For the purpose of this debate, a high-concept horror film refers to a horror story that can be explained very simply and memorably, usually in one sentence, because the premise itself is striking, unusual, or instantly intriguing.

Info slide: Reconciliation is a legal mechanism that encourages parties to settle disputes during formal litigation. Showing reconciliation efforts is required in certain legal proceedings such as civil family disputes (debt, contract, estate conflicts, etc.), disputes between parties within the same barangay, and labor disputes before strikes or lockouts for unfair labor practices and bargaining deadlock among many others.

For the purpose of this debate, humanity is threatened by the Paintress, a mysterious being who paints a number on a giant monolith once every year. Everyone of that age instantly disappears in an event called the “Gommage.” As the number decreases annually, humanity moves closer to extinction.

To stop this cycle, volunteer groups called Expeditions are sent across the sea to locate and kill the Paintress, despite all previous Expeditions having failed and survival being considered extremely unlikely. Members of the Expeditions are celebrated as heroes willing to sacrifice their remaining years for humanity’s future. Expedition 33 is the latest of these missions, composed largely of people who know they may not live long enough to see another year regardless of the mission’s outcome.

For the purpose of this debate, de-hierarchization of love refers to the idea that all forms of love are equal in value rather than one form of love being at the top of the hierarchy among other relationships (e.g., family above all, amatonormativity, love for God as the highest)