Arthur (2011 film): Difference between revisions

* [[Brick Joke]]: Lots of them, from Arthur's fear of horses to his magnetic bed, though [[Batman Forever|The Batmobile]] takes the cake.

* [[Broken Bird]]: A Male subversion... Arthur seems to enjoy his frivolous lifestyle, but he acts out against [[Freudian Excuse|his Mother]] by spending obscene amounts of money on useless things (his apartment is full of suits of armor, a glittery camel, a phone-booth-turned-fish-tank) and by drinking vodka like water.

* [[Gender Flip]]: For Hobson, who is now Arthur's nanny and played by [[Helen Mirren]].

* [[Gold Digger]]: Susan Johnson, [[Subverted Trope|subverted in that she is already quite wealthy... just not as wealthy as Arthur and the upper crust caste system]] she wants to leap to the forefront of.

* [[Nouveau Riche]]: Burt Johnson, [[Rich Bitch|Susan's]] [[Daddy's Little Villain|father.]] He doesn't seem to mind his humble beginnings, but Susan [[Old Shame|is deeply ashamed of them,]] leading to her plot to marry Arthur.

* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: Arthur. His mother and Hobson both lament the obviously intelligent Arthur's frivolous lifestyle, and his mother's belief that he will never grow up sets the plot of the movie in motion.

{{quote|'''Arthur''': ''(to Susan)'' I really think you are dark and twisted on the inside, and I tried my best to bugger it out of you but I'm pretty sure it's still there.}}

* [[Rich in Dollars, Poor In Sense]]: Arthur comes off as this, [[Freudian Excuse|though he has good reason to...]]

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