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** While the album itself is generally well-regarded, "Shiny Happy People" is a bit divisive among fans, largely owing to the band's own distaste of the song. General debate revolves around whether or not is actually as bad as the band members say it is; interpretations of the song as a satire on Chinese propaganda are common among those who enjoy it, while detractors typically describe "Shiny Happy People" as suffering from TastesLikeDiabetes.

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** While the album itself is generally well-regarded, "Shiny Happy People" is a bit divisive among fans, largely owing to the band's own distaste of the song. General debate revolves around whether or not is actually as bad as the band members say it is; interpretations of the song as a satire on Chinese propaganda are common among those who enjoy it, while detractors typically describe "Shiny Happy People" as suffering from TastesLikeDiabetes.saccharine.
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* AwardSnub: The album lost the Grammy Award for Best Album to Natalie Cole's album ''Unforgettable...With Love'', a cover album of songs originally performed by her famous father, Music/NatKingCole.

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* AwardSnub: The album lost the Grammy Award for Best Album to Natalie Cole's album ''Unforgettable...With Love'', a cover album of songs originally performed by her famous father, Music/NatKingCole. ''Out of Time'' is the better known album today.
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* AwardSnub: The album lost the Grammy Award for Best Album to Natalie Cole's album ''Unforgettable...With Love'', a cover album of songs originally performed by her famous father, Music/NatKingCole.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: While ''Music/{{Murmur}}'', ''Music/{{Document}}'' and ''Music/AutomaticForThePeople'' are frequently considered R.E.M.'s finest albums, a noticeable subset of fans view ''Out of Time'' as being a potential rival to that title.

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* EnsembleDarkhorse: While ''Music/{{Murmur}}'', ''Music/{{Document}}'' ''Music/{{Document}}'', and ''Music/AutomaticForThePeople'' are frequently considered R.E.M.'s finest albums, a noticeable subset of fans view ''Out of Time'' as being a potential rival to that title.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: While ''Music/{{Murmur}}'' is frequently considered R.E.M.'s finest album, a noticeable subset of fans view ''Out of Time'' as being a potential rival to that title.

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* EnsembleDarkhorse: While ''Music/{{Murmur}}'' is ''Music/{{Murmur}}'', ''Music/{{Document}}'' and ''Music/AutomaticForThePeople'' are frequently considered R.E.M.'s finest album, albums, a noticeable subset of fans view ''Out of Time'' as being a potential rival to that title.
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* NeverLiveItDown: "Shiny Happy People" is best known for the band's hatred of their own song.

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** The album itself is also divisive, with some considering it one of their weaker albums, and some considering it one of their stronger.



* OvershadowedByAwesome: This album would probably be considered the band's masterpiece if ''Music/AutomaticForThePeople'' hadn't been released the following year.

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* OvershadowedByAwesome: This The album would have probably be been considered the band's masterpiece if ''Music/AutomaticForThePeople'' hadn't been wasn't released the following year.
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* CriticalDissonance: While the album was popular, the response from critics was mixed.
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** While the album itself is generally well-regarded, "Shiny Happy People" is a bit divisive among fans, largely owing to the band's own distaste of the song. General debate revolves around whether or not is actually as bad as the band members say it is; interpretations of the song as a satire on Chinese propaganda are common among those who enjoy the it, while detractors typically describe "Shiny Happy People" as suffering from TastesLikeDiabetes.

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** While the album itself is generally well-regarded, "Shiny Happy People" is a bit divisive among fans, largely owing to the band's own distaste of the song. General debate revolves around whether or not is actually as bad as the band members say it is; interpretations of the song as a satire on Chinese propaganda are common among those who enjoy the it, while detractors typically describe "Shiny Happy People" as suffering from TastesLikeDiabetes.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: While ''Music/{{Murmur}}'' is frequently considered R.E.M.'s finest album, a noticeable subset of fans view ''Out of Time'' as being a potential rival to that title.
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* OvershadowedByAwesome: This album would probably be considered the band's masterpiece if ''Music/AutomaticForThe People'' hadn't been released the following year.

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* OvershadowedByAwesome: This album would probably be considered the band's masterpiece if ''Music/AutomaticForThe People'' ''Music/AutomaticForThePeople'' hadn't been released the following year.
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* OvershadowedByAwesome: This album would probably be considered the band's masterpiece if ''Automatic for the People'' hadn't been released the following year.

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* OvershadowedByAwesome: This album would probably be considered the band's masterpiece if ''Automatic for the ''Music/AutomaticForThe People'' hadn't been released the following year.
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: How abusive was Chris? We see that Ann is terrified of him, but was he [[spoiler: somewhat abusive, very abusive to the point that Ann snapped and [[TheDogBitesBack finally killed him after his continuous abuse]] [[WoundedGazelleGambit and harmed herself one last time to make him look like he was guilty]] or was ''all'' of the "abuse" she ostensibly suffered an act and she the real DomesticAbuser? Or at the very least in a mutually abusive marriage?]]

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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: How abusive was Chris? We see that Ann is terrified of him, but was he [[spoiler: somewhat abusive, very abusive to the point that Ann snapped and [[TheDogBitesBack finally killed him after his continuous abuse]] [[WoundedGazelleGambit and harmed herself one last time to make him look like he was guilty]] or was ''all'' of the "abuse" she ostensibly suffered an act and she the real DomesticAbuser? {{Domestic Abuse}}r? Or at the very least in a mutually abusive marriage?]]
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* BrokenBase:
** While the album itself is generally well-regarded, "Shiny Happy People" is a bit divisive among fans, largely owing to the band's own distaste of the song. General debate revolves around whether or not is actually as bad as the band members say it is; interpretations of the song as a satire on Chinese propaganda are common among those who enjoy the it, while detractors typically describe "Shiny Happy People" as suffering from TastesLikeDiabetes.
** Given that ''Out of Time'' was R.E.M.'s BreakthroughHit, there's also lingering arguments here and there as to whether or not the band ultimately benefited as artists from the album's success, with SellOut accusations occasionally popping up (if not already directed at ''Green'', R.E.M.'s first album on a major label).
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* OvershadowedByAwesome: This album would probably be considered the band's masterpiece if ''Automatic for the People'' hadn't been released the following year.
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!![[Film/OutOfTime The film:]]



* OneSceneWonder: The [[InnocentBigot "racist"]] old woman who initially identified Matt.

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* OneSceneWonder: The [[InnocentBigot "racist"]] old woman who initially identified Matt.Matt.

!![[Music/OutOfTime The album]] by Music/{{REM}}:
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: How abusive was Chris? We see that Ann is terrified of him, but was he [[spoiler: somewhat abusive, very abusive to the point that Ann snapped and [[TheDogBitesBack finally killed him after his continuous abuse]] [[WoundedGazelleGambit and harmed herself one last time to make him look like he was guilty]] or was ''all'' of the "abuse" she ostensibly suffered an act and she the real DomesticAbuser? Or at the very least in a mutually abusive marriage?]]
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Chae provides the comic relief that makes the film all the more memorable, which John Billingley has been known for doing.
* OneSceneWonder: The [[InnocentBigot "racist"]] old woman who initially identified Matt.

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