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* ChekovsGun: [[spoiler: Even the silliest universes Evelyn accesses provide skills she will use later.]]
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* InsignificantLittleBluePlanet: Discussed. [[spoiler:Jobu Tupaki, when trying to convert Evelyn, argues that, with each new discovery (up to and including [[TheMultiverse the multiverse]], people like her become more and more insignificant.]]

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* InsignificantLittleBluePlanet: Discussed. [[spoiler:Jobu Tupaki, when trying to convert Evelyn, argues that, with each new discovery (up to and including [[TheMultiverse the multiverse]], multiverse]] ), people like her become more and more insignificant.]]
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* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: In the trailer, Evelyn is recruited by someone who says he's using the illusion of her husband.
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* HappyFunBall: [[spoiler:Jobu Tupaki's multiverse-ending project is... a Bagel. Or as she explains, an [[PunnyName Everything Bagel.]]]]
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* InsignificantLittleBluePlanet: Discussed. [[spoiler:Jobu Tupaki, when trying to convert Evelyn, argues that, with each new discovery (up to and including [[TheMultiverse the multiverse]], people like her become more and more insignificant.]]


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* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent: [[spoiler: Alpha Waymond first taking control is seen through the perspective of a CCTV monitor.]]
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* AlternateTooniverse: At least one universe seen in the trailer is an anime.
* AlternateUniverse: The trailer shows that Evelyn can use all of the skills possessed by her selves from alternate universes.

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* AlternateTooniverse: At least one universe seen in the trailer is an anime.
* AlternateUniverse: The trailer shows that Evelyn can use all of the skills possessed by her selves from alternate universes.



* YourHeadASplode: At one point in the trailer, one of the cops gets his head blown up via FacepalmOfDoom, which results in confetti instead of gore.

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* YourHeadASplode: At one point in the trailer, one of the cops gets his Jobu Tupaki blows up a cop's head blown up via FacepalmOfDoom, which results in confetti instead of gore.
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* ImprobableWeaponUser: At one point in the trailer, Evelyn takes out six enemies with nothing but a riot shield, using the skills she learned from the version of her that worked as a street corner sign twirler. Evelyn's husband also takes out a security guard with a fanny pack buckle to the nose.

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* ImprobableWeaponUser: At one point in the trailer, Evelyn takes out six enemies with nothing but a riot shield, using the skills she learned from the version of her that worked as a street corner sign twirler. Evelyn's husband Waymond also takes out a security guard guards with everything from a fanny pack buckle to the nose.nose to ''thrown aquarium rocks''.
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* IdiotBall: [[spoiler: ''Invoked HARD.'' The first step to Verse-Jumping is to do an action that would seem completely irrational to anyone paying attention (i.e. eating lip balm, giving yourself four paper cuts, one between each finger, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking wearing your shoes on the wrong feet]]).]]
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* BadassGrandpa: [[spoiler: Alphaverse Gong Gong.]]


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* UnnamedParent: Evelyn's father is referred to only by the Chinese nickname Gong Gong (as in 'maternal grandfather').

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* TheMultiverse: According to the voiceover in the trailer, Evelyn is recruited to save it.

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* IntimidatingRevenueService: The IRS seems intent on shutting down Evelyn's laundromat over numerous violations. [[spoiler: They acquiesce once the proper paperwork is procured. ''Mostly.'']]
* TheMultiverse: According to the voiceover in the trailer, Evelyn is recruited to save it.
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* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: The sausage-finger universe is treated as an absurd anomaly even by the Alphaverse's standards. [[spoiler:As it turns out, Sausage Finger Evelyn is ''excellent'' with her feet.]]
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* OmnicidalManiac: [[spoiler:The Alphaverse assumes that Jobu Tupaki is this. [[SubvertedTrope She isn't.]]]]
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* PowerOfTheVoid: [[spoiler:The Bagel.]]
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* TaughtByExperience: An unusual version; Evelyn's recruiter in the trailer explains that she can use the skills she learned from the lives of her alternate selves. There are versions of her that have been a professional chef, sign twirler, movie star, singer, or martial artist.

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* TaughtByExperience: An unusual version; Evelyn's recruiter in the trailer explains that she can use the skills she learned from the lives of her alternate selves. There are versions of her that have been a professional chef, sign twirler, martial arts movie star, singer, or martial artist.singer.

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* AssShove: [[spoiler: Two Alpha Jumpers do this with trophies to gain fighting abilities.]]



* DimensionalTraveler: Evelyn can shift to different dimensions, which is featured as rapid transitions in the trailer.

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* DimensionalTraveler: Evelyn can shift to different dimensions, which is featured as rapid transitions in the trailer.dimensions. [[spoiler: She's not alone.]]
* DysfunctionalFamily: The Wangs. [[spoiler:It gets better.]]
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* StrawNihilist: [[spoiler:Jobu Tupaki's motivation.]]

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* StrawNihilist: [[spoiler:Jobu Tupaki's motivation.]]Tupaki operates on the belief that, in the grand scheme of the multiverse, 'nothing matters.']]
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* StrawNihilist: [[spoiler:Jobu Tupaki's motivation.]]
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It also stars Creator/JonathanKeQuan, Stephanie Hsu, Creator/JennySlate, Creator/HarryShumJr, Creator/JamesHong, and Creator/JamieLeeCurtis. It's written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert ([[HeAlsoDid they also did]] ''Film/SwissArmyMan''). It is scheduled to open the South by Southwest festival on March 11, 2022, followed by a wide release on March 25, 2022. The trailer can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nzbp4lkj2Y here.]]


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It also stars Creator/JonathanKeQuan, Stephanie Hsu, Creator/JennySlate, Creator/HarryShumJr, Creator/JamesHong, and Creator/JamieLeeCurtis. It's written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert ([[HeAlsoDid they also did]] ''Film/SwissArmyMan'').(aka DANIELS), who previously directed ''Film/SwissArmyMan'' for A24. It is scheduled to open the South by Southwest festival on March 11, 2022, followed by a wide release on March 25, 2022. The trailer can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nzbp4lkj2Y here.]]

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* CombatPragmatist: Evelyn can can access abilities from other versions of herself, and use them in other contexts. The most notable version in the trailer is wielding a riot shield based on a dimension as a sign twirler.

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* CombatPragmatist: Evelyn can can access abilities from other versions of herself, and use them in other contexts. The most notable version in the trailer is wielding a riot shield based on a dimension as a sign twirler.
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* CombatPragmatist: Evelyn can can access abilities from other versions of herself, and use them in other contexts. The most notable version in the trailer is wielding a riot shield based on a dimension as a sign twirler.
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It also stars Creator/JonathanKeQuan, Stephanie Hsu, Creator/JennySlate, Creator/HarryShumJr, Creator/JamesHong, and Creator/JamieLeeCurtis. It's written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert ([[HeAlsoDid they also did]] ''Film/SwissArmyMan''). It'll open the South by Southwest festival on March 11, 2022, and will be released on March 25, 2022. The trailer can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nzbp4lkj2Y here.]]


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It also stars Creator/JonathanKeQuan, Stephanie Hsu, Creator/JennySlate, Creator/HarryShumJr, Creator/JamesHong, and Creator/JamieLeeCurtis. It's written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert ([[HeAlsoDid they also did]] ''Film/SwissArmyMan''). It'll It is scheduled to open the South by Southwest festival on March 11, 2022, and will be released followed by a wide release on March 25, 2022. The trailer can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nzbp4lkj2Y here.]]

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AFormYouAreComfortableWith: In the trailer, Evelyn is recruited by someone who says he's using the illusion of her husband.

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AFormYouAreComfortableWith: *AFormYouAreComfortableWith: In the trailer, Evelyn is recruited by someone who says he's using the illusion of her husband.



AlternateUniverse: The trailer shows that Evelyn can use all of the skills possessed by her selves from alternate universes.
DimensionalTraveler: Evelyn can shift to different dimensions, which is featured as transitions in the trailer.
ImprobableWeaponUser: At one point in the trailer, Evelyn takes out six enemies with nothing but a riot shield, using the skills she learned from the version of her that worked as a street corner sign twirler. Evelyn's husband also takes out a security guard with a fanny pack buckle to the nose.
TheMultiverse: According to the voiceover in the trailer, Evelyn is recruited to save it.
ObstructiveBureaucrat: The trailer opens with Jamie Lee Curtis playing as one who looks over Evelyn's taxes, but takes a far more confrontational role later on.
RefusalOfTheCall: Evelyn has a rather comedic response to the reveal of alternate dimensions in the trailer.

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AlternateUniverse: *AlternateUniverse: The trailer shows that Evelyn can use all of the skills possessed by her selves from alternate universes.
DimensionalTraveler: *DimensionalTraveler: Evelyn can shift to different dimensions, which is featured as rapid transitions in the trailer.
ImprobableWeaponUser: *ImprobableWeaponUser: At one point in the trailer, Evelyn takes out six enemies with nothing but a riot shield, using the skills she learned from the version of her that worked as a street corner sign twirler. Evelyn's husband also takes out a security guard with a fanny pack buckle to the nose.
TheMultiverse: *TheMultiverse: According to the voiceover in the trailer, Evelyn is recruited to save it.
ObstructiveBureaucrat: *ObstructiveBureaucrat: The trailer opens with Jamie Lee Curtis playing as one who looks over Evelyn's taxes, but takes a far more confrontational role later on.
RefusalOfTheCall: *RefusalOfTheCall: Evelyn has a rather comedic response to the reveal of alternate dimensions in the trailer.



RuleOfSymbolism: The googly eyes are a recurring feature that's shown prominently in the last few seconds of the trailer, with Evelyn sticking one on her forehead as a reference to the spiritual ThirdEye and her perception of alternate realities.
SuddenlyAlwaysKnewThat: Thanks to her ability to call on the skills of her alternate universe selves, Evelyn goes from normal middle-aged woman to martial arts master within seconds in the trailer. It shows her visibly confused at how she can possibly do this, but learns how to harness it to great effect.
TaughtByExperience: An unusual version; Evelyn's recruiter in the trailer explains that she can use the skills she learned from the lives of her alternate selves. There are versions of her that have been a professional chef, sign twirler, movie star, singer, or martial artist.
TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: Several of the enemies featured in the trailer look like completely normal office workers.
YourHeadASplode: At one point in the trailer, one of the cops gets his head blown up via FacepalmOfDoom, which results in confetti instead of gore.

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RuleOfSymbolism: *RuleOfSymbolism: The googly eyes are a recurring feature that's shown prominently in the last few seconds of the trailer, with Evelyn sticking one on her forehead as a reference to the spiritual ThirdEye and her perception of alternate realities.
SuddenlyAlwaysKnewThat: *SuddenlyAlwaysKnewThat: Thanks to her ability to call on the skills of her alternate universe selves, Evelyn goes from normal middle-aged woman to martial arts master within seconds in the trailer. It shows her visibly confused at how she can possibly do this, but she learns how to harness it to great effect.
TaughtByExperience: *TaughtByExperience: An unusual version; Evelyn's recruiter in the trailer explains that she can use the skills she learned from the lives of her alternate selves. There are versions of her that have been a professional chef, sign twirler, movie star, singer, or martial artist.
TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: *TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: Several of the enemies featured in the trailer look like completely normal office workers.
YourHeadASplode: *YourHeadASplode: At one point in the trailer, one of the cops gets his head blown up via FacepalmOfDoom, which results in confetti instead of gore.

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%%No citation* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: Evelyn is recruited by someone who's using the illusion of her husband.

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%%No citation* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: In the trailer, Evelyn is recruited by someone who's who says he's using the illusion of her husband.



%%No citation* AlternateUniverse: Evelyn can use all of the skills possessed by her selves from alternate universes.
%%No citation* DimensionalTraveler: Evelyn can shift to different dimensions.
%%No citation* ImprobableWeaponUser: At one point, Evelyn takes out six enemies with nothing but a riot shield, using the skills she learned from the version of her that worked as a street corner sign twirler. Evelyn's husband also takes out a security guard with a fanny pack buckle to the nose.
%%No citation* TheMultiverse: Evelyn is recruited to save it.
%%No citation* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Jamie Lee Curtis is cast as a "villainous bureaucrat" who initially looks over Evelyn's taxes, but takes a far more confrontational role later on.
%%No citation* RefusalOfTheCall: Evelyn has a rather comedic response to the reveal of alternate dimensions.
%%---> '''Evelyn:''' Very busy today, so no time to help you!
%%No citation* RuleOfSymbolism: The googly eyes are a recurring feature, with Evelyn sticking one on her forehead as a reference to the spiritual ThirdEye and her perception of alternate realities.
%%No citation* SuddenlyAlwaysKnewThat: Thanks to her ability to call on the skills of her alternate universe selves, Evelyn goes from normal middle-aged woman to martial arts master.
%%No citation* TaughtByExperience: An unusual version; Evelyn can use the skills she learned from the lives of her alternate selves. There are versions of her that have been a professional chef, sign twirler, movie star, singer, or martial artist.
%%No citation* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: Several of the enemies look like completely normal office workers.
%%No citation* YourHeadASplode: One of the cops gets his head blown up via FacepalmOfDoom, which results in confetti instead of gore.

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%%No citation* AlternateUniverse: The trailer shows that Evelyn can use all of the skills possessed by her selves from alternate universes.
%%No citation* DimensionalTraveler: Evelyn can shift to different dimensions.
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dimensions, which is featured as transitions in the trailer.
ImprobableWeaponUser: At one point, point in the trailer, Evelyn takes out six enemies with nothing but a riot shield, using the skills she learned from the version of her that worked as a street corner sign twirler. Evelyn's husband also takes out a security guard with a fanny pack buckle to the nose.
%%No citation* TheMultiverse: According to the voiceover in the trailer, Evelyn is recruited to save it.
%%No citation* ObstructiveBureaucrat: The trailer opens with Jamie Lee Curtis is cast playing as a "villainous bureaucrat" one who initially looks over Evelyn's taxes, but takes a far more confrontational role later on.
%%No citation* RefusalOfTheCall: Evelyn has a rather comedic response to the reveal of alternate dimensions.
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'''Evelyn:''' Very busy today, so no time to help you!
%%No citation* RuleOfSymbolism: The googly eyes are a recurring feature, feature that's shown prominently in the last few seconds of the trailer, with Evelyn sticking one on her forehead as a reference to the spiritual ThirdEye and her perception of alternate realities.
%%No citation* SuddenlyAlwaysKnewThat: Thanks to her ability to call on the skills of her alternate universe selves, Evelyn goes from normal middle-aged woman to martial arts master.
%%No citation*
master within seconds in the trailer. It shows her visibly confused at how she can possibly do this, but learns how to harness it to great effect.
TaughtByExperience: An unusual version; Evelyn Evelyn's recruiter in the trailer explains that she can use the skills she learned from the lives of her alternate selves. There are versions of her that have been a professional chef, sign twirler, movie star, singer, or martial artist.
%%No citation* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: Several of the enemies featured in the trailer look like completely normal office workers.
%%No citation* YourHeadASplode: One At one point in the trailer, one of the cops gets his head blown up via FacepalmOfDoom, which results in confetti instead of gore.

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* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: Evelyn is recruited by someone who's using the illusion of her husband.

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* %%No citation* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: Evelyn is recruited by someone who's using the illusion of her husband.



* AlternateUniverse: Evelyn can use all of the skills possessed by her selves from alternate universes.
* DimensionalTraveler: Evelyn can shift to different dimensions.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: At one point, Evelyn takes out six enemies with nothing but a riot shield, using the skills she learned from the version of her that worked as a street corner sign twirler. Evelyn's husband also takes out a security guard with a fanny pack buckle to the nose.
* TheMultiverse: Evelyn is recruited to save it.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Jamie Lee Curtis is cast as a "villainous bureaucrat" who initially looks over Evelyn's taxes, but takes a far more confrontational role later on.
* RefusalOfTheCall: Evelyn has a rather comedic response to the reveal of alternate dimensions.
---> '''Evelyn:''' Very busy today, so no time to help you!
* RuleOfSymbolism: The googly eyes are a recurring feature, with Evelyn sticking one on her forehead as a reference to the spiritual ThirdEye and her perception of alternate realities.
* SuddenlyAlwaysKnewThat: Thanks to her ability to call on the skills of her alternate universe selves, Evelyn goes from normal middle-aged woman to martial arts master.
* TaughtByExperience: An unusual version; Evelyn can use the skills she learned from the lives of her alternate selves. There are versions of her that have been a professional chef, sign twirler, movie star, singer, or martial artist.
* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: Several of the enemies look like completely normal office workers.
* YourHeadASplode: One of the cops gets his head blown up via FacepalmOfDoom, which results in confetti instead of gore.

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* %%No citation* AlternateUniverse: Evelyn can use all of the skills possessed by her selves from alternate universes.
* %%No citation* DimensionalTraveler: Evelyn can shift to different dimensions.
* %%No citation* ImprobableWeaponUser: At one point, Evelyn takes out six enemies with nothing but a riot shield, using the skills she learned from the version of her that worked as a street corner sign twirler. Evelyn's husband also takes out a security guard with a fanny pack buckle to the nose.
* %%No citation* TheMultiverse: Evelyn is recruited to save it.
* %%No citation* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Jamie Lee Curtis is cast as a "villainous bureaucrat" who initially looks over Evelyn's taxes, but takes a far more confrontational role later on.
* %%No citation* RefusalOfTheCall: Evelyn has a rather comedic response to the reveal of alternate dimensions.
---> %%---> '''Evelyn:''' Very busy today, so no time to help you!
* %%No citation* RuleOfSymbolism: The googly eyes are a recurring feature, with Evelyn sticking one on her forehead as a reference to the spiritual ThirdEye and her perception of alternate realities.
* %%No citation* SuddenlyAlwaysKnewThat: Thanks to her ability to call on the skills of her alternate universe selves, Evelyn goes from normal middle-aged woman to martial arts master.
* %%No citation* TaughtByExperience: An unusual version; Evelyn can use the skills she learned from the lives of her alternate selves. There are versions of her that have been a professional chef, sign twirler, movie star, singer, or martial artist.
* %%No citation* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: Several of the enemies look like completely normal office workers.
* %%No citation* YourHeadASplode: One of the cops gets his head blown up via FacepalmOfDoom, which results in confetti instead of gore.gore.
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It also stars Creator/JonathanKeQuan, Stephanie Hsu, Creator/JennySlate, Creator/HarryShumJr, Creator/JamesHong, and Creator/JamieLeeCurtis. It's written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert ([[HeAlsoDid they also did]] Film/SwissArmyMan). It'll open the South by Southwest festival on March 11, 2022, and will be released on March 25, 2022. The trailer can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nzbp4lkj2Y here.]]


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It also stars Creator/JonathanKeQuan, Stephanie Hsu, Creator/JennySlate, Creator/HarryShumJr, Creator/JamesHong, and Creator/JamieLeeCurtis. It's written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert ([[HeAlsoDid they also did]] Film/SwissArmyMan).''Film/SwissArmyMan''). It'll open the South by Southwest festival on March 11, 2022, and will be released on March 25, 2022. The trailer can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nzbp4lkj2Y here.]]

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It also stars Creator/JonathanKeQuan, Stephanie Hsu, Creator/JennySlate, Creator/HarryShumJr, Creator/JamesHong, and Creator/JamieLeeCurtis. It's written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. It'll open the South by Southwest festival on March 11, 2022, and will be released on March 25, 2022. The trailer can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nzbp4lkj2Y here.]]


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It also stars Creator/JonathanKeQuan, Stephanie Hsu, Creator/JennySlate, Creator/HarryShumJr, Creator/JamesHong, and Creator/JamieLeeCurtis. It's written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert.Scheinert ([[HeAlsoDid they also did]] Film/SwissArmyMan). It'll open the South by Southwest festival on March 11, 2022, and will be released on March 25, 2022. The trailer can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nzbp4lkj2Y here.]]

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Everything Everywhere All At Once is about Evelyn Wang (Creator/MichelleYeoh), a normal middle-aged Chinese American woman trying to get her taxes done. In the middle of a meeting about the paperwork, she's suddenly whisked away between alternate realities. It's revealed that there's something threatening the very fate of the multiverse, and she may be the only chance of stopping it. Evelyn can access all the abilities, memories, and emotions of her alternative selves, making her an incredibly skilled - albeit reluctant - heroine.

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Everything ''Everything Everywhere All At Once Once'' is about Evelyn Wang (Creator/MichelleYeoh), a normal middle-aged Chinese American woman trying to get her taxes done. In the middle of a meeting about the paperwork, she's suddenly whisked away between alternate realities. It's revealed that there's something threatening the very fate of the multiverse, and she may be the only chance of stopping it. Evelyn can access all the abilities, memories, and emotions of her alternative selves, making her an incredibly skilled - albeit reluctant - heroine.



* AlternateTooniverse: At least one universe seen in the trailer is an anime.



* DimensionalTraveler: At least one universes seen in the trailer is an anime.
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Everything Everywhere All At Once is about Evelyn Wang (Creator/MichelleYeoh), a normal middle-aged Chinese American woman trying to get her taxes done. In the middle of a meeting about the paperwork, she's suddenly whisked away between alternate realities. It's revealed that there's something threatening the very fate of the multiverse, and she may be the only chance of stopping it. Evelyn can access all the abilities, memories, and emotions of her alternative selves, making her an incredibly skilled - albeit reluctant - heroine.

It also stars Creator/JonathanKeQuan, Stephanie Hsu, Creator/JennySlate, Creator/HarryShumJr, Creator/JamesHong, and Creator/JamieLeeCurtis. It's written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. It'll open the South by Southwest festival on March 11, 2022, and will be released on March 25, 2022. The trailer can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nzbp4lkj2Y here.]]


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!!This film provides examples of:

* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: Evelyn is recruited by someone who's using the illusion of her husband.
* AlternateUniverse: Evelyn can use all of the skills possessed by her selves from alternate universes.
* DimensionalTraveler: At least one universes seen in the trailer is an anime.
* DimensionalTraveler: Evelyn can shift to different dimensions.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: At one point, Evelyn takes out six enemies with nothing but a riot shield, using the skills she learned from the version of her that worked as a street corner sign twirler. Evelyn's husband also takes out a security guard with a fanny pack buckle to the nose.
* TheMultiverse: Evelyn is recruited to save it.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Jamie Lee Curtis is cast as a "villainous bureaucrat" who initially looks over Evelyn's taxes, but takes a far more confrontational role later on.
* RefusalOfTheCall: Evelyn has a rather comedic response to the reveal of alternate dimensions.
---> '''Evelyn:''' Very busy today, so no time to help you!
* RuleOfSymbolism: The googly eyes are a recurring feature, with Evelyn sticking one on her forehead as a reference to the spiritual ThirdEye and her perception of alternate realities.
* SuddenlyAlwaysKnewThat: Thanks to her ability to call on the skills of her alternate universe selves, Evelyn goes from normal middle-aged woman to martial arts master.
* TaughtByExperience: An unusual version; Evelyn can use the skills she learned from the lives of her alternate selves. There are versions of her that have been a professional chef, sign twirler, movie star, singer, or martial artist.
* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: Several of the enemies look like completely normal office works.
* YourHeadASplode: One of the cops gets his head blown up via FacepalmOfDoom, which results in confetti instead of gore.

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