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If this is a spoiler it makes more sense to spoiler tag the entire entry. Setting up the punchline and then spoiler tagging it doesn't hide the spoiler.
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* {{Narm}}: "UsefulNotes/WorldWarI movie sequel-baits UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler" is usually supposed to be a joke making fun of franchises and {{Sequel Hook}}s, [[spoiler:but ''The King's Man'' unironically does this in TheStinger complete with dramatic sting.]]
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* {{Narm}}: [[spoiler: "UsefulNotes/WorldWarI movie sequel-baits UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler" is usually supposed to be a joke making fun of franchises and {{Sequel Hook}}s, [[spoiler:but but ''The King's Man'' unironically does this in TheStinger complete with dramatic sting.]]
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*{{Squick}}: Rasputin is this in the form of a character between his innuendos and deviancy. There's also the scene where, after eating a cyanide laced tart, he just casually projectile vomits and then continues on with his evening as if he had just accidentally broken wind.
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** The aftermath of the final battle. [[spoiler:Yes, Orlando has finally taken out the mastermind behind World War I, along with all his cronies. But the way Orlando solemnly kisses Conrad's Victoria Cross medal serves to show that no amount of enemies killed will ever bring back his son.]]
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** The aftermath of the final battle. [[spoiler:Yes, Orlando has finally taken out the mastermind behind World War I, along with all his cronies. But the way Orlando solemnly kisses Conrad's Victoria Cross medal serves to show shows that no amount of slain enemies killed will ever bring back his son.]]
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** [[spoiler:Conrad]]'s unexpected death. [[spoiler:One minute, he ran through a battlefield while carrying an injured British spy. The next, he's confronted by a fellow soldier for impersonating Archie, which ends with him being suddenly shot in the head due to a ''misunderstanding''. We then see Conrad's body fall in slow-motion, with his eyes rolling back as he hits the floor]]. This entire moment not only hammers home the futility of war, but also how easy it is to die in a place like this.
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** [[spoiler:Conrad]]'s unexpected death. [[spoiler:One minute, he ran through a battlefield while carrying an injured British spy. The next, he's confronted by a fellow soldier for impersonating Archie, which ends with him being suddenly shot in the head due to a ''misunderstanding''. We then see Conrad's body fall in slow-motion, with his eyes rolling back as he hits the floor]]. This entire moment not only hammers home the futility of war, but also how easy it is the disturbing ease to die in a place like this.
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** The German government actually did release Lenin into an ailing Russia to foment civil war and revolution, even if, again it wasn't at the behest of a shadowy cabal of international supervillains.
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* SpiritualLicensee: [[HistoricalDomainCharacter HistoricalDomainCharacters?]] Check. Dueling secret societies? Check. Gadgets? Check. BeenThereShapedHistory? Check. Assasinations? Check. Best ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'' movie yet.
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* SpiritualLicensee: [[HistoricalDomainCharacter HistoricalDomainCharacters?]] {{Historical Domain Character}}s? Check. Dueling secret societies? Check. Gadgets? Check. BeenThereShapedHistory? Check. Assasinations? Check. Best ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'' movie yet.
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Not fridge brilliance; the Scottish soldier outright says that the real Archie Reed is a friend of his.
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* FridgeBrilliance: Why is the Scottish soldier [[spoiler:so hasty in shooting Conrad after mistaking him for a traitor? It was likely he was friends with the real Archie Reid and presumed Conrad performed a KillAndReplace on him, so he killed him in revenge. There was also a chance that the "German spy" may set off a grenade or something in an attempt in TakingYouWithMe.]]
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** However, one could read the Aesop as “Pacifism is a noble goal, but if you need to fight and get your hands dirty, fight against the right people to prevent further bloodshed - don’t take the lives of those who are just pawns in a larger conflict.”
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** However, one could read the Aesop as “Pacifism is a noble goal, but if you need to fight and get your hands dirty, fight against the right people to prevent further bloodshed - don’t take the lives of those who are just pawns in a larger conflict.”” This would make a good deal more sense as Orlando (a pacifist who must “overcome” his pacifism) is the first to point out that they need to kill Rasputin to try and end the war and prevent further bloodshed. Orlando even points out that his disillusionment with war came from his killing of random foot soldiers in Afghanistan - men who are simply fighting for a cause under leaders who are the ones actually pulling the strings.
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* BrokenAesop: The film is inconsistent with regards to its message. On one hand, war is an atrocity and young men are forced to kill each other for the rich and powerful, and pacifism is a principled stand against this pointless slaughter. On the other hand, ''winning'' a war is glorious and the young men did not die in vain, and pacifism is merely a condition one must overcome in order to get back to saving the world by killing the Bad Guys.
** However, one could read the Aesop as “Pacifism is a noble goal, but if you need to fight and get your hands dirty, fight against the right people to prevent further bloodshed - don’t take the lives of those who are just pawns in a larger conflict.”
** However, one could read the Aesop as “Pacifism is a noble goal, but if you need to fight and get your hands dirty, fight against the right people to prevent further bloodshed - don’t take the lives of those who are just pawns in a larger conflict.”
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* SpiritualLicensee: [[HistoricalDomainCharacter HistoricalDomainCharacters?]] Check. Dueling secret societies? Check. Gadgets? Check. BeenThereShapedHistory? Check. Assasinations? Check. Best ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'' movie yet.
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* EvilIsSexy: Mata Hari is a very attractive villainess who even manages to seduce U.S. President Woodrow Wilson.
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As written, this Narm entry is just a regular flaw, not a funny thing.
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** "UsefulNotes/WorldWarI movie sequel-baits UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler" is usually supposed to be a joke making fun of franchises and {{Sequel Hook}}s, [[spoiler:but ''The King's Man'' unironically does this in TheStinger complete with dramatic sting.]]
** [[spoiler:The Duke mentioning how he has grown into the person that his son would have been shortly before killing the Shepherd could easily have been a satisfying moment of CharacterDevelopment, but he says it so bluntly that it almost comes across as being shoehorned in in order to make a more definitive CallBack.]]
* NarmCharm: The entire historical conspiracy is ridiculous but somehow intriguing.
** "UsefulNotes/WorldWarI movie sequel-baits UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler" is usually supposed to be a joke making fun of franchises and {{Sequel Hook}}s, [[spoiler:but ''The King's Man'' unironically does this in TheStinger complete with dramatic sting.]]
** [[spoiler:The Duke mentioning how he has grown into the person that his son would have been shortly before killing the Shepherd could easily have been a satisfying moment of CharacterDevelopment, but he says it so bluntly that it almost comes across as being shoehorned in in order to make a more definitive CallBack.]]
* NarmCharm: The entire historical conspiracy is ridiculous but somehow intriguing.
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**{{Narm}}: "UsefulNotes/WorldWarI movie sequel-baits UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler" is usually supposed to be a joke making fun of franchises and {{Sequel Hook}}s, [[spoiler:but ''The King's Man'' unironically does this in TheStinger complete with dramatic sting.]]
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**[[spoiler:The Duke mentioning how he has grown into the person that his son would have been shortly before killing the Shepherd could easily have been a satisfying moment of CharacterDevelopment, but he says it so bluntly that it almost comes across as being shoehorned in in order to make a more definitive CallBack.]]
* NarmCharm:The entire historical conspiracy is ridiculous but somehow intriguing.
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* HilariousInHindsight: It can be amusing to realize that [[spoiler:the two members of the Flock who survive and meet Hitler are played by Daniel Brühl and August Diehl, who you might recall from [[Film/InglouriousBasterds a certain film]] where they both played Nazi villains (Frederick Zoller and Major Dieter Hellstrom, respectively). It's enough to make you wonder if the Basterds would have been Statesmen!]]
