History Film / TheAdventuresOfSharkboyAndLavagirl

* ScreamingWarrior: Sharkboy when attacking Mr. Electric's Plughounds after putting Max to sleep.

* UnknownRival: The Ice Princess for Lavagirl. The two girls never even share a scene but Lavagirl hates her because of her theme being ice.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Mr. Electricidad says they might have to change Linus's name to "[[MeaningfulName Minus]]," the name that belongs to his Planet Drool alter-ego.

* OrWasItADream: [[Zig-Zagging Trope Zig-Zagged]].

* ConspicuousCG: A hefty majority of the movie has incredibly obvious and often times gaudy CG models and backgrounds.

* AnAesop: The movie sets up for a "you need to solve your problems in the real world" aesop (i.e., the protagonist has a problem, goes to a fantasy world, learns how to fix their problem, goes back to the real world and applies their newly learned lessons without the aid of their fantasy friends). The real aesop, however, can be found under "Stock Aesops".
* AffectionateNickname: Lavagirl calls Sharkboy "Sharky" and Sharkboy calls Lavagirl "LG".

* ArcWords: "Dream" and "Imagination".

* DisneyDeath [=/=] HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Lavagirl leaps into the ocean to save Sharkboy, even though, because she is made of fire, the water will kill her.]]

* HypocriticalHumor: When crossing the ice bridge, Max starts to shout to a sleepwalking Lavagirl that Mr. Electric's plughounds are catching up to them. Sharkboy quickly slaps a hand over his mouth, reminding Max that waking Lavagirl up would melt the bridge. One {{Beat}} later, Sharkboy screams even ''louder'' about the plughounds and wakes Lavagirl anyway.

* OrWasItADream: Zig-zagged.

* PinkGirlBlueBoy: The glasses on the spaceship: blue for the boys, pink for the girls. Unless you're Max... then you get stuck with a pink pair. Also Sharkboy's bluish-grey color scheme contrasting with Lavagirl's pink outfit and hair.

* ScreamingWarrior: Sharkboy when attacking Mr. Electric's plughounds after putting Max to sleep.

* SharkMan: Shark Boy, of course.
* SoundEffectBleep: When Sharkboy is singing Max to sleep, he either does [[CensoredForComedy this to himself]], or just actually calls Max a "bleep".

* StockAesops: Of the "follow your dreams" variety, but presented as "dream a better dream".

* ThisMeansWarpaint: While traveling through the [[LevelAte Land of Milk and Cookies]], Max spreads blue and pink frosting across his cheeks before charging at plughounds.

* YouAndWhatArmy: Played straight. Mr. Electric says this to the protagonists when they declare they will stop him, and a pack of plughounds soon appear.

* ElementalPowers: Water and fire, naturally.

''The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D'', also known as ''Sharkboy and Lavagirl'', is a 2005 motion picture of action, adventure and fantasy by Creator/RobertRodriguez, the writer, producer and director of ''Film/SpyKids''. The film uses the same anaglyph 3D technology used in ''Spy Kids 3D: Game Over''. The film stars Cayden Boyd, Creator/TaylorLautner, Taylor Dooley, and George Lopez. Many of the concepts and much of the story were conceived by Rodriguez's kids.

* BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil: Happiness of others is considered torture.

* RealityWarper: Max. [[{{Foil}} And Minus.]]

* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: The glasses for the spaceship: blue for the boys, pink for the girls. Unless you're Max... then you get stuck with a pink pair.

* DullSurprise: Jacob Davich as Linus/Minus gives a fairly wooden performance. Though it could be intentional due to how cynical and depressed Linus is.

* GoshDangItToHeck: [[JustifiedTrope Cleverly]] invoked when they realize Sharkboy's vehicle has no gas. Lavagirl looks at the chocolate coming out of the tailpipe, and says "fudge" with the inflection and facial expression of its R-rated counterpart.

** A lot of the puns in this movie are dream/mind-based too.

* InformedAbility: It's said that Lavagirl destroys everything she touches, but the only thing she actually destroys in the film is Max's journal. She can even touch ice without it melting.
** She melted the ice bridge. She melted a glass full of milk. She left burned footprints on the lawn and burned several student's schoolwork. Sharkboy can't even touch her without burning himself.

* LargeHam: Linus (especially his reaction to Max's [[MemeticMutation famous]] "HE RUINED MY DREAM JOURNAL!" line). Gets taken UpToEleven once he becomes [[EvilIsHammy Minus]].

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Linus is the first to fight Mr. Electric after [[spoiler:his HeelFaceTurn and return to Earth]] and is promptly shocked for it.

* StylisticSuck: Maybe? This ''is'' based on and written to resemble the kind of story a child would come up with, including {{Plot Hole}}s, [[{{Anvilicious}} unsubtle and]] [[BrokenAesop oblivious morals]], [[{{Narm}} unearned melodrama]] and blatant [[RuleOfCool Rule Of Things A Preteen Would Consider Cool]]. But whether or not this is intentional (or makes the movie [[SoBadItsGood less]] [[NarmCharm entertaining]]) is entirely up for debate.

[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7tiwkcd0qY He ruined my dream journal!!!]]

* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Sharkboy and Lavagirl are repeatedly implied to have a crush on one another but it really shows when [[spoiler:Lavagirl jumps into the ocean to save Sharkboy, [[HeroicSacrifice knowing full well that this will kill her]]]]. Not to mention the fact that [[spoiler:Sharkboy and Lavagirl kiss at the end of the film.]]

* BigSleep: How [[spoiler:Lavagirl]] [[DisneyDeath dies]].

* ConspicuousCGI: A hefty majority of the movie has incredibly obvious and often times gaudy CG models and backgrounds.

** It actually almost appears to be [[LampshadeHanging lampshading]] it, too, if you see said teacher's reaction to it.

* IncrediblyLamePun: All over the place.

* PaddleballShot: The film is guilty of doing this several times, some of which were achieved via cheap {{Jump Scare}}s, and a particularly memorable example during the brain storm where Linus takes a brain and throws it onto the camera, causing it to slowly slide down, leaving a trail of...''[[{{Squick}} something]]''.

* RealityWarper: Max. [[{{Foil}} And Minus]].

* StylisticSuck: Maybe? This ''is'' based on and written to resemble the kind of story a child would come up with, including [[PlotHole Plot Holes]], [[{{Anvilicious}} unsubtle and]] [[BrokenAesop oblivious morals]], [[{{Narm}} unearned melodrama]] and blatant [[RuleOfCool Rule Of Things A Preteen Would Consider Cool.]] But whether or not this is intentional (or makes the movie [[SoBadItsGood less]] [[NarmCharm entertaining]]) is entirely up for debate.

* {{Trickster}}: The Ice Princess' test for Max (and the fact that she doesn't tell him that only ''she'' can use the crystal heart before she gives it to him) reveals her as one, though it's really just implied.

* MemeticMutation: "Mr Electric, send him to the principal's office and HAVE HIM EXPELLED!"

* BridalCarry: Sharkboy carries Lavagirl this way when taking her to a volcano [[spoiler: to bring her back to life]].

* EarnYourHappyEnding: Max has to see [[spoiler: his two greatest dreams "die"]] in order for him to make things right.

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Linus is the first to fight Mr. Electric after [[spoiler: his [[HeelFaceTurn Heel Face Turn]] and return to Earth]] and is promptly shocked for it.

* QuestForIdentity: Throughout the movie, Lavagirl keeps trying to find out who she really is and what her purpose is. [[spoiler: It turns out that she is not destruction or fire but ''light''.]]

* StylisticSuck: Arguably, ''the entire movie'' is written to resemble the kind of story a child would come up with, including [[PlotHole Plot Holes]], [[{{Anvilicious}} unsubtle and]] [[BrokenAesop oblivious morals]], [[{{Narm}} unearned melodrama]] and blatant [[RuleOfCool Rule Of Things A Preteen Would Consider Cool.]] Not everyone agrees that that excuses it, but to some people, that's [[SoBadItsGood its]] [[NarmCharm charm.]]

* ElementalPowers: Water and fire, naturally.
* EvilIsHammy: Minus is up there with Komodo from ''Film/WarriorsOfVirtue'', but even more fun thanks to being played by a kid who was obviously having the time of his life. Especially since his acting becomes shockingly horrible after his HeelFaceTurn.

Dreamer Max, ridiculed by his classmates, conjures up his perfect dreamworld: the Planet Drool. But he learns that his dream is more powerful than even he suspects when his favorite dream super-heroes, Sharkboy and Lavagirl, materialize on Earth asking for his help. An alien intelligence is interfering and darkness threatens his beloved Planet Drool. On there adventures there Max finds dream versions of his classmates and teachers who both help and hinder his quest. Is it true, as Sharkboy and Lavagirl say, that only Max, the powerful dreamer, can stop it?

* BilingualBonus: Mr [[GratuitousSpanish Electricidad]]'s name. Probably part of the [[Creator/RobertRodriguez director's]] PatrioticFervor.

* DisneyDeath[[spoiler:/HeroicSacrifice]]: [[spoiler:Lavagirl leaps into the ocean to save Sharkboy, even though, because she is made of fire, it will kill her.]]

* EvilIsHammy: Minus is up there with Komodo from ''Film/WarriorsOfVirtue'', but even more fun thanks to being played by a kid. Especially since his acting becomes shockingly horrible after his HeelFaceTurn.

** A lot of the puns in this movie are dream/mind based too.

* VisualPun: All over the place.

* SpitTake: The movie apparently adores this trope. Several moments in the movie people are spitting stuff out, from chocolate chip cookies to lava rocks, although most are to show off the [[ThreeDMovie 3-D effects]].