Film/ColdMountain'' but had yet to break out as a mainstream star in ''Series/SonsOfAnarchy'' and later ''Film/PacificRim''.
14	** Danny Huston as Nigel. He was still in the early stage of his career of appearing in larger roles.
15	* SignatureScene: The final [[TheOner long tracking shot]] sequence through a war-torn city, especially the final moments where the baby's cries cause both the army and rebels temporarily stop fighting and let the protagonists go without a struggle.

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