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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: The film depicts the explosion that preceded the Battle of the Crater as occurring in broad daylight. In real life, it happened before 5 am when it was still dark out.
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: The film depicts the explosion that preceded the Battle of the Crater as occurring in broad daylight. In real life, it happened before 5 am when it was still dark out. Furthermore, the depiction of the battle in the film portrays the entire Union attack happening into the Crater, with the result that the Confederates can simply surround the hole and fire down. In reality, the entire front at Petersburg was in contact that morning, with the Crater simply the focal point: a realistic portrayal would have a substantial Union concentration in the Crater but also attacking aboveground on the sides, with the Confederates fighting a defensive action in a line.
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* SouthernBelle: Ada is a somewhat sheltered, well-dressed southern woman..
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* SouthernBelle: Ada is a somewhat sheltered, well-dressed southern woman.. woman.
* ThrowingYourGunAtTheEnemy: during the Battle of the Crater, a Native American Confederate soldier throws his bayonet-fixed gun like a spear, nailing a Union soldier in the chest. While improbable, this is not outside the realm of possibility: muzzleloaders could not be reloaded with a bayonet fixed, and as a Native the thrower may have been more familiar (and thus deadlier) with a spear than with a normal rifle.
* ThrowingYourGunAtTheEnemy: during the Battle of the Crater, a Native American Confederate soldier throws his bayonet-fixed gun like a spear, nailing a Union soldier in the chest. While improbable, this is not outside the realm of possibility: muzzleloaders could not be reloaded with a bayonet fixed, and as a Native the thrower may have been more familiar (and thus deadlier) with a spear than with a normal rifle.
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: Ada indulges in "the easement of maiden, spinster, and widow," and, being the daughter of a minister, feels suitably guilty over it. After checking with a female relative who tells her basically everyone does it, she doesn't feel quite so bad.
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* SexIsEvilAndIAmHorny: Ada indulges in "the easement of maiden, spinster, and widow," and, being the daughter of a minister, feels suitably guilty over it. After checking with a female relative who tells her basically everyone does it, she doesn't feel quite so bad.
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* AgeLift: Georgia is a sixteen year-old conscript in the book, but played by 28-year-old ''Music/JackWhite'' in the film, although this could also be a case of DawsonCasting.
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* AgeLift: Georgia is a sixteen year-old conscript in the book, but played by 28-year-old ''Music/JackWhite'' Music/JackWhite in the film, although this could also be a case of DawsonCasting.
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* DangerousDeserter: The three Union soldiers at Sara's cabin (assuming they are in fact deserters). Averted with all of the Confederate deserters, who get a DefectorFromDecadence treatment.
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* DangerousDeserter: The three Union soldiers at Sara's cabin (assuming they are in fact deserters).deserters) are thieves and rapists. Averted with all of the Confederate deserters, who get a DefectorFromDecadence treatment.
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* TheGreatestStoryNeverTold: When Ada asks Inman about his journey back home, he replies with an uncomfortable, vague description which skips over most of it. [[spoiler: And given his death, he wouldn't have been able to reveal more later]].
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* TheGreatestStoryNeverTold: When Ada asks Inman about his journey back home, he replies with an uncomfortable, vague description which skips over most of it. his remarkable or gritty experiences. [[spoiler: And given his death, death soon afterward, he wouldn't have been able to reveal more later]].
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* MamaBear: Inverted and played Straight with Sally Swanger and her sons [[spoiler: who run out of their hiding place to defend their elderly mother from the Home Guard and get killed for their troubles, even while dreading for her life, Sally tries to signal her sons not to come rescue her]].
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* MamaBear: Inverted and played Straight with Sally Swanger and her sons [[spoiler: who [[spoiler:who run out of their hiding place to defend their elderly mother from the Home Guard and get killed for their troubles, even while dreading for her life, Sally tries to signal her sons not to come rescue her]].
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** Averted with Georgia, who is revealed to be named Reid in the novel, with this never being mentioned in the film.
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** Averted Inverted with Georgia, who is revealed to be named Reid in the novel, with this never being mentioned in the film.
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* RaceLift: In the book, Georgia is described as being part Cherokee or Creek Indian. The movie has him played by the European American Jack White.
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** In the book, Georgia is described as being part Cherokee or Creek Indian. The movie has him played by the European American Jack White.
** In the book, Georgia is described as being part Cherokee or Creek Indian. The movie has him played by the European American Jack White.
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* UnrelatedInTheAdaptation: Possibly. In the novel it's briefly mentioned that Pangle might be a relative of the Swanger's, but has been living alone in the woods for most of his life, and can't remember if he's part of the Swanger or Pangle family, with Stobrod deciding he has more of a Pangle look to him. This is cut from the movie, where instead of being a hermit Stobrod encountered, Pangle is apparently a fellow deserter.
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* UnrelatedInTheAdaptation: Possibly. In the novel it's briefly mentioned that Pangle might be a relative of the Swanger's, Swangers, but has been living alone in the woods for most of his life, and can't remember if he's part of the Swanger or Pangle family, with Stobrod deciding he has more of a Pangle look to him. This is cut from the movie, where instead of being a hermit Stobrod encountered, Pangle is apparently a fellow deserter.
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* NotGoodWithPeople: Sally Swanger remarks that Inman normally "wouldn't say boo to a goose."
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* DeathBySex: If the clothes come off, something bad is about to happen to somebody.
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* MomentKiller: In the film, when Ada and Inman are talking after they've reunited, and bringing up their past (including their NowOrNeverKiss), it looks like they're reconnecting - and then Ruby storms in on them, telling them they're being too loud, and too romantic, for her taste ("If y'all goin' to wimble-wimble with each other, I might as well sleep with him"). [[spoiler:Then it becomes a SubvertedTrop when Ada and Inman end up sleeping with each other a few minutes later anyway]].
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* MomentKiller: In the film, when Ada and Inman are talking after they've reunited, and bringing up their past (including their NowOrNeverKiss), it looks like they're reconnecting - and then Ruby storms in on them, telling them they're being too loud, and too romantic, for her taste ("If y'all goin' to wimble-wimble with each other, I might as well sleep with him"). [[spoiler:Then it becomes a SubvertedTrop SubvertedTrope when Ada and Inman end up sleeping with each other a few minutes later anyway]].
