Line #20 YMMV/OctoberBaby

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1	* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Given the numerous inconsistencies in the personalities and behavior of the characters, this trope was inevitable.
2	** Is Hannah [[StrawmanHasAPoint justified in her search]], a walking {{Wangst}} factor, or a combination of the two?
3	** Is Jacob a loving, if {{tough\|Love}}, father, or just an [[ParentalNeglect irresponsible]], [[AbusiveParents abusive]] {{Jerkass}}?
4	** Is Hannah's biological mother a JerkassWoobie or just a strawman?
5	* {{Anvilicious}}: Abortion is pretty bad. The movie makes no attempt at subtlety.
6	* CriticalDissonance:
7	** The movie received '''horrible''' reviews ([[https://www.avclub.com/the-worst-films-of-2012-1798236977 Making number three]] on the ''A.V. Club''[='=]s worst movies of 2012), but among conservative Christian audiences, it might as well be ''Film/BladeRunner''.
8	** The film currently has a 6.7 rating on IMDB. Make of that what you will.
9	* ClicheStorm: The film reads like a litany of every GeneHunting film ever made. {{Wangst}}, an overprotective, no-nonsense adoptive dad, and self-centered birth parent, the list goes on.
10	* CultClassic: It looks set to become this, given its massive popularity in the pro-life community.
11	* DesignatedHero:
12	** Hannah. She may have had a hard birth and does suffer from passing out, but she does quite a few criminal acts and spends much of the movie being an emo {{jerkass}}.
13	** Jacob.
14	* DesignatedVillain: Hannah's biological mother. We never really see her side of the story or why she wanted the abortion. All we get to see that she’s a supposedly cold and selfish woman who didn’t want to be a mother. When Hannah sees her, she’s instantly consumed with rage at the sight of her, and doesn’t bother speaking to her.
15	* OneSceneWonder: Rodney Clark steals the show as a priest in a late scene.
16	* UnintentionallySympathetic: Hannah's biological mother, whom some viewers see as a JerkassWoobie. We really only see her from Hannah's point of view, so we don't really see her side of the story.
17	* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic:
18	** Jacob, who can be seen controlling, overprotective or even downright abusive towards Hannah.
19	** Hannah herself (see DesignatedHero above).
20	* {{Wangst}}: Plenty of it, courtesy of Hannah.

Context YMMV / OctoberBaby