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The film deals largely with father-and-son relationships -- both the protagonists and the villain of the movie have deep issues with paternal [[Parental Favouritism|favoritism]] and [["Well Done, Son" Guy|respect]]. Whereas Connor forces his father to try to protect him at the cost of a man he clearly [[True Companions|loves as a son]], Michael becomes determined that his only surviving child [[Evil Parents Want Good Kids|will not become like him]].
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* [[Action Film Quiet Drama Scene]]: "I'm glad it's you..."
* [[Badass and Child Duo]]
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* [[Canon Foreigner]]: If you've only seen the movie, you might be surprised to learn that Maguire is nowhere to be found in the source material.
* [[Chekhov's Gunman]]: {{spoiler|The couple on the farm, who Peter goes to live with at the end.}}
** {{spoiler|Subverted in the comic -- Michael arrives to find them both dead, and immediately gets shot as well.}}
* [[The Collector of the Strange]]: Maguire has a collection of photographs of corpses, at least some of which are his own handiwork.
* [[Composite Character]]: The random mooks from the comic were all combined into a [[Canon Foreigner|brand new character]] for the movie: Maguire.
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