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* ForeignQueasine: Shown in a montage, where Elder Calhoun eats some stinky fish thing. On the other hand, those Stroopwafels they keep eating look really good.
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* ForeignQueasine: Shown in a montage, where Elder Calhoun eats some stinky fish thing.thing [[note]] It's ''haring'' - salted raw herring usually served with onions - eating some is considered a rite-of-passage for American missionaries serving in the Netherlands[[/note]] . On the other hand, those Stroopwafels they keep eating look really good.
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* EarlyBirdCameo: Both President Sandberg and Kyle Harrison are briefly seen in the opening sequence where Elder Calhoun gets on the train, long before they're named or spoken with.
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* NoAntagonist: The movie has no villain. The elders' own struggles--not knowing the language, testimony issues, incompatibility with companions--and the general difficulties of missionary life are the sources of conflict.
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* SliceOfLife: The film is a glimpse into the life of turn-of-the-millennium LDS missionaries, focusing on their daily activities, hardships, and successes.
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: When Elder Johnson and Elder Rogers get in an argument, Rogers says Johnson only works hard because of support he's getting from home and would mope around like Rogers if ''he'' got dumped by his girlfriend. Johnson doesn't deny it, but says he'd get over it:
---> '''Elder Johnson''': I know why I came out here. Do ''you?''
---> '''Elder Johnson''': I know why I came out here. Do ''you?''
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: When Elder Johnson and Elder Rogers get in an argument, Rogers says Elder Johnson only works hard because of support he's getting from home and would mope around like Rogers if ''he'' got dumped by his girlfriend. Johnson doesn't deny it, but says he'd get over it:
---> --> '''Elder Johnson''': I know why I came out here. Do ''you?''''you?''
--> ''[Elder Rogers has no reply]''
* BaitAndSwitch: Near the end of the film, Kyle asks to meet with Elders Rogers and Calhoun. He's quiet and solemn, so the elders expect he's about to tell them he doesn't want to meet with them anymore. Instead, [[spoiler:he asks to get baptized]].
--> ''[Elder Rogers has no reply]''
* BaitAndSwitch: Near the end of the film, Kyle asks to meet with Elders Rogers and Calhoun. He's quiet and solemn, so the elders expect he's about to tell them he doesn't want to meet with them anymore. Instead, [[spoiler:he asks to get baptized]].
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* EasyEvangelism: Kyle Harrison is Elders Rogers and Calhoun's "golden investigator." Despite an awkward first meeting, an even ''more'' awkward second encounter in a local grocer, and getting smashed behind a door by an angry Elder Johnson who [[MisplacedRetribution thinks he's Elder Van Pelt]], on the whole he is ''incredibly'' receptive. He's touched to the point of tears by Elder Roger's testimony during the first discussion, readily attends church afterward, and [[spoiler:asks the missionaries if he can get baptized]].
* EurekaMoment: It's while teaching the first discussion to Kyle that Elder Rogers remembers ''why'' he's a missionary at all, snapping him out of his funk for the rest of the movie. This is a CallBack to the ArmorPiercingQuestion Elder Johnson asked him earlier in the movie.
* EurekaMoment: It's while teaching the first discussion to Kyle that Elder Rogers remembers ''why'' he's a missionary at all, snapping him out of his funk for the rest of the movie. This is a CallBack to the ArmorPiercingQuestion Elder Johnson asked him earlier in the movie.
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* EasyEvangelism: Kyle Harrison is Elders Rogers and Calhoun's "golden investigator." Despite an awkward first meeting, an even ''more'' awkward a cringey second encounter in a local grocer, and getting smashed behind a door by an angry Elder Johnson who [[MisplacedRetribution thinks he's Elder Van Pelt]], on the whole he is ''incredibly'' receptive. He's touched moved to the point of tears by Elder Roger's testimony during the first discussion, readily attends church afterward, and [[spoiler:asks the missionaries on his own if he can get baptized]].
* EurekaMoment:It's while While teaching the first discussion to Kyle that Kyle, Elder Rogers remembers ''why'' he's a missionary at all, snapping him out of his funk for the rest of the movie. This is a CallBack to the ArmorPiercingQuestion Elder Johnson asked him earlier in the movie.
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* RealityHasNoSubtitles: A few lines of dialogue get subtitles, but for much of the movie the Dutch goes untranslated for the audience.
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* RealityHasNoSubtitles: A few lines of dialogue Dutch get subtitles, but for much of the movie the Dutch it goes untranslated for the audience.
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: When Elder Johnson and Elder Rogers get in an argument, Rogers says Johnson only works hard because of support he's getting from home and would mope around like Rogers if ''he'' got dumped by his girlfriend. Johnson doesn't deny it, but says he'd get over it:
---> '''Elder Johnson''': I know why I came out here. Do ''you?''
---> '''Elder Johnson''': I know why I came out here. Do ''you?''
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* BookEnds: The movie begins with Elder Calhoun arriving on a train, and ends with Elder Rogers leaving on a train.
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* BookEnds: The movie begins with Elder Calhoun arriving on a train, train and ends with Elder Rogers leaving on a train.
* CrazyPrepared: Elder Van Pelt wants to impress mission leadership, so in a pinch his three girlfriend pictures can be flipped over to show photos of the at-the-time First Presidency of the LDS Church.[[note]]Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S. Monson, and James E. Faust.[[/note]] When President Sandberg visits the apartment, he picks up the Hinckley picture and is about to see the girlfriend on the other side. Van Pelt then shows he's even ''more'' crazy prepared: underneath the girlfriend picture (which he hides [[TrouserSpace down his pants]]) is a photo of him with President Sandberg.
* CringeComedy: Elder Calhoun is extremely awkward, clueless, and bad at Dutch, so a good chunk of the movie is laughing at all the embarrassing things that happen to him.
* CringeComedy: Elder Calhoun is extremely awkward, clueless, and bad at Dutch, so a good chunk of the movie is laughing at all the embarrassing things that happen to him.
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* EasyEvangelism: Kyle Harrison is Elders Johnson and Elder Calhoun's "golden investigator".
* FailureMontage: The "Falling" sequence.
* FailureMontage: The "Falling" sequence.
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* EasyEvangelism: Kyle Harrison is Elders Johnson Rogers and Elder Calhoun's "golden investigator".
investigator." Despite an awkward first meeting, an even ''more'' awkward second encounter in a local grocer, and getting smashed behind a door by an angry Elder Johnson who [[MisplacedRetribution thinks he's Elder Van Pelt]], on the whole he is ''incredibly'' receptive. He's touched to the point of tears by Elder Roger's testimony during the first discussion, readily attends church afterward, and [[spoiler:asks the missionaries if he can get baptized]].
* EurekaMoment: It's while teaching the first discussion to Kyle that Elder Rogers remembers ''why'' he's a missionary at all, snapping him out of his funk for the rest of the movie. This is a CallBack to the ArmorPiercingQuestion Elder Johnson asked him earlier in the movie.
--> '''Elder Rogers:''' We testify to you that God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, appeared to Joseph Smith and spoke with him, and that's why we're here. [{{Beat}}] That's why ''I'm'' here.
* FailureMontage: The "Falling" sequence. We see Elders Calhoun and Rogers knocking on multiple doors without success, and Elder Calhoun ultimately sits down on the ground in discouragement, which [[PetTheDog prompts Elder Rogers to help him up]].
* EurekaMoment: It's while teaching the first discussion to Kyle that Elder Rogers remembers ''why'' he's a missionary at all, snapping him out of his funk for the rest of the movie. This is a CallBack to the ArmorPiercingQuestion Elder Johnson asked him earlier in the movie.
--> '''Elder Rogers:''' We testify to you that God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, appeared to Joseph Smith and spoke with him, and that's why we're here. [{{Beat}}] That's why ''I'm'' here.
* FailureMontage: The "Falling" sequence. We see Elders Calhoun and Rogers knocking on multiple doors without success, and Elder Calhoun ultimately sits down on the ground in discouragement, which [[PetTheDog prompts Elder Rogers to help him up]].
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* FunWithForeignLanguages: Elder Calhoun hardly knows Dutch when he gets to the mission field, but he tries really hard to speak it. For example, at the bakery he tries to ask for a cutloaf, but instead asks for a circumcision.
* GoshDangItToHeck: Elder Johnson keeps using the word "flip" as a mild expletive, much to the annoyance of Elder Van Pelt.
* GoodTimesMontage: The "Don't You Know" sequence.
* GoshDangItToHeck: Elder Johnson keeps using the word "flip" as a mild expletive, much to the annoyance of Elder Van Pelt.
* GoodTimesMontage: The "Don't You Know" sequence.
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* FourTemperamentEnsemble: The four elders.
** Elder Calhoun is Sanguine: enthusiastic, gullible, and optimistic.
** Elder Van Pelt is Choleric: ambitious, vain, and cynical.
** Elder Rogers is Melancholic: brooding, standoffish, and apathetic.
** Elder Johnson is Phlegmatic: modest, realistic, and reasonable. ([[RageBreakingPoint Mostly.]])
* FunWithForeignLanguages: Elder Calhoun hardly knows Dutch when he gets to the mission field, but he tries really hard to speak it. For example, at the bakery he tries to ask for acutloaf, cut loaf, but instead asks for a circumcision.
circumcised loaf.
* GoshDangItToHeck: Elder Johnson keeps using the word "flip" as a mild expletive, much to the annoyance of Elder VanPelt.
Pelt. [[{{SugarWiki/FunnyMoments}} President Sandburg uses it, too.]]
* GoodTimesMontage: The "Don't You Know" sequence. It includes Elders Calhoun and Rogers setting mission records and Kyle Harrison getting baptized.
** Elder Calhoun is Sanguine: enthusiastic, gullible, and optimistic.
** Elder Van Pelt is Choleric: ambitious, vain, and cynical.
** Elder Rogers is Melancholic: brooding, standoffish, and apathetic.
** Elder Johnson is Phlegmatic: modest, realistic, and reasonable. ([[RageBreakingPoint Mostly.]])
* FunWithForeignLanguages: Elder Calhoun hardly knows Dutch when he gets to the mission field, but he tries really hard to speak it. For example, at the bakery he tries to ask for a
* GoshDangItToHeck: Elder Johnson keeps using the word "flip" as a mild expletive, much to the annoyance of Elder Van
* GoodTimesMontage: The "Don't You Know" sequence. It includes Elders Calhoun and Rogers setting mission records and Kyle Harrison getting baptized.
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* NaiveNewcomer: Elder Calhoun arrives in the mission field ready to preach. His companion, Elder Rogers, isn't as enthusiastic.
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* MisplacedRetribution: An unintentional example. When Elder Johnson snaps at Elder Van Pelt for hitting him one too many times, Van Pelt hides in the apartment. Johnson follows, catching Kyle behind the door. Rogers hurriedly tells Johnson, "He's behind the door," but Johnson misunderstands "he" to mean Van Pelt and slams the door on Kyle multiple times before Rogers and Calhoun can clarify and rescue Kyle.
* NaiveNewcomer: Elder Calhoun arrives in the mission field ready topreach. preach (but having no real idea ''how''.) His companion, Elder Rogers, isn't as enthusiastic.
* NaiveNewcomer: Elder Calhoun arrives in the mission field ready to
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* NervousWreck: Elder Calhoun really wants to talk to passing strangers, but at first he's nearly scared to death to do so (it also doesn't help that he doesn't really know Dutch).
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* NervousWreck: Elder Calhoun really wants to talk to passing strangers, but at first he's nearly scared to death to do so (it also doesn't help that he doesn't really know Dutch). Dutch.)
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* OnlySaneMan: Elder Johnson, sometimes. Elder Rogers likes to think he is this.
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* NotSoDifferentRemark: Rogers claims Johnson would lose his desire to work if ''his'' girlfriend dumped him. Johnson doesn't deny it, and it's later proven right when it actually happens.
* OnlySaneMan:Elder Johnson, sometimes. Elder Rogers likes to think he is this.this, but for most of the movie it's Elder Johnson. He's the only elder who isn't comically inexperienced and naive (like Calhoun), brown-nosing and snooty (like Van Pelt), or pessimistic and moody (like Rogers).
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* RealityHasNoSubtitles: A few lines of dialogue get subtitles, but for much of the movie the Dutch goes untranslated for the audience.
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* SwappedRoles: Briefly near the end of the film, Elder Johnson becomes the missionary who's lost his drive while Elder Rogers becomes the motivated hard-worker.
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* SwappedRoles: Briefly near the end of the film, Elder Johnson becomes the missionary who's lost his drive while Elder Rogers becomes the motivated hard-worker.hard worker.
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* TemptingFate: During an argument, Elder Johnson tells Elder Rogers that if ''his'' girlfriend dumped him, he'd get over it. Johnson gets his chance to find out for real later in the movie.
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The movie opens with a brand-new missionary, Elder Calhoun (Kirby Heyborne), arriving in Holland on a train. He is a very gung-ho cowboy/nerd from Oklahoma who can't speak a word of intelligible Dutch and understands little more. His companion is Elder Rogers (K.C. Clyde), a rather lazy missionary who likes photography. He used to be a hard worker, but news from home about his girlfriend's leaving him for another man has made him wonder just what he's doing.
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The movie opens with a brand-new missionary, Elder Calhoun (Kirby Heyborne), arriving in Holland on a train. He is a very gung-ho cowboy/nerd from Oklahoma who can't speak a word of intelligible Dutch and understands little more. His companion is Elder Rogers (K.C. Clyde), a rather lazy missionary who likes photography. He Rogers used to be a hard worker, but news from home about his girlfriend's leaving abandoning him for another man has made him wonder just what he's doing.
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* BlatantLies: Elder Van Pelt is seen rocking out to music in his headphones while shining shoes. Asked what he's listening to, he replies, "Tab choir."
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* BlatantLies: Elder Van Pelt is seen rocking out to music in his headphones while shining shoes. Asked When asked what he's listening to, he replies, "Tab choir."says it's the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
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* TheFilmOfThePlay: Anderson based the movie on his stage play ''The Best Two Years of My Life''.
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* GrumpyBear: Elder Rogers at the beginning of the movie, though he gradually [[TookALevelInIdealism improves]].
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* HollywoodNerd: Elder Calhoun says he was chess champion two years in a row in high school.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: Elder Van Pelt, with his silky pajamas and morning exercise routine.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: Elder Van Pelt, with his silky pajamas and morning exercise routine. On the other hand, he ''is'' writing three different girlfriends.
* BlatantLies: Elder Van Pelt is seen rocking out to music in his headphones while shining shoes. Asked what he's listening to, he replies, "Tab choir."
* BookEnds: The movie begins with Elder Calhoun arriving on a train, and ends with Elder Rogers leaving on a train.
* ChekhovsSkill: A DeletedScene shows Elder Calhoun teaching Elder Johnson how to tie up a calf, explaining how Elder Johnson knows how to tie up Elder Van Pelt later.
* BlatantLies: Elder Van Pelt is seen rocking out to music in his headphones while shining shoes. Asked what he's listening to, he replies, "Tab choir."
* BookEnds: The movie begins with Elder Calhoun arriving on a train, and ends with Elder Rogers leaving on a train.
* ChekhovsSkill: A DeletedScene shows Elder Calhoun teaching Elder Johnson how to tie up a calf, explaining how Elder Johnson knows how to tie up Elder Van Pelt later.
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* CueCard: During Elder Calhoun's first discussion, he holds up cue cards so Kyle Harrison answers "yes". Calhoun soon gets the cards mixed up, showing the eighth commandment.
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* CueCard: During Elder Calhoun's first discussion, he holds up cue cards so Kyle Harrison answers "yes". Calhoun soon gets the cards mixed up, showing the eighth seventh commandment.[[note]]"Thou shalt not commit adultery."[[/note]]
* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to Halestorm Entertainment's [[Film/TheSinglesWard previous]] [[Film/TheRM films]], The Best Two Years focuses less on comedy and explores more thoroughly (and seriously) the topic of [[CrisisOfFaith Crises of Faith]].
* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to Halestorm Entertainment's [[Film/TheSinglesWard previous]] [[Film/TheRM films]], The Best Two Years focuses less on comedy and explores more thoroughly (and seriously) the topic of [[CrisisOfFaith Crises of Faith]].
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* FailureMontage: The "Falling" sequence.
* GoodTimesMontage: The "Don't You Know" sequence.
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* NaiveNewcomer: Elder Calhoun arrives in the mission field ready to preach. His companion, Elder Johnson, isn't as enthusiastic.
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* NaiveNewcomer: Elder Calhoun arrives in the mission field ready to preach. His companion, Elder Johnson, Rogers, isn't as enthusiastic.
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* ProfessionalButtKisser: Elder Van Pelt wants to be a district leader like Elder Johnson, so he constantly tries to impress or flatter the zone leaders and assistants when they call. He also keeps a photo of himself shaking hands with President Sandburg in order to impress him.
* RageBreakingPoint: Eventually Elder Johnson's patience with Elder Van Pelt punching him wears thin and he decides to get some payback.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: President Sandburg. In a few minutes he's able to diagnose and set straight many of the problems the four elders are facing.
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* SwappedRoles: Briefly near the end of the film, Elder Johnson becomes the missionary who's lost his drive while Elder Rogers becomes the motivated hard-worker.
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* GrumpyBear: Elder Rogers at the beginning of the movie, though he gradually improves.
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* GrumpyBear: Elder Rogers at the beginning of the movie, though he gradually improves.[[TookALevelInIdealism improves]].
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* CrisisOfFaith: Elder Rogers, as signified by his unwillingness to pray in the morning
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* CrisisOfFaith: Elder Rogers, as signified by his unwillingness to pray in the morningmorning.
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--> '''Elder Johnson''': [[DeadpanSnarker Oh yeah, well so do I]]... I mean I used to, I just don't know anymore.
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--> '''Elder Johnson''': Rogers''': [[DeadpanSnarker Oh yeah, well so do I]]... I mean I used to, I just don't know anymore.
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* NerdGlasses: Elder Calhoun wears a pair, until the end when Elder Rogers gives him a pair of less conspicuous glasses.
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* NerdGlasses: Elder Calhoun wears a pair, until the end when Elder Rogers gives him a pair of less conspicuous glasses.glasses as a parting gift.
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HilarityEnsues, along with FunWithForeignLanguages, subverted EasyEvangelism, and a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming. Definitely worth a watch.
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* CrisisOfFaith: Elder Rogers, as signified by his unwillingness to pray in the morning
--> '''Elder Johnson''': I remember when I first came out here, you and Richardson used to lead the mission every week in teaching discussions. Now look at you! You haven't picked up your discussion book in over a year. I don't even see you kneel down to pray at night, elder. I wonder if you even have a testimony.
--> '''Elder Johnson''': [[DeadpanSnarker Oh yeah, well so do I]]... I mean I used to, I just don't know anymore.
* CueCard: During Elder Calhoun's first discussion, he holds up cue cards so Kyle Harrison answers "yes". Calhoun soon gets the cards mixed up, showing the eighth commandment.
* DearJohnLetter: Elder Johnson gets a new "Dear John" cassette tape from his girlfriend.
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%%* HollywoodNerd: Elder Calhoun
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* KnockingOnHeathensDoor: After Elders Rogers and Calhoun decide to break the mission record on handing out copies of the Book of Mormon, they go from door to door, at first with little success, but they soon catch on.
* NaiveNewcomer: Elder Calhoun arrives in the mission field ready to preach. His companion, Elder Johnson, isn't as enthusiastic.
* NerdGlasses: Elder Calhoun wears a pair, until the end when Elder Rogers gives him a pair of less conspicuous glasses.
* NervousWreck: Elder Calhoun really wants to talk to passing strangers, but at first he's nearly scared to death to do so (it also doesn't help that he doesn't really know Dutch).
* NotGoodWithRejection:
** Elder Rogers started slacking off on his mission after his girlfriend married his former mission companion Elder Richardson.
** Elder Johnson also has a hard time when his girlfriend sends him a [[DearJohnLetter "Dear John" tape]].
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* RingRingCRUNCH: One of the elders apparently smashes his alarm clock when it wakes him up.
* SceneryPorn: Shots of Dutch fields and windmills.
* TheSwearJar: Elder Johnson tells his companion Elder Van Pelt to hit him each time he uses the word "[[GoshDangItToHeck flip]]". Van Pelt kind of gets carried away with the hitting, at one point almost hitting the mission president for saying "flipping".
* SceneryPorn: Shots of Dutch fields and windmills.
* TheSwearJar: Elder Johnson tells his companion Elder Van Pelt to hit him each time he uses the word "[[GoshDangItToHeck flip]]". Van Pelt kind of gets carried away with the hitting, at one point almost hitting the mission president for saying "flipping".
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''The Best Two Years'' is a 2003 comedy-drama film about the various experiences of four Mormon missionaries in the Netherlands. The story addresses one missionary's crisis of faith, along with the rather universal themes of annoying roommates, frustration at one's job, being the new person, and public embarrassment.
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''The Best Two Years'' is a 2003 comedy-drama film film, written and directed by Scott S. Anderson, about the various experiences of four Mormon missionaries in the Netherlands. The story addresses one missionary's crisis of faith, along with the rather universal themes of annoying roommates, frustration at one's job, being the new person, and public embarrassment.
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''The Best Two Years'' is a 2003 movie about the various experiences of four Mormon missionaries in the Netherlands. The story addresses one missionary's crisis of faith, along with the rather universal themes of annoying roommates, frustration at one's job, being the new person, and public embarrassment.
The movie opens with a brand-new missionary, Elder Calhoun, arriving in Holland on a train. He is a very gung-ho cowboy/nerd from Oklahoma who can't speak a word of intelligible Dutch and understands little more.
His companion is Elder Rogers, a rather lazy missionary who likes photography. He used to be a hard worker, but news from home about his girlfriend's leaving him for another man has made him wonder just what he's doing.
The other set of missionaries are Elder Johnson and Elder Van Pelt. Elder Johnson is the righteous one who keeps the other guys in check, but in a nice way. Elder Van Pelt is a snob who wears silky pajamas and has a funny exercise tape to which he jazzercises every morning.
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''The Best Two Years'' is a 2003 movie about the various experiences of four Mormon missionaries in the Netherlands. The story addresses one missionary's crisis of faith, along with the rather universal themes of annoying roommates, frustration at one's job, being the new person, and public embarrassment.
The movie opens with a brand-new missionary, Elder Calhoun, arriving in Holland on a train. He is a very gung-ho cowboy/nerd from Oklahoma who can't speak a word of intelligible Dutch and understands little more.
His companion is Elder Rogers, a rather lazy missionary who likes photography. He used to be a hard worker, but news from home about his girlfriend's leaving him for another man has made him wonder just what he's doing.
The other set of missionaries are Elder Johnson and Elder Van Pelt. Elder Johnson is the righteous one who keeps the other guys in check, but in a nice way. Elder Van Pelt is a snob who wears silky pajamas and has a funny exercise tape to which he jazzercises every morning.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: Don't tell me you didn't get this vibe from Elder Van Pelt...
* DeadpanSnarker: Elder Rogers and Elder Van Pelt.
* EasyEvangelism: Subverted.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Don't tell me you didn't get this vibe from Elder Van Pelt...
* DeadpanSnarker: Elder Rogers and Elder Van Pelt.
* EasyEvangelism: Subverted.
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* GoshDangItToHeck: FLIP! FLIP! FLIP!
* GrammarNazi: Elder Van Pelt.
* GrumpyBear: Elder Rogers
* HollywoodNerd: Elder Calhoun
* KnockingOnHeathensDoor
* OnlySaneMan: Elder Johnson, sometimes. Elder Rogers likes to think he is this.
* GoshDangItToHeck: FLIP! FLIP! FLIP!
* GrammarNazi: Elder Van Pelt.
* GrumpyBear: Elder Rogers
* HollywoodNerd: Elder Calhoun
* KnockingOnHeathensDoor
* OnlySaneMan: Elder Johnson, sometimes. Elder Rogers likes to think he is this.
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* ForeignQueasine: Shown in a montage, where Elder Calhoun eats some stinky fish thing. On the other hand, those waffle/cookie things they keep eating look really good.
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* ForeignQueasine: Shown in a montage, where Elder Calhoun eats some stinky fish thing. On the other hand, those waffle/cookie things Stroopwafels they keep eating look really good.
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TheBestTwoYears is a 2003 movie about the various experiences of four Mormon missionaries in the Netherlands. The story addresses one missionary's crisis of faith, along with the rather universal themes of annoying roommates, frustration at one's job, being the new person, and public embarrassment. It is very much BetterThanItSounds.
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TheBestTwoYears is a 2003 movie about the various experiences of four Mormon missionaries in the Netherlands. The story addresses one missionary's crisis of faith, along with the rather universal themes of annoying roommates, frustration at one's job, being the new person, and public embarrassment. It is very much BetterThanItSounds.
embarrassment.
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
