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* AmbiguousDisorder: She's certainly battling trauma either way, but [[spoiler: if we interpret her whole romantic relationship with Tom as the product of her brain and not [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane a ghost or something like that]], that'd mean Kate was having dissociative episodes/hallucinations the entire time.]]
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''Last Christmas'' (2019) is a romantic comedy film directed by Paul Feig and written by Bryony Kimmings and Creator/EmmaThompson, who co-wrote the story with her husband, Greg Wise. It stars Creator/EmiliaClarke, Creator/HenryGolding, and Creator/MichelleYeoh, and features the music of Music/GeorgeMichael and Music/{{WHAM}}. The film was released on 8 November 2019 in the United States and Canada and 15 November 2019 in the United Kingdom by Universal Pictures.
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''Last Christmas'' (2019) is a romantic comedy film directed by Paul Feig and written by Bryony Kimmings and Creator/EmmaThompson, who co-wrote the story with her husband, Greg Wise. It stars Creator/EmiliaClarke, Creator/HenryGolding, Creator/MichelleYeoh and Creator/MichelleYeoh, Creator/FabienFrankel, and features the music of Music/GeorgeMichael and Music/{{WHAM}}. The film was released on 8 November 2019 in the United States and Canada and 15 November 2019 in the United Kingdom by Universal Pictures.
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* IllGirl: Kate had unspecified heart problems that required a transplant the year prior. Her family his very concerned with how depressed and self-destructive she's been since.
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* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: That Kate used to be an IllGirl and other pretty major plot points are given away in the trailer.
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* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: That Kate used to be an IllGirl ill and other pretty major plot points are given away in the trailer.
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** The other possible explanation is that although Kate's family come from Croatia, they moved in during the early stages of UsefulNotes/TheYugoslavWars to other part of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, then relatively peaceful UsefulNotes/Kosovo , and later emigrated to UK during the Kosovo war in 1999. That would explain not only the title card "Yugoslavia 1999", but also number of other details: their ethnicity never being clearly said onscreen, the reason "because of the wars" being in plural, as well as Kate's brief hesitation before engaging in conversation with other emigrants from Yugoslavia.
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** The other possible explanation is that although Kate's family come from Croatia, they moved in during the early stages of UsefulNotes/TheYugoslavWars to other another part of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, then relatively peaceful UsefulNotes/Kosovo , UsefulNotes/{{Kosovo}}, and later emigrated to UK during the Kosovo war in 1999. That would explain not only the title card "Yugoslavia 1999", but also a number of other details: their ethnicity never being clearly said onscreen, the reason "because of the wars" being in plural, as well as Kate's brief hesitation before engaging in conversation with other emigrants from Yugoslavia.
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* BecomingTheMask: Kate gets roped into volunteering for the shelter when she turns up looking for Tom, but begins to genuinely like it, and even takes it upon herself to organize a benefit concert for them.
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* BecomingTheMask: Kate gets roped into volunteering for the shelter when she turns up looking for Tom, Tom but begins to genuinely like it, and even takes it upon herself to organize a benefit concert for them.
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* SoullessBedroom: Lampshaded when Kate visits Tom's apartment, and notes that it's weirdly empty, only having basic furniture with no decorations or personal items around, and is so clean and well-kept, it's actually a bit creepy, and doesn't match Tom's lively and energetic personality at all. [[spoiler:This turns out to be a clue that Tom has been DeadAllAlong; this ''was'' his apartment until about a year ago, when he was struck by a car on his way home and died. The apartment hasn't been sold yet, and the realtors keep it clean for showings.]]
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* AdultFear:
** Kate needed a heart transplant last year, and now doesn't do much to take care of her health. The film explores both her family's perspective (seeing your child behave recklessly and put their well-being into jeopardy, fearing a relapse, etc.), and her own (the trauma of having such a serious, invasive procedure and all the depression that follows).
** Kate's parents are immigrants, and because of recent political tensions, her mother genuinely fears being deported. Kate has to assure her that that won't happen.
** Kate needed a heart transplant last year, and now doesn't do much to take care of her health. The film explores both her family's perspective (seeing your child behave recklessly and put their well-being into jeopardy, fearing a relapse, etc.), and her own (the trauma of having such a serious, invasive procedure and all the depression that follows).
** Kate's parents are immigrants, and because of recent political tensions, her mother genuinely fears being deported. Kate has to assure her that that won't happen.
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* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Santa's real name is hard for non-Chinese-speakers to pronounce so she chooses her nicknames based on where she works. She called herself Kitty when she worked at a pet shop, Miso at a health food shop, and Muffin at a bakery.
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** The other possible explanation is that although Kate's family come from Croatia, they moved in during the early stages of UsefulNotes/TheYugoslavWars to other part of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, then relatively peaceful UsefulNotes/Kosovo , and later emigrated to UK during the Kosovo war in 1999. That would explain not only the title card "Yugoslavia 1999", but also number of other details: their ethnicity never being clearly said onscreen, the reason "because of the wars" being in plural, as well as Kate's brief hesitation before engaging in conversation with other emigrants from Yugoslavia.
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* BerserkButton: Kate crosses Marta's when she brings up [[spoiler: her closeted relationship with Alba in front of their [[EveryoneCanSeeIt ostensibly]] oblivious parents]].
* CulturalCringe: Kate has trouble accepting her foreign heritage, mostly since she associates it with her absent-minded mother and neglectful father. She has to correct people to use her nickname rather than her full Croatian name, Katarina. [[spoiler:One of the things that signifies her CharacterDevelopment is when she comforts a Croatian couple after they are insulted by a racist for speaking in their native language. She introduces herself, in fluent Croatian, as "Katarina".]]
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Katarina's mother, Petra, who is a survivor of the Yugoslav Wars and still carries heavy emotional baggage, putting a distance between her and her children.
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** [[spoiler:No one else ever interacts with Tom, and Santa comments that she has yet to actually see him.]]
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** [[spoiler:No one else ever interacts with Tom, and Santa comments that she has yet to actually see him. When Kate decides to change her clothes at a public area, Tom shields her with his coat, but a couple of guys catcall her all the same. As the reveal shows, she was actually changing clothes publicly.]]
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* MaybeEverAfter: [[spoiler:It's lightly implied one of the volunteers at the shelter has a crush on Kate, and perhaps, after she's had some time to move on from Tom, they might get together.]]
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* MaybeEverAfter: [[spoiler:It's lightly implied that Nathan, one of the volunteers at the shelter shelter, has a crush on Kate, and perhaps, after she's had some time to move on from Tom, they might get together.]]
* PeriodPiece: The film is set in the aftermath of the Brexit vote (2017) and the ramifications of the yes vote impact Katarina's first-generation immigrant family.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Santa doesn't fire Kate after her carelessness led to her store being robbed, although she warns that the next time will be the last straw.
* RewatchBonus: [[spoiler:The plaque memorializing Tom on the bench has always been there, from the first time Tom and Kate have their romantic night. Only after TheReveal does the film zooms to show what it says.]]
* RunningGag: Kate correcting her family when they call her "[[EmbarrassingFirstName Katarina]]". [[spoiler:A poignant moment later on has Kate seeing a couple of Croatian migrants being insulted in a racist attack. When she approaches them, she introduces herself as Katarina.]]
* RewatchBonus: [[spoiler:The plaque memorializing Tom on the bench has always been there, from the first time Tom and Kate have their romantic night. Only after TheReveal does the film zooms to show what it says.]]
* RunningGag: Kate correcting her family when they call her "[[EmbarrassingFirstName Katarina]]". [[spoiler:A poignant moment later on has Kate seeing a couple of Croatian migrants being insulted in a racist attack. When she approaches them, she introduces herself as Katarina.]]
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* ShellShockedVeteran: Though it isn't evident at the beginning, Kate is revealed as having been very deeply traumatized by her near death from a heart condition, which necessitated a transplant. Despite surviving, she's felt depressed ever since, and even tells Tom it might have been better if she'd died. Her parents appear to know her cheerful, snarky demeanor is a facade and worry about her, though aren't aware she's ''that'' depressed. She starts to get better in the course of the film.
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** Though it isn't evident at the beginning, Kate is revealed as having been very deeply traumatized by her near death from a heart condition, which necessitated a transplant. Despite surviving, she's felt depressed ever since, and even tells Tom it might have been better if she'd died. Her parents appear to know her cheerful, snarky demeanor is a facade and worry about her, though aren't aware she's ''that'' depressed. She starts to get better in the course of thefilm.film.
** Kate's mother, Petra, is a survivor of the Yugoslav Wars, and saw all of her friends die. She was so traumatized that she refuses to socialize with her neighbours upon moving to the UK.
** Though it isn't evident at the beginning, Kate is revealed as having been very deeply traumatized by her near death from a heart condition, which necessitated a transplant. Despite surviving, she's felt depressed ever since, and even tells Tom it might have been better if she'd died. Her parents appear to know her cheerful, snarky demeanor is a facade and worry about her, though aren't aware she's ''that'' depressed. She starts to get better in the course of the
** Kate's mother, Petra, is a survivor of the Yugoslav Wars, and saw all of her friends die. She was so traumatized that she refuses to socialize with her neighbours upon moving to the UK.
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* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: Unable to find a full-time job, Kate had to crash on her married best friend, Jenna's flat. Although Jenna was initially supportive, she became more and more irritated by Kate's immaturity and selfishness, while her husband, Rufus, is downright vindictive. The couple decide to kick her out after one too many careless actions.
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* TheUnpronounceable: Santa's love interest has a hard-to-pronounce name, so she just calls him "Boy". When Kate remarks that she has an easy-to-pronounce name, she reveals that her real name is the very Chinese Huang Qing Shin, which Kate obviously can't pronounce.
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* LivingInAFurnitureStore: Kate comments on how tidy Tom's flat is. It's so tidy because [[spoiler:he hasn't actually lived there in months, and the realtors keep it clean for showings.]]
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** Santa, Kate's boss. Underneath all the snark is a good-hearted woman who cares for Kate and wants her to be better.
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** Santa, Kate's boss. Underneath all the snark is a good-hearted woman who cares for Kate and wants her to be better. And the reason she owns a Christmas store in the first place is that she loves Christmas (as opposed to those stereotypical movie and TV bosses who are bitter because they hate their jobs).
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* WaitingForABreak: Kate doesn't consider herself a "career elf," and goes to auditions in between shifts. [[spoiler:She later decides to take a break from auditioning for a while, realizing the process wasn't good for her health, and focuses instead on her job and her newfound volunteer work. Santa notes that this is an unusually mature choice.]]
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* WaitingForABreak: Kate doesn't consider herself a "career elf," and goes to auditions in between shifts. [[spoiler:She later decides to take a break from auditioning for a while, realizing the process wasn't good for her health, state of mind, and focuses instead on her job and her newfound volunteer work. Santa notes that this is an unusually mature choice.]]
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* EducationMama: Implied. Marta says that she didn't actually want to be a lawyer all that much, but her parents insisted.
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* EducationMama: Implied. Marta says that she didn't actually want to be a lawyer all that much, but her parents insisted.insisted because her dad couldn't practice law anymore after they moved to the UK.
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* TookALevelInCynic: It's implied Kate was much less of a cynical dirtbag before her illness.
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* TookALevelInCynic: It's implied Kate was much less of a cynical dirtbag before her illness.
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** One possible interpretation is that Kate and her family are ethnic Serbs from Croatia. This has the appeal of explaining why her family left in the first place, being part of a minority group under pressure, as well as the fact that her family frequently refers to their country of origin as "the former Yugoslavia" rather than "Croatia" (something more frequently done by Croatian Serbs than Croatian Croats[[note]]and this doesn't even scratch the surface of ethnicity-based conflicts in the Balkans...[[/note]]). However, this still doesn't explain the title card or the constant references to "the war" as the reason for their emigration.
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** One possible interpretation is that Kate and her family are ethnic Serbs from Croatia. This has the appeal of explaining why her family left in the first place, being part of a minority group under pressure, as well as the opening scene taking place in an Orthodox church and the fact that her family frequently refers to their country of origin as "the former Yugoslavia" rather than "Croatia" (something more frequently done by Croatian Serbs than Croatian Croats[[note]]and this doesn't even scratch the surface of ethnicity-based conflicts in the Balkans...[[/note]]). However, this still doesn't explain the title card or the constant references to "the war" as the reason for their emigration.
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** One possible interpretation is that Kate and her family are ethnic Serbs from Croatia. This has the appeal of explaining why her family left in the first place, being part of a minority group under pressure, as well as the fact that her family frequently refers to their country of origin as "the former Yugoslavia" rather than "Croatia" (something more frequently done by Croatian Serbs than Croatian Croats[[note]]and this doesn't even scratch the surface of ethnicity-based conflicts in the Balkans...[[/note]]). However, this still doesn't explain the title card or the constant references to "the war" as the reason for their emigration.
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** One possible interpretation is that Kate and her family are ethnic Serbs from Croatia. This has the appeal of explaining why her family left in the first place, being part of a minority group under pressure, as well as the fact that her family frequently refers to their country of origin as "the former Yugoslavia" rather than "Croatia" (something more frequently done by Croatian Serbs than Croatian Croats[[note]]and this doesn't even scratch the surface of ethnicity-based conflicts in the Balkans...[[/note]]). However, this still doesn't explain the title card or the constant references to "the war" as the reason for their emigration.
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** One possible interpretation is that Kate and her family are ethnic Serbs from Croatia. This has the appeal of explaining why her family left in the first place, being part of a minority group under pressure, as well as the fact that her family frequently refers to their country of origin as "the former Yugoslavia" rather than "Croatia" (something more frequently done by Croatian Serbs than Croatian Croats[[note]]and this doesn't even scratch the surface of ethnicity-based conflicts in the Balkans...[[/note]]). However, this still doesn't explain the title card or the constant references to "the war" as the reason for their emigration.
