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The Book of Life
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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_3'); })The Book of Life is a 2014 computer-animated film directed by Jorge R. Gutierrez of El Tigre fame, written by himself and Doug Langdale of The Weekenders and Dave the Barbarian fame (also serving as story editor for El Tigre), and produced by Guillermo del Toro, with animation by Reel FX Animation Studios. It is a Orpheus and Eurydice-style love story set during the Day of the Dead in a fantasy version of 1920. The film was released on October 17th, just in time for Halloween (and the Day of the Dead).The film is described as the journey of Manolo (voiced by Diego Luna), a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an incredible adventure that spans three fantastical worlds, where he must face his greatest fears.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_2'); })The film also features the voices of Zoe Saldana, Channing Tatum, and Ron Perlman.In June of 2017, Jorge R. Gutierrez announced that a sequel was finally in development. A release date has yet to be confirmed. | |
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Adorkable | |
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Adorkable: Manolo and Joaquin both display elements of this. Both whenever their love for Maria is involved. Joaquin gets more when he talks about his awesome moustache. Whenever he's around his wife, Xibalba acts quite dorky, melting in her hands, almost literally. | |
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Creator Cameo | |
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Creator Cameo: Jorge voices the character Carmelo and his wife, Sandra, voices Scardelita. Producer Guillermo del Toro voices the Land of the Remembered Captain's Wife while executive producer Aron Warner voices Thomas, the male museum tour guide. | |
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City on the Water | |
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City on the Water: San Angel sits in the middle of a lake. | |
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Artistic License – Martial Arts | |
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Artistic License – Martial Arts: Maria learning sword fighting in Spain during the early XX century might be somewhat plausible. Learning also kung-fu there in that time period? Not so much. | |
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Trailers Always Spoil | |
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Trailers Always Spoil: Near the end of the second trailer, it happens in a brief second but one can see The Sanchez ancestors near the climax. | |
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Does This Remind You of Anything? | |
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Does This Remind You of Anything?: Goth Kid responds to the image of La Muerte with "she's so pretty!" and has the identical reaction when he sees the image of Xibalba. Doubles as Getting Crap Past the Radar. Everytime Xibalba and La Muerte kiss, notice how his black wings seem to rise as well. Worth mentioning that La Muerte's candles shot off fireworks during the Big Damn Kiss. | |
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Badass Adorable | |
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Badass Adorable: Even as a child, Manolo was able to effortlessly perform amazing feats of bullfighting. Since she was a child, Maria has always been upbeat and adorable. Ten years later, and she became a certified badass. | |
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True Love's Kiss | |
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True Love's Kiss: Zig-zagged. Maria "dies" after being bitten by Xibalba's snake staff. She wakes after Joaquin kisses her, while wearing the Medal of Everlasting Life, which gleams magically when he does so. It turns out, though, that one bite from the snake staff is only enough to induce a trancelike coma. It takes two bites to kill...but Xibalba is a notorious cheater, so it is never clear whether she really died or the medal had anything to do with her waking. | |
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"Well Done, Son" Guy | |
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"Well Done, Son!" Guy: Manolo worries deeply about disappointing his father by not being a great bullfighter like the rest of the men in his family. Joaquin aspires to live up to the reputation of his late father. | |
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All There in the Manual | |
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All There in the Manual: We learn Manolo's grandmother's name, Anita, from one of Jorge Gutierrez's tweets. General Posada's full name is Jeronimo Guadalupe Posada. Chato’s name isn't stated at all in the actual movie, rather, it's by the credits and novelization. The Detention Kids’ names and ethnicities. The fact that Xibalba and La Muerte are married is stated on the website and in other supplemental materials, but nowhere in the film itself. The security guard that Xibalba disguises as is, his name is Guicho. | |
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Never Trust a Trailer | |
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Never Trust a Trailer: In the trailer, Maria sees a snake coming near her and Manolo, shouts his name, he gets bitten and dies. In the movie, Maria sees the snake, shouts Manolo's name, protects him by going in front of the snake which bites her once, and she dies. Subverted later, as Manolo then got voluntarily bitten twice by the snake while Maria just needed a kiss to come back to life, because she was only bitten once. In general, the advertising for the film focused heavily on the Land of the Remembered and made it seem as though the film was largely about Manolo's journey through the afterlife. Most of the movie actually takes place in the Land of the Living, and the story doesn't move into the afterlife until about halfway through. | |
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Say My Name | |
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Say My Name: Joaquin loves to shout his own name during combat. When Manolo dies, the last thing he says is Maria's name. When she finds out Xibalba cheated to win the wager, La Muerte shouts out Xibalba's name (see Skyward Scream below). | |
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Twirl of Love | |
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Twirl of Love: Manolo and Maria do this as an attack on Chakal. | |
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Single Woman Seeks Good Man | |
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Single Woman Seeks Good Man: Maria wants to be listened to and loved for more than just her looks, as she demonstrates when she gets annoyed with Joaquin for not understanding this. It's only when Joaquin shows his true self that she agrees to seriously think about his proposal. Maria falls in love with and marries Manolo, the humble, sweet musician who promises to never stop loving her. In fact, the first indications she gets her love epiphany is when he publicly refuses to kill the bull. Implied with La Muerte. In the opening, she sadly tells Xibalba he's not the man she fell in love with years ago. She only gets back with Xibalba when he admits his mistake and apologizes. | |
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The Cameo | |
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The Cameo: Manolo's operatic ancestor, Skeleton Jorge, was played by Real Life opera singer Placido Domingo. | |
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It was Xibalba who fell for La Muerte first, the Candlemaker had a thing for her once, and her old flame El Chamuco (who is now married to her sister, La Noche), still has feelings for her. And during Xibalba's banishment, many gods attempted to court her. | |
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Childhood Friend Romance: Manolo, Joaquin and Maria were friends as children, with Manolo and Joaquin both in love with Maria — a love triangle, resolved at the end of the film. | |
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Reality Ensues | |
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Reality Ensues: An example that is Played for Laughs. Joaquin asks why Chakal doesn't pick on someone his own size. | |
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Animated Musical | |
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Animated Musical | |
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Framing Device | |
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Framing Device: The main story is told to a group of schoolchildren by a museum tour guide reading from the Book of Life. Tellingly though, La Muerte and Xibalba look exactly as they did in the main story when they reveal themselves in the end. | |
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Stealth Pun | |
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Stealth Pun: Pancho says he and his friends ran into four bars... right before running into a bar. Ouch! | |
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Childhood Friends | |
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Childhood Friends: Manolo, Maria and Joaquin. | |
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Anachronism Stew | |
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Anachronism Stew: The film features versions of "Creep". "I Will Wait" "Just a Friend" and "Can't Help Falling in Love". All of which were most certainly written after the 20s. | |
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Funny Background Event | |
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Funny Background Event: As Joaquin digs himself deeper and deeper agreeing to Maria's "Women should be at their husbands beck and call" trap, the shortest of the Nuns sitting at a nearby table picks up a knife and shoots a Death Glare right in his direction. | |
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Spiritual Successor | |
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Spiritual Successor: To El Tigre: same creators, same theme of a family with generations of awesome, same theme of loving, respecting, and remembering the dead. As it turns out, thanks to Word of God it's less a Spiritual Successor and more a case of Shared Universe. | |
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Extremely Short Timespan | |
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Extremely Short Timespan: Excluding the Framing Device and prologue, the whole movie takes place over two days. | |
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Top-Heavy Guy | |
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Top-Heavy Guy: As part of the distinctive art style, several male characters' Heroic Builds are exaggerated to this, giving them enormous, muscular shoulders and tiny skinny legs. | |
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Post-Kiss Catatonia | |
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Post-Kiss Catatonia: Maria appears briefly disoriented after her Big Damn Kiss with Manolo. Considering the context, it's probably justified. | |
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Lampshade Hanging | |
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La Muerte lets loose a truly epic one when she finds out that Xibalba cheated to win their bet. Just before she screams, Candlemaker warns the Sanchezes, "You'd better cover your ears." | |
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Break the Haughty | |
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Break the Haughty: Joaquin. After losing the Medal of Everlasting Life and getting his butt handed to him by Chakal. Manolo besting Xibalba in the final trial deflates his ego. If just a bit. | |
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Our Hero Is Dead | |
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Our Hero Is Dead: Manolo is killed by two bites from Xibalba's snake/staff, kicking off the plot. | |
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Was It Really Worth It? | |
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Was It Really Worth It?: Joaquin silently starts to ask himself this, when he ends up winning Maria's hand after Manolo dies, and Maria is only marrying Joaquin for honor, not love. Right as he's about to call it off, realizing that he doesn't want to marry Maria if she doesn't love him and he's not a true hero given the Medallion and the last thing he said to Manolo, Chakal and the bandits interfere. | |
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She Is All Grown Up | |
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She Is All Grown Up: The main plot is kicked off when Maria returns to San Angel after several years studying abroad. Maria herself has a moment like this when she sees Manolo singing "Creep." | |
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Everybody Hates Hades | |
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Everybody Hates Hades: Subverted. La Muerte is unambiguously good. Xibalba's a rather nasty death god but he's more petty and uncaring of humans than outright evil. He's quite capable of selfless love and admitting when he's been proven wrong. | |
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Two Guys and a Girl | |
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Two Guys and a Girl: Manolo, Joaquin and Maria. | |
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Shipper on Deck | |
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Shipper on Deck: Chuy appears to support Manolo/Maria. Manolo's father, Carlos, advises Manolo to fight for Maria if he really loves her. Manolo's grandmother, Anita, gives Manolo key advice on how to woo Maria. The thing she was knitting throughout the entirety of the film were socks for Manolo and Maria's future children. Maria's father, General Posada, prefers that Maria marry Joaquin. His preference is because of Joaquin's reputation as a fighter, thus ensuring the town is safe, and doesn't really take into account Maria's feelings. Although he accepts her marrying Manolo at the end. By the time Manolo dies in the film, all of the Detention kids are rooting for him and Maria to marry. La Muerte wagers Manolo and Maria will marry. Xibalba wagers Joaquin and Maria will marry. Although it should be noted it's less because he thinks they would be good for each other, and more because he made a bet on it. | |
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You Should Have Died Instead | |
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You Should Have Died Instead: When Maria has (seemingly) been killed by a snake that was about to bite Manolo, Manolo thinks it should have been him, and Joaquin says yes, it should have. This comes back to haunt Joaquin when it turns out Maria is alive and Manolo is dead. | |
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Shared Family Quirks | |
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Shared Family Quirks: Luis, Jorge and Carmelo shared a running Sanchez trait of handicapping oneself when fighting bulls because "fighting otherwise is for cowards". Jorge also shares Manolo's love and talent for music. | |
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Murder the Hypotenuse: A rare example of an outside party doing the murdering. When it looks like Xibalba is going to lose The Bet, he has Manolo killed via snake bite. While it technically works, it turns out to be far from the last word on the subject. | |
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Impossible Hourglass Figure | |
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Impossible Hourglass Figure: Both main female characters, Maria and La Muerte. | |
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Please, I Will Do Anything! | |
| The Book of Life / int_3a92b459 | comment |
Please, I Will Do Anything!: Manolo says this about being reunited with Maria after her apparent death. Xibalba responds by sending him to the afterlife. | |
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The Book of Life / int_3a92b459 | |
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Noodle Incident | |
| The Book of Life / int_3c0a4666 | comment |
Noodle Incident: Whatever each of the Detention Kids did to be called "Detention kids". We never find out exactly how La Muerte and Xibalba became estranged. Allusions are made to Xibalba cheating to win a previous wager, but no other details are given. | |
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The Book of Life / int_3c0a4666 | |
| The Book of Life / int_3d4e1cca | type |
Bandito | |
| The Book of Life / int_3d4e1cca | comment |
Bandito: A group of them serve as secondary antagonists. | |
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1.0 | |
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The Book of Life / int_3d4e1cca | |
| The Book of Life / int_3d699462 | type |
Curb-Stomp Battle | |
| The Book of Life / int_3d699462 | comment |
Joaquin gets one when Chakal knocks the Medal of Everlasting Life off of him. Cue the Curb-Stomp Battle. | |
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The Book of Life / int_3d699462 | |
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Time-Passes Montage | |
| The Book of Life / int_3dfdc686 | comment |
Time Passes Montage: Maria doesn't get one, but Manolo and Joaquin share one that illustrates them growing from boys to men in San Angel. | |
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The Book of Life / int_3dfdc686 | |
| The Book of Life / int_401d4116 | type |
Broken Aesop | |
| The Book of Life / int_401d4116 | comment |
Broken Aesop: Subverted. The kids decide to free the animals about to be butchered. Then it looks like Manolo will use his bullfighting skills with the big nasty hog...but he does not, because the truth is that Manolo does NOT want to be a bullfighter. | |
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The Book of Life / int_401d4116 | |
| The Book of Life / int_41899e45 | type |
Monster-Shaped Mountain | |
| The Book of Life / int_41899e45 | comment |
Monster-Shaped Mountain: The Cave of Souls, which is not so much just a mountain Its shaped like the Coatlicue stone idol, Precolumbian goddess of life and dead. When approached, it comes to life as a Judgement entity. | |
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The Book of Life / int_41899e45 | |
| The Book of Life / int_43dc74d0 | type |
Sensitive Guy and Manly Man | |
| The Book of Life / int_43dc74d0 | comment |
Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: Manolo is the All-Loving Hero, aspiring musician Sensitive Guy to rough-and-tumble Soldier Joaquin and his bullfighter dad's Manly Man. The Candlemaker is the fun-loving, humble Sensitive Guy to Xibalba's rascally, gambling Manly Man. | |
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The Book of Life / int_43dc74d0 | |
| The Book of Life / int_45d22aad | type |
Sweet and Sour Grapes | |
| The Book of Life / int_45d22aad | comment |
Sweet and Sour Grapes: The ending of the fight with Chackal: as he's about to blow up himself and the whole town, Joaquin and Manolo see that they can trap him under a giant bell, saving the town, but they'd be trapped there and die as well. They both attempt a Heroic Sacrifice to let the other live, Joaquin by giving the Medal of Everlasting Life to Manolo, and Manolo kicking out Joaquin at the last second, trapping only himself and Chackal. As a result, they both get to show they were to die to save the other and live. Joaquin loses an eye, though. | |
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The Book of Life / int_45d22aad | |
| The Book of Life / int_46118dc5 | type |
Adult Fear | |
| The Book of Life / int_46118dc5 | comment |
Adult Fear: Your child goes missing and then turns up dead due to an unforeseen accident. Regarding Joaquin, having one parent die (father) and the other just up and leave you (mother). | |
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The Book of Life / int_46118dc5 | |
| The Book of Life / int_463084f4 | type |
Giving Someone the Pointer Finger | |
| The Book of Life / int_463084f4 | comment |
Giving Someone the Pointer Finger: Manolo and Joaquin do this to each other in the main foyer of the Posada household while fighting over Maria, until she makes them break it up. | |
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The Book of Life / int_463084f4 | |
| The Book of Life / int_463fd2a4 | type |
Resurrected Romance | |
| The Book of Life / int_463fd2a4 | comment |
Resurrected Romance: What Manolo is hoping to accomplish after Xibalba tricks him into requesting his own death to be with Maria in the Land of the Dead. Maria isn't there. | |
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1.0 | |
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The Book of Life / int_463fd2a4 | |
| The Book of Life / int_4733b5a5 | type |
Saying Too Much | |
| The Book of Life / int_4733b5a5 | comment |
Saying Too Much: After La Muerte finds out that Xibabla cheated to win their wager, he proceeds to put himself in even deeper hot water by accidentally revealing that he gave The Medal of Everlasting Life to Joaquin. Whoops. | |
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The Book of Life / int_4733b5a5 | |
| The Book of Life / int_4781adbb | type |
Jerk with a Heart of Gold | |
| The Book of Life / int_4781adbb | comment |
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Joaquin's conceited and his fame has gone to his head, but he's still a good guy under it all. Best shown during the wedding when, despite getting what he wants, he's less than happy because Maria is basically being forced. Before Chakal attacks it looks like he is about to call the wedding off. Carlos has a habit of moulding Manolo into the man he wants, but is ultimately a loving father towards him and apologizes to Manolo for trying to change him. General Posada is a bit of a jerk, being very strict with Maria and trying to make her decisions on who she'll marry for her, but he was sincerely saddened when everyone thought Maria died and near the end of the film he accepted Manolo with open arms. Unlike regular villains, Xibalba only sought to rule his wife's world out of loneliness. He is even undoubtedly (if begrudgingly) impressed after Manolo’s heroism bests him and cheerfully takes part in the battle against Chakal at the conclusion, if indirectly. But, the biggest example that shows Xibalba isn't completely heartless is his love for La Muerte. | |
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The Book of Life / int_4781adbb | |
| The Book of Life / int_497fde0 | type |
Magnificent Moustaches of Mexico | |
| The Book of Life / int_497fde0 | comment |
Magnificent Moustaches of Mexico: Present throughout the movie, of course, but taken Up to Eleven when Mexico itself is depicted as having one of these. Joaquin wore a fake one until he was able to grow a real one. Luis has probably the most impressive moustache among the Sanchez family. | |
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The Book of Life / int_497fde0 | |
| The Book of Life / int_49d18492 | type |
Scenery Gorn | |
| The Book of Life / int_49d18492 | comment |
Scenery Gorn: The Land of the Forgotten, which is a very grey place filled with the forgotten dead, who are likely crumble to sand at any given moment. | |
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The Book of Life / int_49d18492 | |
| The Book of Life / int_49d59be9 | type |
SceneryPorn | |
| The Book of Life / int_49d59be9 | comment |
Scenery Porn: San Angel in 2D and 3D is lovely, but wait until you see the riot of color and energy in the Land of the Remembered. | |
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The Book of Life / int_49d59be9 | |
| The Book of Life / int_4a852458 | type |
Big Good | |
| The Book of Life / int_4a852458 | comment |
La Muerte wears a red dress and is the Big Good. | |
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The Book of Life / int_4a852458 | |
| The Book of Life / int_4a8c4e5f | type |
Big "WHAT?!" | |
| The Book of Life / int_4a8c4e5f | comment |
Big "WHAT?!": One of Chakal's bandits reacts like this to Chuy's pig army. La Muerte quips, "He did what?" when Manolo reveals that Xibalba cheated on her wager. | |
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The Book of Life / int_4a8c4e5f | |
| The Book of Life / int_4ae72307 | type |
Be Yourself | |
| The Book of Life / int_4ae72307 | comment |
Be Yourself: The ultimate lesson Manolo learns while in the world of the dead. | |
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The Book of Life / int_4ae72307 | |
| The Book of Life / int_4b316d47 | type |
Break the Cutie | |
| The Book of Life / int_4b316d47 | comment |
Break the Cutie: Manolo is mocked by townsfolk for not killing bulls. Looked down on and basically disowned by his own father at one point. Thinks he sees the love of his life die before his eyes. The guy gets put through the wringer. Maria breaks into sobs when she learns Manolo has died. | |
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The Book of Life / int_4b316d47 | |
| The Book of Life / int_4b86a724 | type |
Getting Crap Past the Radar | |
| The Book of Life / int_4b86a724 | comment |
Goth Kid responds to the image of La Muerte with "she's so pretty!" and has the identical reaction when he sees the image of Xibalba. Doubles as Getting Crap Past the Radar. | |
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The Book of Life / int_4b86a724 | |
| The Book of Life / int_4bc2095b | type |
One Head Taller | |
| The Book of Life / int_4bc2095b | comment |
One Head Taller: Manolo and Joaquin are both noticeably taller than Maria. | |
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1.0 | |
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The Book of Life / int_4bc2095b | |
| The Book of Life / int_4d97e2b9 | type |
Urine Trouble | |
| The Book of Life / int_4d97e2b9 | comment |
Urine Trouble: Young Manolo experiences this after his heroic bullfight with the mad boar, but the little piglet who does it ends up growing up to be given to Maria as Chuy. | |
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The Book of Life / int_4d97e2b9 | |
| The Book of Life / int_4f7665d2 | type |
BadassMoustache | |
| The Book of Life / int_4f7665d2 | comment |
Badass Moustache: Multiple examples since this is a Gutierrez production and it takes place in Mexico. It's kind of a Creator Thumbprint. Skeleton Luis, Manolo's grandfather. His is so badass it literally beat up Chakal's footmen. Chakal's got a handlebar moustache that is quite impressive. But everything about the man is extra large. | |
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The Book of Life / int_4f7665d2 | |
| The Book of Life / int_50d71a78 | type |
Dual Wielding | |
| The Book of Life / int_50d71a78 | comment |
Dual Wielding: Manolo and Joaquin both wear two swords on their backs, and the former uses his at least once. Chakal has two BFS... that are shark-shaped. | |
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The Book of Life / int_50d71a78 | |
| The Book of Life / int_5321053 | type |
In the Doldrums | |
| The Book of Life / int_5321053 | comment |
In the Doldrums: The Land of the Forgotten is a dark, near-featureless plane. | |
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The Book of Life / int_5321053 | |
| The Book of Life / int_5353bf39 | type |
With This Ring | |
| The Book of Life / int_5353bf39 | comment |
With This Ring: Joaquin produces one heck of a big shiny diamond ring to propose to Maria. It does not turn out to be important to the plot. | |
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The Book of Life / int_5353bf39 | |
| The Book of Life / int_55a28534 | type |
Fearless Fool | |
| The Book of Life / int_55a28534 | comment |
Fearless Fool: Luis and Carmelo, like other Sanchez members, were very brave but unfortunately very foolish as well, so much so that they allowed hubris to get the better of them. | |
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The Book of Life / int_55a28534 | |
| The Book of Life / int_55a37945 | type |
Badass Family | |
| The Book of Life / int_55a37945 | comment |
Badass Family: Generations upon generations of Sanchez bullfighters (and would-be musicians) right on down to Carlos, Carmen, Manolo and Maria. | |
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The Book of Life / int_55a37945 | |
| The Book of Life / int_5650223c | type |
Plot Device | |
| The Book of Life / int_5650223c | comment |
Plot Device: The Medal of Everlasting Life. Anyone who wears it cannot be hurt or killed. Joaquin ends up with it as part of the wager between La Muerta and Xibalba. Chakal had it once and seeks to get it back. In the final battle, several people end up with a chance to wear it, and be temporarily badass. | |
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The Book of Life / int_5650223c | |
| The Book of Life / int_565106b3 | type |
Women Are Wiser | |
| The Book of Life / int_565106b3 | comment |
Women Are Wiser: Manolo's mother was one of few members of the family who knew that the family's bullfighting methods fell into Too Dumb to Live territory and thus didn't want her son participating in the sport and Maria is repeatedly exasperated by her suitors' attempts to show off and impress her. Subverted by Manolo's grandmother, who really does not seem to be better than the other male relations. | |
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The Book of Life / int_565106b3 | |
| The Book of Life / int_575fd5e2 | type |
Dark Is Not Evil | |
| The Book of Life / int_575fd5e2 | comment |
Dark Is Not Evil: Manolo’s main attire is black and decorated with skull patterns, and he's The Protagonist. La Muerte, personifying the Day of the Dead, when the deceased are celebrated in a colorful party style and the positive side of the afterlife. Plus, she's the Big Good in the story. Xibalba’s love for La Muerte is one of the few indicators he isn't totally evil. He also indirectly helped Manolo fight Chakal and his gang, showcasing his official Heel–Face Turn. | |
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The Book of Life / int_575fd5e2 | |
| The Book of Life / int_58962105 | type |
White-and-Grey Morality | |
| The Book of Life / int_58962105 | comment |
White and Grey Morality: The main conflict is between Manolo and Xibalba. While the former is unambiguously good, the latter is not truly evil, just lonely. Chakal is the only true villain in the movie, and he gets little screen time. | |
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| The Book of Life / int_5b2efa6c | type |
Music Soothes the Savage Beast | |
| The Book of Life / int_5b2efa6c | comment |
Music Soothes the Savage Beast: Xibalba lets Manolo challenge him to a wager at which he is allowed to pick the task. The dirty cheater chooses bullfighting — which he knows Manolo hates. As if that weren't bad enough, the task is that Manolo must defeat every single bull every Sanchez before him has ever faced — all at once. And when Manolo succeeds at that, Xibalba combines them into one mega-bull and still the hero does not flinch, instead playing an apology song. | |
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The Book of Life / int_5b2efa6c | |
| The Book of Life / int_5d1eca88 | type |
Awesome McCoolname | |
| The Book of Life / int_5d1eca88 | comment |
Awesome Mc Coolname: Manolo Sanchez. His first name means "God is with us". Joaquin Mondragon. "Joaquin" is the abbreviation of the Hebrew name "Jehoichin" meaning 'Jehovah has established'. And of course Mondragon. | |
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The Book of Life / int_5d1eca88 | |
| The Book of Life / int_5dfa0fde | type |
Omniscient Morality License | |
| The Book of Life / int_5dfa0fde | comment |
Omniscient Morality License: Deconstructed with Xibalba and La Muerte. Their bet over who Maria will marry ends up affecting three bystander children's lives, and not necessarily in a good way; Joaquin becomes a faux hero with an inflated ego, Manolo gets constantly ragged on for preferring music to bullfighting, and Maria is seen as a prize rather than as a person. | |
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The Book of Life / int_5dfa0fde | |
| The Book of Life / int_5f49ac76 | type |
Single-Target Sexuality | |
| The Book of Life / int_5f49ac76 | comment |
Single-Target Sexuality: "I Will Wait For You", basically describes how Manolo will wait for Maria. Maria towards Manolo. Like Manolo, Joaquin has only had eyes for Maria. Xibalba and La Muerte only have eyes for each other. | |
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The Book of Life / int_5f49ac76 | |
| The Book of Life / int_5f70322e | type |
Public Domain Soundtrack | |
| The Book of Life / int_5f70322e | comment |
Public Domain Soundtrack: When Skeleton Jorge reunites with his grandson Manolo, the Prelude to Georges Bizet's opera Carmen can be heard. | |
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The Book of Life / int_5f70322e | |
| The Book of Life / int_5f861d0f | type |
Only Friend | |
| The Book of Life / int_5f861d0f | comment |
Only Friend: Chuy to Maria when she was studying abroad for 10 years. La Muerte is heavily implied to be this to her husband, Xibalba. The realm he rules over has souls who just rot into ashes. | |
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The Book of Life / int_5f861d0f | |
| The Book of Life / int_5fcb9ad1 | type |
Time Skip | |
| The Book of Life / int_5fcb9ad1 | comment |
Maria becomes more proper after the Time Skip, but keeps her fighting spirit. | |
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The Book of Life / int_5fcb9ad1 | |
| The Book of Life / int_607a8bd2 | type |
Beastly Bloodsports | |
| The Book of Life / int_607a8bd2 | comment |
Beastly Bloodsports: Manolo objects to killing bulls at the climax of bullfights, which infuriates his father and many of the late Sanchez relatives. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| The Book of Life | hasFeature |
The Book of Life / int_607a8bd2 | |
| The Book of Life / int_617f0563 | type |
Heel–Face Turn | |
| The Book of Life / int_617f0563 | comment |
Xibalba’s love for La Muerte is one of the few indicators he isn't totally evil. He also indirectly helped Manolo fight Chakal and his gang, showcasing his official Heel–Face Turn. | |
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The Book of Life / int_617f0563 | |
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Jukebox Musical | |
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Jukebox Musical: With the exception of "I Love You Too Much" and "The Apology Song". All the other tunes are pop songs like "I Will Wait." | |
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The Protagonist | |
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Manolo’s main attire is black and decorated with skull patterns, and he's The Protagonist. | |
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Freeze-Frame Bonus | |
| The Book of Life / int_62f9d08e | comment |
Freeze-Frame Bonus: Characters from El Tigre appear in a crowd shot in the 2D animated prologue. At the very end of the movie, when Xibalba and La Muerte kiss, They form the Sacred Heart. | |
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Lightning Reveal | |
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Lightning Reveal: Manolo's skeleton form is first revealed this way, just before he asks Xibalba to kill him. And just before that, when Manolo believes that Maria is dead, an all too familiar looking old man appears before him. The lightning flashes, casting the old man's shadow over Manolo... Giving the audience this glorious shot that confirms our fears. | |
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Spit Take | |
| The Book of Life / int_643659d4 | comment |
Spit Take: When the Sanchez family discovers that Xibalba now rules the Land of the Remembered, Carmelo spits out his food on Jorge, who is clearly not amused. | |
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Heroic Sacrifice | |
| The Book of Life / int_6439de78 | comment |
Heroic Sacrifice: Carlos Sanchez sacrifices himself to buy some time so the children can run to warn General Posada that Chakal is coming for San Angel. After being resurrected, Manolo traps himself and Chakal under a church bell with a lit pack of dynamite to save San Angel from the subsequent explosion. Just before this, Joaquin secretly gives Manolo the Medal of Everlasting Life so he can survive the battle and marry Maria. Without protection, he loses an eye in the explosion. He expected to perform a real heroic sacrifice, too - he clearly didn't expect Manolo to shove him out of the danger zone. | |
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Our Ghosts Are Different | |
| The Book of Life / int_66479d0 | comment |
Our Ghosts Are Different: At the beginning as young Manolo speaks with his father about missing his mother, Carlos explains that while family is remembered with love, we can always feel their presence. Ghostly versions of family members begin appearing all over town near their shrines, showing love to the living. When Manolo returns to life to fight Chakal, Xibalba, The Candlemaker and La Muerte decide to exercise their leeway. The Sanchez ghosts all appear, and then are briefly restored to life to help Manolo fight. | |
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Missing Mom | |
| The Book of Life / int_66dfe36a | comment |
Missing Mom: Played with in regards to Manolo's mother Carmen. She dies before the events of the film, and it is never explained why, but she still becomes a supporting character due to the nature of the setting. Manolo meets her in the Land of the Remembered, and she accompanies him on his journey. Joaquin's mother is never mentioned or seen in the film. However, it has been confirmed that she left San Angel when Captain Mondragon was killed. Maria's mother divorced her father and moved to Spain. | |
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OrpheanRescue | |
| The Book of Life / int_675a7d05 | comment |
Orphean Rescue: Manolo thinks he's doing this for Maria when Xibalba sends him to the Land of the Remembered. In reality, he's the one who's been killed. | |
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Teleport Spam | |
| The Book of Life / int_67e9f779 | comment |
Teleport Spam: Both La Muerte and Xibalba frequently teleport all over the place during the prologue. | |
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Wimp Fight | |
| The Book of Life / int_688238d6 | comment |
Wimp Fight: Although both Manolo and Joaquin are established to be fairly skilled fighters, their argument over who will marry Maria quickly devolves into ineffectually flailing at each other. While Played for Laughs, it also showed that while the two considered each other rivals for Maria's affection they won't seriously come to blows. | |
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Gigantic Moon | |
| The Book of Life / int_69655022 | comment |
Gigantic Moon: A gigantic Cheesy Moon can be seen in the background when Manolo serenades Maria at night. | |
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The Power of Love | |
| The Book of Life / int_6a696742 | comment |
The Power of Love: A major theme of the film. Manolo Sanchez. His voice actor states that his true power is love. | |
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God Couple | |
| The Book of Life / int_6ce78717 | comment |
God Couple: Xibalba and La Muerte seem to swing in and out of this; they both love to make bets and Xibalba always cheats, leading to them becoming estranged until La Muerte takes him back. | |
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Fantastic Aesop | |
| The Book of Life / int_6d41b8da | comment |
Fantastic Aesop: (Learned by Joaquin) If you are immortal and invincible, a willingness to fight isn't really courage. | |
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My Greatest Failure | |
| The Book of Life / int_6ee10e0 | comment |
My Greatest Failure: Played with. Manolo's father tells his son when he is very small that he will grow up to be the greatest of the Sanchezes. But when Manolo refuses to kill the bull, he reacts very badly. But when Manolo lives up to his heroic destiny, his father says that Manolo has indeed become the greatest of the Sanchezes. | |
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Disney Death | |
| The Book of Life / int_6ef6417b | comment |
Disney Death: One bite from Xibalba's snake causes this, as Manolo finds out the hard way. In the climax, Manolo appears to die again after trapping himself and Chakal under a church bell to contain an explosion that would have destroyed San Angel. He's saved by Joaquin giving him the Medal of Everlasting Life beforehand. | |
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Up to Eleven | |
| The Book of Life / int_71a223fc | comment |
Present throughout the movie, of course, but taken Up to Eleven when Mexico itself is depicted as having one of these. | |
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Calacas | |
| The Book of Life / int_7216b31d | comment |
Calacas: All those who have died and have people among the living who remember them live out their afterlives in an endless fiesta in the Land of the Remembered. They are usually white skeletons with colorful designs decorating them, their eyes glowing orange dots in their eye sockets. Should the memory of them fade away completely, they are then sent to the Land of the Forgotten, where they wander aimlessly - their bones blackened with glowing green eyes and markings - before fading away into dust. | |
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Big Bad Ensemble | |
| The Book of Life / int_72cdfc33 | comment |
Big Bad Ensemble: Xibalba is the primary villain, while Chakal and his bandits pose a threat to the characters in the Land of the Living. Xibalba ultimately admits defeat once it's clear he's out of angles to work, leaving Chakal as the final boss of the story. | |
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Cheaters Never Prosper | |
| The Book of Life / int_72d30083 | comment |
Cheaters Never Prosper: Xibalba has a chronic problem with cheating during bets with La Muerte. As she points out, it's the reason they're no longer together. Joaquin with the Medal of Everlasting Life ends up getting what he wants: glory, constant victory, and eventually Maria's hand in marriage. Just as he realizes that their wedding will be a sham since she's doing it out of duty, Chakal shows up, manages to steal the Medal after Joaquin has to get it, and kicks Joaquin's butt. | |
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Arc Words | |
| The Book of Life / int_7464705c | comment |
Arc Words: "Always play from your heart." "No retreat, no surrender!" | |
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Friend to All Children | |
| The Book of Life / int_75538142 | comment |
Maria is affable, friendly, and willing to stand up for and with others against anyone. There's also her willingness to work with the orphanage and her love for animals. | |
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Played for Laughs | |
| The Book of Life / int_762b9223 | comment |
Implied with Luis Sanchez, but it's Played for Laughs. An early conversation between Manolo and Carlos reveals that Luis began teaching Carlos how to bullfight when he was nine... and apparently did so by putting nine year old Carlos in the ring with an actual bull, which ended with Carlos in a coma. A coma that lasted three years, according to Word of God. | |
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Rapunzel Hair | |
| The Book of Life / int_79ddd4ce | comment |
Rapunzel Hair: Both Maria and La Muerte have hair that goes all the way down to their ankles. | |
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Close-Knit Community | |
| The Book of Life / int_7a77148 | comment |
Close-Knit Community: San Angel, the protagonists' hometown. It's one of those towns where everyone knows everyone, and is why the Sanchez family is so well remembered in the land of the dead. | |
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Hartman Hips | |
| The Book of Life / int_7bc076de | comment |
Hartman Hips: Pretty much every adult female in the film from Mary Beth to La Muerte, to Maria and Carmen, to incidentals in the background. | |
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Almost Kiss | |
| The Book of Life / int_7eb49b31 | comment |
Almost Kiss: After Manolo serenades Maria, they both start to lean in for a kiss before she decides it would be more fun to tease him instead. | |
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Wacky Marriage Proposal | |
| The Book of Life / int_805b13e | comment |
Wacky Marriage Proposal: Manolo proposes to Maria by making a pathway out of candles to guide her to a tree on the outskirts of town, where he performs a song for her. It doesn't work out, but not in the usual way. | |
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Arranged Marriage | |
| The Book of Life / int_80621707 | comment |
Arranged Marriage: Although there's no official agreement, General Posada is clearly planning to have Maria marry Joaquin. Joaquin genuinely did want to marry Maria, but not if she had to be forced; and they end up not marrying after all. | |
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Bratty Half-Pint | |
| The Book of Life / int_82fc5bdf | comment |
Bratty Half-Pint: Implied with the Detention Kids, given how they all were given detention. Goth-kid exemplifies this the most. Joaquin was this as a child. He denies an old man, Xibalba in disguise, bread and eats the said bread in front of him. It's only when Xibalba offers him the Medal of Everlasting Life does a young Joaquin give it up. | |
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BFS | |
| The Book of Life / int_834420aa | comment |
Chakal has two BFS... that are shark-shaped. | |
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Fairy Tale | |
| The Book of Life / int_838343d6 | comment |
Fairy Tale: A story set in 1920 Mexico that involves gods and magical items. | |
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You and What Army? | |
| The Book of Life / int_85d27cfe | comment |
You and What Army?: Said by Chakal. Cue the Sanchez ancestors. | |
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BadassBeard | |
| The Book of Life / int_86ad852f | comment |
Badass Beard: Xibalba has a very cool and suave-y looking beard. One of Chato’s defining features that sets him apart is a round, un-kept beard. | |
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Even the Dog Is Ashamed | |
| The Book of Life / int_8abec76d | comment |
Even the Dog Is Ashamed: The bull shakes his head sadly after Manolo refuses to kill him in the bullfight. (It's worth noting that Manolo has done what he thinks is right; it's just that the others disapprove). | |
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Bouquet Toss | |
| The Book of Life / int_8df19151 | comment |
Bouquet Toss: Maria tosses her bouquet. Joaquin ends up being the surprised party to catch it; he is immediately tackled by a gaggle of girls who have been swooning over him in the background (and one nun). | |
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Kissing Discretion Shot | |
| The Book of Life / int_8e47b1f5 | comment |
Kissing Discretion Shot: La Muerte and Xibalba get in a few smooches, but always obscured by La Muerte's enormous hat. It serves dual purpose- Xibalba is a lot less humanoid than La Muerte, so actually showing the characters sucking face might look rather strange, and the combination of Nice Hat plus Xibalba's spread wings forms an image of the Sacred Heart. | |
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Art Shift | |
| The Book of Life / int_912b24c4 | comment |
Art Shift: The prologue and all flashbacks are animated traditionally in a style resembling El Tigre. The designs in the Framing Device and the story proper are also distinctly different, with the characters in the latter resembling puppets or dolls with jointed limbs and wooden textures. This is justified, since Mary Beth is using a set of miniature wooden dolls on a table to tell Manolo's story to the Detention Kids. | |
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Rule of Symbolism | |
| The Book of Life / int_916c72b3 | comment |
Rule of Symbolism: When Manolo trips on the stairs as a kid, it symbolizes that he’s the kind of person who stumbles but keeps getting back up. Jorge explains why Joaquin lost his eye. | |
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He's Dead, Jim | |
| The Book of Life / int_928e13b9 | comment |
He's Dead, Jim: Multiple examples. This is a movie about the Day of the Dead. The Candlemaker explains that every shining candle in his cave of souls is a life. The Candlemaker shows Manolo's candle, snuffed too early. Carlos' candle is blown out on screen to avoid a Family-Unfriendly Death when he takes on Chakal and his banditos by himself. | |
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The Big Damn Kiss | |
| The Book of Life / int_9438e550 | comment |
The Big Damn Kiss: Manolo and Maria just after the former comes back to life. Even La Muerte and Xibalba have one after they reconcile in form of a Kissing Discretion Shot. | |
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Betty and Veronica | |
| The Book of Life / int_94e4c8ab | comment |
Betty and Veronica: Maria is the Archie, while kind-hearted musician Manolo is the Betty and Glory Seeker soldier Joaquin is the Veronica. Both are childhood friends, a role usually reserved for the Betty. | |
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Transformation Sequence | |
| The Book of Life / int_9657fe0f | comment |
Transformation Sequence: Manolo gets one when the gods bring him back to life. | |
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Big Fun | |
| The Book of Life / int_970c8a84 | comment |
Big Fun: The Rodriguez Brothers are all jolly and love to play. The Candlemaker is a rather big jovial ball of wax. | |
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Mass "Oh, Crap!" | |
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Mass "Oh, Crap!": The entire Sanchez family gets this when they realize that Xibalba is the new ruler of the Land of the Remembered. | |
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DudeMagnet | |
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Dude Magnet: Maria has both Manolo and Joaquin falling for her. And when she returns to San Angel, all the men go GAGA over her. Xibalba was even impressed. It was Xibalba who fell for La Muerte first, the Candlemaker had a thing for her once, and her old flame El Chamuco (who is now married to her sister, La Noche), still has feelings for her. And during Xibalba's banishment, many gods attempted to court her. | |
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All-Loving Hero | |
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Manolo is the All-Loving Hero, aspiring musician Sensitive Guy to rough-and-tumble Soldier Joaquin and his bullfighter dad's Manly Man. | |
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Family-Unfriendly Death | |
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Carlos' candle is blown out on screen to avoid a Family-Unfriendly Death when he takes on Chakal and his banditos by himself. | |
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Stay in the Kitchen | |
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Stay in the Kitchen: Maria sarcastically brings this idea up when discussing a hypothetical marriage to Joaquin with him. He's too preoccupied with her looks to notice her disdain for what she's saying and unknowingly agrees with her, which briefly drives her off. | |
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Taking the Bullet | |
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Taking the Bullet: When Xibalba's snake first attacks Manolo, Maria pushes him out of the way and gets bitten herself, resulting in her apparent death. Sacrdelita lost her eye (and possibly her life) from taking a bullet for her sister. | |
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Foreshadowing | |
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Foreshadowing: When La Muerte and Xibalba make the bet, Maria has gotten into trouble and her father sends her off to study abroad. Manolo gives her the pig she rescued as a parting gift. Joaquin races to catch her bonnet as the wind blows it off. Both call farewells to her as the train pulls away. When Manolo opens the gift Maria gave him, it's a guitar, engraved with a message from Maria. While playing, young Joaquin has fashioned a pretend moustache. After the Montage, he has grown a real one. When Manolo dies, his soul is shown leaving his body. No such effect was shown for Maria during her apparent death. Also, when he checks in with the attendant in the Land of the Remembered, he accidentally gives Maria's name instead of his, and the attendant doesn't see her name on the list. A few scenes later, it's revealed that she's still alive. When La Muerte and Xibalba take the forms of mortals to interact with Joaquin and Manolo during the A Minor Kidroduction part, they rather resemble Mary Beth and the security guard at the start, giving the hint as to who's really telling the story to the school children. Adding to the above, the way Mary Beth caresses the security guard's cheek and him affectionately calling her "mi amor" is similar to what La Muerte and Xibalab interact. Another subtle hint of who Mary Beth and the guard really are. La Muerte, Xibalba and the Candlemaker are the only characters in the story that are not depicted as wooden carved dolls. This is because that's what they really look like, as shown when La Muerte and Xibalba reveal themselves in the end. | |
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Flight | |
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Flight: La Muerte can levitate herself. Xibalba can either levitate himself or use his wings. | |
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Eye Am Watching You | |
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Eye Am Watching You: Just before Chakal's bandits retreat, the leader notices Joaquin's medal and signals that he is watching Joaquin. | |
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Red Is Heroic | |
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Red Is Heroic: Maria’s dress is red and she's the one who rallies the townspeople to stand against Chakal. La Muerte wears a red dress and is the Big Good. The Sanchez Twins both wear predominately red clothes and are heroic characters based on La Adelita, the Mexican cultural icon of a strong and patriotic Mexican woman. One of the twins is even named Adelita. | |
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My God, What Have I Done? | |
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My God, What Have I Done?: Carlos after Manolo's death and following their argument is residing by his son's grave. Likewise, Joaquin has a similar expression when he has to tell Maria that Manolo is dead, for similar reasons. It's what makes him doubt going through with the wedding, along with Maria wanting to marry him for honor and duty rather than for true love. Manolo after realizing his efforts to reunite with Maria in the Land of the Remembered were All for Nothing. | |
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Dance Party Ending | |
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Dance Party Ending: Played with. Maria, Manolo and Joaquin's story ends there, but there's a little bit more in the "real world" after. | |
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Award-Bait Song | |
| The Book of Life / int_a3eae597 | comment |
Award-Bait Song: "I Love You Too Much" and "The Apology Song". | |
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Amazing Technicolor World | |
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Amazing Technicolor World: The Land of the Remembered. | |
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Emerald Power | |
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Emerald Power: The Medal of Everlasting Life glows green. | |
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Humble Hero | |
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Maria wants to be listened to and loved for more than just her looks, as she demonstrates when she gets annoyed with Joaquin for not understanding this. It's only when Joaquin shows his true self that she agrees to seriously think about his proposal. Maria falls in love with and marries Manolo, the humble, sweet musician who promises to never stop loving her. In fact, the first indications she gets her love epiphany is when he publicly refuses to kill the bull. | |
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Rule of Three | |
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Rule of Three: The Medal of Everlasting Life. Chakal had it. Xibalba stole it back, causing Chakal to go monomaniacal to seek it back. But Xibalba traded it to Joaquin, who used it to launch himself to fame in hopes of honoring his father. Then Joaquin lost it to one of the banditos, who in turn ended up losing it to the citizens of San Angel, before Joaquin gave it to Manolo. | |
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Handicapped Badass | |
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Handicapped Badass: Despite having lost an eye, an arm, and a leg, Skeleton Jorge, is not slowed down by these infirmities, nor does it diminish how awesome a swordsman he is. Joaquin's eye gets damaged in the climax, resulting in him wearing an eyepatch. | |
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Parting-Words Regret | |
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Parting Words Regret: Carlos and Manolo before the latter's death have an argument about Manolo refusing to kill a bull. By the time we cut back to the real world, Carlos is mourning beside his son's grave and only mellows when he also dies and witnesses his son taming the demonic bull with music. Joaquin as well, since the last thing he said to Manolo was You Should Have Died Instead, when Maria wasn't really dead and on waking up learned what happened to Manolo. It certainly starts his Character Development in asking himself if a marriage to Maria was worth it, since she only will marry him for honor and so he will stay to protect the village. | |
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Deliberate Values Dissonance | |
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Deliberate Values Dissonance: In addition to the bullfighting example, there's also the subtle disdain that some have about Maria's interest in books and her "unwomanly" attitudes. | |
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Rousing Speech | |
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Rousing Speech: Maria gives one to the entire town of San Angel, who have all been mostly cowering from Chakal the entire time. | |
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Fatal Flaw | |
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Fatal Flaw: La Muerte loves making bets. Xibalba often exploits this weakness. Xibalba’s cheating nature when it comes to bets. It's the main cause of the estrangement between him and La Muerte. It also indirectly lead to trouble for Manolo and San Angel. | |
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Straw Misogynist | |
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Straw Misogynist: Joaquin's group of Yes Men agree with Maria as she sarcastically asks Joaquin if a pretty ornament who knows her place is what he wants in a woman; this results in Joaquin looking bad to her, and her deciding to leave and spend time with her pig. | |
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Oh, Crap! | |
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Oh, Crap!: Manolo has a particularly gutwrenching one when he realizes that not only is Maria actually alive, but Xibalba had tricked him into committing suicide. Joaquin gets one when Chakal knocks the Medal of Everlasting Life off of him. Cue the Curb-Stomp Battle. | |
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Trademark Favorite Food | |
| The Book of Life / int_ad641426 | comment |
Trademark Favorite Food: Manolo loves spicy food and especially tamales de elote made by his mother, Carmen, who was originally from Chiapas. Chuy loves to eat shoes. | |
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Deadpan Snarker | |
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The first is bullfighting. And, as Carmen points out, it is why there are so many Sanchezes in the Land of the Remembered, as they were all killed in the ring. | |
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All for Nothing | |
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Manolo after realizing his efforts to reunite with Maria in the Land of the Remembered were All for Nothing. | |
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Setting Update | |
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Setting Update: The plot is very similar to "Orpheus and Eurydice", though transplanted to turn-of-the-century Mexico, with an added focus on a cultural holiday - the Day of the Dead. | |
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Be Careful What You Wish For | |
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Be Careful What You Wish For: Joaquin, a potential suitor for Maria, says You Should Have Died Instead to Manolo after it seems Maria is dead. He gets what he wished for, with Manolo dead and Maria willing to marry him. Given the look on his face when Maria finds out, he clearly regrets it. | |
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Why Waste a Wedding? | |
| The Book of Life / int_b10d73ea | comment |
Why Waste a Wedding?: Maria and Joaquin's wedding is interrupted by the bandits. After the Final Battle, it resumes with Manolo as the groom instead. | |
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Abusive Parents | |
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Abusive Parents: General Posada shows little respect for his daughter and views her as a bargaining chip for most of the story. Most apparent when he coerces her into accepting Joaquin's proposal just after she learns of Manolo's death, despite Joaquin's attempt to stop him. However, he seems to understand that his daughter did love Manolo, he just wants Joaquin to be there when Chakal arrives. Implied with Luis Sanchez, but it's Played for Laughs. An early conversation between Manolo and Carlos reveals that Luis began teaching Carlos how to bullfight when he was nine... and apparently did so by putting nine year old Carlos in the ring with an actual bull, which ended with Carlos in a coma. A coma that lasted three years, according to Word of God. | |
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Rearrange the Song | |
| The Book of Life / int_b24ce4b2 | comment |
Rearrange the Song: A lot of pop hits are turned Mariachi-style or given a Mexican lilt to fit the environment of the movie. | |
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Magical Accessory | |
| The Book of Life / int_b2e9c33f | comment |
Magical Accessory: The Medal of Everlasting Life. Anyone who wears it cannot be harmed or killed, making them effectively immortal. | |
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Sickly Green Glow | |
| The Book of Life / int_b33d17a0 | comment |
Sickly Green Glow: Part of Xibalba’s color scheme has a deathly shade of green. Instead of unique artistic designs on their skulls the Forgotten have glowing green spirals. | |
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Trapped in Another World | |
| The Book of Life / int_b58642b1 | comment |
Trapped in Another World: Manolo's predicament once he gets to the Land of the Remembered. Because he's dead, he is unable to return to among the living to find Maria, unless he gets helped from La Muerte. | |
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Too Dumb to Live | |
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Too Dumb to Live: At least three of the deceased Sanchezes died by trying some stunts as bullfighters, all believing that "(Insert subject here) are for cowards": Luis tried fighting three bulls at once because "fighting just one bull is for cowards". Jorge tried fighting a bull with just one arm and leg because "arms and legs are for cowards". Carmelo fought a bull without using a cape, because "capes are for cowards". | |
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The Ace | |
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Manolo and Joaquin. Both are skilled in their respective talents, however Manolo is a Humble Hero, and Joaquin veers into The Fighting Narcissist. The two worry about living up to their fathers' expectations, except Manolo refuses to do so if it means killing the bull, but Joaquin will do anything, even using the Medal of Everlasting Life to do so. | |
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The Bet | |
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The Bet: La Muerte and Xibalba have one concerning who Maria will marry. The former backs Manolo, while the latter backs Joaquin. The winner will take over the Land of the Remembered. | |
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Love Triangle | |
| The Book of Life / int_b7e0c5ff | comment |
Love Triangle: Between Manolo, Maria and Joaquin. Manolo and Joaquin are both in love with Maria, but she only is in love with Manolo. | |
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Color Motif | |
| The Book of Life / int_b869b5b1 | comment |
Color Motif: Red for Maria — symbolizing her bravery, plus the fact that both dresses she wore as a child and adult were both red. Jorge even states that Maria's favorite color is red. Red for La Muerte — representing love, passion, and life. Green for Xibalba — representing his envy. | |
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Forgotten Fallen Friend | |
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Forgotten Fallen Friend: Manolo's father and his grandmother die during the final sequence, his father in a Heroic Sacrifice to delay the bad guys, his grandmother of natural causes. This leaves Manolo with no family left in the world. It doesn't stop him from partying with everyone else during the Dance Party Ending. | |
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Serenade Your Lover | |
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Serenade Your Lover: Manolo's primary tactic for winning Maria's heart. He did so unwittingly with "Creep" and intentionally with "I Love You Too Much". | |
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Deader than Dead | |
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Deader Than Dead: What apparently happens to those who fail the Candle-Maker's trial. | |
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Berserk Button | |
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La Muerte is a kind and loving ruler. Do not push her Berserk Buttonnote If you enter into a bet with her, do NOT cheat. | |
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Banister Slide | |
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Banister Slide: Maria does it a couple of times, most notably when she meets Manolo after his serenade. | |
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Ugly Guy, Hot Wife | |
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Ugly Guy, Hot Wife: Xibalba and La Muerte. They are currently estranged, but still married. La Muerte is a beautiful goddess of the dead made out of sweet candy, but Xibalba is basically a skeleton with wings, armor, and a Sickly Green Glow, made out of tar and everything icky in the world. | |
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What Do You Mean, It's for Kids? | |
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What Do You Mean, It's for Kids?: Stated In-Universe by one of the kids in the Framing Device when characters of the story apparently start getting killed. | |
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True Companions | |
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True Companions: Manolo's mariachi friends stick with him even when the rest of the town dislikes him. Manolo, Maria and Joaquin have been this since they were children. | |
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Dem Bones | |
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Dem Bones: Both La Muerte and the Spirits of the Dead are based on calacas, skeleton figures which are decorated on The Day of the Dead, specifically the ones made out of candy. In particular, La Muerte’s overall design in particular is inspired by the iconic La Calavera Catrina of Mexican culture. | |
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Implied | |
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Implied with La Muerte. In the opening, she sadly tells Xibalba he's not the man she fell in love with years ago. She only gets back with Xibalba when he admits his mistake and apologizes. | |
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Nice Guy | |
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Nice Guy: Manolo Sanchez is naturally kind, loyal and nonviolent. Maria is affable, friendly, and willing to stand up for and with others against anyone. There's also her willingness to work with the orphanage and her love for animals. The Candlemaker is a humble and friendly god. All of the Rodriguez Brothers are friendly, helpful, and fun-loving. La Muerte's profile states that she's a kind ruler and she's been established as one of the Big Goods, along with the Candlemaker. | |
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Nice Hat | |
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Nice Hat: Joao has a nice bowler hat. La Muerte boasts an absolutely enormous one, bedecked with candles, marigolds, feathers and skulls, as par due to being inspired by La Calavera Catrina. If she weren't a god, there is no way that thing would stay on her head. It also reacts to her emotions. The candles turn into flares when she is furious, and Roman Candles when she is passionately happy. Carmelo Sanchez wears an Aztec headdress which identifies him being of native Mesoamerican origin. Both of the Sanzhez Twins wear impressive looking sombreros. | |
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God in Human Form | |
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God in Human Form: La Muerte and Xibalba disguise themselves as an old woman and an old man respectively. In the Framing Device, they appear as Mary Beth and a museum security guard. | |
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Strong Family Resemblance | |
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Strong Family Resemblance: Maria got all her looks from her mother. Carlos◊ is essentially an older version of his son Manolo with a moustache, smaller eyes and graying hair. The Rodriguez Brothers could all be triplets if there weren't some subtle ways to tell them apart: Pablo is the shortest, Pancho has the most pronounced beard, and Pepe has a "smile" moustache. | |
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It Runs in the Family | |
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It Runs in the Family: The Sanchez family boasts three main traits. The first is bullfighting. And, as Carmen points out, it is why there are so many Sanchezes in the Land of the Remembered, as they were all killed in the ring. The second is music. Manolo has an ancestor several generations back who wanted to be an opera singer but was pushed into bullfighting. As such, he sympathizes with Manolo, and even gets one heck of a solo in the big final battle. (Fittingly, he is voiced by Placido Domingo!) The third is a certain unflinching courage. It could be argued that Manolo got his due to La Muerta's blessing. But his mother, Carmen, on meeting Xibalba, bitchslapped him. | |
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Shout-Out | |
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Shout-Out: Several of the songs the mariachi band sings while Manolo is trying to court Maria. Also, at crowd shot of Mexico at the beginning of the movie, you can spot Manny and Frida having fun off to the side. The town is named San Angel. Likely after Televisa San Angel, the largest media company in Mexico. Jorge Sanchez is pretty much a dead ringer for Don Quixote. In the climax, the town Priest puts on a luchador mask and delivers wrestling attacks to the bandits. The mask's design and the fact he's a Priest call to mind Fray Tormenta, the legendary wrestling Priest and Folk Hero. Maria's last name is Posada, the same as famous Mexican illustrator José Guadalupe Posada, whose work "La Calavera Catrina" inspired La Muerte's look. A Fastball Special bucket brigade up a tower? Hmm... Especially one made of dead ancestors... | |
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I Will Wait for You | |
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I Will Wait for You: Manolo and Joaquin wait ten years for Maria to return from Europe, shown through a montage set to, appropriately enough, a mariachi rendition of the song of the same name. | |
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Word of God | |
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Jorge stated that Manolo will often give a lot of his things/donate to kids at the orphanage. | |
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Musical World Hypotheses | |
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Musical World Hypotheses: Almost all of the songs are performed by the characters themselves, practiced and performed in real time, rather than just being random asides like in (say) Disney movies. | |
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What the Hell, Hero? | |
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What the Hell, Hero?: Played with. In the timeframe of the movie, Bullfighting was the biggest sport, and the great matadors were roughly equivalent to modern day sports heroes. Manolo refusing outright to kill the bull not only had the spectators react with dismay, the entire town turned on him, such that General Posada invited the whole town, including people he hates, to Maria's welcome back party — except Manolo. | |
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Love at First Note | |
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Love at First Note: Not the first time they've met, but Maria's Love Epiphany towards Manolo is triggered when she first hears him sing. | |
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The Nothing After Death | |
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The Nothing After Death: The Land of the Forgotten, a gray featureless wasteland where the souls who are forgotten go, as contrasted with the permanent fiesta of the Land of the Remembered. The film never stops to consider that within a few generations everyone will go to the grim, sad Land of the Forgotten, once everyone who remembers them also dies. | |
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Creator Provincialism | |
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Creator Provincialism/Patriotic Fervor: Lampshaded, with light-hearted jokes and references to Mexico as the center of the universe. Even the country itself has a moustache. | |
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Vitriolic Best Buds | |
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Vitriolic Best Buds: Jorge the conquistador Sanchez member and Carmelo the native Mesoamerican Sanchez member, have a rather complicated relationship with each other. The former often calling the latter savage and the latter unintentionally bumps around the former. Not surprising considering the complicated history between the conquistadors and Mesoamericans. They're still family though. | |
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Musicalis Interruptus | |
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Musicalis Interruptus: "I Will Wait," "Just A Friend" and "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" all end this way. The former is cut off by Carlos dragging Manolo off to prepare for the bullfight, while the latter two are stopped by Chuy attacking the Rodriguez brothers. | |
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Screw This, I'm Outta Here | |
| The Book of Life / int_d9cf40fa | comment |
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!: When Chakal is defeated, Chato and his bandits are forced to retreat. | |
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The Cavalry | |
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The Cavalry: The Sanchez Ancestors near the climax. arrive thanks to some bending of the rules. | |
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Only the Worthy May Pass | |
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Only the Worthy May Pass: When Manolo, Carmen and Luis encounter the cave guardian, it informs them that they must face the labyrinth, earn the right to be judged and if they're worthy enough, enter the Cave of Souls. Luis tries to enter it himself, but ends up losing everything but his head. Manolo successfully passes the Labyrinth and is allowed entry to the cave. | |
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Something Else Also Rises | |
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Everytime Xibalba and La Muerte kiss, notice how his black wings seem to rise as well. Worth mentioning that La Muerte's candles shot off fireworks during the Big Damn Kiss. | |
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Action Girl | |
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Action Girl: Maria Posada. When Manolo and Joaquin start a swordfight over her, she picks up a sword and disarms them both in a single move. And that's before the bandits show up. During her travels, Maria has learned fencing and kung-fu. The Sanchez Twins. Both of them due to having fought in the revolution as soldaderas. | |
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Ship Tease | |
| The Book of Life / int_dcb9c541 | comment |
Ship Tease: The scene where the Sanchez Twins dance with Joaquin by the end of the film. | |
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Affectionate Nickname | |
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Affectionate Nickname: La Muerte is called "mi amor", which is Spanish for "my love", by her husband. Xibalba is nicknamed "Balby" by his wife. | |
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Despair Event Horizon | |
| The Book of Life / int_dda99fa8 | comment |
Despair Event Horizon: Manolo and Maria each get theirs when the other dies. Manolo lets Xibalba kill him in order to see Maria again, while she loses the will to oppose her father's plan to marry her to Joaquin. Joaquin himself seems pretty close to one after Manolo dies; his best friend is dead and the woman he loves is only marrying him because her father pushed her into it and the man she really loves is dead. | |
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Expressive Accessory | |
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La Muerte boasts an absolutely enormous one, bedecked with candles, marigolds, feathers and skulls, as par due to being inspired by La Calavera Catrina. If she weren't a god, there is no way that thing would stay on her head. It also reacts to her emotions. The candles turn into flares when she is furious, and Roman Candles when she is passionately happy. | |
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From the Mouths of Babes | |
| The Book of Life / int_e0140e6c | comment |
From the Mouths of Babes: The Detention Kids point out it was stupid for two death gods to bet on the lives of children. Mary Beth agrees, which makes the revelation that she's La Muerte all the more significant. | |
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Friend to All Living Things | |
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Friend to All Living Things: Manolo Sanchez. Given his refusal to kill bulls and giving Chuy to Maria when they were younger. Maria Posada has a strong love for animals and won't stand for the killing of them. As a child she convinces Manolo and Joaquin to help her free a butcher's pigs. Later, the look of dread on her face during the main bullfight is what prompts Manolo to throw down his sword. She also has the "Disney Princess" ability to draw flocks of birds to her and have them hang around being cute and musical. La Muerte. All creatures love her. | |
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Final Love Duet | |
| The Book of Life / int_e25ae563 | comment |
Final Love Duet: "No Matter Where You Are." | |
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Expressive Skull | |
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Expressive Skull: The residents of The Land of the Dead are depicted as skeletons whose faces are almost no different than the faces of living people, aside from being made of bone, having empty sockets with glowing pupils, and having no nose. As such, the undead have exactly the same range of emotion as the living. Possibly justified, seeing how the story is being told using wooden puppets. | |
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Dub Name Change | |
| The Book of Life / int_e2c4b927 | comment |
Dub Name Change: In the Mexican Spanish dub, La Muerte's name was changed to La Catrina. | |
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Animal Motifs | |
| The Book of Life / int_e2ccee25 | comment |
Animal Motifs: Manolo with bulls. He comes from a family of bullfighters, but can't bring himself to deliver the final blow. Joaquin with eagles, given the small, but generous amount of them surrounding him throughout the movie. Xibalba with snakes, given his magical staff is a two headed snake. The snake staff is actually a part of Xibalba himself. | |
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Morality Pet | |
| The Book of Life / int_e3b0cd87 | comment |
Morality Pet: General Posada really does love his daughter Maria. And was distraught when it looked like she died. La Muerte is the sole being in the world that Xibalba respects and shows his soft side to. He is literally putty in her hands. La Muerte knows she's the only one who can change him. | |
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Silk Hiding Steel | |
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Silk Hiding Steel: Maria becomes more proper after the Time Skip, but keeps her fighting spirit. La Muerte is a proper lady with a soul as sweet as the candy she's made out of. But, she's not one to be trifled with. Just ask Xibalba. | |
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Artistic License – Sports | |
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Artistic License – Sports: Bullfighting is really toned down here. In real life, the bull is weakened by picadors who jab spears into his neck to weaken him so that the matador can further weaken him with the capote, with the goal of tiring him so much that he's forced to expose his lungs for the killing blow; here, the bull and the matador enter together. | |
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Jaw Drop | |
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Jaw Drop: Xibalba does an epic one after Manolo passes his challenge by taming the giant bull. | |
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Expy | |
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Expy: Adelita and Scardelita Sanchez are expies of Nikita and Anita Suarez, Frida's older twin sisters from El Tigre. Chakal is basically a more human version of the giant green ogre bandito El Malverde from El Tigre. | |
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Determinator | |
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Manolo and Xibalba. Both are Determinators concerned with gaining the favor of the women they love, but Xibalba is much shadier and willing to hurt others to achieve his goals, a sharp contrast to Nice Guy Manolo. | |
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Female Angel, Male Demon | |
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Female Angel, Male Demon: Played with; La Muerte and Xibalba are both gods of the Dead, but while Xibalba is dark and menacing with black wings and skulls for pupils, La Muerte is much lighter and more appealing, as befits the bright, positive realm she rules over. | |
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In the Style of | |
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In the Style of...: Mexican guitar versions of Mumford And Sons' "I Will Wait", Radiohead's "I'm a Creep" and Elvis Presley's "I Can't Help Falling In Love With You". | |
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Glowing Eyelights of Undeath | |
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Glowing Eyelights of Undeath: The spirits have yellow ones. | |
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One-Steve Limit | |
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One Steve Limit: Subverted. The film has characters named Maria and Mary. | |
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A Minor Kidroduction | |
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A Minor Kidroduction: La Muerte and Xibalba first make The Bet when they see Manolo, Maria and Joaquin playing together as children. | |
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Digging Yourself Deeper | |
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Digging Yourself Deeper: Joaquin does this when trying to woo Maria, which annoys her, thus making her leave the dinner table and go to her room. | |
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Great Big Book of Everything | |
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Great Big Book of Everything: The eponymous Book of Life, which supposedly contains accounts of all events that have ever transpired. | |
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Sealed with a Kiss | |
| The Book of Life / int_f3aa6298 | comment |
Sealed with a Kiss: Manolo and Maria kiss as Mary Beth finishes telling their story to the children. Also, once Mary Beth and the old security guard reveal themselves as La Muerte and Xibalba, the two share a passionate kiss as the movie ends. | |
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Never Say "Die" | |
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Never Say "Die": Funnily enough, for a film about the Day of the Dead. Manolo doesn't die and the arena bulls aren't (in most lines) killed; they 'pass away' and are 'finished' respectively. The oddest example: Joaquin's father "passed away" fighting against Chakal. | |
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Together in Death | |
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Together in Death: Attempted by Manolo after Maria's apparent death. It fails because she's still alive. Carlos and Carmen are reunited following the former's death and seem quite happy together. | |
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Altar the Speed | |
| The Book of Life / int_f6a9024b | comment |
Altar the Speed: General Posada coerces Maria and Joaquin into getting married less than a day after the latter's proposal so he'll stay in San Angel to defend it from Chakal. | |
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Dying Candle | |
| The Book of Life / int_f8248d95 | comment |
Dying Candle: The Candlemaker maintains the candles that keep the flames of life for each person in the mortal realm. When Carlos dies defending the town from Chakal, it cuts to his candle blowing out. | |
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BillyElliotPlot | |
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"Billy Elliot" Plot: Manolo Sanchez wants to become a musician, while his father Carlos wants him to become a bullfighter. Even though Manolo does have the skills of a bullfighter, he refuses to kill a bull, even in the Land Of The Unremembered, where he had to fight a hundred bulls that all morphed into one gigantic bull. Eventually, Carlos sees for himself that his son does much better as a singer when the song of apology that Manolo sings for the bulls that were slaughtered by the Sanchez family is so moving that it just turns the gigantic bull into a pile of flower petals. | |
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Blank Book | |
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Blank Book: The Book of Life is this for those who are creating their own story, like Manolo. | |
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Friendly Rivalry | |
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Friendly Rivalry: Manolo and Joaquin remain close friends despite their feelings for Maria. | |
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Beware the Nice Ones | |
| The Book of Life / int_fccd06b6 | comment |
Beware the Nice Ones: Do not assume that pissing Manolo off won't end badly for you. Maria is a great girl to befriend... but she's not one to take lightly. La Muerte is a kind and loving ruler. Do not push her Berserk Buttonnote If you enter into a bet with her, do NOT cheat. | |
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Skyward Scream | |
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Skyward Scream: As Manolo holds Maria's seemingly-dead body, he gives off a terrifically anguished "HELP!" La Muerte lets loose a truly epic one when she finds out that Xibalba cheated to win their bet. Just before she screams, Candlemaker warns the Sanchezes, "You'd better cover your ears." | |
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Brick Joke | |
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Brick Joke: The bubble-clucking chicken ends up this way in the beginning of the movie while Maria, Manolo and Joaquin are children. The whole movie takes place, and far on the outskirts of town, just before the camera zooms in for the end, the bubble-clucking chicken makes another appearance. | |
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Badass Preacher | |
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Badass Preacher: One of these is seen among the San Angel townsfolk. He's also a luchador. | |
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Shown Their Work | |
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Shown Their Work: When playing the guitar, Manolo is making the correct chord shapes. | |
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