A Troll in Central Park: Difference between revisions

{{quote|''"[[Big Applesauce|I know a place]], [[Blatant Lies|rock and steel, where nothing grows. Huh hmm, nothing! Creatures more troll-like than we are, think of it, for him it will be worse than stone, it will be slow, it will be painful!]]"''|'''[[Too Dumb to Live|King Llort]]'''}}

 

 

Stanley is a [[My Species Doth Protest Too Much|weird]] [[All Trolls Are Different|troll]]. He is kind, he is gentle, he loves flowers, and he has a literal [[Green Thumb]] that makes plants (talking, dancing, ''singing'' plants, to boot!) grow wherever he touches. As punishment, instead of just turning him to stone, the queen of the trolls decides to banish him to a place that is a nature lover's worst nightmare -- [[Cool and Unusual Punishment|New York City]]! While hiding out in Central Park, he meets a boy and his little sister and takes them on an adventure that's 50% [[Tastes Like Diabetes]] and 50% [[Nightmare Fuel]].

 

* [[0% Approval Rating]]: Apparently what starts happening to Gnorga and Llort when the trolls learn of Stanley's punishment failing.

* [[Aerith and Bob]]: Gnorga, Llort... and Stanley?

* [[All Trolls Are Different]] - [[Green Thumb|This one can make magical flowers grow.]]

* [[And I Must Scream]]: The final fate of Gnorga, who is turned into a rose bush by Stanley and planted in the palace garden in Troll World. Also happens to a bat she turns to stone during her [[Villain Song]], despite the film clearly stating that being turned to stone is equivalent to death.

* [[And There Was Much Rejoicing]]: The trolls celebrate Gnorga's defeat at the end of the movie, including her husband.

** ''[[That Makes Me Feel Angry|"I'm a bad troll...]] [[And That's Terrible|A very bad troll..."]]''

* [[Changed My Mind, Kid]]: When Stanley appears to save Gus at the end.

{{quote|'''Gnorga''': "''Worse than death? Slow and painful?! Does that look like MISERY to you?''"

'''Llort''': "''It looks nice, very nice, don't you think so, shnooksie poo?''"

* [[Evil Tastes Good|It feels delicious to be so vicious!]]: Gnorga says this during her [[Villain Song]].

* [[Fat and Skinny]]: Gnorga and Llort, respectively.

** [[They Just Didn't Care|You're saying that like they were even trying...]]

* [[Fate Worse Than Death]]: What Llort inaccurately insists Stanley's exile to Earth would be.

* [[Green Thumb]]: Stanley, literally. {{spoiler|Gus at the end.}}

** Inverted with the other trolls: their thumbs turn stuff into stone

* [[Hanging Judge]]: Inverted by Llort, who, for no apparent reason, goes to great lengths to prevent Stanley from being turned to stone.

* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Gnorga briefly mentions being afraid that other trolls might do this if she doesn't make an example of Stanley

* [[Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping]]: The parents are voiced by British actors and it's pretty easy to tell.

* [[Place Worse Than Death]]: What Llort insists Earth will be for Stanley.

* [[Punny Headlines]]: The newspaper in the troll world is called the "Wursta Times".

* [[Psychopathic Manchild]]: Gnorga.

* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]: Used to ridiculous extremes when Gnorga and Llort not only go to Earth personally to kill Stanley, but ''do not bring any other trolls whatsoever''.

* [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness]]: In at least one point, Stanley refers to troll powers as "prestidigitation" instead of "magic." This is even an inaccurate use, since prestidigitation refers to stage magic and not supernatural powers.

** Actually does make sense when you consider Stanley was trying to emphasize that Gnorga's magic is much more powerful than his.

* [[Sdrawkcab Name]]: "Llort" is of roughly the same subtlety as [[Troll 2|"Nilbog."]]

* [[Social Services Does Not Exist]]: The parents leave their kids with the housekeeper expecting her to babysit them. Housekeepers aren't babysitters.