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** The professor who explains the number 23 phenomenon to Walter is Miles ''Phoenix'', after the mythological bird associated with death, rebirth, and renewal -- [[spoiler: a process Walter (symbolically) undergoes twice]].
** The hospital where [[spoiler: Walter was rehabilitated after his suicide attempt, and granted a new lease on life,]] is the Nathaniel Institute, from the biblical name meaning "Gift of God".
** The doctor from the mental hospital [[spoiler: who helped rehabilitate Walter (and later went mad himself)]] is named "Sirius Leary", which means "Dog, Beware" (or, when reversed, "Beware Dog") -- an obvious reference to Ned, who both physically attacks Walter and directs him to [[spoiler: his past crimes (which Leary himself also does)]].
** The hospital where [[spoiler: Walter was rehabilitated after his suicide attempt, and granted a new lease on life,]] is the Nathaniel Institute, from the biblical name meaning "Gift of God".
** The doctor from the mental hospital [[spoiler: who helped rehabilitate Walter (and later went mad himself)]] is named "Sirius Leary", which means "Dog, Beware" (or, when reversed, "Beware Dog") -- an obvious reference to Ned, who both physically attacks Walter and directs him to [[spoiler: his past crimes (which Leary himself also does)]].
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** The professor who explains the number 23 phenomenon to Walter is Miles ''Phoenix'', after the mythological bird associated with death, rebirth, and renewal -- [[spoiler: a process which Walter (symbolically) undergoes twice]].
twice]]. Miles's fictional counterpart,
** The hospital where [[spoiler: Walter was rehabilitated after his suicideattempt, attempt and granted a new lease on life,]] life]] is the Nathaniel Institute, from the biblical name meaning "Gift of God".
** The doctor from the mental hospital [[spoiler: who helped rehabilitate Walter (and later went mad himself)]] is named "Sirius Leary", which means "Dog, Beware" (or, when reversed, "BewareDog") -- Dog"); an obvious reference to Ned, who both physically attacks Walter and directs him to [[spoiler: his past crimes (which Leary himself also does)]].
** The hospital where [[spoiler: Walter was rehabilitated after his suicide
** The doctor from the mental hospital [[spoiler: who helped rehabilitate Walter (and later went mad himself)]] is named "Sirius Leary", which means "Dog, Beware" (or, when reversed, "Beware
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** The stone staircase in the park next to [[spoiler: the spot where Laura Tollins's body is buried]] is named The Steps To Heaven.
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** The stone staircase in the park next to [[spoiler: the spot where Laura Tollins's body is buried]] is named The "The Steps To Heaven.Heaven".
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* NightmareFetishist: Both Laura Tollins and her fictional counterpart, Fabrizia, have a fetish for violence, and liked to roleplay with knives in the bedroom. Fabrizia even has Fingerling take her to an apartment where a woman ''killed herself'' so they can have sex. (Incident, the latter leads to Fabrizia's lover being falsely arrested for her murder, as he believes that the crime scene is an elaborate roleplay and handles the murder weapon.)
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* NightmareFetishist: Both Laura Tollins and her fictional counterpart, Fabrizia, have a fetish for violence, and liked to roleplay with knives in the bedroom. Fabrizia even has Fingerling take her to an apartment where a woman ''killed herself'' so they can have sex. (Incident, Incidentally, the latter leads to Fabrizia's lover being falsely arrested for her murder, as murder (as he believes that the crime scene is an elaborate roleplay and handles the murder weapon.)weapon).
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* DrivenToSuicide: The Suicide Blonde, Widow Dobkins, Walter's Father, and [[spoiler: Walter himself on two separate occasions (one {{bungled|suicide}}, the other {{interrupted|suicide}})]].
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* DrivenToSuicide: The Suicide Blonde, Fingerling, Widow Dobkins, Walter's Father, Sirius Leary, and [[spoiler: Walter himself on two separate occasions (one {{bungled|suicide}}, the other {{interrupted|suicide}})]].
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* MeaningfulName: Several examples:
** Walter's name begins with the ''23rd'' letter of the alphabet.
** The dispatcher who sends Walter on his last call (where he meets Ned for the first time) is named Sybil, after the oracles of Classical mythology. The name is also associated with [[{{Film/Sybil}} a character]] who was famously mentally ill, had a DarkAndTroubledPast, and suffered from [[LaserGuidedAmnesia bouts of amnesia]] -- possibly foreshadowing a number of reveals about [[spoiler: Walter himself (he has a dark past, was once mentally ill, and spent time in a mental hospital, but has lost nearly all memory of it)]].
** Ned, the black-and-white bulldog who watches over Laura Tollin's grave, was so-named because of his habit of "guarding" the dead.[[note]] (Ned is an Old English name meaning "Guardian" or "Protector".)[[/note]] Also, N=14+E=5+D=4=23.
** [[spoiler: The hospital where Walter was rehabilitated after his suicide attempt, and granted a new lease on life, is the Nathaniel Institute, from the biblical name meaning "Gift of God".]]
** The doctor from the mental hospital [[spoiler: who helped rehabilitate Walter (and later went mad himself)]] is named "Sirius Leary", which means "Dog, Beware" (or, when reversed, "Beware Dog") -- an obvious reference to Ned, who both physically attacks Walter and directs him to [[spoiler: his past crimes]].
** Walter's wife is named Agatha, which means "Good". Despite a few false leads, she's ultimately the most morally upright character in the movie (and also convinces [[spoiler: Walter of his own goodness]]).
** Walter's name begins with the ''23rd'' letter of the alphabet.
** The dispatcher who sends Walter on his last call (where he meets Ned for the first time) is named Sybil, after the oracles of Classical mythology. The name is also associated with [[{{Film/Sybil}} a character]] who was famously mentally ill, had a DarkAndTroubledPast, and suffered from [[LaserGuidedAmnesia bouts of amnesia]] -- possibly foreshadowing a number of reveals about [[spoiler: Walter himself (he has a dark past, was once mentally ill, and spent time in a mental hospital, but has lost nearly all memory of it)]].
** Ned, the black-and-white bulldog who watches over Laura Tollin's grave, was so-named because of his habit of "guarding" the dead.[[note]] (Ned is an Old English name meaning "Guardian" or "Protector".)[[/note]] Also, N=14+E=5+D=4=23.
** [[spoiler: The hospital where Walter was rehabilitated after his suicide attempt, and granted a new lease on life, is the Nathaniel Institute, from the biblical name meaning "Gift of God".]]
** The doctor from the mental hospital [[spoiler: who helped rehabilitate Walter (and later went mad himself)]] is named "Sirius Leary", which means "Dog, Beware" (or, when reversed, "Beware Dog") -- an obvious reference to Ned, who both physically attacks Walter and directs him to [[spoiler: his past crimes]].
** Walter's wife is named Agatha, which means "Good". Despite a few false leads, she's ultimately the most morally upright character in the movie (and also convinces [[spoiler: Walter of his own goodness]]).
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* MeaningfulName: Several examples:
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** Walter's name begins with the ''23rd'' letter of thealphabet.
alphabet (which is the same letter that ends his last name).
** Walter's wife is named Agatha, which means "Good". [[spoiler: Despite a few false leads, she's ultimately the most morally upright character in the movie (and also convinces Walter of his own goodness]]).
** The dispatcher who sends Walter on his last call (where he meets Ned for the first time) is named Sybil, after the oracles of Classical mythology. The name is also associated with [[{{Film/Sybil}} a character]] who was famously mentally ill, had a DarkAndTroubledPast, and suffered from [[LaserGuidedAmnesia bouts of amnesia]] -- possibly foreshadowing a number of revealsabout [[spoiler: about Walter himself (he has a dark past, was once mentally ill, suffered brain damage, and spent time in a mental hospital, but has lost nearly all memory of it)]].
loss)]].
** Ned, the black-and-white bulldog who watches over Laura Tollin's grave,was is so-named because of his habit of "guarding" the dead.[[note]] (Ned is an Old English name meaning "Guardian" or "Protector".)[[/note]] Also, N=14+E=5+D=4=23.
** The professor who explains the number 23 phenomenon to Walter is Miles ''Phoenix'', after the mythological bird associated with death, rebirth, and renewal -- [[spoiler: a process Walter (symbolically) undergoes twice]].
** The hospital where [[spoiler: Walter was rehabilitated after his suicide attempt, and granted a new lease onlife, life,]] is the Nathaniel Institute, from the biblical name meaning "Gift of God".]]
God".
** The doctor from the mental hospital [[spoiler: who helped rehabilitate Walter (and later went mad himself)]] is named "Sirius Leary", which means "Dog, Beware" (or, when reversed, "Beware Dog") -- an obvious reference to Ned, who both physically attacks Walter and directs him to [[spoiler: his pastcrimes]].
crimes (which Leary himself also does)]].
**Walter's wife Kyle Flinch, the man who was jailed for Laura Tollins's murder, is named Agatha, indeed skittish. Also, his name has no connection to the number 23, which means "Good". Despite a few false leads, she's ultimately the most morally upright character signifies (to Walter) that he is innocent.
** The stone staircase in themovie (and also convinces park next to [[spoiler: the spot where Laura Tollins's body is buried]] is named The Steps To Heaven.
** The hotel in the third act [[spoiler: where Walterof his own goodness]]).wrote "The Number 23"]] is the King Edward Hotel; King Edward VIII was born on June '''23''', 1894.
* MistakenForMurderer: Kyle Flinch is falsely arrested and jailed for Laura's murder. [[spoiler: This is rectified in the movie's final act.]]
** Walter's name begins with the ''23rd'' letter of the
** Walter's wife is named Agatha, which means "Good". [[spoiler: Despite a few false leads, she's ultimately the most morally upright character in the movie (and also convinces Walter of his own goodness]]).
** The dispatcher who sends Walter on his last call (where he meets Ned for the first time) is named Sybil, after the oracles of Classical mythology. The name is also associated with [[{{Film/Sybil}} a character]] who was famously mentally ill, had a DarkAndTroubledPast, and suffered from [[LaserGuidedAmnesia bouts of amnesia]] -- possibly foreshadowing a number of reveals
** Ned, the black-and-white bulldog who watches over Laura Tollin's grave,
** The professor who explains the number 23 phenomenon to Walter is Miles ''Phoenix'', after the mythological bird associated with death, rebirth, and renewal -- [[spoiler: a process Walter (symbolically) undergoes twice]].
** The hospital where [[spoiler: Walter was rehabilitated after his suicide attempt, and granted a new lease on
** The doctor from the mental hospital [[spoiler: who helped rehabilitate Walter (and later went mad himself)]] is named "Sirius Leary", which means "Dog, Beware" (or, when reversed, "Beware Dog") -- an obvious reference to Ned, who both physically attacks Walter and directs him to [[spoiler: his past
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** The stone staircase in the
** The hotel in the third act [[spoiler: where Walter
* MistakenForMurderer: Kyle Flinch is falsely arrested and jailed for Laura's murder. [[spoiler: This is rectified in the movie's final act.]]
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* NightmareFetishist: Both Laura Tollins and the fictional Fabrizia have a fetish for violence and like to roleplay with knives in the bedroom. Fabrizia even has Fingerling take her to an apartment where a woman ''killed herself'' so they can have sex.
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* NightmareFetishist: Both Laura Tollins and the her fictional Fabrizia counterpart, Fabrizia, have a fetish for violence violence, and like liked to roleplay with knives in the bedroom. Fabrizia even has Fingerling take her to an apartment where a woman ''killed herself'' so they can have sex. (Incident, the latter leads to Fabrizia's lover being falsely arrested for her murder, as he believes that the crime scene is an elaborate roleplay and handles the murder weapon.)
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** The doctor from the mental hospital [[spoiler: who helped rehabilitate Walter (and later went mad himself)]] is named "Sirius Leary", which means "Dog, Beware" (or, when reversed, "Beware the Dog") -- an obvious reference to Ned, who both physically attacks Walter and directs him to [[spoiler: his past crimes]].
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** The doctor from the mental hospital [[spoiler: who helped rehabilitate Walter (and later went mad himself)]] is named "Sirius Leary", which means "Dog, Beware" (or, when reversed, "Beware the Dog") -- an obvious reference to Ned, who both physically attacks Walter and directs him to [[spoiler: his past crimes]].
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* TheKillerInMe: [[spoiler: The murderer of Laura Tollins, who wrote a fictionalized account of his crime in "The Number 23", turns out to be Walter himself.]]
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* TheKillerInMe: [[spoiler: The murderer of Laura Tollins, who wrote a fictionalized account of his crime in "The Number 23", turns out to be Walter himself.]]
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* NumberObsession: Walter Sparrow finds himself obsessed and fixated on the "23 enigma", a belief that all incidents and events are directly connected to the number 23, some permutation of the number 23, or a number related to 23. The in-universe explanation for the number's importance is that 2 divided by 3 is .666... i.e. the NumberOfTheBeast.
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* InterplayOfSexAndViolence: Both Laura Tollins and the fictional Fabrizia have a fetish for violence and like to roleplay with knives in the bedroom. Fabrizia even has Fingerling take her to an apartment where a woman ''killed herself'' so they can have sex.
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* NightmareFetishist: Both Laura Tollins and the fictional Fabrizia have a fetish for violence and like to roleplay with knives in the bedroom. Fabrizia even has Fingerling take her to an apartment where a woman ''killed herself'' so they can have sex.
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** The dispatcher who sends Walter on his last call (where he meets Ned for the first time) is named Sybil, after the oracles of Classical mythology.
*** The name is also associated with [[{{Film/Sybil}} a character ]] who was famously mentally ill, had a DarkAndTroubledPast, and suffered from [[LaserGuidedAmnesia bouts of amnesia]] -- possibly foreshadowing a number of reveals about [[spoiler: Walter himself (he has a dark past, was once mentally ill, and spent time in a mental hospital, but has lost nearly all memory of it)]].
*** The name is also associated with [[{{Film/Sybil}} a character ]] who was famously mentally ill, had a DarkAndTroubledPast, and suffered from [[LaserGuidedAmnesia bouts of amnesia]] -- possibly foreshadowing a number of reveals about [[spoiler: Walter himself (he has a dark past, was once mentally ill, and spent time in a mental hospital, but has lost nearly all memory of it)]].
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** The dispatcher who sends Walter on his last call (where he meets Ned for the first time) is named Sybil, after the oracles of Classical mythology.
***mythology. The name is also associated with [[{{Film/Sybil}} a character ]] character]] who was famously mentally ill, had a DarkAndTroubledPast, and suffered from [[LaserGuidedAmnesia bouts of amnesia]] -- possibly foreshadowing a number of reveals about [[spoiler: Walter himself (he has a dark past, was once mentally ill, and spent time in a mental hospital, but has lost nearly all memory of it)]].
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** The doctor at the mental hospital [[spoiler: who helped rehabilitate Walter (and later went mad himself)]] is named "Sirius Leary", which means "Dog, Beware" (or, when reversed, "Beware the Dog") -- an obvious reference to Ned, who both physically attacks Walter and directs him to [[spoiler: his past crimes]].
** Walter's wife is named Agatha, which means "Good". Despite a few false leads, she's ultimately the most morally upright character in the movie (and also convinces [[spoiler; Walter of his own goodness]]).
** Walter's wife is named Agatha, which means "Good". Despite a few false leads, she's ultimately the most morally upright character in the movie (and also convinces [[spoiler; Walter of his own goodness]]).
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** The doctor at from the mental hospital [[spoiler: who helped rehabilitate Walter (and later went mad himself)]] is named "Sirius Leary", which means "Dog, Beware" (or, when reversed, "Beware the Dog") -- an obvious reference to Ned, who both physically attacks Walter and directs him to [[spoiler: his past crimes]].
** Walter's wife is named Agatha, which means "Good". Despite a few false leads, she's ultimately the most morally upright character in the movie (and also convinces[[spoiler; [[spoiler: Walter of his own goodness]]).
** Walter's wife is named Agatha, which means "Good". Despite a few false leads, she's ultimately the most morally upright character in the movie (and also convinces
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* WhamLine: "You wrote [the book], [[spoiler: Walter]]. '''You''' did."
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* WhamLine: "You [[spoiler: wrote [the book], [[spoiler: Walter]]. '''You''' did."
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* HappilyMarried: Unlike Walter's own parents, Walter and his wife, Agatha, are very much in love with (and faithful to) each other.
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* ItWasHereISwear: The skull Walter digs up is gone by the time he return with the Police.
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* ItWasHereISwear: The skull Walter digs up is gone by the time he return returns with the Police.police.
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** The dispatcher who sends Walter on his last call (where he meets Ned) is named Sybil, after the oracles of Classic mythology.
** Ned, the black and white bulldog who watches over Laura Tollin's grave, was so-named because of his habit of "guarding" the dead.[[note]] (Ned is an Old English name meaning "guardian" or "protector".)[[/note]] Also N=14+E=5+D=4=23
** [[spoiler: The hospital where Walter was rehabilitated after his suicide attempt and granted a new lease on life is the Nathaniel Institute, from the biblical name meaning "Gift of God".]]
** The doctor at the mental hospital [[spoiler: who helped rehabilitate Walter (and later went mad)]] is named "Sirius Leary", which means "Dog, Beware" (or, when reversed, "Beware the Dog") -- an obvious reference to Ned, who physically attacks Walter [[spoiler: and directs him to his past crimes]].
** Ned, the black and white bulldog who watches over Laura Tollin's grave, was so-named because of his habit of "guarding" the dead.[[note]] (Ned is an Old English name meaning "guardian" or "protector".)[[/note]] Also N=14+E=5+D=4=23
** [[spoiler: The hospital where Walter was rehabilitated after his suicide attempt and granted a new lease on life is the Nathaniel Institute, from the biblical name meaning "Gift of God".]]
** The doctor at the mental hospital [[spoiler: who helped rehabilitate Walter (and later went mad)]] is named "Sirius Leary", which means "Dog, Beware" (or, when reversed, "Beware the Dog") -- an obvious reference to Ned, who physically attacks Walter [[spoiler: and directs him to his past crimes]].
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** Walter's name begins with the ''23rd'' letter of the alphabet.
** The dispatcher who sends Walter on his last call (where he meetsNed) Ned for the first time) is named Sybil, after the oracles of Classic Classical mythology.
*** The name is also associated with [[{{Film/Sybil}} a character ]] who was famously mentally ill, had a DarkAndTroubledPast, and suffered from [[LaserGuidedAmnesia bouts of amnesia]] -- possibly foreshadowing a number of reveals about [[spoiler: Walter himself (he has a dark past, was once mentally ill, and spent time in a mental hospital, but has lost nearly all memory of it)]].
** Ned, theblack and white black-and-white bulldog who watches over Laura Tollin's grave, was so-named because of his habit of "guarding" the dead.[[note]] (Ned is an Old English name meaning "guardian" "Guardian" or "protector"."Protector".)[[/note]] Also N=14+E=5+D=4=23
Also, N=14+E=5+D=4=23.
** [[spoiler: The hospital where Walter was rehabilitated after his suicideattempt attempt, and granted a new lease on life life, is the Nathaniel Institute, from the biblical name meaning "Gift of God".]]
** The doctor at the mental hospital [[spoiler: who helped rehabilitate Walter (and later wentmad)]] mad himself)]] is named "Sirius Leary", which means "Dog, Beware" (or, when reversed, "Beware the Dog") -- an obvious reference to Ned, who both physically attacks Walter [[spoiler: and directs him to [[spoiler: his past crimes]].crimes]].
** Walter's wife is named Agatha, which means "Good". Despite a few false leads, she's ultimately the most morally upright character in the movie (and also convinces [[spoiler; Walter of his own goodness]]).
** The dispatcher who sends Walter on his last call (where he meets
*** The name is also associated with [[{{Film/Sybil}} a character ]] who was famously mentally ill, had a DarkAndTroubledPast, and suffered from [[LaserGuidedAmnesia bouts of amnesia]] -- possibly foreshadowing a number of reveals about [[spoiler: Walter himself (he has a dark past, was once mentally ill, and spent time in a mental hospital, but has lost nearly all memory of it)]].
** Ned, the
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** Walter's wife is named Agatha, which means "Good". Despite a few false leads, she's ultimately the most morally upright character in the movie (and also convinces [[spoiler; Walter of his own goodness]]).
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''The Number 23'' is a 2007 American psychological thriller film directed by Creator/JoelSchumacher, starring Creator/JimCarrey, Creator/VirginiaMadsen, Danny Huston and Creator/LoganLerman.
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''The Number 23'' is a 2007 American psychological thriller film directed by Creator/JoelSchumacher, starring Creator/JimCarrey, Creator/VirginiaMadsen, Danny Huston Creator/DannyHuston and Creator/LoganLerman.
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The plot revolves around Walter Sparrow (Carrey) and his obsession with the TwentyThree enigma, an esoteric belief that all incidents and events are directly connected to the number 23, some permutation of the number 23, or a number related to 23.
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The plot revolves around Walter Sparrow (Carrey) and his obsession with the TwentyThree enigma, "23 enigma", an esoteric belief that all incidents and events are directly connected to the number 23, some permutation of the number 23, or a number related to 23.
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* ArcNumber: The number 23.
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* ArcNumber: The number 23.23, obviously.
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* HereditaryCurse: Walter's own parents both died when he was young, with his father committing suicide rather than face his problems (possibly due to the influence of the number 23). Walter seems fated to do the same at the end, attempting to take his own life by walking into traffic. However, he stops himself when he sees his son watching him, breaking the curse.]]
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* HereditaryCurse: [[spoiler: Walter's own parents both died when he was young, with his father committing suicide rather than face his problems (possibly due to the influence of the number 23). Walter seems fated to do the same at the end, attempting to take his own life by walking into traffic. However, he stops himself when he sees his son watching him, breaking the curse.]]
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* DrivenToSuicide: The Suicide Blonde, Widow Dobkins, Walter's Father, and [[spoiler: Walter himself on two separate occasions (one {{bungled|suicide}}, the other {{interrupted|suicide}}]].
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* DrivenToSuicide: The Suicide Blonde, Widow Dobkins, Walter's Father, and [[spoiler: Walter himself on two separate occasions (one {{bungled|suicide}}, the other {{interrupted|suicide}}]].{{interrupted|suicide}})]].
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* DrivenToSuicide: The Suicide Blonde, Widow Dobkins, Walter's Father, and [[spoiler: Walter himself. Twice. (The first time, he survives his attempt; the second time, he stops because he sees his son watching him]].)
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* DrivenToSuicide: The Suicide Blonde, Widow Dobkins, Walter's Father, and [[spoiler: Walter himself. Twice. (The first time, he survives his attempt; himself on two separate occasions (one {{bungled|suicide}}, the second time, he stops because he sees his son watching him]].)other {{interrupted|suicide}}]].
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* SharpshooterFallacy: The entire concept of everything adding up to the number 23 (and being so significant) runs on this, but is [[JustifiedTrope justified]] in that Walter is suffering from a terrible obsession, [[TropesAreNotBad so logic and reason don't really enter the story for the sake of preserving the drama.]]
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* SharpshooterFallacy: The entire concept of everything adding up to the number 23 (and being so significant) runs on this, but is [[JustifiedTrope justified]] in that Walter is suffering from a terrible obsession, [[TropesAreNotBad [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools so logic and reason don't really enter the story for the sake of preserving the drama.]]
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The plot revolves around Walter Sparrow (Carrey) and his obsession with the 23 enigma, an esoteric belief that all incidents and events are directly connected to the number 23, some permutation of the number 23, or a number related to 23.
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The plot revolves around Walter Sparrow (Carrey) and his obsession with the 23 TwentyThree enigma, an esoteric belief that all incidents and events are directly connected to the number 23, some permutation of the number 23, or a number related to 23.
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* DrivenToSuicide: The [[CaptainObvious Suicide Blonde]], Widow Dobkins, Walter's Father, and [[spoiler: Walter himself. Twice. (The first time, he survives his attempt; the second time, he stops because he sees his son watching him]].)
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* DrivenToSuicide: The [[CaptainObvious Suicide Blonde]], Blonde, Widow Dobkins, Walter's Father, and [[spoiler: Walter himself. Twice. (The first time, he survives his attempt; the second time, he stops because he sees his son watching him]].)
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* ForWantOfANail: Walter laments this at the beginning of the film: if he hadn't agreed to take Agatha's cake to the holiday office party without her, the dispatcher Sybil wouldn't have drunkenly thrown herself at him; if he hadn't turned down Sybil's advances so harshly, she wouldn't have been angry at him the next day and sent him on another call just as his shift ended; if he hadn't been sent on that last call, he wouldn't have been bitten by Need, and he wouldn't have been late to meet Agstha if he hadn't been late to meet his wife, she wouldn't have had time to browse in the used bookstore...where she found a copy of ''The Number 23''.
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* ForWantOfANail: Walter laments this at the beginning of the film: if he hadn't agreed to take Agatha's cake to the holiday office party without her, the dispatcher Sybil wouldn't have drunkenly thrown herself at him; if he hadn't turned down Sybil's advances so harshly, she wouldn't have been angry at him the next day and sent him on another call just as his shift ended; if he hadn't been sent on that last call, he wouldn't have been bitten by Need, Ned, and he wouldn't have been late to meet Agstha Agatha; if he hadn't been late to meet his wife, she wouldn't have had time to browse in the used bookstore...where she found a copy of ''The Number 23''.
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* DrivenToSuicide: The [[CaptainObvious Suicide Blonde]], Widow Dobkins, Walter's Father, and [[spoiler: Walter himself. Twice. (The first time, he survives his attempt; the second time, he stops because he [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming sees his son watching him]].)]]
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* DrivenToSuicide: The [[CaptainObvious Suicide Blonde]], Widow Dobkins, Walter's Father, and [[spoiler: Walter himself. Twice. (The first time, he survives his attempt; the second time, he stops because he [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming sees his son watching him]].)]])
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* ForWantOfANail: Walter laments this at the beginning of the film: if he hadn't agreed to take his wife's cake to the holiday office party without her, the dispatcher Sybil wouldn't have drunkenly thrown herself at him; if he hadn't turned down Sybil's advances so harshly, she wouldn't have been angry at him the next day and sent him on another call just as his shift ended; if he hadn't been sent on that last call, he wouldn't have been late to meet his wife; if he hadn't been late to meet his wife, she wouldn't have had time to browse in the used bookstore where she found a copy of ''The Number 23''....
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* ForWantOfANail: Walter laments this at the beginning of the film: if he hadn't agreed to take his wife's Agatha's cake to the holiday office party without her, the dispatcher Sybil wouldn't have drunkenly thrown herself at him; if he hadn't turned down Sybil's advances so harshly, she wouldn't have been angry at him the next day and sent him on another call just as his shift ended; if he hadn't been sent on that last call, he wouldn't have been bitten by Need, and he wouldn't have been late to meet his wife; Agstha if he hadn't been late to meet his wife, she wouldn't have had time to browse in the used bookstore bookstore...where she found a copy of ''The Number 23''....23''.
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* OneBookAuthor: Both in- and out-of-universe: in-universe, [[spoiler:Topsy Kretts/Walter]] has written only this book; out-of-universe, the movie's failure resulted in it being Fernley Phillips' only writing credit to date.
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* OneBookAuthor: Both in- in and out-of-universe: in-universe, [[spoiler:Topsy Kretts/Walter]] has written only this book; out-of-universe, the movie's failure resulted in it being Fernley Phillips' only writing credit to date.
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** The doctor at the mental hospital [[spoiler: who helped rehabilitate Walter (and later went mad)]] is named "Sirius Leary", which (when reversed) roughly means "Be Careful of the Dog" -- an obvious reference to Ned, who physically attacks Walter [[spoiler: and directs him to his past crimes]].
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** The doctor at the mental hospital [[spoiler: who helped rehabilitate Walter (and later went mad)]] is named "Sirius Leary", which (when reversed) roughly means "Be Careful of "Dog, Beware" (or, when reversed, "Beware the Dog" Dog") -- an obvious reference to Ned, who physically attacks Walter [[spoiler: and directs him to his past crimes]].
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* RoomFullOfCrazy: The hotel room where [[spoiler: Walter]] wrote the last chapter of the book--literally. It has a fictional counterpart in the Suicide Blonde's apartment, where she scrawled out all of h]]er life's connections to the number 23.
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* RoomFullOfCrazy: The hotel room where [[spoiler: Walter]] wrote the last chapter of the book--literally. It has a fictional counterpart in the Suicide Blonde's apartment, where she scrawled out all of h]]er her life's connections to the number 23.
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* ArcNumber: Guess.
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Laura Tollins could be seen as this, for driving Walter into a homicidal rage after claiming she never loved him and mocking his father's suicide. At least, if that's what ''[[UnreliableNarrator really]]'' happened?]]
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Laura Tollins could be seen as this, for driving Walter into a homicidal rage after claiming she never loved him and mocking his father's suicide. At least, if that's what ''[[UnreliableNarrator really]]'' happened?]]
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The number 23.
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: LauraTollins could be seen as Tollins]] was this, for driving Walter [[spoiler: Walter]] into a homicidal rage after claiming she never loved him and mocking his father's suicide. At least, if that's what ''[[UnreliableNarrator really]]'' happened?]]happened?
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-->[[spoiler: '''Walter Sparrow:''' Maybe it's not the happiest of endings, but it's the right one. Some day I'll be up for parole, and we can go on living our lives. It's only a matter of time. Of course, time is just a counting system. Numbers with meaning attached to them...isn't it?]]
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* RedHerring: The film's third act has this in the form of a false [[TheReveal Reveal]] before the actual reveal. [[spoiler: Walter suspects that Agatha is the book's writer and the film then replays flashbacks that seem to point out to her. Of course, for the true reveal, see TheReveal below.]]
* RoomFullOfCrazy: The hotel room where [[spoiler: Walter]] wrote the last chapter of the book--literally. It has a fictional counterpart in the Suicide Blonde's apartment, where she scrawled out all of her life's connections to the number 23.
** [[spoiler: Also, Walter's old room at the mental hospital.]]
* RoomFullOfCrazy: The hotel room where [[spoiler: Walter]] wrote the last chapter of the book--literally. It has a fictional counterpart in the Suicide Blonde's apartment, where she scrawled out all of her life's connections to the number 23.
** [[spoiler: Also, Walter's old room at the mental hospital.]]
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* RedHerring: The film's third act has this in the form of a false [[TheReveal Reveal]] before the actual reveal. [[spoiler: Walter suspects that Agatha is the book's writer and the film then replays flashbacks that seem to point out to her. Of course, for the true reveal, see TheReveal below.]]
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* RoomFullOfCrazy: The hotel room where [[spoiler: Walter]] wrote the last chapter of the book--literally. It has a fictional counterpart in the Suicide Blonde's apartment, where she scrawled out all ofher h]]er life's connections to the number 23.
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* TheReveal: [[spoiler: The author who wrote the book "The Number 23" is ''Walter himself.'']]
* [[spoiler: TomatoInTheMirror]]: [[spoiler: Walter Sparrow is Topsy Kretts]].
* TheReveal: [[spoiler: The author who wrote the book "The Number 23" is ''Walter himself.'']]
* [[spoiler: TomatoInTheMirror]]: [[spoiler: Walter Sparrow is Topsy Kretts]].
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* WhamLine: [[spoiler: "You wrote [the book], Walter. '''You''' did."]]
* [[spoiler:WritingAboutYourCrime]]: "Topsy Kretts" [[spoiler:is really Walter himself, and the suicide blonde actually represents a girl he murdered.]]
* WhamLine: [[spoiler: "You wrote [the book], Walter. '''You''' did."]]
* [[spoiler:WritingAboutYourCrime]]: "Topsy Kretts" [[spoiler:is really Walter himself, and the suicide blonde actually represents a girl he murdered.]]
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* [[spoiler: AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Laura Tollins could be seen as this, for driving Walter into a homicidal rage after claiming she never loved him and mocking his father's suicide. At least, if that's what ''[[UnreliableNarrator really]]'' happened?]]
