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Perhaps one of the most heavily [[Rule of Symbolism|symbolic]] novels/films in years, to the extent that [[Mind Screw|it will screw with your mind HARD]].

 

* [[Arc Words]]: "Why you all wet, Baby?"

* [[All Germans Are Nazis]]: Teddy automatically assumes that the German doctor working in the asylum is some kind of [[Mad Scientist|Josef Mengele]], continuing his experiments on American soil.

* [[Framing Device]]: The novel is presented as Dr. Sheehan's desire to set the record straight at last.

* [[Go Among Mad People]]

* [[Lighthouse Point]]: The lighthouse at the end of the island, that the staff says contains the septic system, but others say contains a lobotomy lab. {{spoiler|It's actually an office.}}

* [[Locked Room Mystery]]: How did Rachel Solando escape? "It's as if she evaporated straight through the walls."

* [[The Precious Precious Car]]: Teddy blows up Dr. Crawley's beloved car in order to create a diversion.

* [[Room 101]]: Teddy assumes the lighthouse is one.

* [[The Shrink]]: In Teddy's eyes, the psychiatrists are the evil version of this trope. {{spoiler|In reality, they are only trying to help him overcome his madness.}}

* [[Through the Eyes of Madness]]: {{spoiler|Teddy Daniels}}.

 

 

* [[Big No]]: DiCaprio's character gets a pretty good one.

* [[Blast Out]]

* [[Gory Discretion Shot]]: Most assuredly not always present, but still packs a wallop at {{spoiler|the ending, with the "peaceful" shot of the lighthouse. The [[Here We Go Again|previous scene]] makes clear [[Body Horror|what will happen to Laeddis there]].}}

* [[Herr Doctor]]: Played with. Dr. Naehring is undeniably German (although [[Fake Nationality|played by a legendary Swede]]), but his accent is much lighter than required by the trope.

** [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Film)|Casey Jones]] is a mad arsonist.

*** He used to be a [[The Prophecy (Film)|former priest turned Los Angeles homicide detective]].

* [[Nietzsche Wannabe]]: The Warden.

** Although {{spoiler|considering that by the point in the movie where we first meet the warden was when Andrew was coming off the Chlorazapine and [[Unreliable Narrator|obviously hallucinating]], we don't really know if that conversation actually happened or was [[Through the Eyes of Madness|simply a part of Andrew's delusion]].}}

{{quote| {{spoiler|"It's about you and Laeddis. It's always been about you", implying that "it" was about Daniels vs. Laeddis}}<br />

As opposed to:<br />

{{spoiler|"It's about you. And, Laeddis, it's always been about you", implying that Daniels IS Laeddis and everything was focused around HIM}} }}

* [[Significant Anagram]]: {{spoiler|Four of them, hence the "Rule of Four." Edward Daniels/Andrew Laeddis, and Rachel Solando/Dolores Chanal.}}

* [[Tentative Light]] in the movie.

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