The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Difference between revisions

* [[Friendly Local Chinatown]]

* [[Freudian Excuse]]: Well, let us see... Poor Drake was [[Parental Abandonment|left by his master at age fifteen with no explanation]]. He even says himself he has issues with it, but he doesn't seem to show it very often, if not at all. Horvath could be a candidate for this as well, since he lost his love, but that doesn't give him the excuse to destroy humanity and turn evil.

* [[Giant Flyer]]: The steel eagles from the Chrysler Building are brought to life in the film by Balthazar as a means of getting around the city.

* [[Groin Attack]]: Self inflicted. Ouch.

* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: Veronica made one back in the Middle Ages, casting a reverse [[Grand Theft Me]] spell to trap Morgana's soul in her body, then convincing Balthazar to [[Sealed Good in A Can|trap them]] [[Sealed Evil in A Can|both in the Grimhold]]. Balthazar attempts the same thing with less successful results. His planning to go off alone to take on Horvath and Morgana may also be considered one.

* [[Historical In-Joke]]: As it turns out, there was a witch in Salem... the one who accused everyone else. In fact, the real-life Abigail Williams fled Salem when the witch trials were coming to a close. In real life, she probably either died or made a new life under a different name, but in the context of the film this could easily be explained as Balthazar having captured her. And yes, she really was a child instead of the seductive teen in ''[[The Crucible]]''.

* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]: {{spoiler|Horvath steals the rings/amulets of Dave and the various Morganians he's allied himself with, making himself powerful enough to free Morgana unaided. All that extra power, however, makes him an easy target for Dave's tesla coil.}}

** See [[Villainous Fashion Sense]] below.

** Also, Balthazar himself sported a nice wide-brim hat for a brief period of time early in the movie.

* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: Drake Stone is David Copperfield with real magical powers.

** Or maybe Criss Angel due to his alternative fashion sense.

* [[Shallow Love Interest]]: Becky falls under this, though she does have a major hobby and friends apart from Dave.

* [[Shock and Awe]]

** A shout out to the original "Sorcerer's Apprentice" from ''[[Fantasia (Disney)|Fantasia]]''.

** Or possibly the ''original ballad'' by [[Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe]].