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* [[After the End]]: Of the [[Alien Invasion]] variety. |
* [[After the End]]: Of the [[Alien Invasion]] variety. |
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* [[Arc Words]]: “Are you an effective team?” {{spoiler|Developer commentary explains that the Tet is so eager to have Julia because the Jack/Vika combination tends to eventually fail, and they want to see if Jack/Julia works better.}} |
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** “Another day in paradise.” |
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* [[Detonation Moon]]: Destroyed by the Scavs sixty years before the events of the movie, in order to lay waste to Earth through earthquakes and tidal waves. {{spoiler|Actually done by the Tet, for the same reasons, a fact that’s hidden from Jack and Vika.}} |
* [[Detonation Moon]]: Destroyed by the Scavs sixty years before the events of the movie, in order to lay waste to Earth through earthquakes and tidal waves. {{spoiler|Actually done by the Tet, for the same reasons, a fact that’s hidden from Jack and Vika.}} |
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* [[Human All Along]]: {{spoiler|The Scavs were never aliens, and they didn’t blow up the moon.}} |
* [[Human All Along]]: {{spoiler|The Scavs were never aliens, and they didn’t blow up the moon.}} |
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* [[Shout-Out]]: Clearly takes inspiration from ''lots'' of other sci‐fi—[[Moon]], [[2001: A Space Odyssey|2001]], [[Planet of the Apes]], [[The Matrix]], [[WALL-E]]… Visually it also bears strong similarity to [[Tron: Legacy]] (by the same director) and [[Prometheus]]. |
* [[Shout-Out]]: Clearly takes inspiration from ''lots'' of other sci‐fi—[[Moon]], [[2001: A Space Odyssey|2001]], [[Planet of the Apes]], [[The Matrix]], [[WALL-E]]… Visually it also bears strong similarity to [[Tron: Legacy]] (by the same director) and [[Prometheus]]. |
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* [[Sinister Geometry]]: The Tet, though it’s not sinister. {{spoiler|Except to the [[Genre Savvy]].}} |
* [[Sinister Geometry]]: The Tet, though it’s not sinister. {{spoiler|Except to the [[Genre Savvy]].}} |
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* [[Someone to Remember Him By]]: |
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* [[Sunglasses at Night]]: Beech, clearly inspired by [[The Matrix|Morpheus]]. Wears his shades even underground and in fights. {{spoiler|He’s never shown without them until after he’s been critically injured in the final firefight.}} |
* [[Sunglasses at Night]]: Beech, clearly inspired by [[The Matrix|Morpheus]]. Wears his shades even underground and in fights. {{spoiler|He’s never shown without them until after he’s been critically injured in the final firefight.}} |
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