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{{quote|''This is not a film about what happens. It's a film about arresting images, atmospheric sounds, and how they work together to create something beautiful.''
{{quote|''This is not a film about what happens. It's a film about arresting images, atmospheric sounds, and how they work together to create something beautiful.''|[http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/movies/reviews/2009/limitsofcontrol.html Review] by ''Christianity Today'' }}
([http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/movies/reviews/2009/limitsofcontrol.html Review] by ''Christianity Today'') }}


''The Limits Of Control'' is a movie by Jim Jarmusch released in 2009.
''The Limits Of Control'' is a movie by Jim Jarmusch released in 2009.
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* [[Arc Words]]: Everyone asks the main character whether he speaks Spanish.
* [[Arc Words]]: Everyone asks the main character whether he speaks Spanish.
* [[Black Helicopters]]
* [[Black Helicopter]]
* [[The Cameo]]: Several of them: [[Tilda Swinton]], John Hurt, [[Bill Murray]], etc...
* [[The Cameo]]: Several of them: [[Tilda Swinton]], John Hurt, [[Bill Murray]], etc...
* [[Celibate Hero]]: The main character remains indifferent to the charms of the naked girl, even when [[Ignore the Fanservice|she spends the night curled up against him]].
* [[Celibate Hero]]: The main character remains indifferent to the charms of the naked girl, even when [[Ignore the Fanservice|she spends the night curled up against him]].
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* [[Offscreen Moment of Awesome]]: The hitman {{spoiler|manages to completely bypass a compound security entirely off screen.}}
* [[Offscreen Moment of Awesome]]: The hitman {{spoiler|manages to completely bypass a compound security entirely off screen.}}
* [[Strange Minds Think Alike]]: {{spoiler|The American repeats just about everything the hitman's contacts discussed with him.}} May be a briefing method on part of the contacts.
* [[Strange Minds Think Alike]]: {{spoiler|The American repeats just about everything the hitman's contacts discussed with him.}} May be a briefing method on part of the contacts.
* [[Straw Nihilist]]: The American's rant at the end apparently touches on his plans on wiping out entertainment and fiction, as it "poisons" people's minds to reality, where nothing matters.
* [[Straw Nihilist]]: The American's rant at the end apparently touches on his plans on wiping out entertainment and fiction, as they "poison" people's minds to reality, where nothing matters.
** The song the hitman listens to directly after the hit has the lyrics of showing a man what life really is: worthless, like a handful of dust in a graveyard.
** The song the hitman listens to directly after the hit has the lyrics of showing a man what life really is: worthless, like a handful of dust in a graveyard.
* [[Toros Y Flamenco]]: Mostly averted. The film's depiction of Spain is stripped down to a few undoubtedly Spanish but non-cliche locations. Though there ''is'' flamenco involved.
* [[Toros Y Flamenco]]: Mostly averted. The film's depiction of Spain is stripped down to a few undoubtedly Spanish but non-cliche locations. Though there ''is'' flamenco involved.
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