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A 2008 film by [[M. Night Shyamalan]].
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** It makes more sense if you replace "global warming" with "pumping pollutants into the environment," and that global warming would make some areas more arid, but still.
** Not to mention that humanity as a whole is not known for being pushovers that, when attacked, wince and politely ask to stop. A comment from TNR sums up ''why'' that would mess up the [[Green Aesop]]:
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[http://preview.tinyurl.com/TheHappeningTNRReview Chris Orr, The New Republic] }}
** In addition, it seems to originate each time in a ''city park''. As in, plants raised by humans and tended by humans. Are they killing everyone on the East Coast as some way of rebelling against their parents or something? While the intent might be to build confusion about the toxin's origin, it just leads to the conclusion that we need to avoid plants entirely and burn down those parks before they communicate with other plants.
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* [[Coincidental Broadcast]]: Whenever the characters need any sort of exposition they can find a broadcast, regardless of wherever they are, whether it be the abandoned truck, or the radio in the middle of the field (that no one bothered to take with them), or the montage of other people all over the US watching the TV News.
** Doubles as [[Kent Brockman News]] in certain situations.
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* [[Cute Mute]]: Jess, who rarely speaks until the very end.
* [[Disposable Pilot]]: The Jeep driver.
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* [[Nothing Exciting Ever Happens Here]]
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** The missing part of the joke is "Two guys are standing at adjacent urinals, and they both notice the have the letters "WY" tattooed on their penises."
* [[Poor Communication Kills]]: The group gets all the way through dinner with Mrs. Jones before deciding to mention the event.
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