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'''Balthazar:''' '''''[[Large Ham|Because I can read minds!]]''' ...It's on your backpack.'' }}
''The Sorcerer's Apprentice'' is a film produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, distributed by [[Disney]] and directed by Jon Turteltaub (of ''[[National Treasure]]'' fame).
Centuries ago, the great wizard Merlin trained three apprentices: Balthazar Blake ([[Nicolas Cage]]), Maxim Horvath (Alfred Molina), and Veronica ([[Monica Bellucci]]). However, Horvath betrayed them to Morgana LeFay (Alice Krige), resulting in Merlin's death. In the aftermath Veronica and Morgana ended up trapped in an artifact known as [[Sealed Evil in
Centuries pass with Balthazar travelling the world, hunting down evil sorcerers and seeking the Prime Merlinian, until the year 2000 when he finally finds him in the young Dave Stutler (Jay Baruchel), a boy living in Manhattan. Unfotunately, Horvath escapes just long enough to force Balthazar to [[Terminator Twosome|trap them both for ten years]]. In 2010 both Horvath and Balthazar escape. Horvath seeks to release Morgana once again and now Balthazar has to track down Dave and teach him the magic arts.
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Just keep in mind that if something doesn't make sense, [[A Wizard Did It|A Sorcerer Did It]].
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* [[Adaptation Expansion]]: ...not of a book, or a series...but rather...of a stand alone animation sequence. Which in itself was an adaptation of a ballad by [[Goethe]] and a musical composition by Dukas.
** Based on a tale from [[Older Than They Think|Lucian]]
* [[Adorkable]]: Dave.
* [[Aerith and Bob]]: Balthazar and Dave.
* [[All Asians Are Alike]]: First simply alluded to when Balthazar tests an old Chinese woman by speaking Cantonese. Since it was Horvath in disguise, he responds in English saying "Oh, you speak Mandarin!" which tells Balthazar that this woman is actually Horvath in disguise.
** Later [[Played for Laughs]] and [[Lampshaded]] when Balthazar, disguised as a policeman, tells other servicemen that the visitors of the "Asian festival" (in Chinatown) were "hitting on the sake" too hard. Dave nearly blows their "slightly ignorant beat cop" disguise by correcting him, saying that "Actually, sake's Japanese." Balthazar later tells him off for not staying in character.
* [[Alliterative Name]]: Balthazar Blake. Also an [[Awesome McCoolname]].
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* [[And I Must Scream]]: Blake and Horvath are trapped in an urn for ten years. They do have things to read; Horvath has Dave's essay on Napoleon (and probably a few of his other papers) and Blake was hinted to have the Encantus. Morgana and Veronica were trapped in the Grimhold for over a millennium, though, unlike the urn, it isn't expressly stated that the Grimhold prisoners are conscious.
* [[And That's Terrible]]:
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* [[Apocalypse How]]: Morgana intends to bring about either a Class 2 or a Class 3a {{spoiler|by raising an army of spellcasting zombies.}}
* [[The Apprentice (trope)|The Apprentice]]: [[Captain Obvious|Dave]].
* [[Asshole Victim]]: I guess Horvath showed that idiot in the car [[Laser-Guided Karma|why it's a good idea to be polite to strangers.]]
* [[Badass Longcoat]]: Balthazar.
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* [[Bad Liar]]: Dave being one is considered a good thing.
* [[Big Applesauce]]
* [[Bigger
* [[Black Best Friend]]: Bennet seems only to be there to show that Dave has one!
* [[Blond Guys Are Evil]]: Okay, Drake isn't all that evil. But still.
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* [[Dawson Casting]]: The 28-year old Jay Baruchel as the 20-year old Dave.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Horvath falls into this.
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''Old woman faints''
'''Horvath:''' [[Genre Savvy|That's a yes...]] }}
* [[Dramatic Deadpan]]: Balthazar specializes in this.
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* [[Development Gag]]: Chernabog does appear as a gargoyle on the street corner of the Arcana Cabana, often being focused on in scenes featuring Horvath.
* [[Disney Death]]: {{spoiler|Balthazar.}}
* [[Dropped a Bridge
** Or in {{spoiler|Sun Lok's}} case, they {{spoiler|dropped a flaming dragon on him.}}
* [[Evil Brit]]: Horvath. His apprentice, however, is more of an [[Sissy Villain|ineffectually evil Brit]].
* [[Evil Counterpart]]: Balthazar & Horvath, who both started out as apprentices to Merlin.
* [[Evilly Affable]]: Maxim Horvath. He's polite. He's charming. He's impeccably dressed and well-mannered. He's witty, intelligent, clever, well-read, culturally literate, and erudite. And he's a [[Complete Monster]] perfectly willing to slaughter innocent bystanders if they get in his way.
* [[Every Car Is a Pinto]]: Invoked accidentally: "Your plan was to turn our car in a 1993 Pinto?"
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* [[Fail O'Suckyname]]: Dave ''Stutler'' (sounds like "stutter") doesn't sound particularly badass.
* [[Fake American]]: Becky is played by an Australian.
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* [[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.
* [[Full
* [[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
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: [[
* [[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
* [[I Just Want to Be Normal]]: Said word-for-word by Dave, but unfortunately [[The Call Knows Where You Live]] in the form of Horvath. Also stated by Balthazar to be a desire Veronica had.
* [[Inept Mage]]: Dave, when he's not too busy being awesome.
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* [[It's Always Mardi Gras in New Orleans]]: In this case, the Chinese New Year in the N.Y. Chinatown.
* [[I Was Just Joking]]: At the start of the movie, Balthazar.
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'''Balthazar:''' [[Large Ham|BECAUSE I CAN READ MINDS]].
(Dave gives a shocked expression)
'''Balthazar:''' It's on your backpack. }}
* [[Jedi Mind Trick]]: Used by Horvath on a clerk to get around needing an identification card. Drake Stone promptly [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] this by waving his hand and says, [[Star Wars|"These are not the droids you are looking for!"]], earning him an [[Don't Explain the Joke|annoyed look]].
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* [[Magicians Are Wizards]]: Drake Stone, and ''loving'' it.
* [[Magic Versus Science]]: Subverted. Although not elaborated upon, magic here is noted to be at least partially grounded in science instead of being incompatible. In fact that is supposedly the reason Dave is so good with physics is because he has natural magical talent.
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'''Balthazar:''' [[Mathematician's Answer|Yes and yes]]. }}
* [[Magitek]]: Armed with the knowledge of the above, David combines magic and science to defeat Horvath and Morgana.
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* [[Measuring the Marigolds]]: Dave has a mild case of this; it never occurs to him to make music with his Tesla coils until hooking up with music student Becky.
* [[Miles to Go Before I Sleep]]: Balthazar cannot die until {{spoiler|he finds the [[Chosen One|Prime Merlinian]].}}
* [[Minion
* [[Mirror World]]: What one gets stuck in after a certain "old-fashioned" spell.
* [[Mythology Gag]]:
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** 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.
* [[Not Even Bothering
* [[Offscreen Teleportation]]: {{spoiler|The scene were Abigail kidnaps Becky. Even her outfit changes offscreen.}}
* [[Our Dragons Are Different]]: Made from a Chinese parade dragon.
* [[Person
* [[Playing
* [[Product Placement]]: Drake Stone is immortalized as a planeswalker in ''[[Magic:
* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]: Thanks to {{spoiler|one of Merlin's spells, Balthazar stopped aging until he could find and train the Prime Merlinian.}}
* [[Right in Front of Me]]: Balthazar hands David a pair of sorcerer's shoes. He notes that they're "old man shoes". Balthazar, who's wearing a pair, remarks "Excuse me?"
* [[Ring of Power]]: For David and Balthazar specifically - a number of the wizards present cast their spells using other objects as well...like a cane, a pendant, and a belt buckle just to name a few. To be able to cast spells ''without'' it {{spoiler|is what proves David's destiny as Prime Merlinian.}} It is worth noting that Horvath's cane appears to incorporate his ring as the head.
* [[Sealed Cast in
* [[Sealed Evil in
* [[Sealed Evil in
* [[Sequel Hook]]: {{spoiler|Horvath's hat is lying on the floor, and a hand reaches out to pick it up. Look more closely, and you'll find the silhouette quite familiar.}}
* [[Shadow Discretion Shot]]: [[Subverted Trope|Subverted]] during the shout-out mop scene.
* [[Shallow Love Interest]]: Becky falls under this, though she does have a major hobby and friends apart from Dave.
* [[Shock and Awe]]
* [[Shout
** A shout out to the original "Sorcerer's Apprentice" from ''[[
** Or possibly the ''original ballad'' by [[Johann Wolfgang
** And of course this memorable exchange:
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'''Horvath:''' [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|You don't need to see]] [[Star Wars|my identification card]].
'''Guard:''' I don't need to see your identification card.
'''Drake:''' [[Crowning Moment of Funny|These are not]] [[Lampshade Hanging|the Droids you're looking for]].
'''Horvath:''' ''*Annoyed Glare*'' }}
** Balthazar's outfit, complete with snazzy hat, is ''exactly'' the same outfit [[The Dresden Files|Harry Dresden]] wears on the cover of his books. Complete with bulletproof <s> duster</s>rawhide trenchcoat.
** Did anyone else see the [[Magic:
** Who could have missed Buzz Lightyear?
** Also, there was [[Raiders of the Lost Ark
** Balthazar Blake's full name seems very much to be a shout out to [[The Neverending Story (
* [[Shrine to Self]]: Drake Stone sports a couple of partially-naked portraits of himself around the house.
* [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes]]: Balthazar is Type II.
* [[Something He Would Never Say]]: Several times, but most prominently when {{spoiler|Dave suddenly uses British slang, and Balthazar immediately understands that it's actually Drake in disguise}}.
* [[
* [[Spell Book]]: the Encantus
* [[The Stinger]]: {{spoiler|Horvath comes back for his hat.}}
* [[Surrounded
* [[Tagline]]: "It's the coolest job ever..."
* [[Teen Genius]]: David.
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** The Chrysler Building eagle as well{{spoiler|, considering that it is what took care of the bull.}}
* [[What Could Have Been]]: An earlier draft included an appearance by Chernabog himself in the climactic battle, though he'll be in the sequel if they get the chance.
* [[What Happened to
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]]: Becky mentions that she isn't fond of heights. You can guess what her role in the climax involves.
* [[Wizard Duel]]: it's kind of the point...as such, there are many.
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