History Film / PrinceOfPersiaTheSandsOfTime

* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: [[spoiler:Nizam]] wants to set right what, in his opinion, once went wrong, and [[spoiler:Dastan does this in the end.]]

* MagicAIsMagicA: The usage of the Dagger of Time is very clearly defined in that you can't exist in two places at the same time, merely move through time.

* MutualKill: Seso can throw any blade with surgical precision. He faces off against a Hassansin firing bolts out of a wrist-mounted automatic crossbow. Seso has one blade left, so he jumps out of the column, runs, aims and throws it, while the Hassansin is firing bolts at him. The blade flies true and kills the bad guy. Then Seso looks down and sees bolts embedded in his chest.

* StormingTheCastle: The film opens with the Persian army storming a fortified city. It's a subversion, however, because Dastan notes that his brother, who's leading the charge only knows how to attack from the front and would have sacrificed a lot of soldiers just to get inside. Dastan instead sneaks over a wall with his small group and opens the gates on that side, allowing the army in with a minimum of casualties.

* BatmanGambit: Used several times by Nizam while trying to retrieve the dagger. [[spoiler:Another that counts as a CrowningMomentOfAwesome for Dastan, when he stabs himself with the dagger in front of his brother, hoping he would use the dagger to reverse time and save him and then in turn believe his story.]]

* CainAndAbel: Nizam kills his brother because he wants to be king. [[spoiler:Then he tries to go back in time to kill him sooner, so he can be king instead of his nephew.]]

* AnachronismStew: The MST3KMantra is in full effect, of course. The map at the beginning shows the extent of the Achaemenid Empire as it was before its conquest by Alexander (about 900 years before the film is set). References are made to the Turks, who at this point were a loose confederation of nomadic peoples in central Asia, yet are described in terms more evocative of the Ottoman Empire. Despite being pre-Islamic, the (presumably Sassanid) Persians use Arabic script.

* BlueEyes: Dastan, Tus and the Hassansins' leader.
** IcyBlueEyes: The Hassansins' leader.

* BatmanGambit: Used several times by Nizam while trying to retrieve the dagger. [[spoiler: Another that counts as a CrowningMomentOfAwesome for Dastan, when he stabs himself with the dagger in front of his brother, hoping he would use the dagger to reverse time and save him and then in turn believe his story.]]

* WetSariScene: There's a scene where both our male ''and'' female lead jump into a fountain and end up soaked head to toe while making an escape, a rare instance of a unisex application of this trope. [[http://0.tqn.com/d/movies/1/0/E/1/U/princeofpersiapic3.jpg Here]].

* CharacterDevelopment: Highlighted in the ending: [[spoiler:with said development under his belt (not to mention the knowledge of what will happen if he doesn't do anything), Dastan takes the opportunity to SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong.]]

* MutualKill: Seso can throw any blade with surgical precision. He faces off against a Hassansin firing bolts out of a wrist-mounted automatic crossbow. Seso has one blade left, so he jumps out of the column, runs, aims and throws it, while the Hassansin is firing bolts at him. The blade flies true and kills the bad guy. [[spoiler:Then Seso looks down and sees bolts embedded in his chest. He manages to throw the Dagger of Time off the tower before dying. Luckily, he gets better, along with everyone else thanks to a ResetButton.]]

** [[spoiler:Nizam]] has both BaldOfEvil and BeardOfEvil.

** [[spoiler:Nizam]]] has both BaldOfEvil and BeardOfEvil.

* MutualKill: Seso can throw any blade with surgical precision. He faces off against a Hassansin firing bolts out of a wrist-mounted automatic crossbow. Seso has one blade left, so he jumps out of the column, runs, aims and throws it, while the Hassansin is firing bolts at him. The blade flies true and kills the bad guy. Then Seso looks down and sees bolts embedded in his chest. He manages to throw the Dagger of Time off the tower before dying. Luckily, he gets better, along with everyone else thanks to a ResetButton.

** Nizam has both BaldOfEvil and BeardOfEvil.

* CharacterDevelopment: Highlighted in the ending: [[spoiler:with said development under his belt (not to mention the knowledge of what will happen if he doesn't), Dastan takes the opportunity to SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong.]]

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything?: A powerful nation invading another based on claims they're possessing Weapons of Pretty Decent Destruction that later turn out to be false.

* CarnivalOfKillers: The Order Of Hassansins.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse?: The other street kid whom Dastan saves at the beginning.

* HomageShot: The scene where the camera rotates around The Prince on a high tower to give a good view of the landscape. The exact same shot which was used for viewpoints in ''AssassinsCreed'', which was created by the same game studio as ''PrinceOfPersia''.

** Dastan performs a [[AssassinsCreed Leap of Faith]].

* GoodScarsEvilScars: Two of the Hassansins have severely scarred faces. One of them has a [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel METAL]] scar. The scars on [[spoiler:Nizam's]] hands provide a clue to Dastan about the real cause of why he's on the run in the first place. Dastan himself is covered in scars, seen in his ShirtlessScene early on, as well as one on his face.

[[Characters/PrinceOfPersiaTheSandsOfTime Now there's a character sheet for more details.]]

* BaldOfEvil: And [[BeardOfEvil a beard]] as well.
* BareYourMidriff: Tamina.

* BoisterousBruiser: Sheik Amar.

* ClearMyName: Dastan.

* CompositeCharacter: Princess Tamina, judging by her actions and behaviuor, is a combination of all the female characters from the games (Farah, Kaileena and Elika).

* DeadpanSnarker: Both of the lead protagonists.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Tamina.

* TheDragon: The Hassansins' leader to Nizam.

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: while beating him up, Nizam remarks to Dastan his dislike of the king adopting the homeless boy and making him Prince.
-->'''Nizam:''' I never understood why my brother brought ''trash'' into our house! Enjoy the gutter, Dastan! It's where you will stay under ''my'' reign!
* EvilUncle: Nizam.
* EyeScream: Part of the FamilyUnfriendlyDeath below.
* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: [[spoiler:The Hassansins' leader]] -- [[EyeScream bitten in the eye]] by [[spoiler:his own snake]], impaled by Dastan's scimitar, ''[[RuleOfThree and]]'' finally thrown into a BottomlessPit, [[NoKillLikeOverkill just to be sure]]. For a {{Disney}} film (and not of a subsidiary, but Disney itself), there's quite a bit of this trope in play.

* GoGoEnslavement: Tamina again.

* {{Guyliner}}: Nizam has it.
* HairDecorations: Tamina.
* HappilyAdopted: Dastan loves the Persian king as if he were his real father. It helps that the king adopted him from the streets, and his brothers all seem like fine guys who accepted him completely even if he wasn't blood related.

* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:Garsiv. He gets better.]]

* ImprobableAimingSkills: Seso.

* IndyHatRoll: Tamina does this while she and Dastan are running from Sheik Amar and Seso.
* INeedAFreakingDrink: Dastan's reaction when his father presents Tamina to him for an ArrangedMarriage.
* InformedAttractiveness: Princess Tamina is said to be beautiful and when we get to see her Tus says "for once the stories are true" which all then men leer at her. Even the Prince can't take his eyes off her.
* InspectorJavert: Garsiv and Tus think Dastan [[YouKilledMyFather killed their father]].
* IOweYouMyLife: The reason for Seso's loyalty towards Amar.

* KnifeNut: Seso. It's {{lampshaded}}, too.

* MeetCute: Tamina.

* MrFanservice: Dastan.

* NoIndoorVoice: Garsiv.

* ParentalAbandonment: Dastan being an [[ConvenientlyAnOrphan orphan]] is why the king adopted him upon being impressed with his courage and decency.
* PlayingPossum: Tamina in one of many attempts to get the Dagger back from Dastan.

* PrincessesRule: Tamina, the princess of Alamut.

* RagsToRiches: Dastan.

* RevealingInjury: Dastan realizes [[spoiler:his uncle is the true BigBad when he notices that his hands are burned from handling the poisoned mantle that killed the king - despite having never touched the robe onscreen.]]

* ScaryBlackMan: Seso, but he turns friendly later.

* ShirtlessScene: How adult Dastan is first introduced.

* TheSilentBob: Seso.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Tamina starts to fall for Dastan after realizing what a good person he is and how selfless he is to help her cause. That is, once Tamina tells the truth and they stop backstabbing each other.

* TallDarkAndBishoujo: Tamina.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: Dastan and Garsiv. {{YMMV}} about the Hassansins' leader.

* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Especially if you're a Ngbaka. It's kind of their thing.

* TreacherousAdvisor: Nizam.
* {{Tsundere}}: Arguably and eventually, Tamina when she starts falling for Dastan.

* VillainousBreakdown: At the end of the movie, with his plans ruined by Dastan (because he had already lived through all the events and knew what would happen), Nizam furiously attacks him, thus making evident he was the conspirator.

* WellExcuseMePrincess: Dastan and Tamina.

* WomanInWhite: Tamina.
* WorldsMostBeautifulWoman: Apparently, Tamina.
* YouCantFightFate: Tamina believes this, what with her belief in destiny.
* YouKilledMyFather
* YouTalkTooMuch: Seso uses up his speech token to tell his boss this when he's worrying about the dangerous mission.

[[Characters/rinceOfPersiaTheSandsOfTime Now there's a character sheet for more details.]]

* TheDragon: The Hassassin's leader to Nizam.

* GoodScarsEvilScars: Two of the Hassansins have severely scarred faces. The scars on [[spoiler:Nizam's]] hands provide a clue to Dastan about the real cause of why he's on the run in the first place. Dastan himself is covered in scars, seen in his ShirtlessScene early on, as well as one on his face.