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* ShoutOut: In the film, there are twin blonde pens who fawn over Boyd much like [[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast the Bimbettes fawning over Gaston]].
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** MusicalThemeNaming / NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: His sisters in the film, Ella and Billie, also share names with musicians: Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday, respectively.
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* FunnyAnimalAnatomy: The book doesn't exactly say how Louis, who has no lips, can play a trumpet.
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** FeatherFingers: Averted in the novel [[{{Fingore}} (where Louis has incisions made in the webbing of his right foot so he can use the valves on his trumpet)]], but played straight in the [[TheFilmOfTheBook film adaptation]].
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** FeatherFingers: Averted in the novel [[{{Fingore}} (where Louis has incisions made in the webbing of his right foot so he can use the valves on his trumpet)]], but played Played straight in the [[TheFilmOfTheBook film adaptation]]. adaptation]], but averted in the novel, where Louis uses his foot instead. At one point he even asks Sam to cut the webbing between his toes so he can use the valves more easily -- the narrative stresses that this is painless, though it does make his swimming stroke a bit weaker).
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In the film, Louie hold a bottle and thinks "This pound water is kind of fizzy."
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: If the 1973 adaption of Literature/CharlottesWeb had been better, White might have allowed Creator/ChuckJones to adapt ''The Trumpet of the Swan''.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: If the 1973 adaption of Literature/CharlottesWeb had been better, White might have allowed ChuckJones to adapt ''The Trumpet of the Swan''.
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* SwanBoats: Louis at one point gets a job on the real life Swan Boats in Boston.
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* StealthPun: Louis Louis's species is a literal mute swan.[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trumpeter_Swan Trumpeter Swan]], but due to his condition you could also say he's a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mute_Swan "Mute" Swan]].
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There is an animated [[TheFilmOfTheBook film adaptation]] by the director of ''TheSwanPrincess'', but it was much criticized for [[UncannyValley poor character]] [[FunnyAnimalAnatomy design]] and [[AdaptationDecay being unfaithful to the original novel]].
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: If the 1973 adaption of Literature/CharlottesWeb had been better, White might have allowed ChuckJones to adapt ''The Trumpet of the Swan''. [[SarcasmMode Thanks a lot]], HannaBarbera.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: If the 1973 adaption of Literature/CharlottesWeb had been better, White might have allowed ChuckJones to adapt ''The Trumpet of the Swan''. [[SarcasmMode Thanks a lot]], HannaBarbera.
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* BigWords: Occasionally Sam or another human character will stop and explain what a certain word means.
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* ContrivedCoincidence: Serena just happens to get blown by storm all the way to the Philadelphia zoo.
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* GrudgingThankYou: Averted. Applegate is more than happy to be saved by a "stupid dirty bird".
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* GrudgingThankYou: Averted. Applegate is more than happy to be saved by a "stupid dirty bird". bird".
* HaveAGayOldTime: Allow yourself a free snicker when Serena hears Louis's trumpet and thinks "What a gay bird!"
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* [[EdutainmentShow Edutainment Novel]]: Like ''MobyDick'' for kids, but with swans instead of whales.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In the film, Louie hold a bottle and thinks "This pound water kind of fizzy
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* MeaningfulName: Louis plays a trumpet, like a certain other [[LouisArmstrong jazz musician]].
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* MeaningfulName: Louis plays a trumpet, like a certain other [[LouisArmstrong [[Music/LouisArmstrong jazz musician]].musician]]. This is lampshaded in the book, when a boy says he'll name him Louis after said musician, only for the swan to write on his chalkboard "That actually is my name."
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* [[GrossOutShow Gross-Out Film]].
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: If the 1973 adaption of CharlottesWeb had been better, White might have allowed ChuckJones to adapt ''The Trumpet of the Swan''. [[SarcasmMode Thanks a lot]], HannaBarbera.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: If the 1973 adaption of CharlottesWeb Literature/CharlottesWeb had been better, White might have allowed ChuckJones to adapt ''The Trumpet of the Swan''. [[SarcasmMode Thanks a lot]], HannaBarbera.
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Compare to E.B. White's more famous novel, ''CharlottesWeb''.
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* SatelliteLoveInterest: We never learn anything about Serena other than that she wasn't interested in returning Louis's feelings for her until she saw how well he could play the trumpet.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: If the 1973 adaption of CharlottesWeb had been better, White might have allowed ChuckJones to adapt the The ''The Trumpet of the Swan. Swan''. [[SarcasmMode Thanks a lot, lot]], HannaBarbera.
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* ShallowLoveInterest: Serena, in the novel.
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One day on a Canadian lake, a cob (male swan) and a pen (female swan) are saved by a boy named Sam from a fox. Sam is allowed to watch the swans' cygnets (baby swans) hatch, and it is discovered that one of them is mute. Instead of chirping to greet him, the mute cygnet pulls Sam's shoelace. [[CutenessProximity Awww.]] Thus begins an OddFriendship between swan and boy.
The story focuses on the swan, named Louis, and his efforts to overcome his handicap. Sam takes Louis to school so the bird can learn to read and write, and Louis's father steals a brass trumpet to give his son a voice. Louis feels guilty about the theft, so at Sam's suggestion he takes several jobs across America to pay for the trumpet. Adventures are had by all.
There is an animated [[TheFilmOfTheBook film adaptation]] by the director of ''TheSwanPrincess'', but it was much criticized for [[UncannyValley poor character]] [[FunnyAnimalAnatomy design]].
Compare to E.B. White's more famous novel, ''CharlottesWeb''.
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!!! This work provides examples of:
* AdaptationExpansion: In the novel, Serena [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer refuses to interact with Louis]] because of his disability, and Louis wins her over simply by revealing that he can play the trumpet. In the film, Serena is much more sympathetic to Louie and a {{jerkass}} rival named Boyd is added instead.
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer
* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: To a lesser extent. In the film a lot of swans have some additional color on their feathers besides white. For instance, Louis has yellow, his sisters have peach pink and green, and Boyd has bright red.
* AmplifiedAnimalAptitude: Louis and others. When his father breaks into a shop to steal the trumpet, he flies away feeling guilty for the crime.
* AnimalTalk
* AwardBaitSong: "Touch the Sky" from the film.
* BabiesEverAfter
* BigWords: Occasionally Sam or another human character will stop and explain what a certain word means.
* TheBully[=/=]JerkJock: Boyd in the film.
* ConspicuousCG: In the film.
* DeeBradleyBaker: Voiced Louis' thoughts in the film.
* DisabilitySuperpower: Because he is mute, Louis learns to read and write English, skills the other swans do not possess.
* DistantFinale: Sam is 11 in the beginning and 20 by the end of the novel. He's still a kid in the end of the film.
* [[EdutainmentShow Edutainment Novel]]: Like ''MobyDick'' for kids, but with swans instead of whales.
* FatBastard: The Big City Agent.
* FatIdiot: The agent is this too.
* FunnyAnimalAnatomy: The book doesn't exactly say how Louis, who has no lips, can play a trumpet.
** FeatherFingers: Averted in the novel [[{{Fingore}} (where Louis has incisions made in the webbing of his right foot so he can use the valves on his trumpet)]], but played straight in the [[TheFilmOfTheBook film adaptation]].
* GeniusBruiser: Not only is Louis pretty smart for an animal, but according to the novel, a trumpeter swan can swat you with the force of a baseball bat. Louis doesn't hesitate to use his strength to defend Serena.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In the film, Louie hold a bottle and thinks "This pound water kind of fizzy
* {{Gonk}}: The Big City Agent.
* GreenAesop: E.B. White sneaks a few in there.
* [[GrossOutShow Gross-Out Film]].
* GrudgingThankYou: Averted. Applegate is more than happy to be saved by a "stupid dirty bird".
* LargeHam: Louis's father.
* MeaningfulName: Louis plays a trumpet, like a certain other [[LouisArmstrong jazz musician]].
* TheNapoleon: Boyd and the agent.
* OddFriendship
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Boyd's character plays up the AllOfTheOtherReindeer aspect from the novel, [[ConflictBall as to be expected]].
* PollyWantsAMicrophone: Louis with his chalkboard.
* TheRival: Boyd in the film.
* ShallowLoveInterest: Serena, in the novel.
* [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan Single Pen Seeks Good Cob]]: In the film, Serena prefers NiceGuy Louie over {{jerkass}} Boyd.
* SummerCampy: Camp Kookooskoos.
* TalkingAnimal: Subverted with Louis, who can't talk, but can read and write. Played straight with all the other animals (at least when humans aren't around).
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The story focuses on the swan, named Louis, and his efforts to overcome his handicap. Sam takes Louis to school so the bird can learn to read and write, and Louis's father steals a brass trumpet to give his son a voice. Louis feels guilty about the theft, so at Sam's suggestion he takes several jobs across America to pay for the trumpet. Adventures are had by all.
There is an animated [[TheFilmOfTheBook film adaptation]] by the director of ''TheSwanPrincess'', but it was much criticized for [[UncannyValley poor character]] [[FunnyAnimalAnatomy design]].
Compare to E.B. White's more famous novel, ''CharlottesWeb''.
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!!! This work provides examples of:
* AdaptationExpansion: In the novel, Serena [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer refuses to interact with Louis]] because of his disability, and Louis wins her over simply by revealing that he can play the trumpet. In the film, Serena is much more sympathetic to Louie and a {{jerkass}} rival named Boyd is added instead.
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer
* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: To a lesser extent. In the film a lot of swans have some additional color on their feathers besides white. For instance, Louis has yellow, his sisters have peach pink and green, and Boyd has bright red.
* AmplifiedAnimalAptitude: Louis and others. When his father breaks into a shop to steal the trumpet, he flies away feeling guilty for the crime.
* AnimalTalk
* AwardBaitSong: "Touch the Sky" from the film.
* BabiesEverAfter
* BigWords: Occasionally Sam or another human character will stop and explain what a certain word means.
* TheBully[=/=]JerkJock: Boyd in the film.
* ConspicuousCG: In the film.
* DeeBradleyBaker: Voiced Louis' thoughts in the film.
* DisabilitySuperpower: Because he is mute, Louis learns to read and write English, skills the other swans do not possess.
* DistantFinale: Sam is 11 in the beginning and 20 by the end of the novel. He's still a kid in the end of the film.
* [[EdutainmentShow Edutainment Novel]]: Like ''MobyDick'' for kids, but with swans instead of whales.
* FatBastard: The Big City Agent.
* FatIdiot: The agent is this too.
* FunnyAnimalAnatomy: The book doesn't exactly say how Louis, who has no lips, can play a trumpet.
** FeatherFingers: Averted in the novel [[{{Fingore}} (where Louis has incisions made in the webbing of his right foot so he can use the valves on his trumpet)]], but played straight in the [[TheFilmOfTheBook film adaptation]].
* GeniusBruiser: Not only is Louis pretty smart for an animal, but according to the novel, a trumpeter swan can swat you with the force of a baseball bat. Louis doesn't hesitate to use his strength to defend Serena.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In the film, Louie hold a bottle and thinks "This pound water kind of fizzy
* {{Gonk}}: The Big City Agent.
* GreenAesop: E.B. White sneaks a few in there.
* [[GrossOutShow Gross-Out Film]].
* GrudgingThankYou: Averted. Applegate is more than happy to be saved by a "stupid dirty bird".
* LargeHam: Louis's father.
* MeaningfulName: Louis plays a trumpet, like a certain other [[LouisArmstrong jazz musician]].
* TheNapoleon: Boyd and the agent.
* OddFriendship
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Boyd's character plays up the AllOfTheOtherReindeer aspect from the novel, [[ConflictBall as to be expected]].
* PollyWantsAMicrophone: Louis with his chalkboard.
* TheRival: Boyd in the film.
* ShallowLoveInterest: Serena, in the novel.
* [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan Single Pen Seeks Good Cob]]: In the film, Serena prefers NiceGuy Louie over {{jerkass}} Boyd.
* SummerCampy: Camp Kookooskoos.
* TalkingAnimal: Subverted with Louis, who can't talk, but can read and write. Played straight with all the other animals (at least when humans aren't around).
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