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The Zero Theorem

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The Zero Theorem	comment	Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })The Zero Theorem is a 2013 science fiction film directed by Terry Gilliam. It stars Christoph Waltz, Mélanie Thierry, David Thewlis, Tilda Swinton, Matt Damon, Ben Whishaw.Qohen Leth is an eccentric and reclusive computer genius who lives in an Orwellian corporate world and suffers from existential angst. Under the instruction of a shadowy figure known only as "Management", Qohen works to solve the "Zero Theorem" — a mathematical formula which will finally determine whether life has any meaning. Qohen's work in the burnt-out chapel that serves as his home is interrupted by visits from Bainsley, a seductive woman, and Bob, the teenage son of Management.Watch the trailer here.
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The Zero Theorem / int_17640aa8	comment	The Anti-Nihilist: Bob believes in the Zero Theorem, the idea that everything ultimately adds up to nothing (meaning life is ultimately without any actual higher meaning) but sees it as a source of joy and reassurance opposed to Qohen who finds this idea depressing: But as he says so himself, he's young enough to believe anything, even that it might be wrong. Management could counts as a dark example as he knows about the utter meaninglessness of it all, but still bothers to make business.
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The Zero Theorem / int_40cc0c7e	comment	Bittersweet Ending: Qohen fails to solve the Zero Theorem, gets fired, and is unable to reconcile with Bainsley, Joby is also fired for Qohen's screw-up, Bob is hospitalized with a severe fever that will most likely kill him, and Management implies that he's just going to keep trying to solve the Zero Theorem. However, Qohen finally takes the leap into the giant black hole in his dreams and winds up on the beach that he and Bainsley used to play around in; his letting the sun set when it was once permanently fixed at a certain point might symbolize that he's ready to finally move on in his life.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_3'); })
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The Zero Theorem / int_537dd8fe	comment	Affably Evil: Management turns out to be this. He wants the Zero Theorem proven so that he can convince people to live in the now (preferably with his company's products and services) instead of wasting their time thinking about potential afterlives or deeper philosophical topics. When Qohen fails to come through with it, Management's response is to gently fire him.
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