History Film / YearOne

** Except of course, that "sodomy" is not a crime in Sodom. They are instead charged with [[BlackComedyRape "refusing sodomy."]]

* ButtMonkey: Oh. Others get their licks too, but if something bad happens, it's usually to Oh, and almost always played for laughs.

* LethallyStupid: Zed. From impaling one of his fellow hunters with his spear during a boar hunt, to setting the tribe's huts on fire, there's almost nothing that will stop Zed from making a terribly dumb decision.

* Misplaced Wildlife: early in the movie, Zed and Oh encounter a cougar (a strictly American cat) in what is presumably the Middle East; a leopard would’ve been a more accurate choice for the setting.

** If it ends in an "ee" sound, chances are Zed and Oh were accused of it in the LongList of charges against them.

%%* LethallyStupid: Zed.

->'''Zed:''' "What are these big round things?"
->'''Cain:''' "They're wheels, numbskull. They make the cart roll."
->'''Zed:''' "Wow!"

''Year One'' is a 2009 comedy starring Creator/JackBlack and Creator/MichaelCera as a pair of weak hunter-gatherers in AncientRome who get caught up in a plot to rescue their tribe from the City of Sodom.

The film features a large amount of AnachronismStew and features a wide assortment of noted comedic actors in bit parts, including Creator/HaroldRamis in both his final acting part and final film directed before his death.

%%* AnachronismStew

%%* ButtMonkey: Oh.

%%** Case in point, the oil rub scene...

%%* ToiletHumor

%%* VirginSacrifice:
%%-->'''Oh:''' Seems like a waste of a perfectly good virgin to me.
%%* WretchedHive: Sodom.

Zed (Black) and Oh (Cera) are would-be hunters who dream of becoming something more. After the duo are banished from their tribe (thanks to Zed eating from a tree of ForbiddenFruit), they embark upon a series of adventures, and run into various characters from Literature/TheBible ([[BeenThereShapedHistory influencing historical events as a result]]). The two are eventually captured and brought as slaves to the City of Sodom, where they discover the women they once pined for, Maya and Eema, have also been enslaved, along with the rest of their tribe. It's up to Zed and Oh to rescue their tribe and become the heroes they were meant to be.

->'''Cain:''' "They're wheels numbskull, they make the cart roll."

* AnachronismStew

* Literature/TheBible: Abraham and his sons, Cain and Abel.

* ButtMonkey: Oh.

** Case in point, the oil rub scene...
** And poor Oh urinating on his own face while he's hanging upside down in prison.

* LethallyStupid: Zed.

* ParentalIncest: After the verbal exchange mentioned in BrotherSisterIncest above, Zed mentions that he learned his lesson when things got awkward after he slept with his mother.

* PrincessesRule

* ToiletHumor

* VirginSacrifice:
-->'''Oh:''' Seems like a waste of a perfectly good virgin to me.
* WretchedHive: Sodom.

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: If it ends in an "ee" sound, chances are Zed and Oh were accused of it in the LongList of charges against them.

* IncestIsRelative: After the verbal exchange mentioned in BrotherSisterIncest above, Zed mentions that he learned his lesson when things got awkward after he slept with his mother.

The film features a large amount of AnachronismStew and features a wide assortment of noted comedic actors in bit parts, including director Creator/HaroldRamis in both his final acting part and final film directed before his death.

The film features a large amount of AnachronismStew and features a wide assortment of noted comedic actors in bit parts. Not to be confused with ''ComicBook/BatmanYearOne.''

* BrotherSisterIncest: Averted -- Zed says he feels no attraction to Eema, to which Oh reminds him that she's his sister.

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: If it ends in an "ee" sound chances are Zed and Oh were accused of it in the LongList of charges against them.
** Except of course, that "sodomy" is not a crime in Sodom. They are instead charged with [[BlackComedyRape "refusing sodomy"]]

* BrotherSisterIncest: Averted - Zed says he feels no attraction to Eema, to which Oh reminds him that she's his sister.

* ForbiddenFruit: Zed eats golden apples that are forbidden, and a snake wraps around Oh. The fruit doesn't actually do anything though.

** Case in point: the oil rub scene...

* HappinessInSlavery

* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial
-->Cain: I wish you were dead too! Even though Abel is not dead at all!

* VirginSacrifice

* WretchedHive: Sodom

''Year One'' is a 2009 comedy starring Creator/JackBlack and Michael Cera as a pair of weak hunter-gatherers in AncientRome who get caught up in a plot to rescue their tribe from the City of Sodom.

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: If it ends in an "ee" sound chances are Zed and Oh were accused of it.

The film features a large amount of AnachronismStew, and features a wide assortment of noted comedic actors in bit parts. Not to be confused with ''ComicBook/BatmanYearOne.''

* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: After Zed teaches people to clap, [[spoiler:it starts raining]]. From that point forwards, the rain begins whenever people clap, and stops when they stop clapping.

* TheChosenOne: Zed, who plays it up to the end until [[spoiler:he says his not]].

** Case and point: The oil rub scene...
** And poor Oh urinating on his own face while he's hung upside down in prison.

Zed (Black) and Oh (Cera) are would-be hunters who dream of becoming something more. After the duo are banished from their tribe (thanks to Zed eating from a tree of ForbiddenFruit), they embark upon a series of adventures, and run into various characters from Literature/TheBible (influencing historical events as a result). The two are eventually captured and brought as slaves to the City of Sodom, where they discover the women they once pined for, Maya and Eema, have also been enslaved, along with the rest of their tribe. It's up to Zed and Oh to rescue their tribe and become the heroes they were meant to be.

''Year One'' is a 2009 comedy starring JackBlack and Michael Cera as a pair of weak hunter-gatherers in AncientRome who get caught up in a plot to rescue their tribe from the City of Sodom.

* ForbiddenFruit: Zed eats golden apples that are forbidden, and a snake wraps around Oh.

Zed (Black) and Oh (Cera) are would-be hunters who dream of becoming something more. After the duo are banished from their tribe (thanks to Zed eating from a tree of ForbiddenFruit), they embark upon a series of adventures, and run into various characters from Literature/TheBible (influencing historical events as a result). The two are eventually captured and brought as slaves to the City of Sodom, where they discover the woman they once pined forMaya and Eema, have also been enslaved, along with the rest of their tribe. It's up to Zed and Oh to rescue their tribe and become the heroes they were meant to be.

* Case and point: The oil rub scene...