History Film / TheGhostAndTheDarkness

* JerkassHasAPoint: Beaumont is a FIRST-CLASS DICKHEAD and takes colossal pride in being one, but he does have a couple of points.
(( The first is denying Patterson's request for Soldiers. Even though Soldiers would definitely make Patterson's job a whole lot easier, Beaumont points out it would be embarrassing for the British Empire to bring in troops because of problems with the local wildlife and it would make the British appear weak to their colonial rivals (the French, Germans, Belgians and Italians) who are trying to outdo them in Africa.
** The second point is the problems with Patterson's contraption, especially after hearing that the Colonel tried it in India and it failed. He's proven right when the Indian Marksmen who Patterson hires to kill the lions fails to even ''wound'' one of them when he walks into the trap. This of course leads to Beaumont bringing in Remington.

* AxCrazy: The two homicidal lions whose murderous actions goes beyond normal predators' standards. It's also implied that they kill for the pleasure.

* BloodLust: According to the autopsy once the lions have killed [[spoiler:Mahina]] they licked his skin off and drank his blood once it gets out.

---> '''John:''' I will take care of the lions. You will be safe.
---> '''Abdullah:''' About that, I will choose to remain dubious.

--->'''Preacher:''' I will not rest until you are all safely in the fold!
--->'''Samuel:''' (blandly) I have four wives.

* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Given the fact that everyone is already well aware of the lion problem, Samuel, as one of the in-house protectors, seems woefully unprepared during the attack sequence where Angus is killed. We see Samuel haphazardly clutching a shotgun bandolier with his pump hand, letting it dangle loosely and interfere with his weapon's function. Several seconds later, ''he starts loading his shotgun,'' revealing that he'd been walking around as part of the strike team with an unloaded gun: possibly, and hopefully, due to a massive adrenaline dump.

* EvilColonialist: Beaumont might not be bloodthirsty like the typical example but he ticks all the other boxes. Racist, apathetic, condescending, egotistical and overall a strong believer in the British Empire and its "supremacy"
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: The lions do seem to care about each other. When one of them is killed, the surviving lion seems to star hunting humans even more to avenge his companion's death.

* ForTheEvulz: Implied that's the reason why the lions do their killings. Remington also suggest this when he and Patterson explore their lair full of bones.

* JerkassHasAPoint: Beaumont is a FIRST CLASS DICKHEAD and takes colossal pride in being one but he does have a couple of points. The first is denying Patterson's request for Soldiers. Even though Soldiers would definitely make Patterson's job a whole lot easier but Beaumont points out it would be embarrassing for the British Empire to bring in troops because of problems with the local wildlife and that it would make the British appear weak to their colonial rivals( the French, Germans, Belgians and Italians) who are trying to outdo them in Africa.
** The second point is pointing out the problems with Patterson's contraption especially after hearing that the Colonel tried it in India and it failed. He's proven right when the Indian Marksmen who Patterson hires to kill the Lions fails to EVEN WOUND one of them when he walks into the trap. This of course leads to Beaumont bringing in Remington.

---> '''John:''' I will sort this out. I will kill the lion, and I will build the bridge.
---> '''Abdullah:''' Of course you will. You're white, you can do anything.

* NonMaliciousMonster: Subverted, more or less. The lions seems to hunt and kill more for fun than out of hunger. One of 'em even leaves [[spoiler:Remington's]] corpse where Patterson can see him apparently just to provoke him.

* NotEnoughToBury: [[spoiler:Mahina and Remington are eaten to the point of being unrecognizable and the audience doesn't gets to see the worse part of the gore -- and in the case of Mahina, the doctor describes in detail what the lions did to him after an autopsy so we should be thankful we ''don't''.]] In Remington's case, all we get is an overhead GoryDiscretionShot.

* VillainousBreakdown: It's implied that [[spoiler: the Darkness is going through one after the death of the Ghost. Its roars that he lets out after it's companion death that Samuel claims are of fear could be seen as being of anger instead, and during the final confrontation it quickly gives up any attempts at being stealthy and just start chasing Patterson]].

* CoolGuns: Remington's double-barreled shotgun and Patterson's bolt-action rifle, and the Howdah Pistols they both use as a RangedEmergencyWeapon.

* DaylightHorror: The lions also attack during the day and not only at night.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: whilst lying in wait for the lions Patterson sings the traditional Irish ballad "The Old Orange Flute".

* JerkassHasAPoint: Beaumont is a FIRST CLASS DICKHEAD and takes colossal pride in being one but he does have a couple of points. The first is denying Patterson’s request for Soldiers. Even though Soldiers would definitely make Patterson’s job a whole lot easier but Beaumont points out it would be embarrassing for the British Empire to bring to bring in troops because of problems with the local wildlife and that it would make the British appear weak to their colonial rivals( the French, Germans, Belgians and Italians) who are trying to outdo them in Africa.
** The second point is pointing out the problems with Patterson’s contraption especially after hearing that the Colonel tried it in India and it failed. He’s proven right when the Indian Marksmen who Patterson hires to kill the Lions fails to EVEN WOUND one of them when he walks into the trap. This of course leads to Beaumont bringing in Remington.

* JerkassHasAPoint: Beaumont is a FIRST CLASS DICKHEAD and takes pride in being one but he does have a couple of points. The first is denying Patterson’s request for Soldiers. Even though Soldiers would definitely make Patterson’s job a whole lot easier but Beaumont points out it would be embarrassing for the British Empire to bring to bring in troops because of problems with the local wildlife and that it would make the British appear weak to their colonial rivals( the French, Germans, Belgians and Italians) who are trying to outdo them in Africa.
** The second point is pointing out the problems with Patterson’s contraption especially after hearing that the Colonel tried it in India and it failed. He’s proven right when the Indian Marksmen who Patterson hires to kill the Lions fails to EVEN WOUND one of them when he walks into the trap. This of course leads to Beaumont bringing in Remington.

** The second point is pointing out the problems with Patterson’s contraption especially after hearing that the Colonel tried it in India and it failed. He’s proven right when the Indian Marksmen who Patterson hires to kill the Lions fails to EVEN WOUND one of them when he walks into the trap. This of course leads to Beaumont bringing in Remington.

* JerkassHasAPoint: Beaumont is a FIRST CLASS dickhead and takes pride in being one but he’s right on two accounts, the first is denying Patterson’s request for Soldiers as it would be embarrassing for the British Empire that they would have to bring in troops just to take care of the local wildlife and that it would make the British appear weak to their colonial rivals( the French, Germans, Belgians and Italians) who want a bigger piece of Africa.
** The second point is showing rightful skepticism about Patterson’s contraption especially after hearing that he tried it in India and it failed. He’s proven right when the Indian Marksmen who Patterson hires fails to EVEN WOUND one of the Lions when he walks into the trap, which leads to him calling in Remington.

* JerkassHasAPoint: Beaumont is a FIRST CLASS dickhead and takes pride in being one but he’s right on two accounts, the first is denying Patterson’s request for Soldiers as it would be embarrassing for the British Empire that they would have to bring in troops just to take care of the local wildlife and that it would make the British appear weak to their colonial rivals.

* AwesomeMusic: whilst lying in wait for the lions Patterson sings the traditional Irish ballad "The Old Orange Flute".

* EvilColonialist: Beaumont might not be bloodthirsty like the typical example but he ticks all the other boxes. Racist, apathetic, pompous, egotistical and overall a strong believer in the British Empire and its “supremacy”

* EvilColonialist: Beaumont might not be bloodthirsty like the typical example but he ticks all the other boxes. Racist, apathetic and overall a strong believer in the British Empire and its “supremacy”