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* AgeLift: In an inversion of practically every other adaptation of the story, this one depicts Bob Cratchit as a young man, and Fred as middle-aged.
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* AgeLift: In an inversion of practically every other adaptation of the story, this one depicts Bob Cratchit as a young man, and Fred as middle-aged.middle-age. Accordingly, Bob's children are skewed younger than usual too – most versions portray the eldest daughter Martha as a young adult and eldest son Peter as at least thirteen, but here they're all small children.
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''That's the nicest thing that anyone's ever done for me!''
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''That's the nicest thing that anyone's ever done for me!''me!''older
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* AgeLift: In an inversion of practically every other adaptation of the story, this one depicts Bob Cratchit as a young man, and Fred as middle-aged.
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** Scrooge is pretty much full of these, such as when he chides his debtors that they knew the terms of their deals and when they were due and it's not his fault they've been giving people deals or charity when they had their own bills to pay, or when he lambastes the charity-seekers for being insincere and lying about knowing Marley to get money out of him. His best one might be "There is nothing on which [the world] is so hard as poverty, and there is nothing it professes to condemn with such severity as the pursuit of wealth!"
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*** He also refers to the Cratchet house as "The lavish home of Sir Robert Cratchet, Esquire."
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** Jacob Marley is arguably the snarkiest character in the film especially during the Hell scene as he is very sarcastic towards Scrooge and seems to seems to enjoy toying and taunting Scrooge. For example he sarcastically welcomes Scrooge to his new ‘office’ and literally tells Scrooge that his ‘chains’ are quite huge before sarcastically wishes him a Merry Christmas.
** The boys who follow and tease Scrooge also fall into this trope. For example near the start of the film the eldest boy sarcastically calls Scrooge ‘Father Christmas’ and another boy jokes that Father Christmas will send his regards to Scrooge as well.
** The boys who follow and tease Scrooge also fall into this trope. For example near the start of the film the eldest boy sarcastically calls Scrooge ‘Father Christmas’ and another boy jokes that Father Christmas will send his regards to Scrooge as well.
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* TooSpicyForYogSogoth: Scrooge is so nasty that the milk of human kindness wears off when he sees Harry's party games and starts to insult the guests, and the Ghost suggests he drink some more.
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* TooSpicyForYogSogoth: TooSpicyForYogSothoth: Scrooge is so nasty that the milk of human kindness wears off when he sees Harry's party games and starts to insult the guests, and the Ghost suggests he drink some more.
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* DestroyTheEvidence: Apparently, the only record of Scrooge's small business loans with the common folk in Camden Town is in the little black book he carries around. Tom Jenkins destroys it to general acclaim at the start of the funeral scene to free everyone from their debts, and when Scrooge turns a new leaf, he rips it up himself.
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* FallingInLoveMontage: "Happiness" is a recap of various points in Scrooge's courtship of Isabelle. Two scenes later is the recap of the breakup.
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* BlackComedy: In the future scene, Scrooge's debtors sing a very cheerful song about how happy they are that he's dead, and some of them even dance on his coffin.
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* LargeHam: Alec Guinness as Jacob Marley.
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it...doesn't really sound like that, even in cockney 'day' and 'die' are dissimilar
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* StealthPun:"Thank You Very Much" contains the line "what our friend has done for us today". Tom Jenkins' cockney accent makes it sound like he said "to die", which, given the "good riddance to Scrooge" meaning of the song, fits perfectly.
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* StealthPun:"Thank You Very Much" contains the line "what our friend has done for us today". Tom Jenkins' cockney accent makes it sound like he said "to die", which, given the "good riddance to Scrooge" meaning of the song, fits perfectly.
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* ImprobableAimingSkills: In one scene during the Christmas Past segment, Isabel nocks an arrow on the wrong side of her bow and hits a bullseye. Immediately afterwards, Scrooge nocks his arrow correctly and his aim is much worse.
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* RelatedInTheAdaptation: In the book, there is no mention of any of Belle’s family. Here, Isabel is Fezziwig’s daughter.
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There is no real mention of the quality of Tom's cooking, Scrooge took it home because it was free.
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* SupremeChef: Even pre-reformation Scrooge can't deny that Tom Jenkins' soup tastes amazing, taking a cup with him to go.
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* TheFunInFuneral: Everyone who owes Scrooge money shows up to his funeral. They start the wake a bit early, with one guy even dancing on his coffin.
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* TheFunInFuneral: Everyone who owes Scrooge money shows up to his funeral. They start the wake a bit early, with one guy even dancing Tom Jenkins leading a dance on his coffin.the coffin during the funeral procession.
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* CallBack: When Bob Cratchit buys his family goose from the poulterer, the prize turkey is hanging in the front of the shop. Bob mentions he bought "the finest bird in the shop," while looking at it.
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* CallBack: When Bob Cratchit buys his family goose from the poulterer, the prize turkey is hanging in the front of the shop. Bob mentions he bought "the finest bird in the shop," shop[[note]]for one and tenpence, anyway[[/note]]," while looking at it.
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* DancePartyEnding: The final musical number, with the reprises of "I Like Life", "Father Christmas" and "Thank You Very Much", grows into a massive crowd dancing through the streets of London.
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* FriendToAllChildren: Scrooge becomes this at the end of the movie -- he even remarks to himself, "I think I'm going to like children."
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* AdaptationNameChange: Scrooge's nephew was renamed from Fred to Harry, and the stage version renames Scrooge's sister Fan to Jenny.
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* AdaptationNameChange: Scrooge's nephew was renamed from Fred to Harry, Belle becomes Isabel, and the stage version renames Scrooge's sister Fan to Jenny.
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** Jacob Marley is also more caustic onstage than in the film. When Scrooge asks if he can sit down, in the film he responds with "I can," while in the stage version he gives an indignant "Of ''course'' I can sit down" and gets even more lines mocking Scrooge.
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** Jacob Marley is also more caustic onstage than in the film. When Scrooge asks if he can sit down, in the film he responds with "I can," while in the stage version he gives an indignant "Of ''course'' I can sit down" and gets film, getting even more lines mocking Scrooge.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: In the future sequence, Scrooge is gleeful at the crowd singing "Thank You Very Much" in front of his office, not realizing ''why'' they are so happy.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: In the future sequence, Scrooge is gleeful at the crowd singing "Thank You Very Much" in front of his office, not realizing ''why'' they are they're so happy.happy because he's dead.
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* AdaptationalJerkass: The stage version makes Scrooge even more of a jerk than in the film, getting an additional song about how much he loves money, berating Marley's ghost after his visit, and denying any fault for his current circumstances.
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* AdaptationalJerkass: AdaptationalJerkass:
** The stage version makes Scrooge even more of a jerk than in the film, getting an additional song about how much he loves money, berating Marley's ghost after his visit, and denying any fault for his currentcircumstances.circumstances.
** Jacob Marley is also more caustic onstage than in the film. When Scrooge asks if he can sit down, in the film he responds with "I can," while in the stage version he gives an indignant "Of ''course'' I can sit down" and gets even more lines mocking Scrooge.
** The stage version makes Scrooge even more of a jerk than in the film, getting an additional song about how much he loves money, berating Marley's ghost after his visit, and denying any fault for his current
** Jacob Marley is also more caustic onstage than in the film. When Scrooge asks if he can sit down, in the film he responds with "I can," while in the stage version he gives an indignant "Of ''course'' I can sit down" and gets even more lines mocking Scrooge.
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* TheSnarkKnight: Jacob Marley and the Ghost of Christmas Present are more snarky than in most serious versions, particularly in the stage version where they get additional lines mocking Scrooge.
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found one version that kept it XD
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* AdaptationDistillation: The stage version removes the trip to Hell, but keeps in Marley saying he's been expecting Scrooge and devils appearing with a huge chain in a further attempt to scare Scrooge straight.
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* AdaptationDistillation: The Most stage version removes versions remove the trip to Hell, but keeps keep in Marley saying he's been expecting Scrooge and devils appearing with a huge chain in a further attempt to scare Scrooge straight.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: "Fools who have no money spend it/Get in debt, then try to end it/Beg me on their knees, befriend them/Knowing I have cash to lend them..." This is true, even today.
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* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: In flashbacks, Isabel takes part in an archery contest and wins while still wearing her finest dress.
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* TruerToTheText: This version includes the ghostly hearse, and Scrooge wishing to make amends with the boy singing carols.
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* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Scrooge's nephew Harry is only named once in the film, with Scrooge just calling him "nephew."
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* IfOnlyYouKnew: Fred's wife tells him that she doesn't want Uncle Ebenezer "haunting their party," while Scrooge and the Spirit of Christmas Present are in the room with them.
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* IHaveManyNames: Scrooge's nephew is called Harry in the movie and stage version and Fred in the DVD menu.
* IfOnlyYouKnew:Fred's Harry's wife tells him that she doesn't want Uncle Ebenezer "haunting their party," while Scrooge and the Spirit of Christmas Present are in the room with them.
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* TooSpicyForYogSogoth: Scrooge is so nasty that the milk of human kindness wears off when he sees Fred's party games and starts to insult the guests, and the Ghost suggests he drink some more.
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* TooSpicyForYogSogoth: Scrooge is so nasty that the milk of human kindness wears off when he sees Fred's Harry's party games and starts to insult the guests, and the Ghost suggests he drink some more.
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* FireAndBrimstoneHell: Scrooge has a vision of ending up in it after seeing his grave and then falling into it.
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* FireAndBrimstoneHell: Scrooge has a vision of ending up in it after seeing Hell, which is red-hot except for his grave and then falling into it.office, which is freezing cold.
* FreezeFrameBonus: Scrooge's office in Hell still has the "Scrooge and Marley" door sign.
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-->'''Marley''': You will be to [[{{Satan}} him]], so to speak, what Bob Cratchit was to you.
* LonelyFuneral: This adaptation is one of the few that ''doesn't'' invoke this trope. Half of Camden Town shows up for Scrooge's funeral (the half that owes him money), though they technically [[AndThereWasMuchRejoicing aren't mourners...]]
* LonelyFuneral: This adaptation is one of the few that ''doesn't'' invoke this trope. Half of Camden Town shows up for Scrooge's funeral (the half that owes him money), though they technically [[AndThereWasMuchRejoicing aren't mourners...]]
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* LonelyFuneral: This adaptation is one of the few that ''doesn't'' invoke this trope. Half of Camden Town shows up for Scrooge's funeral (the half that owes him money), though they technically [[AndThereWasMuchRejoicing aren't
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* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: In the film, everyone in the Fezziwig Christmas party scene wears rather muted colors except for Isabelle, who wears a bright [[TrueBlueFemininity ice-blue]] dress.
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* ThereWasADoor: Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Present utterly shatter the window as they leave the house.
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It received a ScreenToStageAdaptation in 1992.
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It received a ScreenToStageAdaptation in 1992.
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* MoodWhiplash: When Scrooge sees the ghostly carriage on the stairs, the driver wishes him a Merry Christmas.
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* VillainSong: Scrooge gets "I Hate People."
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* VillainSong: Scrooge gets "I Hate People.People," and in the stage version "M.O.N.E.Y."
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* AdaptedOut: The scene of Scrooge's items being pawned off in the future is cut out.
