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Latter Days

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Latter Days	label	Latter Days
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Latter Days	comment	Latter Days is a 2003 romantic dramedy film written and directed by C Jay Cox, starring Wes Ramsey and Steve Sandvoss.Aaron Davis (Steve Sandvoss) is a Mormon missionary who has just moved to Los Angeles with three other missionaries (one of them played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt) in a small apartment. They aren't allowed any television, radio or anything that might lead them to temptation for the two years that they are working as missionaries. The problem is their openly gay next door neighbor, Christian Markelli (Wes Ramsey) and his roommate, Julie Taylor (Rebekah Johnson).Christian gets into a bet that he can seduce one of the missionaries. Little does he know that Aaron is a closeted homosexual. They fall in love but deal with a lot of problems along the way.
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Latter Days / int_22cf536c	type	Chekhov's Gun
Latter Days / int_22cf536c	comment	Chekhov's Gun: Aaron tried to comfort grieving Lila after the death of her life partner. As a thank, she gave him her business card with her restaurant's address on it. Him going to Lila's restaurant was what finally allowed Aaron and Christian to reunite in the end.
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Latter Days / int_297ab1b9	type	Parental Abandonment
Latter Days / int_297ab1b9	comment	Parental Abandonment: When he was 13, Christian was abandoned in a heavy snowstorm in the middle of hunting deer by his father after he failed shooting any. This happened after his father found out Christian had been trying to wear his mother's shoes far too often, thinking he was gay.
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Latter Days / int_298b1a12	type	Knocking on Heathens' Door
Latter Days / int_298b1a12	comment	Knocking on Heathens' Door: Aaron and his co-missionaries do this on a daily basis, and get regularly doors slammed in their faces.
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Latter Days / int_32fca9db	type	Magical Queer
Latter Days / int_32fca9db	comment	Magical Queer: A man dying of AIDS whom Christian spends some time with claims (or thinks, it's not really clear) he sometimes can "read" other people.
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Latter Days / int_37085956	type	Gayngst-Induced Suicide
Latter Days / int_37085956	comment	Gayngst-Induced Suicide: After what happened above and knowing from his mother that Christian getting close to him was nothing more than a 50-dollar bet (his feelings became genuine after the bet, but Aaron didn't know that), Aaron tried to slit his wrist in bathroom. He survived, but the viewers and Christian were made to believe he died.
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Latter Days / int_466ccbb4	type	Gayngst
Latter Days / int_466ccbb4	comment	Gayngst: Being a member of Mormon Church, this comes naturally for Aaron. He was quickly deported and excommunicated after he was caught kissing Christian and his mother rejected him after outing himself.
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Latter Days / int_4781adbb	type	Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Latter Days / int_4781adbb	comment	Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Paul is pretty much a douche most of the film and the worst when it comes to anti-gay agenda, but actually does like Aaron and is angry with Christian for getting Aaron into trouble. And after Aaron's flight leaves, he helps Christian out by telling him that there's a five-hour layover in Salt Lake City.
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Latter Days / int_5f6c6cc1	type	Can't Get Away with Nuthin'
Latter Days / int_5f6c6cc1	comment	Can't Get Away with Nuthin': Christian and Aaron had one kiss, nothing more, and apparently that was enough for Aaron to be sent home in shame and shunned by his family and entire parish. Christian even lampshades that the kiss was far from sexual.
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Latter Days / int_72e1bd14	type	Bungled Suicide
Latter Days / int_72e1bd14	comment	Bungled Suicide: Aaron when he's outed and forced back to Idaho. We spend a good chunk of the movie thinking he actually did it.
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Latter Days / int_7b7182fe	type	Closet Key
Latter Days / int_7b7182fe	comment	Closet Key: Christian is this for Aaron.
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Latter Days / int_95e5155e	type	I'm Going to Hell for This
Latter Days / int_95e5155e	comment	I'm Going to Hell for This: Aaron brings this up during his night with Christian.
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Latter Days / int_9ce377f1	type	Cure Your Gays
Latter Days / int_9ce377f1	comment	Cure Your Gays: Aaron is shown to be at an "Ex-Gay" treatment facility after his suicide attempt.
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Latter Days / int_9d6f3607	type	Fag Hag
Latter Days / int_9d6f3607	comment	Fag Hag: Primarily Julie and Lila. Julie seemingly befriends Christian and Andrew without any ulterior motives. Lila assumes this trope through her motherly nature. She could see Christian was heartbroken after finding out Aaron died and gave advice to cheer him up.
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Latter Days / int_a24670a4	type	Benevolent Boss
Latter Days / int_a24670a4	comment	Benevolent Boss: Lila, to the point of Team Mom.
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Latter Days / int_b5b4b485	type	The Bet
Latter Days / int_b5b4b485	comment	The Bet: When the Mormon missionaries move in next door to Christian, he makes a bet with his friends that he can seduce one of them. However, this bet ends up having very little effect on the plot of the movie. It may have been a contributing factor in Aaron's suicide attempt.
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Latter Days / int_b8e3f20a	type	Demoted to Extra
Latter Days / int_b8e3f20a	comment	Demoted to Extra: In the original screenplay, Aaron's sister was going to have a bigger role - she was the only member of his family who kept accepting and supporting him after his coming-out, and it was her who found him after his suicide attempt. In the final cut, she only appears in a short flashback scene and has no impact on the plot whatsoever.
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Latter Days / int_bd50e676	type	Queer Romance
Latter Days / int_bd50e676	comment	Queer Romance: This is a romantic comedy movie between two guys, after all.
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Latter Days / int_d02a0c91	type	There Are No Coincidences
Latter Days / int_d02a0c91	comment	There Are No Coincidences: The movie seems to believe in this. Aaron believes this is how everything in life works. When he and Christian was reunited after a series of coincidences, Aaron quickly assumed the trope was in play.
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Latter Days / int_e52a0409	type	Calling the Old Man Out
Latter Days / int_e52a0409	comment	Calling the Old Man Out: Aaron does this when the Elders of his parish, including his father, chew him out for his "abominable alternative lifestyle" and bring up the shame he brought on their ancestors:
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Latter Days / int_e7117c09	type	Backstory
Latter Days / int_e7117c09	comment	Back Story: It wasn't included in the final cut, but supposedly Paul had to give up a Love Interest he met during a mission, and that would explain his Heelâ€“Face Turn.
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Latter Days / int_f10d3363	type	Distracted by the Sexy
Latter Days / int_f10d3363	comment	Distracted by the Sexy: In a basketball scene, Julie and Christian decided to take off their tank top to differentiate the team. Paul quickly ran himself into a basketball hoop as soon as he saw Julie. Arguably, Christian has the same effect on Aaron during the game.
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Latter Days / int_f40c8e72	type	Ill-Fated Flowerbed
Latter Days / int_f40c8e72	comment	Ill-Fated Flowerbed:
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Latter Days / int_f7eda5d8	type	Snow Means Love
Latter Days / int_f7eda5d8	comment	Snow Means Love: Christian confesses his love for Aaron in the snow in Salt Lake City. He also found comfort in being gay during a heavy snowstorm when he was younger by getting skin-to-skin with a man who saved him.
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Latter Days / int_f91d1d4f	type	Darkest Hour
Latter Days / int_f91d1d4f	comment	Darkest Hour: We get this with Christian thinking that Aaron is dead through suicide.
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Latter Days / int_fb9e25e9	type	Team Mom
Latter Days / int_fb9e25e9	comment	Team Mom: Lila is this for the waiters working in her restaurant, including Christian and Julie and, in the end, also Aaron, always ready to listen to their problems and give advice.
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Latter Days / int_fed441ad	type	All Gays are Promiscuous
Latter Days / int_fed441ad	comment	All Gays are Promiscuous: Christian got around quite a bit before meeting Aaron. Part of his dilemma was the notion of settling down.
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