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* PapaWolf: The moment Jack realizes the truth, he very nearly breaks down Mr. Harvey’s door, demanding he tell him what happened to Susie.

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* PapaWolf: The moment Jack realizes the truth, he very nearly breaks down Mr. Harvey’s Harvey's door, demanding he tell him what happened to Susie.
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''The Lovely Bones'' is the 2009 [[TheFilmOfTheBook film adaptation]] of the [[Literature/TheLovelyBones novel of the same name]] by Creator/PeterJackson. It stars Creator/SaoirseRonan, Creator/MarkWahlberg, Creator/RachelWeisz, Creator/StanleyTucci, and Creator/SusanSarandon.

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''The Lovely Bones'' is the 2009 [[TheFilmOfTheBook film adaptation]] of the [[Literature/TheLovelyBones novel of the same name]] name]], directed by Creator/PeterJackson. It stars Creator/SaoirseRonan, Creator/MarkWahlberg, Creator/RachelWeisz, Creator/StanleyTucci, and Creator/SusanSarandon.
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* AudienceShift: The book was marketed towards adults, although a lot of teenagers read it anyway. The movie was deliberately made tame enough that [[SoMyKidsCanWatch the scriptwriters' kids could watch it]], and audience testing showed that teenage girls liked it much, much more than adults. So, after a limited release before Christmas 2009 to be eligible for Oscar consideration, the marketing was changed to promote it to teenagers and it was released in the spring. Creator/RogerEbert noticed the shift and thought this and the whole film was [[http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100113/REVIEWS/100119992 creepy]] in all the wrong ways.

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* AudienceShift: The book was marketed towards adults, although a lot of teenagers read it anyway. The movie was deliberately made tame enough that [[SoMyKidsCanWatch [[invoked]][[SoMyKidsCanWatch the scriptwriters' kids could watch it]], and audience testing showed that teenage girls liked it much, much more than adults. So, after a limited release before Christmas 2009 to be eligible for Oscar consideration, the marketing was changed to promote it to teenagers and it was released in the spring. Creator/RogerEbert noticed the shift and thought this and the whole film was [[http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100113/REVIEWS/100119992 creepy]] in all the wrong ways.
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%% How? * DropDeadGorgeous: The film was accused by some critics of doing this with [[spoiler:the fourteen-year-old protagonist]].
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->''"My name is Salmon, like the fish; first name Susie. I was 14 years old when I was murdered on December 6, 1973. I was here for a moment and then I was gone. I wish you all a long and happy life."''
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* GriefInducedSplit: Abigail abandons her family and moves to California in the wake of Susie's murder. In the novel, she is gone for eight years, whereas the time period is shorter in the film.
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* EurekaMoment: While talking to Mr. Harvey, Jack notices the dead flowers in his garden. He thinks back to a time when he and his wife were talking with Mr. Harvey about said flowers, and remembers ''the way Me. Harvey was staring at Susie'' while she was riding her bike…

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* EurekaMoment: While talking to Mr. Harvey, Jack notices the dead flowers in his garden. He thinks back to a time when he and his wife were talking having a conversation with Mr. Harvey about said flowers, and remembers ''the the way Me. Harvey he was staring ''staring at Susie'' while she was riding her bike…
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* EurekaMoment: While talking to Mr. Harvey, Jack notices the dead flowers in his garden. He thinks back to a time when he and his wife were talking with Harvey about said flowers, and remembers ''the way Me. Harvey was staring at Susie'' while she was riding her bike…

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* EurekaMoment: While talking to Mr. Harvey, Jack notices the dead flowers in his garden. He thinks back to a time when he and his wife were talking with Mr. Harvey about said flowers, and remembers ''the way Me. Harvey was staring at Susie'' while she was riding her bike…
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* EurekaMoment: While talking to Harvey, Jack notices the dead flowers in his garden. He thinks back to a time when he and his wife were talking with Harvey about said flowers, and remembers ''the way Harvey was staring at Susie'' while she was riding her bike…

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* EurekaMoment: While talking to Mr. Harvey, Jack notices the dead flowers in his garden. He thinks back to a time when he and his wife were talking with Harvey about said flowers, and remembers ''the way Me. Harvey was staring at Susie'' while she was riding her bike…



* PapaWolf: The moment Jack realizes the truth, he very nearly breaks down Harvey’s door, demanding he tell him what happened to Susie.

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* PapaWolf: The moment Jack realizes the truth, he very nearly breaks down Mr. Harvey’s door, demanding he tell him what happened to Susie.
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* LooseFloorboardHidingSpot: Lindsay breaks into Mr Harvey's house and finds his sketchbook hidden under a loose floorboard. It has a record of the investigation into Susie's disappearance. (In the book, it's on Mr Harvey's bed.)
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* PapaWolf: The moment Jack realizes the truth, he very nearly breaks down Harvey’s door, demanding he tell him what happened to her.

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* PapaWolf: The moment Jack realizes the truth, he very nearly breaks down Harvey’s door, demanding he tell him what happened to her.Susie.
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* TooHappyToLive: Life is kind to Susie at the beginning... until she runs into Harvey.

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In 1973, life is kind to Susie Salmon, a sweet and helpful 14-year-old high school freshman who dreams of becoming a photographer. One day though, she runs into her creepy neighbor, George Harvey, who coaxes her into an underground "kid's hideout" he has built. Inside, Susie grows uncomfortable and attempts to leave. Harvey grabs her and the scene fades until she is seen rushing past her alarmed classmate Ruth Connors, seemingly fleeing Harvey's den, only to discover that she's actually in the afterlife... After seeing the bloody bathroom and her bracelet hanging on the sink faucet, Susie realizes she never escaped the underground den and Harvey murdered her. While watching over her family and the way they deal with grief over her missing body as well as Ruth and her burgeoning love story with the boy she never got to kiss, Susie meets other victims of Harvey in the afterlife, which can morph into a happy paradise as she wishes.

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In 1973, life is kind to Susie Salmon, a sweet and helpful 14-year-old high school freshman who dreams of becoming a photographer. One day though, she runs into her creepy neighbor, George Harvey, who coaxes her into an underground "kid's hideout" he has built. Inside, Susie grows uncomfortable and attempts to leave. Harvey grabs her and the scene fades until she is seen rushing past her alarmed classmate Ruth Connors, seemingly fleeing Harvey's den, only to discover that she's actually in the afterlife...

After seeing the bloody bathroom and her bracelet hanging on the sink faucet, Susie realizes she never escaped the underground den and Harvey murdered her. While watching over her family and the way they deal with grief over her missing body as well as Ruth and her burgeoning love story with the boy she never got to kiss, Susie meets other victims of Harvey in the afterlife, which can morph into a happy paradise as she wishes.

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