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This trope is specifically for the use of racial slurs, not saying things that could be interpreted as racist


* NWordPrivileges: When a passerby gives Kaycee a look after hearing her say something disparaging about Jews, she says "I'm Jewish" and shows her a Star of David pendant she wears.
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This trope is for when white characters become leaders of "primitive" non-whites, not for every instance where white people interact with natives.


* MightyWhitey: It seems no coincidence that most of the activists are white.
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"It bears repeating that these are young (or at least young-looking) characters and their hair color is not indicative of age (or of premature aging)." This trope is not for elderly people with naturally white hair.


* MysticalWhiteHair: The elder female of the tribe has long white locks.
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* AllWomenAreLustful: Justine clearly joins the group only because she has a crush on Alejandro.
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* AllMenArePerverts: Alejandro [[spoiler: starts masturbating when Amy kills herself]]. He claims that it is [[spoiler: to "ease the tension," but he continues doing it while Daniel attacks him.]]

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* AllMenArePerverts: Alejandro [[spoiler: starts [[spoiler:starts masturbating when Amy kills herself]]. He claims that it is [[spoiler: to [[spoiler:to "ease the tension," but he continues doing it while Daniel attacks him.]]



* DevouredByTheHorde: [[spoiler: Lars]] is devoured by an entire group.

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* DevouredByTheHorde: [[spoiler: Lars]] [[spoiler:Lars]] is devoured by an entire group.



* EatenAlive: [[spoiler: Jonah and Lars]] are both torn apart and eaten without being killed first.

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* EatenAlive: [[spoiler: Jonah [[spoiler:Jonah and Lars]] are both torn apart and eaten without being killed first.



* FateWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler: Daniel is left tied to a pole, eaten by carnivorous ants. He's left alive by the end of it all.]]

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* FateWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler: Daniel [[spoiler:Daniel is left tied to a pole, eaten by carnivorous ants. He's left alive by the end of it all.]]



* GroinAttack: Justine, Amy and Samantha [[spoiler: get sharp bones shoved ''up their vaginas''.]]

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* GroinAttack: Justine, Amy and Samantha [[spoiler: get [[spoiler:get sharp bones shoved ''up their vaginas''.]]



* {{Irony}}: The logging company the activists protest against [[spoiler: end up saving the last two survivors from the cannibal tribe whose forest said activists wanted to protect.]]

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* {{Irony}}: The logging company the activists protest against [[spoiler: end [[spoiler:end up saving the last two survivors from the cannibal tribe whose forest said activists wanted to protect.]]



* KarmaHoudini: Despite spending the second half of the movie being a repugnant jackass who does things like [[spoiler: masturbating after Amy gets killed and preventing Lars from leaving so the natives will eat him first, Alejandro manages to survive the movie, as the ending credits reveal.]]

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* KarmaHoudini: Despite spending the second half of the movie being a repugnant jackass who does things like [[spoiler: masturbating [[spoiler:masturbating after Amy gets killed and preventing Lars from leaving so the natives will eat him first, Alejandro manages to survive the movie, as the ending credits reveal.]]



* MercyKill: [[spoiler: Daniel]] begs this from Justine, but it's the native child who grants his wish.

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* MercyKill: [[spoiler: Daniel]] [[spoiler:Daniel]] begs this from Justine, but it's the native child who grants his wish.



* TheSociopath: [[spoiler: Alejandro]]. He [[spoiler: manipulates his group into putting themselves in danger so that a rival corporation he's associated with can colonize the land]], [[spoiler: gambles on Justine's life when one of the militia men puts a gun to her head]], [[spoiler: [[CaughtWithYourPants Down seems to take an awful lot of pleasure]] when Amy commits suicide (though he claims that it was to "ease tension")]], and [[spoiler: drugs Lars with one of the natives' darts so that [[TakingYouWithMe he can't leave the cage and they'll eat Lars before Alejandro]]]]. This is actually foreshadowed at the beginning of the movie when [[spoiler: Justine's friend warns her that "creepy charismatic" people are not to be trusted]].

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* TheSociopath: [[spoiler: Alejandro]]. [[spoiler:Alejandro]]. He [[spoiler: manipulates [[spoiler:manipulates his group into putting themselves in danger so that a rival corporation he's associated with can colonize the land]], [[spoiler: gambles [[spoiler:gambles on Justine's life when one of the militia men puts a gun to her head]], [[spoiler: [[CaughtWithYourPants Down [[spoiler:[[CaughtWithYourPantsDown seems to take an awful lot of pleasure]] when Amy commits suicide (though he claims that it was to "ease tension")]], and [[spoiler: drugs [[spoiler:drugs Lars with one of the natives' darts so that [[TakingYouWithMe he can't leave the cage and they'll eat Lars before Alejandro]]]]. This is actually foreshadowed at the beginning of the movie when [[spoiler: Justine's [[spoiler:Justine's friend warns her that "creepy charismatic" people are not to be trusted]].



-->'''Alejandro:''' There is more on the way.
-->'''Daniel:''' More what?
-->'''Alejandro:''' Bulldozers.
-->'''Daniel:''' What?
-->'''Alejandro:''' We didn't stop anything. We just delayed it by a day or two.

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-->'''Alejandro:''' There is more on the way.
-->'''Daniel:'''
way.\\
'''Daniel:'''
More what?
-->'''Alejandro:''' Bulldozers.
-->'''Daniel:''' What?
-->'''Alejandro:'''
what?\\
'''Alejandro:''' Bulldozers.\\
'''Daniel:''' What?\\
'''Alejandro:'''
We didn't stop anything. We just delayed it by a day or two.
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* DaylightHorror: The majority of the film takes place in the rain forest where the sun shines brightly. The light really makes the gore pop!
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* TheSociopath: [[spoiler: Alejandro]]. He [[spoiler: manipulates his group into putting themselves in danger so that a rival corporation he's associated with can colonize the land]], [[spoiler: gambles on Justine's life when one of the militia men puts a gun to her head]], [[spoiler: [[seems to take an awful lot of pleasure]] when Amy commits suicide (though he claims that it was to "ease tension")]], and [[spoiler: drugs Lars with one of the natives' darts so that [[TakingYouWithMe he can't leave the cage and they'll eat Lars before Alejandro]]]]. This is actually foreshadowed at the beginning of the movie when [[spoiler: Justine's friend warns her that "creepy charismatic" people are not to be trusted]].

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* TheSociopath: [[spoiler: Alejandro]]. He [[spoiler: manipulates his group into putting themselves in danger so that a rival corporation he's associated with can colonize the land]], [[spoiler: gambles on Justine's life when one of the militia men puts a gun to her head]], [[spoiler: [[seems [[CaughtWithYourPants Down seems to take an awful lot of pleasure]] when Amy commits suicide (though he claims that it was to "ease tension")]], and [[spoiler: drugs Lars with one of the natives' darts so that [[TakingYouWithMe he can't leave the cage and they'll eat Lars before Alejandro]]]]. This is actually foreshadowed at the beginning of the movie when [[spoiler: Justine's friend warns her that "creepy charismatic" people are not to be trusted]].

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* AllMenArePerverts: Alejandro [[spoiler: [[ADateWithRosiePalms starts masturbating]] when Amy kills herself]]. He claims that it is [[spoiler: to "ease the tension," but he continues doing it while Daniel attacks him.]]

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* AllMenArePerverts: Alejandro [[spoiler: [[ADateWithRosiePalms starts masturbating]] masturbating when Amy kills herself]]. He claims that it is [[spoiler: to "ease the tension," but he continues doing it while Daniel attacks him.]]



* CaughtWithYourPantsDown: [[spoiler:After Amy kills herself, the group catches Alejandro masturbating. His excuse of "finding a release" doesn't sit well with anyone, and when Daniel begins choking him, Alejandro just goes harder.]]



* ADateWithRosiePalms: [[spoiler:After Amy kills herself, the group catches Alejandro masturbating. His excuse of "finding a release" doesn't sit well with anyone, and when Daniel begins choking him, Alejandro just goes harder.]]



* TheSociopath: [[spoiler: Alejandro]]. He [[spoiler: manipulates his group into putting themselves in danger so that a rival corporation he's associated with can colonize the land]], [[spoiler: gambles on Justine's life when one of the militia men puts a gun to her head]], [[spoiler: seems to take...[[ADateWithRosiePalms an awful lot of pleasure]] when Amy commits suicide (though he claims that it was to "ease tension")]], and [[spoiler: drugs Lars with one of the natives' darts so that [[TakingYouWithMe he can't leave the cage and they'll eat Lars before Alejandro]]]]. This is actually foreshadowed at the beginning of the movie when [[spoiler: Justine's friend warns her that "creepy charismatic" people are not to be trusted]].

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* TheSociopath: [[spoiler: Alejandro]]. He [[spoiler: manipulates his group into putting themselves in danger so that a rival corporation he's associated with can colonize the land]], [[spoiler: gambles on Justine's life when one of the militia men puts a gun to her head]], [[spoiler: seems [[seems to take...[[ADateWithRosiePalms take an awful lot of pleasure]] when Amy commits suicide (though he claims that it was to "ease tension")]], and [[spoiler: drugs Lars with one of the natives' darts so that [[TakingYouWithMe he can't leave the cage and they'll eat Lars before Alejandro]]]]. This is actually foreshadowed at the beginning of the movie when [[spoiler: Justine's friend warns her that "creepy charismatic" people are not to be trusted]].
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* {{Irony}}: The logging company the activists protest against [[spoiler: end up saving the last two survivors from the cannibal tribe whose forest said activists wanted to protect, albeit [[VillainousRescue unintentionally]].]]

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* {{Irony}}: The logging company the activists protest against [[spoiler: end up saving the last two survivors from the cannibal tribe whose forest said activists wanted to protect, albeit [[VillainousRescue unintentionally]].protect.]]
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* {{Irony}}: The logging company the activists protest against [[spoiler: end up saving the last two survivors from the cannibal tribe whose forest said activists wanted to protect.]]

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* {{Irony}}: The logging company the activists protest against [[spoiler: end up saving the last two survivors from the cannibal tribe whose forest said activists wanted to protect.protect, albeit [[VillainousRescue unintentionally]].]]
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* {{Irony}}: The logging company the activists protest against [[spoiler: end up saving the last two survivors from the cannibal tribe whose forest said activists wanted to protect.]]
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Filmed on location in UsefulNotes/{{Chile}} with a local tribe.

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Filmed on location in UsefulNotes/{{Chile}} and UsefulNotes/{{Peru}} with a local tribe.
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* TheAmazon: The setting of most of the film.
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I Ate What clean up. The trope is when a character eats something, unaware of what they are consuming, and then reacts in disgust after they find out what it is. Misuse will be deleted or moved to another trope when applicable. Administrivia.Zero Context Examples will be removed or commented out depending on the amount of context within the entry.


* IAteWhat: During the second day of captivity, the prisoners are given bowls of slop. Amy eats it, [[spoiler:only to find out that the slop was made from Samantha.]]

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* %%* IAteWhat: During the second day of captivity, the prisoners are given bowls of slop. Amy eats it, [[spoiler:only to find out that the slop was made from Samantha.]]]] %%What was Amy's reaction after she realizes what she ate?
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* NotSoDifferent: [[spoiler:Alejandro turns out to be no better than the corrupt loggers that he's fighting against.]]
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* SplatterHorror: As befits the unholy lovechild of Creator/EliRoth and a CannibalFilm, this film is gleefully gory once the main characters are captured by the cannibals, starting with the dismemberment and devouring of Jonah and continuing hard until close to the end, sprinkling the gore with moments of BlackComedy like Lars getting torn apart by the entire stoned tribe with a serious case of the munchies. Even the offscreen deaths tend to turn one's stomach, thanks to the onscreen demonstrations of what the cannibals are capable of.
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* MaleFrontalNudity: We see about half Lars' penis when he's peeing in the woods, just as a spider is crawling its way...

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* MaleFrontalNudity: We see about half Lars' penis when he's [[NatureTinkling peeing in the woods, woods]], just as a spider is crawling its way...

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* GoingNative: [[spoiler:In the end, Alejandro is still alive and has joined the cannibal tribe, though it's unclear what his role is.]]



* GoingNative: [[spoiler:In the end, Alejandro is still alive and has joined the cannibal tribe, though it's unclear what his role is.]]

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* ChekhovsGun: Kara's cell phone and Justine's playable flute necklace. [[spoiler:The latter helps her befriend a young native while the former is used to help the loggers identify her as well as stop shooting at the natives.]]

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* ChekhovsGun: ChekhovsGun:
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Kara's cell phone and Justine's playable flute necklace. [[spoiler:The latter helps her befriend a young native while the former is used to help the loggers identify her as well as stop shooting at the natives.]]
** The lesson about female genital mutilation in less developed countries. [[spoiler:The girls get subjected to it.]]
** At the end of the lesson scene, the topic moves to talking about ants. [[spoiler:One of the protesters is killed by being swarmed by ants.
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* TakeThat: The film is meant to be one to "Slacktivists" and "Social Justice Warriors". [[spoiler:Most of the group were easily influenced "Slacktivists" and end up playing the patsy for a group representing what they're fighting against. Justine, in particular, joined the group clearly for all the wrong reasons.]]

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* TakeThat: The film is meant to be one to "Slacktivists" and "Social Justice Warriors". [[spoiler:Most of the group were easily influenced "Slacktivists" and end up playing the patsy for a group representing what they're fighting against. Justine, in particular, joined the group clearly for all the wrong reasons.]] However, "Slactivists" is kind of a misnomer here, considering that these people don't just stay online with their activism, but literally put their bodies in the line of fire in the name of their cause [[spoiler:before they even interact with the cannibalistic tribe.]]

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%%* AlikeAndAntitheticalAdversaries



%%* AnAesop



%%* BadExportForYou
%%* BareYourMidriff



* BlatantLies: [[spoiler:Justine tells her father and other government workers that the natives were not cannibals and were friendly and helped her before getting slaughtered by the evil loggers, presumably to ensure the loggers will be punished and to make sure the innocent activists didn't die in vain.]]



%%* BrainlessBeauty



%%* CerebusRollercoaster



%%* CityMouse
%%* ClusterFBomb



%%* DamselInDistress
%%* DarkerAndEdgier
%%* DarkestHour

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%%* DamselInDistress
%%* DarkerAndEdgier
%%* DarkestHour
* DamselInDistress: Justine, after she falls into the fast-moving river.



%%* DitzyGenius



* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Justine survives, but her friends are all pointlessly and brutally killed, while Alejandro [[KarmaHoudini apparently assimilates with the tribe]] and is revered by the new group of activists back on campus.]]



%%* EatTheRich



%%* EverythingTryingToKillYou
%%* EvilColonialist
%%* ExploitationFilm



%%* GenocideBackfire



* HopeSpot: The activists manage two escape attempts, but both fail.



%%* HypocriticalHumor



%%* IdiotBall

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%%* IdiotBall* IdiotBall: Granted, he's not the most stable or logical person, [[spoiler:but during the second escape attempt, Alejandro knocks Lars out with a poison dart rather than just, well, '''''escape with them all.''''' It's not like he [[IChooseToStay wanted to stay]], as he begs Justine to free him later. His logic is that the natives will surely eat Lars first, which not only is no guarantee, but would have ostensibly only saved his skin for another day at best.]] Thus the incident really serves no purpose except driving home what a stupid bastard he is.



* JunglesSoundLikeKookaburras: After the crash-land.

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* JunglesSoundLikeKookaburras: After the crash-land.Though we never actually see any native birds.



* KilledOffscreen: [[spoiler:Samantha's]] death is the only one we don't see, so the gut punch of her getting turned into slop is that much more effective.



%%* MightyWhitey

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%%* MightyWhitey* MightyWhitey: It seems no coincidence that most of the activists are white.



%%* RefugeInAudacity

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%%* RefugeInAudacity* RefugeInAudacity: Lars manages to work an escape plan by [[spoiler:shoving Carlos's weed down a dead Amy's throat and making the natives so high that they can escape.]]



%%* RousingSpeech
%%* {{Main/Satire}}
%%* SadistShow

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%%* RousingSpeech
%%* {{Main/Satire}}
%%* SadistShow
* RousingSpeech: The tribal leader gives a few of these, but since it's in another language, we only get the effect.



%%* TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong

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%%* TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong* TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong: Alejandro and Kara get pissy when any of the activists question the strength of their plans, express awareness of the dangers involved, or suggest protection. Of course, all of these doubts end up being perfectly valid.



%%* UpToEleven



%%* WackyWaysideTribe

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%%* AnyoneCanDie
%%* AppealToNature
%%* TheAristocrats

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%%* AnyoneCanDie
%%* AppealToNature
%%* TheAristocrats
* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler:Well, only Justine and Alejandro survive until the end. Juan, who is set up to be a pivotal character, is the second to die by the natives.]]



%%* BadassUnintentional



%%* BeautifulSlaveGirl



%%* BigBeautifulWoman



%%* BodyOfTheWeek



%%* Catch22Dilemma



%%* CoversAlwaysLie



%%* DeaderThanDead



%%* DeusSexMachina



%%* DumbBlonde

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%%* DumbBlonde* DumbBlonde: Amy, the group's only blonde, is extremely paranoid, fretful, and naive.



%%* GilliganCut
%%* GiveChaseWithAngryNatives
%%* GodInHumanForm
%%* GoGoEnslavement
%%* GoldDigger

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%%* GilliganCut
%%* GiveChaseWithAngryNatives
%%* GodInHumanForm
%%* GoGoEnslavement
%%* GoldDigger
* GiveChaseWithAngryNatives: [[spoiler:While escaping the natives, Justine runs straight into the group of armed loggers, who start slaughtering the natives.]]
* GoGoEnslavement: When Justine is being prepared for the ritual, she's dressed in little more than a thong and a loose bandeau top.



%%* GoodOldWays
* GoingNative: [[spoiler:Alejandro is still alive and has joined the cannibal tribe.]]

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%%* GoodOldWays
* GoingNative: [[spoiler:Alejandro [[spoiler:In the end, Alejandro is still alive and has joined the cannibal tribe.tribe, though it's unclear what his role is.]]



%%* GrossoutShow

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%%* GrossoutShow* GrossoutShow: Not for the faint of heart, or weak of stomach.



%%* HorrorFilms
%%* HotterAndSexier



%%* HungryJungle



%%* IdleRich



%%* ImpracticallyFancyOutfit



%%* JungleDrums

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%%* JungleDrums* JungleDrums: They start playing as soon as they're brought into the native camp.



%%* JunglesSoundLikeKookaburras

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%%* JunglesSoundLikeKookaburras* JunglesSoundLikeKookaburras: After the crash-land.



%%* KickTheDog
%%* KillThePoor



%%* MalevolentMaskedMen



%%* MoneyForNothing



%%* NatureAbhorsAVirgin



%%* NatureLover
%%* NeverTrustATrailer

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%%* NatureLover
%%* NeverTrustATrailer
* NatureLover: Many of the activists are this, naturally, willing to ''be killed'' in order to save the rainforest.



%%* NobleSavage



%%* NonIdleRich

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%%* NonIdleRich* NonIdleRich: Justine is clearly privileged and with a rich father (and presumably many of the other student activists are), but she's determined to make a difference.



%%* ObfuscatingStupidity
%%* OnlyInItForTheMoney



* ProperlyParanoid: Being in a small plane worries Amy, who admits she fears they'll crash. They ''do'' crash, just not until the return trip.



%%* RichBitch
%%* RichBoredom
%%* RichInDollarsPoorInSense



%%* RoaringRampageOfRevenge
%%* RRatedOpening



%%* SerialEscalation
%%* SevenDirtyWords



%%* SexSells
%%* SexSlave



%%* SoBeautifulItsACurse



%%* ThisCannotBe

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%%* ThisCannotBe* ThisCannotBe: How the activists understandably react after the plane crashes.



%%* TrailersAlwaysSpoil



%%* VictimOfTheWeek



%%* VirginTension



%%* WarForFunAndProfit
%%* WarIsHell
%%* WesternTerrorists



%%* YeGoodeOldeDays
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* AllForNothing: Justine gets a gun held to her face and is almost killed by a mercenary during the group's stunt. Shortly afterward their plane crashes and several members of the group are killed, leaving the survivors stranded and captured by the natives, who kill Kara and Jonah. After undergoing all this trauma, Alejandro reveals that the whole stunt just delayed the deforestation for a day or two and a rival company plans to pick up where the previous one left off, meaning even if the group didn't crash in the rainforest, their whole protest wouldn't stop the deforestation.


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* HiredGuns: The mercenaries hired by the construction company.


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* WhamLine:
-->'''Alejandro:''' There is more on the way.
-->'''Daniel:''' More what?
-->'''Alejandro:''' Bulldozers.
-->'''Daniel:''' What?
-->'''Alejandro:''' We didn't stop anything. We just delayed it by a day or two.
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* InitiationCeremony: [[spoiler:Justine goes through a painful ceremony to determine her virginity (which she has). This saves her from becoming cannibal chow, because they want to perform ''female circumcision'' on her as a rite of passage.]]

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* InitiationCeremony: [[spoiler:Justine goes through a painful ceremony to determine her virginity (which she has). [[HopeSpot This saves her from becoming cannibal chow, chow,]] because they want to perform ''female circumcision'' on her as a rite of passage.]]

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