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* IronicJobIronicVocation: Having nigh-boundless psychic powers but studying the earthiest of the sciences: Biology.
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* InTheBlood / ItRunsInTheFamily: Thelma’s grandmother has demonstrated that she has similar powers to her. Their abilities are also shown to be manifested only in females.
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* ChekhovsSkill: Subverted. Thelma's swimming appears to be this way when she realizes that her father is missing and jumps into the water to skim to him. [[spoiler:As she's swimming, she appears to decide that Anja is more important to him, so she stops swimming and gets washed ashore.]]
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* ChekhovsSkill: Subverted. Thelma's swimming appears to be this way when she realizes that her father is missing and jumps into the water to skim to him. [[spoiler:As she's swimming, she appears to decide that Anja is more important to him, her, so she stops swimming and gets washed ashore.]]
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* ChekhovsSkill: Subverted. Thelma's swimming appears to be this way when she realizes that her father is missing and jumps into the water to skim to him. [[spoiler:As she's swimming, she appears to decide that Anja is more important to him, so she stops swimming and gets washed ashore.]]
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* SuddenSexuality: Played with and PlayedForDrama in a surprising way. Anja has a boyfriend when she meets Thelma but, within days of meeting her, she's broken up with him and is walking to Thelma's apartment. [[spoiler:Thelma's father tells her that he thinks Anja never loved her, she just wanted it so badly she "made it true". However, it is still possible that Anja had a sexuality epiphany or that she was always bisexual.]]
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* SuddenSexuality: SuddenlySexuality: Played with and PlayedForDrama in a surprising way. Anja has a boyfriend when she meets Thelma but, within days of meeting her, she's broken up with him and is walking to Thelma's apartment. [[spoiler:Thelma's father tells her that he thinks Anja never loved her, she just wanted it so badly she "made it true". However, it is still possible that Anja had a sexuality epiphany or that she was always bisexual.]]
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* DayLightHorror: Daylight horror: much of the terrifying scenes involving the outdoors happen during the day and are not shrouded in darkness which is a possible contrast to [[DarkIsNotEvil Dark is not evil.]]
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* DayLightHorror: Daylight horror: much Much of the terrifying scenes involving the outdoors happen during the day and are not shrouded in darkness which is a possible contrast to [[DarkIsNotEvil Dark is not evil.]]
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* DayLightHorror: Daylight horror: much of the terrifying scenes involving the outdoors happen during the day and are not shrouded in darkness which is a possible contrast to [[DarkIsNotEvil Dark is not evil.]]
** Thelma’s [[spoiler: brother was found dead under the frozen lake at sunrise. Her father was almost burning to death and died by drowning in broad daylight.]]
** The opening scene of the film shows a child walking with her father in the snow that is reminiscent of bonding moments then he turned [[spoiler: his rifle [[MoodWhiplash towards her head.]]]]
** Thelma’s [[spoiler: brother was found dead under the frozen lake at sunrise. Her father was almost burning to death and died by drowning in broad daylight.]]
** The opening scene of the film shows a child walking with her father in the snow that is reminiscent of bonding moments then he turned [[spoiler: his rifle [[MoodWhiplash towards her head.]]]]
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* BewareTheNiceOnes / BewareTheQuietOnes: Thelma is sweet, likeable, and an adorable young lady but [[spoiler she is capable of erasing someone from existence or to put them somewhere, rendering that person to exist and not exist at the same time, physically displace them to less hospitable places, or to have them killed regardless of their proximity and for them to die in any way she imagines possible.]]
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* BewareTheNiceOnes / BewareTheQuietOnes: Thelma is sweet, likeable, and an adorable young lady but [[spoiler [[spoiler: she is capable of erasing someone from existence or to put them somewhere, rendering that person to exist and not exist at the same time, physically displace them to less hospitable places, or to have them killed regardless of their proximity and for them to die in any way she imagines possible.]]
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* BewareTheNiceOnes / BewareTheQuietOnes: Thelma is sweet, likeable, and an adorable young lady but [[spoiler she is capable of erasing someone from existence or to put them somewhere, rendering that person to exist and not exist at the same time, physically displace them to less hospitable places, or to have them killed regardless of their proximity and for them to die in any way she imagines possible.]]
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* {{Foil}}: Played with, and with the two seemingly polar opposites having a confluence in the final act.
** Fire and water
** Anja wearing a black swimsuit and Thelma wearing a white nightdress and with the last swimming pool scene which reminiscent of the yin yang symbol.
** Urban and rural
** Natural bodies of water (Lake) and manmade (swimming pools)
** Dark and light
** Purity (milk) and blood
** Faith and doubt
** Traditional Male and traditional Female displays in society
** Fire and water
** Anja wearing a black swimsuit and Thelma wearing a white nightdress and with the last swimming pool scene which reminiscent of the yin yang symbol.
** Urban and rural
** Natural bodies of water (Lake) and manmade (swimming pools)
** Dark and light
** Purity (milk) and blood
** Faith and doubt
** Traditional Male and traditional Female displays in society
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* ItMakesSenseInContext: Thelma’s powers are shown to be inconsistent on-screen since she doesn’t know her own power or how it works since she spent much of the film suppressing them, thinking it would be better for everyone, and for being afraid of it herself.
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* GoneHorriblyRight: Poor Thelma. She has experienced this several times throughout her life when one occasion has been proven too much for one lifetime, [[spoiler: especially with her little brother and Anja]]
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* AmbiguousEnding: The BittersweetEnding and exactly how much bitter and how much sweet it is.
** Is it a [[spoiler:dream sequence?]]
** It also plays very differently depending whether you think that [[spoiler:Anja genuinely loved Thelma from the beginning]] or if [[spoiler:Thelma actually compelled Anja to her.]]
** In which case, does it show Thelma breaking free of her religious repression, realizing that she needs to be herself, and ending up happily, or does it show Thelma embracing the more monstrous side of her [[spoiler:as she starts to exercise her power without fear, having either killed or silenced the only people that could stop her (her parents)]]?
* AmbiguousSituation:
** When Thelma literally pushes Anja away and causes her disappearance, [[spoiler:where does she go]]? If so, what does she (or any of the others around her) know about where she's been?
** The largest one is definitely whether [[spoiler:Anja loved Thelma from the beginning, or if Thelma compelled them together.]]
** Is it a [[spoiler:dream sequence?]]
** It also plays very differently depending whether you think that [[spoiler:Anja genuinely loved Thelma from the beginning]] or if [[spoiler:Thelma actually compelled Anja to her.]]
** In which case, does it show Thelma breaking free of her religious repression, realizing that she needs to be herself, and ending up happily, or does it show Thelma embracing the more monstrous side of her [[spoiler:as she starts to exercise her power without fear, having either killed or silenced the only people that could stop her (her parents)]]?
* AmbiguousSituation:
** When Thelma literally pushes Anja away and causes her disappearance, [[spoiler:where does she go]]? If so, what does she (or any of the others around her) know about where she's been?
** The largest one is definitely whether [[spoiler:Anja loved Thelma from the beginning, or if Thelma compelled them together.]]
* PsychoLesbian: Deconstructed all over the place.
** Anja stalks Thelma and instantly drops most of her other friends and her boyfriend for Thelma. Which becomes much more meaningful when [[spoiler:Tron suggests that Thelma unknowingly guided Anja towards that kind of obsessive attraction to her.]]
** Thelma has some terrifying powers and the ending possibly shows her embracing their ControlFreak potential. Except...Thelma genuinely [[IJustWantToBeLoved only wants to have friends and romantic connections]], it's impossible not to sympathize with how lonely she is, and [[spoiler:even if she ''did'' pull Anja towards her, she didn't do it knowingly.]] In fact, it's heavily implied that this is because of Thelma's sexual awakening - her lesbianism is just who she is.
** Anja stalks Thelma and instantly drops most of her other friends and her boyfriend for Thelma. Which becomes much more meaningful when [[spoiler:Tron suggests that Thelma unknowingly guided Anja towards that kind of obsessive attraction to her.]]
** Thelma has some terrifying powers and the ending possibly shows her embracing their ControlFreak potential. Except...Thelma genuinely [[IJustWantToBeLoved only wants to have friends and romantic connections]], it's impossible not to sympathize with how lonely she is, and [[spoiler:even if she ''did'' pull Anja towards her, she didn't do it knowingly.]] In fact, it's heavily implied that this is because of Thelma's sexual awakening - her lesbianism is just who she is.
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* SpeculativeFictionLGBT: A much more grounded example of this trope, Thelma's ComingOutStory (as she discovers her attraction to Anja and lesbianism) is reflected in her discovery of her powers.
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* SuddenSexuality: Played with and PlayedForDrama in a surprising way. Anja has a boyfriend when she meets Thelma but, within days of meeting her, she's broken up with him and is walking to Thelma's apartment. [[spoiler:Thelma's father tells her that he thinks Anja never loved her, she just wanted it so badly she "made it true". However, it is still possible that Anja had a sexuality epiphany or that she was always bisexual.]]
* WhamLine: Thelma's dad to her when she tells him about Anja:
-->'''Trond''': [[spoiler:Did she ever love you? Or did you just want her so badly that you made it true?]]
* WhamShot: The repeat of Thelma in the swimming pool when she meets Anja for the first time, confirming that Thelma sa Anja first, rather than vice versa, as the first play of the scene showed. However, it still remains ambiguous if [[spoiler:Thelma ''actually'' drew Anja to her or if their relationship was always real.]]
* SuddenSexuality: Played with and PlayedForDrama in a surprising way. Anja has a boyfriend when she meets Thelma but, within days of meeting her, she's broken up with him and is walking to Thelma's apartment. [[spoiler:Thelma's father tells her that he thinks Anja never loved her, she just wanted it so badly she "made it true". However, it is still possible that Anja had a sexuality epiphany or that she was always bisexual.]]
* WhamLine: Thelma's dad to her when she tells him about Anja:
-->'''Trond''': [[spoiler:Did she ever love you? Or did you just want her so badly that you made it true?]]
* WhamShot: The repeat of Thelma in the swimming pool when she meets Anja for the first time, confirming that Thelma sa Anja first, rather than vice versa, as the first play of the scene showed. However, it still remains ambiguous if [[spoiler:Thelma ''actually'' drew Anja to her or if their relationship was always real.]]
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: Suggested. [[spoiler: Thelma and Anja end up together, Thelma has gained full mastery of her abilities even as they’re growing in range and intensity but the true nature of their attraction and the full extent of Thelma’s abilities and what she might become for better, or for worse are open to interpretation.]]
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: Suggested. [[spoiler: Thelma and Anja end up together, Thelma together. She has gained full mastery of her abilities even as they’re growing in range and intensity intensity, but the true nature of their the two women’s attraction to each other and the full extent of Thelma’s abilities and what she might become for better, better or for worse are open to interpretation.]]
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* BookEnds: The film begins with the screen zooming in on Thelma, and it ends with [[spoiler: Thelma ''pulling'' the scene towards her demonstrating that she’s zeroing in on her environment and that she can control it.]]
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* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent: The ballet that Thelma went to along with Anja and her mom is about a child recognising their autonomy and living a life outside of their parents’s influence.
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* BrownNote: One of the rare occasions where it wasn’t stated for plot reasons and dramatic effect. The movie has a warning at the prologue advising viewers with epilepsy that the flickering lights in the forthcoming scenes could induce seizures and might trigger their symptoms.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: Suggested. Thelma and Anja end up together, Thelma has gained full mastery of her abilities even as they’re growing in range and intensity but the true nature of their attraction and the full extent of Thelma’s abilities and what she might become for better, or for worse are open to interpretation.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: Suggested. [[spoiler: Thelma and Anja end up together, Thelma has gained full mastery of her abilities even as they’re growing in range and intensity but the true nature of their attraction and the full extent of Thelma’s abilities and what she might become for better, or for worse are open to interpretation.]]
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: Suggested. Thelma and Anja end up together, Thelma has gained full mastery of her abilities even as they’re growing in range and intensity but the true nature of their attraction and the full extent of Thelma’s abilities and what she might become for better, or for worse are open to interpretation.
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* {{Allegory}}: For self-acceptance and being true to one’s self.
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* GirlinessUpgrade: Thelma attempts this with her wardrobe and by going out with Kristoff. It doesn’t end well.
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* AntiHero: While Thelma isn’t necessarily unethical; she’s not a hero, a monster, or a victim. She’s none of those and all of those at once.
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* CassandraTruth: Thelma’s grandma says that [[spoiler: she made her husband disappear and was subsequently confined to a mental hospital. Thelma’s father withheld this information from her and instead told her that her grandmother is dead.]]
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* IJustWantToBeNormal: Fervently prayed for by Thelma—but she will never be which is for the [[BeYourself better]] or [[FridgeHorror worse]].
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* FriendlessBackground: Thelma doesn’t have a lot of friends while growing up.
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* SignificantBirthDate: Thelma’s birthday is February 29. It happens once in four years, doesn’t happen often and Thelma is unique. Every year, her birthday is/isn’t; and on a non-leap year, the day before or after her actual birth date can still qualify as her birthday and it’s up to her. Thelma can make it so. It’s also suggesting a confluence of light and dark, being and nothingness, and unity of opposing elements, and possibly making someone exist and not exist at the same time, [[spoiler: especially with what happened to Anja.]]
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* OverprotectiveDad: Thelma’s dad and mom regularly looks over her schedule and calls her every night to make sure that she eats or doesn’t give in to hedonistic practices. They may be protective and watch carefully over their daughter but they are shown to be emotionally distant.
* ParentsAsPeople: Thelma’s parents are shown to be overprotective and it’s justified in their case, but Thelma is shown to be emotionally neglected by them and her parents are emotionally distant.
* ParentsAsPeople: Thelma’s parents are shown to be overprotective and it’s justified in their case, but Thelma is shown to be emotionally neglected by them and her parents are emotionally distant.
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* MeaningfulName: Thelma (will), Brenn (burn)
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* ComingOutStory: Alongside the ComingOfAgeStory, as Thelma has just left home for the first time and discovers her sexuality.
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* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Thelma is one.
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* {{Gayngst}}: Thelma struggles very much with her feelings after she hooks up with Anja for the first time.
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* LonersAreFreaks: Reconstructed in Thelma herself. While she is very lonely and isolated, the audience sees how her parents' repression and anxiety causes her to be that way, and Thelma herself is actually a very sweet person.
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* FriendsAreChosenFamilyArent: Played with throughout. Thelma's only friends are her parents until she goes to college and meets Anja. Anja herself has a very difficult relationship with her father, who abandoned her to live abroad.
* LonersAreFreaks: Reconstructed in Thelma herself. While she is very lonely and isolated, the audience sees how her parents' repression and anxiety causes her to be that way, and Thelma herself is actually a very sweetperson.person.
* SpeculativeFictionLGBT: A much more grounded example of this trope, Thelma's ComingOutStory (as she discovers her attraction to Anja and lesbianism) is reflected in her discovery of her powers.
* LonersAreFreaks: Reconstructed in Thelma herself. While she is very lonely and isolated, the audience sees how her parents' repression and anxiety causes her to be that way, and Thelma herself is actually a very sweet
* SpeculativeFictionLGBT: A much more grounded example of this trope, Thelma's ComingOutStory (as she discovers her attraction to Anja and lesbianism) is reflected in her discovery of her powers.
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* ComingOfAgeStory: A horror-filled version.
* DaddysGirl: Thelma tells Anja that she can talk about ''everything'' with her dad, which Anja is clearly a little disturbed by, but she also remembers him being abusive, so it is at least a dark version.
* DaddysGirl: Thelma tells Anja that she can talk about ''everything'' with her dad, which Anja is clearly a little disturbed by, but she also remembers him being abusive, so it is at least a dark version.
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A shy, devout Christian, Thelma (Eili Harboe) struggles with a mutual attraction to her friend Anja (Kaya Wilkins). However, when a deep and disturbing power begins to stir in Thelma, she needs to choose between her burgeoning sexuality and her strict upbringing.
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* LonersAreFreaks: Reconstructed in Thelma herself. While she is very lonely and isolated, the audience sees how her parents' repression and anxiety causes her to be that way, and Thelma herself is actually a very sweet person.
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* LonersAreFreaks: Reconstructed in Thelma herself. While she is very lonely and isolated, the audience sees how her parents' repression and anxiety causes her to be that way, and Thelma herself is actually a very sweet person.
