The Princess Diaries/YMMV


 * Family Unfriendly Aesop: The movie seems to believe that Beauty Equals Goodness - no matter how strong or intelligent or charismatic Mia is, she must look like a supermodel at all times or she isn't worthy of having authority or being noticed. Note that the villains in the first film are hideous and the film makes sure you're aware of it.
 * In the books, Mia points this out and mocks the movie creators about it.
 * Book example:
 * Fan Girl: Tina is a fangirl of all things romantic.
 * Hilarious in Hindsight: The part with Prince William in the second movie becomes all the funnier once the Royal Wedding comes to mind.
 * Magnificent Bitch: Grandmere borders on this sometimes. At one point she puts on a school play to help Mia raise money enough to save the student government, ensure her own purchase of an island in Dubai, and get her granddaughter closer to a boy she thinks is more suitable consort material..
 * Unfortunate Implications: Critic Kevin Murphy - yes, that one - noted in his book A Year at the Movies that the makeover in the film seems to have removed every trace of Semitism from Mia's face.
 * Unnecessary Makeover: Dovetailing with the Broken/Family Unfriendly Aesops, the Hollywood Homely Mia has to get a makeover because she has glasses and a ponytail curly hair. On the other hand, she's clearly unhappy with her appearance until her makeover.
 * Wangst: Mia can arguably veer in to this at times, although it's possibly justified since the story is written from entries in her personal journal, and it would make sense for her to be inwardly more over-dramatic.
 * Unfortunate Implications: Critic Kevin Murphy - yes, that one - noted in his book A Year at the Movies that the makeover in the film seems to have removed every trace of Semitism from Mia's face.
 * Unnecessary Makeover: Dovetailing with the Broken/Family Unfriendly Aesops, the Hollywood Homely Mia has to get a makeover because she has glasses and a ponytail curly hair. On the other hand, she's clearly unhappy with her appearance until her makeover.
 * Wangst: Mia can arguably veer in to this at times, although it's possibly justified since the story is written from entries in her personal journal, and it would make sense for her to be inwardly more over-dramatic.