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* HiddenDepths: Louis is well read in the German mystic [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meister_Eckhart Meister Eckhart]] for a chiropractor,[[spoiler: hinting that he's an really an angel.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Jacob has been DeadAllAlong, but, after finally accepting his death, he is able to ascend to Heaven with his son.]]

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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Jacob [[spoiler: Jacob has sadly been DeadAllAlong, but, the entire film after he got stabbed having been his DyingDream as he clung to life in a triage tent in Vietnam. But after finally accepting his death, he is able he's allowed to ascend to enter Heaven with his son.]]
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* DaylightHorror: Several scenes are very well-lit, including parts of the hospital sequence.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Jezzie Pipkin is played by Cuban-American actress Creator/ElizabethPena. It's unclear whether Jezzie was meant to be Hispanic despite her surname.

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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Jezzie Pipkin is played by Cuban-American actress Creator/ElizabethPena. It's unclear whether Jezzie was meant to be Hispanic despite her Jewish or Polish-sounding surname.
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** Louis paraphrases Medieval mystic Meister Eckhart's views on death and the afterlife.

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** Louis paraphrases Medieval medieval mystic Meister Eckhart's views on death and the afterlife.afterlife in his conversations with Jacob.
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** Louis paraphrases Medieval mystic Meister Eckhart's views on death and the afterlife.
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--> Your memories, your attachments--[[OurDemonsAreDifferent they]] burn them all away. But they're not punishing you, he said. [[HelpMistakenForAttack They're freeing your soul]]. Relax. So the way he sees it: if you're frightened of dying and... you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. But if you've made your peace, [[DontFearTheReaper then the devils are really angels, freeing you from the earth]].

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--> Your -->'''Louis''': ...your memories, your attachments--[[OurDemonsAreDifferent they]] burn them all away. But they're not punishing you, he said. [[HelpMistakenForAttack They're freeing your soul]]. Relax. So the way he sees it: if you're frightened of dying and... you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. But if you've made your peace, [[DontFearTheReaper then the devils are really angels, freeing you from the earth]].

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