Bedazzled (2000 film)/Headscratchers

• According to the Devil at the end of the remake, she and God are both fairly affable chessmasters that just tempt people in either direction of the morality spectrum, but humanity is still responsible for most of their own happiness and misery. Yeah, except for the part when she replaces a bunch of hospital patients' medicine with various candies, likely ruining the lives of arbitrary loved ones everywhere.
  • Thus the "most" in the Devil's phrasing. Remember when {spoiler|it's only pure luck in timing that stops Elliot from dying when he becomes Abraham Lincoln}}? She certainly has no problem with endangering people's lives.
  • Sounds reasonable to me. The Devil may do some evil things, but isn't it God that's responsible for children being molested and houses burning up with people inside?
    • Not unless he's the one who molests them or sets fire to the house, Reddit.
  • Then there's the fact that she's, you know, evil. What's to say she wan't lying?
  • I kind of assumed everything that he saw during his encounter with her was suspect and might just be images she's putting in his mind. It's not like he REALLY turned into Gene Simmons or whatever.

• Why didn't Elliot ever call the Devil out on the first wish being counted even though he made it and then signed a contract guaranteeing him seven wishes? I'm sure some sort of clause in the contract would have been brought up to Hand Wave it away, but it's strange that he didn't even try.
  • He did call her out. "Well, that doesn't seem fair." "Fair?! Just who do you think you're talking to?"
  • Think of it this way. If you buy a car from me and I hand you the keys before you sign the paperwork that doesn't mean I still owe you another car.

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