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'thermopylae clause'

posted 17 years ago by dafen_d
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What the hell is that? Plus if the people of heaven used it why not the people of hell use it also... Either the subtitles are so wrong or the movie has alot of plot holes... Like how Manny turned in Lola and Carmen for no reason... I knw he was jealous and thought his wife was cheating on him however when they arrived it seemed he knew that they were in the supermarket trying to steal money to help him, he even didnt care that his wife was bleading... Didnt Lola and Carmen become friends at the end? Why did Carmen turn Lola in to the cops?

[–] dafen_d 17 years ago

Plus why did Lola not tell the cops who her partner was? Carmen stabbed her in the back... And when they finally meet at jail why wasnt Lola mad at Carmen?

[–] iseepinkelefants 15 years ago

Lola is an angel, she's not going to hold a grudge against Carmen or stab her in the back. Besides would you expect any less from Carmen?

And isn't it common knowledge that you go to heaven if you sacrifice yourself to save someone else? Everyone knows that.

"Look lady I don't come down to where you work and slap the d!ck out of your mouth".

[–] nhester-2 16 years ago

Wow, you understood very little, huh? First, the "thermopylae clause" is the ultimate sacrifice law: Manny died giving his life to save Lola and Carmen from certain death by the crooked cops. The people of Hell can't use it because it is a positive attribute. Manny, being the jerk that he was, was trying to screw Lola and Carmen over, since he suspected that they were having an affair. He did care that Lola was bleeding, but had mroe important things to worry about, like getting them out of the house before they were shot in the head. They did become friends at the end (more or less, though possible love interests). Carmen is a fallen angel: this is what they do. You can always trust the bad to do something bad. Hope this helps. You should rewatch, maybe you will understand.

[–] bobredpen51 15 years ago

I haven't yet seen this film, but know from history studies, confirmed by Wikipedia, that Thermopylae is a narrow pass in Greece that has been the scene of several crucial military battles. Per Wikipedia;

"Thermopylae is primarily known for the battle that took place there in 480 BC, in which an outnumbered Greek force of seven thousands (including the famous 300 Spartans) held off a substantially larger force of Persians under Xerxes. For two days they held out between two narrow cliff faces to prevent the use of Xerxes' vast cavalry force, before being outflanked on the third via a hidden goat path. The name since then has been used to reference heroic resistance against a more powerful enemy."

When in doubt, ask wikipedia!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermopylae

[–] coolaree 14 years ago

The whole ending seemed a tad rushed like how can we get Many at the last minute, whos been nothing but a violent (eg. threatened his wife), woman/wife beating, self-obsessed deadbeat douchebag who only made very,very minimal efforts to improve so far
into heaven.

I'm not sure if we were meant to like Many (subtitiles say Many)...