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2[[caption-width-right:349:You summon me for love?]]
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4An independent film made in 2009, ''Lo'' is first and foremost a love story. Albeit, a love story with demons, [[DealWithTheDevil infernal pacts]] and [[MacGuffin demonology books]]. A loner named Justin falls in love with a [[ManicPixieDreamGirl quirky girl]] named April. She is kidnapped by demons, and leaves behind a book. Looking for any clue to save April, he finds a bookmark, showing how to summon a demon named Lo. So he does. Enter Lo.
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6Notable for taking place entirely in one room and remaining gripping despite the fact.
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8!!This film contains examples of:
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10* AffablyEvil: Lo, Jeez, arguably all the demonic characters.
11* BerserkButton: Lo's illusions progress until Justin believes the entire legions of hell are laughing at him. He snaps like a fucking ''twig''.
12* BookmarkClue: A loner named Justin falls in love with a ManicPixieDreamGirl named April. She is kidnapped by demons, and leaves behind a book. Looking for any clue to save April, he finds a bookmark, showing how to summon a demon named Lo.
13* ChekhovsGun: Jeez first appears while holding a copy of ''Theatre/TheTragicalHistoryOfDoctorFaustus''. [[spoiler: Also, the Bookmark in the Book, marking the page on how to summon Lo.]]
14* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: April agrees to go back to Hell with Jeez willingly if he'll allow her to save Justin's life first.]]
15%%* ManicPixieDreamGirl: April. Definitely April.
16* ILied: Lo likes to do this.
17--> [[spoiler: It ''was'' poison! '''''AAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA''''']]
18* MeetCute: April and Justin's first meeting. While he was having lunch at a restaurant, she came out of nowhere and started eating his food, gushing at how good it tasted while he stared at her in wonder. So awkward, but so unbelievably adorable.
19%%* MortalWoundReveal: [[spoiler: April]].
20* MundaneMadeAwesome: The flashbacks are told in the form of Vaudeville style performances, and Plot Exposition is administered-IN SONG!
21%%* ShoutOut: to [[Theatre/DoctorFaustus The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus]].
22* SophisticatedAsHell:
23** Jeez dresses extremely formally but talks kinda like a fancy stoner.
24-->'''Jeez:''' Dude. ''Dude''.
25** Lo also switches between ominous archaic English and crass, slurred ramblings.
26* StarCrossedLovers: April and Justin.
27* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Most of the movie is Lo doing this to Justin. [[spoiler: Justin turns it around on him at the end.]]
28* TheReveal: [[spoiler: April and Lo are the same entity.]]
29%%* TookALevelInBadass: Justin. [[spoiler: I am your master. You are my '''dog'''.]]
30* YouAreWorthHell: [[spoiler: Justin tries to do this with April, but she refuses to let him.]]

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