History Film / EvanAlmighty

* TookALevelInJerkass: God's behavior towards Evan is often bordering on downright ''[[KarmicTrickster cruel]]'', compared to the TricksterMentor he was to Bruce in the first film. At least he didn't make Bruce and the people in his life, question whether Bruce was losing his grip on reality, whereas Evan often is forced to look utterly ''insane''. However, he does convince Joan (after she and the boys leave Evan) to go back to him, and spend more time with him to build the Ark. In the end, after the flood happens, and Evan's Ark manages to save countless lives, it seems that in the end those who thought Evan was crazy were probably kicking themselves for doubting him.

* SassyBlackWoman: Rita

* DeathGlare: The whole Senate at Long once they find out his business practices and the fact that [[spoiler: a whole community was wiped out thanks to it. If it wasn't for Evan and his Ark, that also could've included lives being lost as well.]]

* NoPartyGiven: Evan drives a Hummer and watches Creator/{{MSNBC}} and, to explain for non-US tropers, this is a stereotypically Republican car and a network whose opinion shows tend to be Democratic-leaning.

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Joan prays that career-obsessed Evan will spend more time with his family, cue a month-long family project that could save them and fellow politicians.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Evan Baxter goes from a smug, vapid antagonist to a nice, well-meaning father and husband whose only real flaw is that he is a {{workaholic}}. Considering he [[NewJobAsThePlotDemands doesn't even have the same job]] he had the first film he comes across more as [[InNameOnly a brand new character]] that coincidentally has the same name and actor as the original Evan. Creator/SteveCarell admitted in an interview around the time of the movie's release, that ''Evan Almighty'' should just be looked upon as its own stand alone movie, and not as a sequel to ''Bruce Almighty'', and that all it really is, is a retelling of Noah's Ark set in the present day.
* ContinuityNod: Susan Ortega, the sexy co-anchor from the first film turns up briefly in the second (besides God and Evan she is the only returning character).

* AdaptationalNiceGuy / AdaptationalPersonalityChange: Evan may still have the same name, actor, and smugness, but aside from that, he is a very different character. In ''Bruce Almighty'' he was more antagonistic while in this film he is more of a well-meaning family man who can be a {{Workaholic}} and unintentionally [[ParentalNeglect neglectful]]. This is be somewhat justified as he didn't have a lot of screen time in the first film and in a film where he is now the main lead, we do see a lot more of what he is really like.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy/AdaptationalPersonalityChange: Evan may still have the same name, actor, and smugness, but aside from that, he is a very different character. In ''Bruce Almighty'' he was more antagonistic while in this film he is more of a well-meaning family man who can be a {{Workaholic}} and unintentionally [[ParentalNeglect neglectful]]. This is be somewhat justified as he didn't have a lot of screen time in the first film and in a film where he is now the main lead, we do see a lot more of what he is really like.

* SameCharacterButDifferent: Evan Baxter, who's practically an entirely different character than in ''Bruce Almighty''. He's [[NewJobAsThePlotDemands suddenly gone from anchorman to congressman]] [[note]] Although his backstory as a reporter is briefly mentioned[[/note]], has moved from Buffalo to D.C., now has a wife and three kids, and has undergone a personality shift from being smug and arrogant to a loving family man whose worst trait is being a {{workaholic}}.