How the Grinch Stole Christmas (film): Difference between revisions

* [[Affectionate Parody]]: A subversion of sorts. The Grinch starts to realize he's speaking in rhyme at certain points and goes out of his way to try and prevent it.

* [[Alternative Character Interpretation]]: The Grinch's backstory provides one.

* [[Aside Glance]]: The Grinch, a few times.

* [[Award Bait Song]]: "Where Are You, Christmas?"

* [[Beast and Beauty]]: The Grinch and Martha May Whovier.

* [[Berserk Button]]: The Grinch actually seems to enjoy being involved in the Christmas celebrations... until he opens his gift to find a razor, which triggers his deep-seated childhood rage, increased when Augustus proposes to Martha right in front of him.

** Also flips through the town phone book at random, loudly voicing his displeasure with each name he reads. "Hate, hate, hatehatehatehate, double-hate, LOATHE ENTIRELY!!"

* [[Breath Weapon]]: While wandering Whoville incognito, The Grinch knocks out a pushy hat salesman with his foul breath.

* [[Funbag Airbag]]: "Hello, Martha." Coupled with [[Crash Into Hello]].

* [[Funny Answering Machine]]: "If you utter so much as one syllable, I'LL HUNT YOU DOWN AND GUT YOU LIKE A FISH! If you'd like to fax me, press the star key."

* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]: The Grinch.

* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]

** Many designs (including but not limited to the clouds over Whoville) are based on swirls and spirals, echoing design elements in the original book.

* [[Narrator]]: [[Anthony Hopkins]].

* [[Opposites Attract Revenge]]: The Grinch's girlfriend Martha almost marries Augustus Maywho, who bullied the Grinch as a child.

* [[Packed Hero|Packed Heroine]]: This happens to Cindy Lou Who.

* [[Parental Bonus]]:

** During the Grinch's childhood, in one scene the sisters can be seen collecting keys in a bowl, which could either be an alcohol reference or a sex joke.

* [[V 8 Engine Noises]]: While all Who cars seem to have tiny engines with, like, one cylinder, the small car the Grinch hijacks from a couple of small Whos sounds like it has a V8 under the hood (or grows one as soon as he guns the engine).

* [[Villain Protagonist]]: The Grinch, up until the end.

 

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