The First Cut Is the Deepest: Helen plays with this she was initially very reluctant to start a relationship with Orlando due to how much Charles had hurt her, but she eventually gives in.Also, when Charles tells Helen that the marriage is over and she desperately says to him "You are not leaving !", he said she was right.Cut to a scene when Madea literally destroyed a few things in Charles' house in half. Exact Words: When Madea said that half of the things in Charles' house belonged to Helen, she meant it literally.Everyone Can See It: Madea uses this verbatim on Brian about still being in love with his drug abusing wife Debra.Establishing Character Moment: The moment the audience is first introduced to Madea note about roughly 20 minutes into the film has her brandishing a handgun onto her granddaughter Helen (albeit she had no idea that she would be at her door in the middle of the night).While forgiveness is a huge theme in this film, it doesnt mean that one should forgive others easily. Helen takes her time to let her hurt from Charles go. Her drug habits and addictions had gotten so bad that Brian kicked her out of the house at the last straw. Drugs Are Bad: There is a plotline with Brian and his wife, Debra, whose drug addiction has caused them some marital problems.He also grabs and briefly shakes her in anger when she and Madea break into his house to get her money. The shot of him doing this is so fast, one wouldn't know about it if they didn't mention it. Domestic Abuse: Downplayed: Charles slaps Helen in the face when trying to kick her out of his house.Dirty Old Man: Joe, who ogles both his niece-in-law (who is in her 60s) and his great-niece.Defeat Means Friendship: Implied with Charles and Helen in the end he apologizes to her, she forgives him and she even says before handing him signed the divorce papers that they'll always be friends.Covers Always Lie: Somewhat, Madea is a mad black woman, but not the Mad Black Woman portrayed in the film, it's Helen.Chainsaw Good: Well, not good for the poor couch.Broken Bird: Helen starts to become this after her Break the Cutie moment.This may even double as Early-Installment Weirdness given Perry's faith and respect in God and that his later films would have Madea encouraging forgiveness. Broken Aesop: You know the moral about loving God and trusting Him with your life and problems and worshiping only Him that this movie tries to preach? Well, that gets broken by Madea of all people who told a tale about a man who used to abuse her who she was so angry with that even when she was at his funeral, she beat him down an extra two feet (from the six feet he was under already), all while proclaiming that she did it because sometimes "God waits too long" to answer our prayers or get revenge on those who we feel deserve it.Break the Haughty: Charles near the end, after being shot and paralyzed, with things going downhill from there.
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