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* In \'\'MillionDollarBaby\'\', Frankie Dunn is estranged from his daughter which leads to him first going to church on a regular basis (though he often irritates the minister by asking questions like \
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* In \\\'\\\'MillionDollarBaby\\\'\\\', Frankie Dunn is estranged from his daughter which leads to him first going to church on a regular basis (though he often irritates the minister by asking questions like \\\"was Jesus a demi-god?\\\") and later seeing Maggie Fitzgerald as a surrogate daughter. \\\'\\\'\\\'[Does this make him a cynic?]\\\'\\\'\\\'
* Conrad\\\'s Dead Older Brother in \\\'\\\'Literature/OrdinaryPeople\\\'\\\', whose death [[DrivenToSuicide drove him to attempt suicide]] and committed him to four months in a mental hospital.
* Happens twice in \\\'\\\'Film/SuckerPunch\\\'\\\'. In the beginning of the film, Baby Doll accidentally shoots her younger sister in an attempt to defend her from their evil stepfather, which leads to her being sent to an insane asylum. Later on, Rocket dies after sacrificing herself to protect her older sister, Sweet Pea, who, ironically, had only decided to help out the group to keep Rocket from getting killed.
* In both versions of \\\'\\\'Film/{{Footloose}}\\\'\\\', Reverend Shaw\\\'s son getting killed in a car accident led to him leading a town-wide campaign against dancing and secular music.
* Marni fills this role for Nathan in \\\'\\\'RepoTheGeneticOpera\\\'\\\'

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* \\\'\\\'\\\'[commented out]\\\'\\\'\\\' Danny Archer in \\\'\\\'BloodDiamond\\\'\\\': His mother was raped and shot and his father was decapitated and hung from a hook in the barn.
* \\\'\\\'\\\'[commented out]\\\'\\\'\\\' In \\\'\\\'Film/{{Identity}}\\\'\\\', Edward Dakota was revealed to have left the LAPD after failing to stop the suicide of the Mexican girl who was pregnant and infected with AIDS.
* Danny Archer, in \\\'\\\'BloodDiamond\\\'\\\': His mother was was raped and shot and his father was decapitated and hung from a hook in the barn. \\\'\\\'\\\'[commented out]\\\'\\\'\\\' Did is turn him into a cynic? Zero context.
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* Danny Archer, in \'\'BloodDiamond\'\': His mother was was raped and shot and his father was decapitated and hung from a hook in the barn. \'\'\'[uncommented]\'\'\' Did is turn him into a cynic or morally flawed person?
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* In \'\'MillionDollarBaby\'\', Frankie Dunn is estranged from his daughter which leads to him first going to church on a regular basis (though he often irritates the minister by asking questions like \
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* In \\\'\\\'MillionDollarBaby\\\'\\\', Frankie Dunn is estranged from his daughter which leads to him first going to church on a regular basis (though he often irritates the minister by asking questions like \\\"was Jesus a demi-god?\\\") and later seeing Maggie Fitzgerald as a surrogate daughter. \\\'\\\'\\\'[How does this make him a cynic or morally flawed person?]\\\'\\\'\\\'
* Conrad\\\'s Dead Older Brother in \\\'\\\'Literature/OrdinaryPeople\\\'\\\', whose death [[DrivenToSuicide drove him to attempt suicide]] and committed him to four months in a mental hospital.
* Happens twice in \\\'\\\'Film/SuckerPunch\\\'\\\'. In the beginning of the film, Baby Doll accidentally shoots her younger sister in an attempt to defend her from their evil stepfather, which leads to her being sent to an insane asylum. Later on, Rocket dies after sacrificing herself to protect her older sister, Sweet Pea, who, ironically, had only decided to help out the group to keep Rocket from getting killed.
* In both versions of \\\'\\\'Film/{{Footloose}}\\\'\\\', Reverend Shaw\\\'s son getting killed in a car accident led to him leading a town-wide campaign against dancing and secular music.
* Marni fills this role for Nathan in \\\'\\\'RepoTheGeneticOpera\\\'\\\'

Commented out from \\\'\\\'films - live action\\\'\\\'\\\':

* \\\'\\\'\\\'[commented out]\\\'\\\'\\\' Danny Archer in \\\'\\\'BloodDiamond\\\'\\\': His mother was raped and shot and his father was decapitated and hung from a hook in the barn.
* \\\'\\\'\\\'[commented out]\\\'\\\'\\\' In \\\'\\\'Film/{{Identity}}\\\'\\\', Edward Dakota was revealed to have left the LAPD after failing to stop the suicide of the Mexican girl who was pregnant and infected with AIDS.
* Danny Archer, in \\\'\\\'BloodDiamond\\\'\\\': His mother was was raped and shot and his father was decapitated and hung from a hook in the barn. \\\'\\\'\\\'[commented out]\\\'\\\'\\\' Did is turn him into a cynic or morally flawed person?
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* In \'\'MillionDollarBaby\'\', Frankie Dunn is estranged from his daughter which leads to him first going to church on a regular basis (though he often irritates the minister by asking questions like \
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* In \\\'\\\'MillionDollarBaby\\\'\\\', Frankie Dunn is estranged from his daughter which leads to him first going to church on a regular basis (though he often irritates the minister by asking questions like \\\"was Jesus a demi-god?\\\") and later seeing Maggie Fitzgerald as a surrogate daughter. \\\'\\\'\\\'[How does this make him a cynic or morally flawed person?]\\\'\\\'\\\'
* Conrad\\\'s Dead Older Brother in \\\'\\\'Literature/OrdinaryPeople\\\'\\\', whose death [[DrivenToSuicide drove him to attempt suicide]] and committed him to four months in a mental hospital.
* Happens twice in \\\'\\\'Film/SuckerPunch\\\'\\\'. In the beginning of the film, Baby Doll accidentally shoots her younger sister in an attempt to defend her from their evil stepfather, which leads to her being sent to an insane asylum. Later on, Rocket dies after sacrificing herself to protect her older sister, Sweet Pea, who, ironically, had only decided to help out the group to keep Rocket from getting killed.
* In both versions of \\\'\\\'Film/{{Footloose}}\\\'\\\', Reverend Shaw\\\'s son getting killed in a car accident led to him leading a town-wide campaign against dancing and secular music.
* Marni fills this role for Nathan in \\\'\\\'RepoTheGeneticOpera\\\'\\\'

Commented out from \\\'\\\'films - live action\\\'\\\'\\\':

* \\\'\\\'\\\'[commented out]\\\'\\\'\\\' Danny Archer in \\\'\\\'BloodDiamond\\\'\\\': His mother was raped and shot and his father was decapitated and hung from a hook in the barn.
* \\\'\\\'\\\'[commented out]\\\'\\\'\\\' In \\\'\\\'Film/{{Identity}}\\\'\\\', Edward Dakota was revealed to have left the LAPD after failing to stop the suicide of the Mexican girl who was pregnant and infected with AIDS.
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** Michael reveals in the Director\'s Cut that he became a doctor because his wife died in front of him after a car accident.
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** Michael reveals in the Director\\\'s Cut that he became a doctor because his wife died in front of him after a car accident.
* \\\'\\\'Film/{{Stargate}}\\\'\\\'
** Subverted in \\\'\\\'StargateContinuum\\\'\\\'. Daniel Jackson assumes that the O\\\'Neill of the altered timeline also lost his son to a gun accident many years ago but it turns out that he\\\'s alive and well. This only serves to disgust alternate O\\\'Neill that Daniel would suggest something so horrible, and enhances his refusal to believe their story.
* In \\\'\\\'MillionDollarBaby\\\'\\\', Frankie Dunn is estranged from his daughter which leads to him first going to church on a regular basis (though he often irritates the minister by asking questions like \\\"was Jesus a demi-god?\\\") and later seeing Maggie Fitzgerald as a surrogate daughter. \\\'\\\'\\\'[How does this make him a cynic or morally flawed person?]\\\'\\\'\\\'
* Conrad\\\'s Dead Older Brother in \\\'\\\'Literature/OrdinaryPeople\\\'\\\', whose death [[DrivenToSuicide drove him to attempt suicide]] and committed him to four months in a mental hospital.
* Happens twice in \\\'\\\'Film/SuckerPunch\\\'\\\'. In the beginning of the film, Baby Doll accidentally shoots her younger sister in an attempt to defend her from their evil stepfather, which leads to her being sent to an insane asylum. Later on, Rocket dies after sacrificing herself to protect her older sister, Sweet Pea, who, ironically, had only decided to help out the group to keep Rocket from getting killed.
* In both versions of \\\'\\\'Film/{{Footloose}}\\\'\\\', Reverend Shaw\\\'s son getting killed in a car accident led to him leading a town-wide campaign against dancing and secular music.
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%% * Danny Archer, in \'\'BloodDiamond\'\': His mother was was raped and shot and his father was decapitated and hung from a hook in the barn.
\'\'\'[uncommented]\'\'\' Did is turn him into a cynic or morally flawed person?
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* Danny Archer, in \\\'\\\'BloodDiamond\\\'\\\': His mother was was raped and shot and his father was decapitated and hung from a hook in the barn. \\\'\\\'\\\'[uncommented]\\\'\\\'\\\' Did is turn him into a cynic or morally flawed person?
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%% ** Michael reveals in the Director\'s Cut that he became a doctor because his wife died in front of him after a car accident.
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** Michael reveals in the Director\\\'s Cut that he became a doctor because his wife died in front of him after a car accident.
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