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By the way, the circus isn't [[Circus of Fear|scary]], nor is [[Monster Clown|the clown]].
 
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=== This movie provides examples of: ===
* [[A Darker Me]]
* [[Acting for Two]] - [[Stephanie Leonidas]] is Helena and the Dark Princess. Rob Brydon is Morris Campbell and the Prime Minister. Gina McKee is Joanne Campbell, the White Queen, and the Dark Queen. Jason Barry is Valentine and his equivalent in the human world.
* [[Action Dress Rip]] - Helena does this to the dress she aquired in her [[Evil Makeover]].
* [[All Just a Dream]] - Although we know this from pretty early on.
** [[Or Was It a Dream?]]? The final scene implies that, while it was all a dream, it wasn't ''just'' a dream.
*** With [[Neil Gaiman]], it's never ''[[The Sandman|just]]'' a dream.
* [[All Take and No Give]] - The Dark Queen and the Princess, one of the most dysfunctional family units in fantasy.
* [[And You Were There]] - All of the main characters {{spoiler|including Helena, although Valentine's equivalent is met after the dream.}}
* [[Are You Pondering What I'm Pondering?]] -
{{quote| '''Helena:''' Are you thinking what I'm thinking?<br />
'''Valentine:''' Absolutely, if we put little wheels on the bottom of our feet we could just rooooooll around... }}
* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]:
{{quote| '''Guard 1:''' Shall we lock her up for you?<br />
'''Guard 2:''' Extort a confession?<br />
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* [[Black Eyes of Evil]]
* [[Brainwashed]]
* [[Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick]] - 'I remember what my mother always said. "It's a dog eat dog world, son. You should get them before they get you. Eat your greens. Please don't do that. Don't embarrass me in front of the neighbors. IT WOULD BE BETTER IF YOU LEFT HOME AND I NEVER HEARD FROM YOU AGAIN!" She wasn't even my real mother. She bought me from a man...'
* [[Buffy -Speak]]: At being asked to sneak, Valentine says, "I will slip unnoticeable through the darkness like a dark, unnoticeable slippy thing." A notable example in that he doesn't hesitate at any point in the sentence. That's what he meant to say.
* [[The Cameo]] - [[Stephen Fry]], [[Lenny Henry]], and Robert Llewellyn pop by briefly.
* [[Chekhov's Gun]] - {{spoiler|The doodles on the balcony}}
* [[Closer to Earth]]
* [[Colour -Coded for Your Convenience]] - Played fairly straight
* [[Companion Cube]] - ''The Really Useful Book'', and Valentine's Tower, which doubles as a...
* [[Cool Airship]] - Although it looks kind of like a giant vacuum cleaner
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* [[Emotionally Tongue Tied]] - "If I were to say... sssssomething apologetic! It would reflect my feelings in the matter... accurately."
* [[The End of the World As We Know It]] - The dreamland is slowly ceasing to exist
* [[EverythingsEverything's Better With Monkeys]] - The Monkeybirds.
* [[EverythingsEverything's Better With Princesses]] - Subverted, as the Princess is the [[Evil Counterpart]]
* [[Evil Matriarch]] - The Dark Queen.
* [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin]]- "Really Useful Book."
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* [[Heroic Sacrifice]] - {{spoiler|''The Really Useful Book''.}} That's right, {{spoiler|a book.}}
* [[Hilariously Abusive Childhood]]: Valentine seems to have had one.
* [[Huge Guy, Tiny Girl]] - Valentine and Helena.
* [[Hypnotize the Princess]]- Hello, [[Uncanny Valley]] puppets.
* [[I Just Want to Be Normal]]
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* [[I Wished You Were Dead]]
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]] - Valentine.
* [[Knock -Knock Joke]] - "You start."
* [[Lovable Coward]] - Valentine.
* [[Lovable Traitor]] - {{spoiler|Also Valentine}}.
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