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

* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]: The Grinch.

* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]

** "...He looks just like your boss."

* [[Genius Bruiser]]: The Grinch.

* [[Saving Christmas]]: Inverted; in fact, the inversion of this trope is essentially the whole premise of the story. However, it's then played straight when the Grinch ends up Saving Christmas at the end.

* [[Schoolyard Bully All Grown Up]]: Mayor Augustus Maywho.

* [[Shrunken Organ]]: The Grinch's heart.

* [[Spiritual Successor]]: 2003's live-action film of Dr. Seuss' ''The Cat in the Hat'', from the same production company and with Mike Myers as the Cat. Incidentally, [[Jim Carrey|guess who voiced Horton]] in Blue Sky Studios' ''[[Horton Hears a Who]]'' in 2008?

* [[Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist]]: The Grinch.

* [[Up to Eleven]]: Inverted in the beginning as the Grinch's heart is two sizes smaller than what a normal one should be. Played straight By the end, as it's not only grown to a normal size, but ''one size farther!''

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

* [["The Villain Sucks" Song]]: "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch". The stage and movie versions give it to the Grinch, making it a tongue-in-cheek [[Villain Song]].