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** Ego: Tommy
** Superego: Tom
* [[GaiasGaia's Vengeance]]: A subtle example of {{spoiler|[[When Trees Attack]]}}.
* [[Gainax Ending]]
* [[Genius Loci]]: The [[World Tree|Tree of Life]], which apparently either outlives Earth or is capable of sustaining itself without it (but not forever - {{spoiler|everything must die for it to be reborn}}).
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** Tom / Tomas / Tommy looks up and sees a tunnel into a [[Go Into the Light|vision of bright light]].
** The star field in space / the lanterns in Isabel's throne room / a lights and mirror scene in Tommy's apartment.
** Various patterns and closeups on organic matter, fluid, etc. all look like fractal images of the [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Void_:Void (astronomy) |Deep zoom simulation of the map of the universe showing the intergalactic "void"]]: these were all done intentionally with microphotography. Or else they look like an exploding supernova (Xibalba). Which itself looks like a giant rose.
*** The opening image is an extreme close-up on a very large pearl in a crucifix.
*** The light shining through the snow in the skylight. Cut to Tom looking up at the supernova.
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* [[Rule of Symbolism]]: The entire movie, but particularly {{spoiler|Tomás "living forever" with the Tree of Life by sprouting flora all over, the star Xibalba bursting into a supernova just as Tom has reached his final epiphany (and abandoned the Tree), Izzy reincarnating as the Tree, Tom appearing}} as Adam / Buddha / the First Man and [[Ascend to A Higher Plane of Existence|ascending in the lotus position]], and Tommy {{spoiler|planting a seed at his wife's grave}}. See Crossover Cosmology, above.
* [[Scenery Porn]]: Any scene involving the Astronaut's spaceship as it travels across the nebula, as well as Tomás final arrival at the Tree of Life, and anything in the Queen's throne room.
* [[Self -Inflicted Hell]]: Tom the Astronaut lives a bleak, endless life in total isolation {{spoiler|because he refuses to acknowledge death, either his loved ones' or his own}}. As soon as he {{spoiler|accepts it, he frees himself from this hell.}}
** And, [[Alternate Character Interpretation|if you believe]] that {{spoiler|future!Tom is not the same as present!Tom, future!Tom's acceptance allows his present-day counterpart to finally move on}}.
* [[Shaggy Dog Story]]: The {{spoiler|conquistador}} plotline. Future-Tom sees that Izzy's story must end and {{spoiler|Tomas}} can't live happily ever after.
* [[Shout -Out]]: According to [[Word of God]]--"Ground control to Major '''Tom'''..."
** The scene where Tommy is walking down the street deep in thought and a car almost runs him over is an homage to a similar scene in [[Akira Kurosawa|Kurosawa]]'s "[[Ikiru]]".
* [[Shrug of God]] / [[Jigsaw Puzzle Plot]]: Aronofsky encourages fans to find their own interpretation.
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