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* TheScrappy: David Mann. He's supposed to represent the [[NaiveNewcomer naive heroism]] that drove young guys like him into the war, but his character just comes off as more [[{{Wangst}} whiny and insecure]] than anything. Near the end of the movie, [[spoiler: he [[TooDumbToLive charges after a group of fleeing Germans ''without his gun,'']] causing himself to get nearly killed by a shell, and Dunne to get killed while rescuing him.]]
* SignatureScene: The [[https://youtu.be/kUox_hQAih8 final battle between the Canadian and German troops]] near the end of the movie. The scene perfectly captures the horrors of close combat in World War I. Soldiers on both sides are seen punching, stabbing, slashing, and beating each other to death, all while a young boy on the German side watches on in terror. The scene is so memorable that it inspired the [[https://youtu.be/RF87ZUHrdzM opening scene of ''Battlefield 1'''s campaign.]]
* SignatureScene: The [[https://youtu.be/kUox_hQAih8 final battle between the Canadian and German troops]] near the end of the movie. The scene perfectly captures the horrors of close combat in World War I. Soldiers on both sides are seen punching, stabbing, slashing, and beating each other to death, all while a young boy on the German side watches on in terror. The scene is so memorable that it inspired the [[https://youtu.be/RF87ZUHrdzM opening scene of ''Battlefield 1'''s campaign.]]
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* TheScrappy: David Mann. He's supposed to represent the [[NaiveNewcomer naive heroism]] that drove young guys like him into the war, but his character just comes off as more [[{{Wangst}} whiny and insecure]] than anything. Near the end of the movie, [[spoiler: he [[TooDumbToLive charges after a group of fleeing Germans ''without Germans]] ''[[TooDumbToLive without his gun,'']] gun,]]'' causing himself to get nearly killed by a shell, and Dunne to get killed while rescuing him.]]
* SignatureScene: The [[https://youtu.be/kUox_hQAih8 final battle between the Canadian and German troops]] near the end of the movie. The scene perfectly captures the horrors of close combat in World War I. Soldiers on both sides are seen punching, stabbing, slashing, and beating each other to death, all while a young boy on the German side watches on in terror. The scene is so memorable that it inspired the [[https://youtu.be/RF87ZUHrdzM opening scene of''Battlefield 1'''s "Battlefield 1"'s campaign.]]
* SignatureScene: The [[https://youtu.be/kUox_hQAih8 final battle between the Canadian and German troops]] near the end of the movie. The scene perfectly captures the horrors of close combat in World War I. Soldiers on both sides are seen punching, stabbing, slashing, and beating each other to death, all while a young boy on the German side watches on in terror. The scene is so memorable that it inspired the [[https://youtu.be/RF87ZUHrdzM opening scene of
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* {{Narm}}: The sex scene in the bombed-out building. Out of place and poorly acted, yet so funny.
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* {{Narm}}: {{Narm}}:
** The sex scene with Mike and Sarah in the bombed-out building.Out It's so out-of-left-field that they would choose to bang there amidst the noise of place exploding shells and poorly acted, yet so funny.screaming men that it becomes hilarious.
** The obvious "Christ" symbolism when Dunne carries David while he's [[spoiler: suspended on a cross made of wood and barbed wire]] just comes off as more corny than meaningful.
** The sex scene with Mike and Sarah in the bombed-out building.
** The obvious "Christ" symbolism when Dunne carries David while he's [[spoiler: suspended on a cross made of wood and barbed wire]] just comes off as more corny than meaningful.
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* RomanticPlotTumor: For a movie that supposedly focuses on the British/Canadian's struggle to take Passcheandaele from German forces, the romance between Mike and Sarah is just totally unnecessary and takes up 3/4 of the story.
* TheScrappy: David Mann. He's supposed to represent the [[NaiveNewcomer naive heroism]] that drove young guys like him into the war, but his character just comes off as more [[{{Wangst}} whiny and insecure]] than anything. Near the end of the movie, [[spoiler: he [[TooDumbToLive charges after a group of fleeing Germans ''without his gun,'']] causing himself to get nearly killed by a shell, and Dunne to get killed while rescuing him.]]
* SignatureScene: The [[https://youtu.be/kUox_hQAih8 final battle between the Canadian and German troops]] near the end of the movie. The scene perfectly captures the horrors of close combat in World War I. Soldiers on both sides are seen punching, stabbing, slashing, and beating each other to death, all while a young boy on the German side watches on in terror. The scene is so memorable that it inspired the [[https://youtu.be/RF87ZUHrdzM opening scene of ''Battlefield 1'''s campaign.]]
* TheScrappy: David Mann. He's supposed to represent the [[NaiveNewcomer naive heroism]] that drove young guys like him into the war, but his character just comes off as more [[{{Wangst}} whiny and insecure]] than anything. Near the end of the movie, [[spoiler: he [[TooDumbToLive charges after a group of fleeing Germans ''without his gun,'']] causing himself to get nearly killed by a shell, and Dunne to get killed while rescuing him.]]
* SignatureScene: The [[https://youtu.be/kUox_hQAih8 final battle between the Canadian and German troops]] near the end of the movie. The scene perfectly captures the horrors of close combat in World War I. Soldiers on both sides are seen punching, stabbing, slashing, and beating each other to death, all while a young boy on the German side watches on in terror. The scene is so memorable that it inspired the [[https://youtu.be/RF87ZUHrdzM opening scene of ''Battlefield 1'''s campaign.]]
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* PetTheDog: The German officer in the end, who tells his men to cease fire as Michael comes across No-Man's Land to get David.
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* TooDumbToLive: David, who during the final battle runs after the retreating Germans and falls into their trench, which indirectly gets him nearly hit by an artillery shell. What exactly was the plan here. The trench would be covered in them and he ''knew this''.
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* TooDumbToLive: David, who during the final battle runs after the retreating Germans and falls into their trench, which indirectly gets him nearly hit by an artillery shell. Wha excatly was the plan here. The trench would be covered in them and he ''knew this''.
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* TooDumbToLive: David, who during the final battle runs after the retreating Germans and falls into their trench, which indirectly gets him nearly hit by an artillery shell. Wha excatly What exactly was the plan here. The trench would be covered in them and he ''knew this''.
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* TooDumbToLive: David, who during the final battle runs after the retreating Germans and falls into their trench, which indirectly gets him nearly hit by an artillery shell.
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* TooDumbToLive: David, who during the final battle runs after the retreating Germans and falls into their trench, which indirectly gets him nearly hit by an artillery shell. Wha excatly was the plan here. The trench would be covered in them and he ''knew this''.
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* ValuesDissonance: Intentionally invoked. A lot of characters portray the war as glorious and noble, often outright shaming young men to enlist. After all, what is better than to die senslessly in the trenches of [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarI the Great War]] for king, empire and God (in that order), especially if you yourself are too old to fight and have to encourage those young cowards instead?
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* ValuesDissonance: Intentionally invoked. A lot of characters portray the war as glorious and noble, often outright shaming young men to enlist. After all, what is better than to die senslessly senselessly in the trenches of [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarI the Great War]] for king, empire and God (in that order), especially if you yourself are too old to fight and have to encourage those young cowards instead?
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** Plus, the death of the main character is always sad.
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* ValueDissonance: ValuesDissonance: Intentionally invoked. A lot of characters portray the war as glorious and noble, often outright shaming young men to enlist. After all, what is better than to die senslessly in the trenches of [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarI the Great War]] for king, empire and God (in that order), especially if you yourself are too old to fight and have to encourage those young cowards instead?
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* ValueDissonance: Intentionally invoked. A lot of characters portray the war as glorious and noble, often outright shaming young men to enlist. After all, what is better than to die senslessly in the trenches of [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarI the Great War]] for king, empire and God (in that order), especially if you yourself are too old to fight and have to encourage those young cowards instead?
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** One brief shot shows a child in a German army uniform.
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* Narm: The sex scene in the bombed-out building. Out of place and poorly acted, yet so funny.
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* Narm: {{Narm}}: The sex scene in the bombed-out building. Out of place and poorly acted, yet so funny.
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* TooDumbToLive: David, who during the final battle runs after the retreating Germans and falls into their trench, which indirectly gets him nearly hit by an artillery shell.
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* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: Blood, gore and rats crawling out of the mouths of soldiers are just the beginning.
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* NightmareFuel: Blood, gore and rats crawling out of the mouths of soldiers are just the beginning.
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* PetTheDog: The German officer in the end, who tells his men to cease fire as Michael comes across No-Man's Land to get David.
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* TearJerker: The end credits, which play over footage from the actual Battle of Passcheandale and an appropriately stirring track by Sarah Slean and Sarah Harmer.
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* TearJerker: The end credits, which play over footage from the actual Battle of Passcheandale and an appropriately stirring track by Sarah Slean and Sarah Harmer.Harmer.
* TooDumbToLive: David, who during the final battle runs after the retreating Germans and falls into their trench, which indirectly gets him nearly hit by an artillery shell.
* TooDumbToLive: David, who during the final battle runs after the retreating Germans and falls into their trench, which indirectly gets him nearly hit by an artillery shell.
