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The Little Things

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The Little Things	comment	The Little Things is a 2021 Neo Noir / Police Procedural Thriller film directed by John Lee Hancock and released on January 29, 2021 by Warner Bros. Pictures and though HBO Max. It stars Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, and Jared Leto.The movie takes place in October 1990 when Kern County Sheriff Deputy Joe "Deke" Deacon is tasked to head to the Los Angeles Sheriffs Department to secure forensic evidence related to an active murder case. He later joins LASD Detective Jim Baxter to the scene of a murder case, which reminds Deke of a similar case he once worked on when he was with the LASD.Meanwhile, a woman named Ronda Rathbun was declared missing one night after being followed by a suspicious vehicle. The LASD leans on a few suspects before Albert Sparma is brought in a suspect since he was near some of the murder scenes.With the FBI being called in, Baxter decides to go and ask Deke for assistance in solving the case. However, he was warned that he shouldn't go down the same path like Deke did... obsessed and determined to get the suspect.Previews: Trailer.
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The Little Things / int_13d7a65e	type	The Artifact
The Little Things / int_13d7a65e	comment	The Artifact: The movie taking place in 1990 has little effect on the story and barring a few details it could easily be a contemporary murder mystery; the main reason the 90s setting is kept is likely because the original script was written in 1993 (it just took nearly thirty years for movie to be made).
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The Little Things / int_18d15922	type	Title Drop
The Little Things / int_18d15922	comment	Title Drop: Deke tells Jimmy that it's "the little things" (small details in the crime scene) that get killers caught. That includes the both of them by the end.
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The Little Things / int_2b49eaf	type	Damsel out of Distress
The Little Things / int_2b49eaf	comment	Damsel out of Distress: In the opening sequence, a young woman driving down an isolated road is menaced by an unseen man, strongly implied to be the serial killer. After a tense chase scene where she tries and fails to get help at a truck-stop diner, she's able to make it onto the main road and flag down a truck.
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The Little Things / int_41f3b3a2	type	Generic Cop Badges
The Little Things / int_41f3b3a2	comment	Generic Cop Badges: The patches/emblems of the KCSD and the LASD are different from the actual ones used in real life. The only difference is that they don't have the bear in the middle of the patch/emblem.
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The Little Things / int_42215dce	type	Ambiguous Ending
The Little Things / int_42215dce	comment	Ambiguous Ending: Baxter accidentally kills Albert with the shovel after being taunted too many times. Deke helps him dispose of anything related to Albert with Albert's corpse buried eventually, while Baxter keeps trying to tell himself that Albert was the killer. Meanwhile, it's still left unknown whether or not Albert is the killer, basically leaving whether or not the actual serial killer who nearly killed Tina is still out there...
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The Little Things / int_4cecb933	type	Signs of Disrepair
The Little Things / int_4cecb933	comment	Signs of Disrepair: Deke is introduced investigating petty vandalism of a Black Angus sign, wherein the culprits broke all the bulbs in the letter 'G'.
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The Little Things / int_4e3d253b	type	Downer Ending
The Little Things / int_4e3d253b	comment	Downer Ending: Deacon has again committed a felony by covering up a murder which doesn’t give him any closure. The complicit members of the LASD and Coroner’s Office still seem to be racked with guilt. The Serial Killer may still be out there. And an innocent (albeit very creepy) man may have been murdered. Baxter is the only one who may be able to move on without too many issues, but only because Deacon deceived him into believing Sparma was definitely the killer.
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The Little Things / int_4e6e4dc7	type	The Coroner Doth Protest Too Much
The Little Things / int_4e6e4dc7	comment	The Coroner Doth Protest Too Much: Having just pulled a bullet out of a victim accidentally shot by a detective, the Coroner records cause of death as "multiple stab wounds"(consistent with the two other victims at the scene) .
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The Little Things / int_5a3b8032	type	The Un-Reveal
The Little Things / int_5a3b8032	comment	The Unreveal: By the end of the movie, it still isn't clear if Albert was the killer or not.
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The Little Things / int_7d4a47d1	type	Let Us Never Speak of This Again
The Little Things / int_7d4a47d1	comment	Let Us Never Speak of This Again: Deke warns Baxter to never mention Albert, look at his file, or in general make any reference to him ever again. One slip and investigators will yank on that thread and ruin his life.
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The Little Things / int_7fbb2a3	type	Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
The Little Things / int_7fbb2a3	comment	Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Deke really screwed up in the backstory by accidentally shooting one of the killer's only survivors trying to apprehend him. Not only did he kill an innocent person but she was also likely his best chance of identifying and stopping the killer as a witness, meaning the killer gets to keep killing. In the climax the stress gets to Baxter and he physically lashes out at Albert, inadvertently killing him. As a result, he and Deke are never able to determine if he really was the killer. If he wasn't, Baxter killed an innocent man. If he was, they can never properly bring him to justice, potentially find out where the victims are buried and bring their loved ones closure.
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The Little Things / int_8797239c	type	Bait-and-Switch
The Little Things / int_8797239c	comment	Bait-and-Switch: Used repeatedly throughout the movie which all leads to the Ambiguous Ending. The Cold Open implies that the young girl trying to get away from the odd stalker will be missing and/or dead and will play a major role. But midway through the film she shows up unharmed at the Sheriff’s office. Then her being left alone in the station for a few minutes seems like it’ll be huge, but ultimately only corrupts the identification process and she’s never seen or mentioned again. Then Sparma’s insistence on taking Baxter to the site out on the country is creepily reminiscent of Se7en and he even starts talking about Baxter’s family. But then he tells him he’s never killed anyone in his life right before Baxter murders him and no bodies are found.
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The Little Things / int_8ed5c6e4	type	Asshole Victim
The Little Things / int_8ed5c6e4	comment	Asshole Victim: Played with in regards to Albert Sparma; it depends on whether you think he was the killer or not. If he was the killer, then he had it coming, but if he wasn't then at worst he's guilty of being a creepy weirdo and wasting police time; he's not the most sympathetic victim but it doesn't make him deserving of death.
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The Little Things / int_95b7c400	type	Faux Affably Evil
The Little Things / int_95b7c400	comment	Faux Affably Evil: Sparma is always obsequiously polite, but it's clearly just an act that he does because he enjoys it, and it makes him seem even creepier.
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The Little Things / int_9d12bbc1	type	Foreshadowing
The Little Things / int_9d12bbc1	comment	Foreshadowing: Baxter was warned not to get obsessed with the Rathbun case and go down like Deke did many years ago when he was with the LASD. By the end of the movie, he starts to suffer the same fate as Deke.
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The Little Things / int_9f4bec33	type	Destroy the Evidence
The Little Things / int_9f4bec33	comment	Destroy the Evidence: In the final scene, Deke destroys everything he bagged and stole from Albert's apartment, so it just looks like he moved out suddenly.
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The Little Things / int_afcafc5d	type	Drop Dead Gorgeous
The Little Things / int_afcafc5d	comment	Drop Dead Gorgeous: All of the serial killer's victims are young women left posed and naked.
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The Little Things / int_c2676b00	type	Jurisdiction Friction
The Little Things / int_c2676b00	comment	Jurisdiction Friction: Baxter rushes through a Los Angeles PD cordon (where Deke was illegally searching Albert's apartment for dirt on the suspect), but the uniformed officer tells him that the Los Angeles Sheriffs Department doesn't have jurisdiction. Captain Ferris informs Baxter that the FBI's been brought in on the case after a potential suspect, Stan, was found dead after he killed himself. Baxter is warned not to get in the FBI's way, but has a couple days before the agent arrives.
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The Little Things / int_c819533b	type	Rage Breaking Point
The Little Things / int_c819533b	comment	Rage Breaking Point: Baxter snaps and brains Albert with a shovel when he taunts him one too many times about being unable to find any proof.
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The Little Things / int_dbca2c99	type	Red Herring
The Little Things / int_dbca2c99	comment	Red Herring: Played with. Albert looks like the perfect suspect. He has long black hair and a messy beard. He has freaky bugged out eyes. He has a weird personality. He walks with a limp like many classic movie psychos. He lives alone. He drives the same car as the killer. He picks up prostitutes. And when interrogated he laughs and jokes about the murders, especially after being shown the pictures of the victims. However, it's left up to the audience's interpretation if he really is the killer, or a pathetic attention seeker who bit off more than he can chew by pushing Deke and Baxter's buttons. In the end, he says he's never killed anyone in his life. The lack of evidence in his apartment, and his copy of Helter Skelter, seem to imply that he's just an off-putting, unpleasant, true-crime-obsessed man who enjoys messing with police investigations.
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The Little Things / int_fd497706	type	Accidental Murder
The Little Things / int_fd497706	comment	Accidental Murder: The reason for Deke's guilt. He reflexively shot and killed a wounded victim, and he and the rest of the department covered it up. Albert Sparma provokes Baxter into hitting him with a shovel, but in his anger he ends up knocking Sparma dead.
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