Peter Rabbit (film)



Peter Rabbit is a Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation film directed by Will Gluck and released on February 9, 2018. The film is based on the Peter Rabbit stories created by Beatrix Potter. The movie combines Live Action, CGI, and 2D Animation. Peter (and his family)'s feud with the McGregor ascends to newer heights when they both want the affections of their neighbor, Bea, a kind animal/nature lover.

""Tom"(to Peter):And that's what separates us from the French."
 * Achilles' Heel: Once Peter and the others found out about Tom's allergic to raspberries, they exploit this.
 * Adaptation Personality Change: Both cousins, Peter and Benjamin; were more bold, naughty, and reckless in the books before they were trapped by Mr.McGregor's cat which turned them into more cautious and responsible rabbits. Here it's as though they haven't learn their lessons and are just as selfish and immature long after meeting McGregor.
 * Adaptational Heroism: In the books, Tommy Brock, the badger, kidnapped Benjamin Bunny's kids with the primarily intent of having them for dinner...Literally. Here he doesn't do a thing and appears to be on good terms with Peter and his family.
 * Adapted Out: The Rabbits' Mother, Josephine Rabbit, and Mr. Bouncer, Benjamin's father, are no where to be seen. Partially justified, since Josephine died before the movie's events.
 * Anachronism Stew: The setting is modern day, but the woodland animals all wear Edwardian clothing.
 * And There Was Much Rejoicing:
 * Art Shift: Some of the sequences told are through Bea's paintings that are in the style of the original books.
 * Author Avatar: Bea, who is very kindhearted, is an animal and nature lover, and paints for a living, is a modernized/fictionalize version of Beatrix Potter.
 * Badass Decay: Mr. Todd. In the books, the rabbits have good reasons to be terrified of him. The movie has Mr. Todd as one of the woodland neighbors.
 * Bad Liar: Bea thinks Tom is this, because
 * Bag of Kidnapping: Thomas McGregor stuffs Benjamin into a small bag.
 * Blown Across the Room: This happens to Tom several times after when Peter and his friends rewire the new electric pest device.
 * Brick Joke: In the Rabbit Burrow, the Rabbits have a growth chart to measure Peter and his sisters.
 * British Businesses
 * British Royal Guards: The changing of the Guards appear briefly when
 * Broken Aesop: The message about sharing is really undercut by the animals' selfish behavior and numerous thefts.
 * Canon Foreigner: Mainly the humans. - Thomas McGregor, who is the great-grand nephew of the original Mr. McGregor.
 * Bea, who is a local animal lover, counts as well.
 * Chaos While They're Not Looking: Whenever Bea's back is turn (i.e. out of the room), Peter and Tom drop the nice guy act and try to duke it out of each other. Just when the younger McGregor was about to smash Peter with a book, they hear Bea coming back...

"Felix D'eer: "Headlights.""
 * Carnivore Confusion: Involving some of the more meat-eating animal characters, like Mr. Todd, who in the beginning was even hunting down Peter Rabbit. Also, in the books, he tried to turn Jemima Puddle-Duck into roast duck and would've gotten away with it, if it weren't for those meddling dogs.
 * CGI
 * Character Title: Peter Rabbit
 * Averted in a minute, when it's shown that it's not just Peter Rabbit, there's his cousin Benjamin Bunny, Jemima Puddle Duck, and many other Beatrix Potter characters.
 * The City vs. the Country: Played straight. Thomas McGregor mentions that he hates the countryside and just wants to clean up the McGregor mansion to sell it.
 * Averted. Thomas encounters some people that called him the equivalent of a "Country Bumpkin."
 * Averted again.
 * Creative Closing Credits: Not only does it go into a style that resembles Beatrix Potter's watercolor paintings, it
 * Denser and Wackier: This movie hams it up and is currently more over-the-top compare to the books, which are just whimsical. Plus, the movie has a heavy emphasis on pop culture references and slapstick humor.
 * Disappeared Dad: Benjamin Bunny's father, Old Mr. Bunny.
 * Distracted by the Sexy: This happens to Thomas McGregor, he only half listen to Bea's "Please leave the garden gates unlock for the animals." Suggestion, since he was distracted.
 * Don't Explain the Joke: Peter hears his cousin, Benjamin, saying this to him, when he's really explaining a joke he told.
 * Does This Remind You of Anything?: Peter getting jealous and seeing the new McGregor as a threat, because Bea is spending more time with him, instead of hanging out with her animal friends. Sort of resembles a family pet getting jealous at the new significant other/spouse.
 * Driver of a Black Cab: The friendly cab driver that took Thomas McGregor to the countryside.
 * Due to the Dead: Old McGregor was shown visiting the grave of Mrs.McGregor...While scarfing down some food.
 * Indicating that Old McGregor also lost the will to live and probably gotten worst after she died.
 * Entitled Bastard: The animals really think they have the right to take whatever they want from the McGregor's garden, since it's part of "their home," forget the fact that they don't grow, plant, tend, weed, and etc. the fruits and vegetables themselves.
 * Evil Sorcerer: One of the characters exclaims that Tom's "A Witch!" Once Tom's adrenaline injector medicine begins to work. To the animals, it seems that the younger McGregor's Unexplained Recovery is bordering on The Dark Arts.
 * Gory Discretion Shot: Thanks to a stone brick wall, we don't see in dept details on Old McGregor killing Mr. Rabbit. Though we do see Mrs. McGregor serving rabbit pie to her husband.
 * Green-Eyed Monster: Other than being prevented from raiding the garden, Peter is jealous of the younger McGregor, since the latter quickly charms and wins over Bea.
 * Groin Attack: While the animals are pelting Thomas with fruits and vegetables are this, hence the reason why he was kneeling.
 * In Name Only: What the film shares with the original book series are that the characters share the same names, even looks, as their original counterparts from the books. Besides that, there's no other resemblance between them.
 * Harmless Electrocution: This form of electrocution happens to Mrs.Tiggly-Winkle when she licked the peanut butter and bites the electric wires.
 * Several times with Thomas, it knocks him out and he didn't wake up until nightfall.
 * Kid Hero All Grown-Up: Some of the Beatrix Potter characters, like Peter, his triplet sisters, and Benjamin Bunny are all grown ups here in this adaption. - Well in the first two books.
 * Literally Loving Thy Neighbor: This happens to Bea and Thomas McGregor as the movie progress.
 * The Merch: In Universe example.
 * Moral Dissonance: The forest critters are generally upset that both McGregors kept them from eating food that they didn't work for, so having
 * My God, What Have I Done?: Both the Rabbits and Thomas McGregor when
 * Old-Fashioned Rowboat Date: Thomas McGregor and Bea did this and made a short trip in the nearby river, Bea doesn't use a parasol though.
 * PG Explosives: The small dynamite that Thomas bought from, he then puts some of these in the Rabbit Burrow.
 * Product Placement: Ranging from Beanie Babies and whatnot, it's Up to Eleven, 'cause this is Harrods.
 * Power Walk:
 * Race Against the Clock:
 * Reactive Continuous Scream: Happens two times: the first was when Thomas McGregor uncovers Pigling Bland, who is hiding underneath a sheet. The second time is
 * Running Gag
 * The Mouse Trap-ish traps which are all concocted by Peter Rabbit.
 * Pigling Bland's table manners whenever food's around.
 * The Rabbit Triplets doing their own share of brilliance, i.e. Getting the wheelbarrow on the stairs.
 * Mopsey and Flopsey arguing who is the oldest.
 * Felix D'eer, the moose,'s stopping in the middle of the road and staring hypnotically at the beam of headlights. It takes his fellow animal friends to push and walk him to safety.
 * The Mouse Trap-ish traps which are all concocted by Peter Rabbit.
 * Pigling Bland's table manners whenever food's around.
 * The Rabbit Triplets doing their own share of brilliance, i.e. Getting the wheelbarrow on the stairs.
 * Mopsey and Flopsey arguing who is the oldest.
 * Felix D'eer, the moose,'s stopping in the middle of the road and staring hypnotically at the beam of headlights. It takes his fellow animal friends to push and walk him to safety.


 * Setting Update: As mentioned earlier, the film takes place in current year - 2018. Whereas the original books were written and took place during the Edwardian Era.
 * Stuff Blowing Up: The Looney Toons way this film does these is this.
 * Surveillance as the Plot Demands: Peter and co. does this, a few of the animals and Peter pakour up on Bea's roof, just to spy on her and Tom.
 * Talking to Himself: Old Mr. McGregor and Tommy Brock share Sam Neil.
 * Mr. Jeremy Fisher and Thomas McGregor both have Domhnall Gleeson.
 * Rose Byme does both Bea and Jemima Puddle-Duck.
 * Toilet Humor: Too many to list, there's:
 * Peter can't resist the ramming a carrot at Old McGregor's butt crack.
 * Training Montage: Peter trains his family and friends to practice on how to shoot, strategize plans, and etc. whenever we are shown this montage.
 * Underside Ride: The Rabbits attempted this, but were thrown off in a minute.
 * Ultimate Universe: Despite the title, both the trailer and the film shows almost every character from every Potter story.
 * Unexpected Inheritance:
 * Wet Willy: During the truck ride, Peter orders his sister, Cottontail, to do this trope. She succeeded.
 * Wet Willy: During the truck ride, Peter orders his sister, Cottontail, to do this trope. She succeeded.