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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: As ''The Happening'' has been reevaluated as a B-Movie in later years, critics have suggested that the plot of the film should not be taken literally and have offered other interpretations, such as the characters are actually experiencing an event of mass hysteria.
* {{Anvilicious}}: There's plenty of this throughout the film.
** "''You Deserve This!''"
** It also takes a pretty hardline ScienceIsWrong message, with the opening lecture about the uselessness of scientific theories. More accurately, it's a tent for [[https://io9.gizmodo.com/5016361/the-happening-is-the-biggest-intelligent-design-movie-of-the-year Intelligent Design]].

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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
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As ''The Happening'' has been reevaluated as a B-Movie in later years, critics have suggested that the plot of the film should not be taken literally and have offered other interpretations, such as the characters are actually experiencing an event of mass hysteria.
* {{Anvilicious}}: There's plenty of this throughout
hysteria.
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the film.
** "''You Deserve This!''"
** It also takes
film as carrying a pretty hardline ScienceIsWrong message, with the opening lecture about the uselessness of scientific theories. More accurately, specifically, that [[https://gizmodo.com/the-happening-is-the-biggest-intelligent-design-movie-31101270 it's a tent for [[https://io9.gizmodo.com/5016361/the-happening-is-the-biggest-intelligent-design-movie-of-the-year Intelligent Design]].Design]].
%% ZCE * {{Anvilicious}}: There's plenty of this throughout the film.
%% ZCE ** "''You Deserve This!''"
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: As ''The Happening'' has been reevaluated as a B-Movie in recent years, critics have suggested that the plot of the film should not be taken literally and have offered other interpretations, such as the characters are actually experiencing an event of mass hysteria.

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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: As ''The Happening'' has been reevaluated as a B-Movie in recent later years, critics have suggested that the plot of the film should not be taken literally and have offered other interpretations, such as the characters are actually experiencing an event of mass hysteria.
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** The fact that is Paris affected by a similar event at the end of the film may fall into this for some, [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical as the film has some 9/11 parallels]], and Paris experienced similar terrorist attacks in 2015.

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** The fact that is Paris is affected by a similar event at the end of the film may fall into this for some, [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical as the film has some 9/11 parallels]], and Paris experienced similar terrorist attacks in 2015.
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** The fact that is Paris affected by a similar event at the end of the film may fall into this for some, [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical as the film has some 9/11 parallels]], and Paris experienced similar terrorist attacks in 2015.

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* QuestionableCasting:
** A milder version than usual, but Creator/MarkWahlberg as a science teacher is pretty oddball casting, and being in unknown territory with terrible direction makes his performance [[MemeticMutation memetically awkward]].
** Also, casting Brian O'Halloran ([[Film/{{Clerks}} Dante]] [[Film/ClerksII Hicks]]) as the DisposablePilot of the Jeep.



* WTHCastingAgency:
** A milder version than usual, but Creator/MarkWahlberg as a science teacher is pretty oddball casting, and being in unknown territory with terrible direction makes his performance [[MemeticMutation memetically awkward]].
** Also, casting Brian O'Halloran ([[Film/{{Clerks}} Dante]] [[Film/ClerksII Hicks]]) as the DisposablePilot of the Jeep.

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* WTHCastingAgency:
** A milder version than usual, but Creator/MarkWahlberg as a science teacher is pretty oddball casting, and being in unknown territory with terrible direction makes his performance [[MemeticMutation memetically awkward]].
** Also, casting Brian O'Halloran ([[Film/{{Clerks}} Dante]] [[Film/ClerksII Hicks]]) as the DisposablePilot of the Jeep.

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* HarsherInHindsight:
** After the news that bees are dying, this film becomes less funny. Same with ''Film/TheWickerMan2006''.
** The scene where a man kills himself by letting lions rip him apart is a lot more unnerving to watch since [[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3602819/Naked-man-jumps-zoo-s-LION-enclosure-suicide-bid-survives-grave-condition-two-beasts-mauling-KILLED.html someone actually tried to kill himself this way in May of 2016]].

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* HarsherInHindsight:
** After the news that bees are dying, this film becomes less funny. Same with ''Film/TheWickerMan2006''.
**
HarsherInHindsight: The scene where a man kills himself by letting lions rip him apart is a lot more unnerving to watch since [[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3602819/Naked-man-jumps-zoo-s-LION-enclosure-suicide-bid-survives-grave-condition-two-beasts-mauling-KILLED.html someone actually tried to kill himself this way in May of 2016]].
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: While the movie's quality is... debatable, James Newton Howard still created a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAF8yHE-HAc&list=PLEB5101683DF8D4C9&index=8 fantastic score]].

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: While the movie's quality is... debatable, James Newton Howard Music/JamesNewtonHoward still created a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAF8yHE-HAc&list=PLEB5101683DF8D4C9&index=8 fantastic score]].
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** “The ___ening” has become a common way to refer to scandals in certain corners of TheInternet, akin to {{Scandalgate}}. This started when the mass leaking of celebrity nudes on Website/FourChan in August 2014 was dubbed “The Fappening” (since to ‘fap’ is to have ADateWithRosiePalms). Another prominent example of this is “The Fattening,” which was when /r/fatpeoplehate and a number of other hate communities were banned from Website/{{Reddit}} in June 2015.

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** “The ___ening” has become a common way to refer to scandals in certain corners of TheInternet, akin to {{Scandalgate}}. This started when the mass leaking of celebrity nudes on Website/FourChan in August 2014 was dubbed “The Fappening” (since to ‘fap’ is to have ADateWithRosiePalms).masturbate). Another prominent example of this is “The Fattening,” which was when /r/fatpeoplehate and a number of other hate communities were banned from Website/{{Reddit}} in June 2015.

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