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-> ''"Life goes on, even when we don't..."''
--> '''George Wright'''
''Fallen'' is a 2021 Irish ShortFilm, written and directed by Bobby Calloway.
It's World War I and we follow two British soldiers - George (Adam Douglas) and Alex (also Bobby Calloway) - trying to find their way home after a battle. George keeps having visions of a strange woman called Eden (Michele [=McNally=]) and, after reading about an incident of fairies being photographed in Yorkshire, seems to develop his own beliefs.
Not to be confused with the [[{{Film/Fallen}} 1998 film]] starring Denzel Washington, nor the [[Music/{{Fallen}} debut album]] from Music/{{Evanescence}}.
!!Tropes:
* AllThereInTheManual: George's last name 'Wright' isn't spoken aloud in the film.
* AngelUnaware: [[spoiler: Alex is in fact George's guardian angel who's forgotten who he is]].
* AngelicBeauty: Eden is framed and lit to give her beauty a divine aesthetic. George is somewhat in awe of her beauty.
* ArtisticLicenseHistory: While the Cottingley Fairies incident did happen during World War I, the details weren't published in The Strand magazine until 1920. Notably, the magazine George is reading doesn't show the page's contents.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Alex very clearly has a lot of incentive to protect George and look out for him. This then gets inverted when Alex admits he needs George more than the latter needs him.
* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: George (blond), Eden (brunette) and Alex as light brown substituting redhead.
* BoringReturnJourney: The movie ''is'' the return journey. A battle happened offscreen before the film starts, and the plot is them trying to return home.
* ButNowIMustGo: [[spoiler: Alex has to leave George at the end, having technically fulfilled his objective]].
* ColorWash: The film starts out looking quite bleak and stark, with colours becoming more vibrant as the story goes on.
* ContemplateOurNavels: While resting by the river, Alex becomes lost in thought, and suggests just staying there forever.
* CostumePorn: Eden has a truly spectacular costume, complete with a [[EverythingsBetterWithSparkles sparkly trimming]], [[OfCorsetsSexy elaborate corset]] and SimpleYetOpulent cape.
* DisappearedDad: George says his father died in the Boer War. If he's the same age as his actor (Adam Douglas was 20), George was probably no older than three when he died.
* DuringTheWar: The exact date is left vague, but the uniforms indicate a World War I setting.
* EverybodysDeadDave: Alex at one point says "all the boys that grew up with us" have all died.
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: [[spoiler: Upon remembering his true identity, Alex's hair becomes lighter]].
* FlowersOfFemininity: Eden is associated with flowers - holding a buttercup in her first scene - and is clearly a very feminine creature. She is holding another flower when she appears later.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: George has to get his hair cropped because of lice, while Alex suspiciously doesn't. Alex also seems to produce a copy of The Strand magazine out of {{Hammerspace}}.
* GreatOffscreenWar: George and Alex are introduced having just gotten separated from their unit after a battle. The entire run time is them wandering around the country, trying to get home.
* GuardianAngel: Discussed. George jokes that Alex is pretty much his, having spent most of their lives looking out for him. [[spoiler: He's more correct than you'd think]].
* HairContrastDuo: Idealistic and hopeful George is blond, cynical and bossy Alex is brunet.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: George is a blond and appears to be ThePollyanna.
* HourglassPlot: The story begins with Alex as TheMentor to a BrokenBird George. As it goes on, Alex falls close to the DespairEventHorizon, while George matures.
* IdentityAmnesia: [[spoiler: Alex has forgotten that he's actually George's guardian angel, possibly due to the trauma of the war]].
* InnocenceLost: Subverted. George seems like he's lost his innocence at the start, but regains some of his idealism.
* InnocentBlueEyes: George is an idealist at heart, and this is enhanced by his blue eyes. The first glimpse of him is an extreme closeup of his eyes.
* IntimateHaircut: Platonic example. The film opens with Alex giving George a short haircut to keep the lice away.
* {{Irony}}: Alex doubts the existence of the supernatural, while George has a more open mind. [[spoiler: Turns out Alex is the FallenAngel]].
* LikeFatherLikeSon: George mentions that both his father and grandfather died in separate wars.
* LowFantasy: An otherwise grounded World War I setting, [[spoiler: where fairies and angels exist]].
* MagicRealism: The tone is quite grounded, suggesting the existence of supernatural creatures rather matter-of-factly.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Things are shot in such a way that [[spoiler: George could have been imagining Alex and Eden all along]].
* MilitarySalute: Alex salutes George right before [[spoiler: he heads off with Eden]].
* MysteriousWaif: Eden appears in visions and dream sequences, to set up TheReveal.
* OceanAwe: Well it's a river, but George gushes about the beauty of the landscape once they're by the water.
* OurFairiesAreDifferent: [[spoiler: Merged with OurAngelsAreDifferent, as Eden is compared to a fairy and it's implied that the Cottingley Fairies were real (but not their photographs). Both her and Alex are completely humanoid but can disappear at will]].
* PlatonicLifePartners: George and Alex are implied to have grown up together, and been through a lot.
* RealMenWearPink: Or real men believe in angels and fairies rather.
* QuirkyCurls: Eden's hair is curly, and helps sell her as otherworldly.
* SceneryPorn: There are several extremely striking shots of the area the boys travel through.
* ShirtlessScene: George is shirtless in his introduction. In this case, it's FanDisservice, showing that he's covered in dirt and blood from the battle they were just in.
* ShoutOut: Two characters on a mission stop by a riverside, and one of them suggests staying there forever out of fatigue. The scene was directly inspired by one in ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows''.
* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: Although teetering on the cynical edge, the story ultimately favours the idealistic point of view; George's idealism is shown as a positive trait, and Alex learns more from him. Ironically, a conversation between them has Alex taking an idealistic viewpoint and George a cynical one, but presenting it in an idealistic way. Alex seems to have his InnocenceLost by World War I, not believing the world could experience such a thing. George meanwhile has experienced family deaths in previous wars, and reminds Alex that this has been happening throughout history, and that life always goes on.
* StealthHiBye: Eden appears out of nowhere by the river, and also disappears just as easily.
* WomanInWhite: Eden is wearing a white dress, and even her silver cloak has white lining. Very appropriate that George is having ominous visions of her.
* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: George gives Alex a passionate speech about how he has to believe in other things, because the reality that they're alone is just too depressing.
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Halfway through the film, Alex fears they'll never be able to get home, and that it won't even be the same if they do.
-> ''"Life goes on, even when we don't..."''
--> '''George Wright'''
''Fallen'' is a 2021 Irish ShortFilm, written and directed by Bobby Calloway.
It's World War I and we follow two British soldiers - George (Adam Douglas) and Alex (also Bobby Calloway) - trying to find their way home after a battle. George keeps having visions of a strange woman called Eden (Michele [=McNally=]) and, after reading about an incident of fairies being photographed in Yorkshire, seems to develop his own beliefs.
Not to be confused with the [[{{Film/Fallen}} 1998 film]] starring Denzel Washington, nor the [[Music/{{Fallen}} debut album]] from Music/{{Evanescence}}.
!!Tropes:
* AllThereInTheManual: George's last name 'Wright' isn't spoken aloud in the film.
* AngelUnaware: [[spoiler: Alex is in fact George's guardian angel who's forgotten who he is]].
* AngelicBeauty: Eden is framed and lit to give her beauty a divine aesthetic. George is somewhat in awe of her beauty.
* ArtisticLicenseHistory: While the Cottingley Fairies incident did happen during World War I, the details weren't published in The Strand magazine until 1920. Notably, the magazine George is reading doesn't show the page's contents.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Alex very clearly has a lot of incentive to protect George and look out for him. This then gets inverted when Alex admits he needs George more than the latter needs him.
* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: George (blond), Eden (brunette) and Alex as light brown substituting redhead.
* BoringReturnJourney: The movie ''is'' the return journey. A battle happened offscreen before the film starts, and the plot is them trying to return home.
* ButNowIMustGo: [[spoiler: Alex has to leave George at the end, having technically fulfilled his objective]].
* ColorWash: The film starts out looking quite bleak and stark, with colours becoming more vibrant as the story goes on.
* ContemplateOurNavels: While resting by the river, Alex becomes lost in thought, and suggests just staying there forever.
* CostumePorn: Eden has a truly spectacular costume, complete with a [[EverythingsBetterWithSparkles sparkly trimming]], [[OfCorsetsSexy elaborate corset]] and SimpleYetOpulent cape.
* DisappearedDad: George says his father died in the Boer War. If he's the same age as his actor (Adam Douglas was 20), George was probably no older than three when he died.
* DuringTheWar: The exact date is left vague, but the uniforms indicate a World War I setting.
* EverybodysDeadDave: Alex at one point says "all the boys that grew up with us" have all died.
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: [[spoiler: Upon remembering his true identity, Alex's hair becomes lighter]].
* FlowersOfFemininity: Eden is associated with flowers - holding a buttercup in her first scene - and is clearly a very feminine creature. She is holding another flower when she appears later.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: George has to get his hair cropped because of lice, while Alex suspiciously doesn't. Alex also seems to produce a copy of The Strand magazine out of {{Hammerspace}}.
* GreatOffscreenWar: George and Alex are introduced having just gotten separated from their unit after a battle. The entire run time is them wandering around the country, trying to get home.
* GuardianAngel: Discussed. George jokes that Alex is pretty much his, having spent most of their lives looking out for him. [[spoiler: He's more correct than you'd think]].
* HairContrastDuo: Idealistic and hopeful George is blond, cynical and bossy Alex is brunet.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: George is a blond and appears to be ThePollyanna.
* HourglassPlot: The story begins with Alex as TheMentor to a BrokenBird George. As it goes on, Alex falls close to the DespairEventHorizon, while George matures.
* IdentityAmnesia: [[spoiler: Alex has forgotten that he's actually George's guardian angel, possibly due to the trauma of the war]].
* InnocenceLost: Subverted. George seems like he's lost his innocence at the start, but regains some of his idealism.
* InnocentBlueEyes: George is an idealist at heart, and this is enhanced by his blue eyes. The first glimpse of him is an extreme closeup of his eyes.
* IntimateHaircut: Platonic example. The film opens with Alex giving George a short haircut to keep the lice away.
* {{Irony}}: Alex doubts the existence of the supernatural, while George has a more open mind. [[spoiler: Turns out Alex is the FallenAngel]].
* LikeFatherLikeSon: George mentions that both his father and grandfather died in separate wars.
* LowFantasy: An otherwise grounded World War I setting, [[spoiler: where fairies and angels exist]].
* MagicRealism: The tone is quite grounded, suggesting the existence of supernatural creatures rather matter-of-factly.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Things are shot in such a way that [[spoiler: George could have been imagining Alex and Eden all along]].
* MilitarySalute: Alex salutes George right before [[spoiler: he heads off with Eden]].
* MysteriousWaif: Eden appears in visions and dream sequences, to set up TheReveal.
* OceanAwe: Well it's a river, but George gushes about the beauty of the landscape once they're by the water.
* OurFairiesAreDifferent: [[spoiler: Merged with OurAngelsAreDifferent, as Eden is compared to a fairy and it's implied that the Cottingley Fairies were real (but not their photographs). Both her and Alex are completely humanoid but can disappear at will]].
* PlatonicLifePartners: George and Alex are implied to have grown up together, and been through a lot.
* RealMenWearPink: Or real men believe in angels and fairies rather.
* QuirkyCurls: Eden's hair is curly, and helps sell her as otherworldly.
* SceneryPorn: There are several extremely striking shots of the area the boys travel through.
* ShirtlessScene: George is shirtless in his introduction. In this case, it's FanDisservice, showing that he's covered in dirt and blood from the battle they were just in.
* ShoutOut: Two characters on a mission stop by a riverside, and one of them suggests staying there forever out of fatigue. The scene was directly inspired by one in ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows''.
* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: Although teetering on the cynical edge, the story ultimately favours the idealistic point of view; George's idealism is shown as a positive trait, and Alex learns more from him. Ironically, a conversation between them has Alex taking an idealistic viewpoint and George a cynical one, but presenting it in an idealistic way. Alex seems to have his InnocenceLost by World War I, not believing the world could experience such a thing. George meanwhile has experienced family deaths in previous wars, and reminds Alex that this has been happening throughout history, and that life always goes on.
* StealthHiBye: Eden appears out of nowhere by the river, and also disappears just as easily.
* WomanInWhite: Eden is wearing a white dress, and even her silver cloak has white lining. Very appropriate that George is having ominous visions of her.
* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: George gives Alex a passionate speech about how he has to believe in other things, because the reality that they're alone is just too depressing.
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Halfway through the film, Alex fears they'll never be able to get home, and that it won't even be the same if they do.
