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* KickedOutOfHeaven: Rufus is frequently tossed out of Heaven for being loud and annoying. He's also allowed back in after he's had a chance to cool off. His aid to Bethany in the film allows him back in a little earlier than usual.
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* ProductionForeshadowing: In his monologue about Creator/JohnHughes films, Jay feels that all the guys in them are whiny pussies, "Except for Creator/JuddNelson, he was fuckin' harsh". Guess who appeared in Creator/KevinSmith's next film, ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack''?
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* MissedHimByThatMuch: When her car breaks down, Bethany unsuccessfuly tries to flag to flag down a passing bus, which just happens to have Bartleby and Loki on it.
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* NotAfraidofHell: Azrael inverts this trope--he is ''very'' afraid of Hell, despite being a demon, and blames humans [[HumansAreFlawed for making it that way]] with their demands to be punished for sin. In fact, he's so desperate to get away from it that he's willing to destroy ''all of existence'':
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* NotAfraidofHell: NotAfraidOfHell: Azrael inverts this trope--he is ''very'' afraid of Hell, despite being a demon, and blames humans [[HumansAreFlawed for making it that way]] with their demands to be punished for sin. In fact, he's so desperate to get away from it that he's willing to destroy ''all of existence'':
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** Loki directly compares Bartleby to [[{{Satan}} Lucifer]] (alluded to via his former title the "Morning Star") when he starts ranting about how God treats angels.
-->"You sound like the Morning Star!"
** When Bethany begs Metatron to take her fate as [[spoiler:a descendent of Jesus]] away from her, Metatron replies that Jesus acted the same exact way when he told him his fate.
** Loki directly compares Bartleby to [[{{Satan}} Lucifer]] (alluded to via his former title the "Morning Star") when he starts ranting about how God treats angels.
-->"You sound like the Morning Star!"
** When Bethany begs Metatron to take her fate as [[spoiler:a descendent of Jesus]] away from her, Metatron replies that Jesus acted the same exact way when he told him his fate.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: In-universe. Bethany is not the direct descendant of Jesus, but one of his siblings because, as she is question what's more unlikely? That there is a God and a virgin birth? Or that a married couple never slept together and had a kid themselves?
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: In-universe. Bethany is not the direct descendant of Jesus, but one of his siblings siblings, because, as she is question asked, what's more unlikely? That there is a God and a virgin birth? Or that a married couple never slept together and had a kid themselves?
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* WingedHumanoid: The angels have the traditional white, feathered wings...which they have to rip off in order to become human.
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* WingedHumanoid: The angels have the traditional white, feathered wings... which they have to rip off in order to become human.
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* YouCanLeaveYourHatOn: Serependity is working as a stripper, and her routine has her in a Catholic schoolgirl outfit (presumably for the irony). She uses her power of inspiration to make the audience give her more tips. (It's all she ''can'' do with it - despite being a muse, she's not allowed to keep any of the ideas for herself.)
* YouNeedToGetLaid: People on both sides tell this to each other. When Bartleby goes really nuts at the end, Loki notes that it's just '''eons''' of repression being purged.
* YouNeedToGetLaid: People on both sides tell this to each other. When Bartleby goes really nuts at the end, Loki notes that it's just '''eons''' of repression being purged.
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* YouCanLeaveYourHatOn: Serependity is working as a stripper, and her routine has her in a Catholic schoolgirl outfit (presumably for the irony). She uses her power of inspiration to make the audience give her more tips. (It's all she ''can'' do with it - it-- despite being a muse, she's not allowed to keep any of the ideas for herself.)
* YouNeedToGetLaid: People on both sidestell say this to each other. When Bartleby goes really nuts at the end, Loki notes that it's just '''eons''' of repression being purged.
* YouNeedToGetLaid: People on both sides
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* WalkingSpoiler: Just the mere mention of [[spoiler:Alanis Morisette being God in the movie can give away that God does something crucial to the plot.]]
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* BigDamnHeroes: Jay and Silent Bob of all people get one of these.
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* BigDamnHeroes: Jay and Silent Bob of all people get one of these.these when they save Bethany from the triplets.
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* CannotTellFictionFromReality: Jay and Silent Bob left New Jersey to relocate to Shermer in Illinois, where Creator/JohnHughes' films are set, only to find out that the place doesn't exist.
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* RunningGag: Metatron getting his suit ruined.
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* FamousLastWords: [[spoiler:Azrael]] still has something to say while dying.
-->[[spoiler:'''Azrael:''' But... I'm a fucking demon...]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Azrael:''' But... I'm a fucking demon...]]
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* RealityEnsues: Bethany is not the direct descendant of Jesus, but one of his siblings because, as she is question what's more unlikely? That there is a God and a virgin birth? Or that a married couple never slept together and had a kid themselves?
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* DopeSlap: Rufus and Serendipity both give Jay one for shooting Bartleby's wings off.
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* BarbieDollAnatomy: When he first appears to Bethany she thinks the Metatron is a rapist that broke into her apartment. He responds by dropping his trousers and showing her that angels have no genitals. Rickman even lampshades it, saying "he's as anatomically impaired as a Ken doll." Unfortunately, this bit was censored in many versions of the film, cutting out the part with Rickman in a flesh-colored codpiece. Some of Loki and Bartleby's dialogue, as well as the fact that Serendipity flashed Bethany to prove that she's a muse, imply that it holds true for all angels.
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* BarbieDollAnatomy: When he Metatron first appears to Bethany she thinks the Metatron he is a rapist that broke into her apartment. He responds by dropping his trousers and showing her that angels have no genitals. Rickman even lampshades it, saying "he's as anatomically impaired as a Ken doll." Unfortunately, this bit was censored in many versions of the film, cutting out the part with Rickman in a flesh-colored codpiece. Some of Loki and Bartleby's dialogue, as well as the fact that Serendipity flashed Bethany to prove that she's a muse, imply that it holds true for all angels.
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%%* TheChessmaster: Metatron. Azrael is also one, despite being an OmnicidalManiac.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: When Serependity explains how [[spoiler:the cardinal's golf clubs]] were responsible for [[spoiler:killing Azrael]], Jay's response is, "Holy shit! Silent Bob's an instrument of God?!?"
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%%** Even if He does owe Rufus twelve bucks.
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%%* LudicrousGibs: The fate of [[spoiler:Bartleby]].
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%%* OurAngelsAreDifferent: To start with, they [[BarbieDollAnatomy have no genitals]]...
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** Some translations of the Bible actually ''do'' mention [[spoiler:Jesus having siblings]]. The debates over what those lines actually ''mean'' are ''legendary''.
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* ButICantBePregnant: Bethany is infertile due to an infection that damaged her uterus. When God resurrects her by the end of the movie, She leaves her [[MysticalPregnancy a little something extra]] to keep the bloodline going. She is, after all, the Last Scion.
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* HourglassPlot: In the beginning, Loki is portrayed as the more ruthless and reckless, wanting to go on one more divinely righteous killing spree before re-entering heaven, while Bartleby is the one who feels compassion for the humans and is more reserved. However, halfway through Bartleby snaps and becomes an OmnicidalManiac bent on killing everyone, and it is Loki who is attempting to hold him back.
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%%* OpenShirtTaunt: The BigBad does this, because he's "a fucking demon" and has no reason to expect it to work.
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* CrowdPanic: The watching crowd panics and bolts after Bartleby breaks Officer [=McGee=]'s neck.
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* CrowdPanic: The driver and passengers flee the bus Loki and Bartleby are on after Loki shoots the adulterer. Later, the watching crowd at the church panics and bolts after Bartleby breaks Officer [=McGee=]'s neck.
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* NotAfraidofHell: Azrael inverts this trope--he is ''very'' afraid of Hell, despite being a demon, and blames humans [[HumansAreFlawed for making it that way]] with their demands to be punished for sin. In fact, he's so desperate to get away from it that he's willing to destroy ''all of existence'':
--> I've spent eons privy to the flames, inhaling the decay, hearing the wail of the damned! I know what effect such horrors have on the delicate psyche of an angelic being! [[CessationOfExistence I'd rather not exist than go back to that]]... and if everyone has to go down with me, [[SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum so be it]].
--> I've spent eons privy to the flames, inhaling the decay, hearing the wail of the damned! I know what effect such horrors have on the delicate psyche of an angelic being! [[CessationOfExistence I'd rather not exist than go back to that]]... and if everyone has to go down with me, [[SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum so be it]].
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* RealityEnsues: Bethany is not the direct descendant of Jesus, but one of his siblings because, as she is question what's more unlikely? That there is a God and a virgin birth? Or that a married couple never slept together and had a kid themselves?
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%%* CreepyChild: The Stygian triplets, particularly the long haired one.
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%%* GangstaStyle: One of the Stygian Triplets (the one with a [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver black shirt with red sleeves]] and a beanie) holds Azrael's [=MAC-11=] machine pistol this way.
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%%* GangstaStyle: One of the Stygian Triplets (the one with a [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver black shirt with red sleeves]] and a beanie) holds Azrael's [=MAC-11=] machine pistol this way.sideways as Azrael explains half his plot to the heroes while holding them until Bartleby and Loki can cross the church's threshold, then get killed, and cause existence to be wiped.
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** Wisconsin: Worse than Hell.
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** Wisconsin: Worse than Hell. Metatron, at film's climax, asks Bartleby if it was really ''that bad''.
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* AbortionFalloutDrama: Bethany got a back-alley abortion from another student when she got pregnant in college. The student botched the operation, resulting in a uterine infection which left Bethany unable to bear children; her husband left her when he found this out. This made her lose her faith.
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* TheGhost: Although mentioned several times, Lucifer is never seen onscreen (marking one of the few cases in religious fantasy that he doesn't show up to oppose God). Azrael tells the fallen angels that Lucifer is after them too, but since he and the Stygian Trio have apparently gone renegade (and want Hell destroyed with the rest of the universe), he likely was lying to spur them on.
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Creator/KevinSmith decided to take Film/TheViewAskewniverse into the realm of religion with '''''Dogma'''''. May God have mercy on our souls.
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In 1999, Creator/KevinSmith decided to take Film/TheViewAskewniverse into the realm of religion with '''''Dogma'''''. May God have mercy on our souls.
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** Of {{Hell}}, instead of being a place of damnation for horrible people, it is for people with huge HeroicSelfDeprecation that {{God}} can never forgive them so they opted to take eternal suffering for their guilt. Azrael says it ''became'' a place of eternal damnation because humans thought they deserved it. Before that, it was just a place where God had no presence, which sucked, but it wasn't torture.
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** Of {{Hell}}, instead of being a place of damnation for horrible people, it is for people with huge HeroicSelfDeprecation {{Guilt Complex}}es who believe that {{God}} can never forgive them them, so they [[SelfInflictedHell opted to take eternal suffering for their guilt.guilt]]. Azrael says it ''became'' a place of eternal damnation because humans thought they deserved it. Before that, it was just a place where God had no presence, which sucked, but it wasn't torture.
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* DimensionalCutter: The Stygian Triplets do this after Rufus arrives on Earth.
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* TheArtifact: Ends with a SequelHook stating "Jay and Silent Bob will return in "Clerks 2: Hardly Clerkin'", which ended up being released after ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'', and was simply titled ''Film/ClerksII''.
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N Word Privileges is "black people are allowed to say the n word when white people aren't", not "black people saying the n word"
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* NWordPrivileges: Rufus referring to [[PalsWithJesus Christ]].
-->'''Bethany:''' Christ? You knew Christ.\\
'''Rufus:''' Knew Him? Shit, the nigga owes me twelve bucks!
-->'''Bethany:''' Christ? You knew Christ.\\
'''Rufus:''' Knew Him? Shit, the nigga owes me twelve bucks!
