History WesternAnimation / AMonsterInParis

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Paté]].

** Lucille's ReasonYouSuckSpeech to Maynott is more than a little reminiscent of "[[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast He's no monster, Gaston, YOU are!]]"

* AlternateHistory: The ''real'' flood of 1910 didn't have to deal with a giant flea, and [[spoiler: wasn't settled by giant sunflowers]].

* BeastAndBeauty: [[spoiler: A platonic example.]]
* BelligerentSexualTension: Raoul towards Lucille. They're described as bickering non-stop since childhood. And even though they still do, it's obvious Raoul has a thing for her. [[spoiler: It's revealed that Lucille feels the same at the end.]]

* ChekhovsGun: The sunflower seed Raoul pockets during his first trip to the lab [[spoiler: is used to save him and Lucille from falling to their death during the Eiffel Tower battle]].

* [[spoiler: ChildhoodFriendRomance: Victorious Raoul.]]

* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: [[spoiler: Maynott's]] final fate.
* CompanionCube: Catherine to Raoul

* [[spoiler:DancePartyEnding]]

* [[spoiler:DisneyDeath: Francœur.]]
* TheDragon: Paté. [[spoiler: Being clearly good, he's also a TokenGoodTeammate.]]

* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Played straight... but also subtly subverted. The movie is in fact about a monster in Paris, but [[spoiler: the ''real'' monster turns out to be Maynott, not Francœur]].

* [[spoiler: HeelFaceTurn: Paté].]

* HeWhoFightsMonsters: The chief of police is clearly shown as a [[ItsAllAboutMe selfish]] {{Jerkass}}, [[spoiler: and finally loses his sanity]].

* InsistentTerminology: Raoul's coat isn't ''made of straw'', it's made of a very expensive material! [[spoiler: Although eventually Raoul gives in and admits that, yes, it's made of straw.]]

* LikeBrotherAndSister: [[spoiler: Lucille and Francœur]], according to WordOfGod.

** Lucille's TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to Maynott is more than a little reminiscent of "[[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast He's no monster, Gaston, YOU are!]]"

* ToBeLawfulOrGood: [[spoiler: Paté is confronted to this choice as he realizes that Maynott is a bastard and is completely losing his sanity. He chooses the second option.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler: Emile]], during the climax.

* VillainousBreakdown: The more the climax progresses, the more it's obvious that [[spoiler: Maynott]] is getting completely ''off his gourd''.

-->''"And all the headlines read, for the whole world to see, [[TitleDrop a Monster in Paris.]]"''

* AxeCrazy: Maynott becomes this in the climax, even wields one.

* ChekhovsGun: The sunflower seed Raoul pockets during his first trip to the lab [[spoiler: is used to save him and Lucille from falling to their death during the Eiffel Tower battle.]]

* TheDragon: Paté. [[spoiler: Being clearly good, he's also a TokenGoodTeammate]].

* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Played straight... but also subtly subverted. The movie is in fact about a monster in Paris, but [[spoiler: the ''real'' monster turns out to be Maynott, not Francœur.]]

* FieryRedHead: Lucille.

* [[spoiler: HeelFaceTurn: Paté]]

* PlotAllergy: Raoul's feather allergy gets him in trouble several times, particularly embarrassing Lucille while she's in her angel costume, and [[spoiler:triggering a SneezeOfDoom that almost causes him and Lucille to fall off the Eiffel Tower.]]

* RedheadedHeroine: Lucille.

** The mask he wears while performing with Lucille makes him look like ThePhantomOfTheOpera (if he were a [[MichaelJackson Smooth Criminal]]).

** Lucille's ReasonYouSuckSpeech to Maynott is more than a little reminiscent of "[[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast He's no monster Gaston, YOU are!]]"

* TalkingAnimal: Charles is an interesting variation. He ''can't'' talk, but circumvents this by writing on cards. And he must be writing ''really'' fast. (That or [[CrazyPrepared they were all written beforehand.]]) Likewise, Francœur is incapable of speech (unless he's singing).

* [[spoiler: VictoriousChildhoodFriend: Raoul.]]

* Tsundere: Lucille has been this to Raoul since the first grade. [[spoiler: She finally stops at the end of the film.]]

* PaperThinDisguise: Francœur's [[CoatHatMask coat, hat, and mask]] magically trick people into thinking he's human, despite the fact that his his blue face, [[SupernaturalGoldEyes huge yellow eyes]], and large PINCERS are still quite visible from under his small mask.

* ActorAllusion: Lucille has a slight gap in her front teeth, just like her voice actress. Coincidence?
** Francœur dons a wig identical to Matthieu Chedid's famous haircut as "M" for a few seconds.

* NeverTrustATrailer: The American trailer for the movie led many to believe that Francœur and Lucille would end up romantically involved, a la BeautyAndTheBeast, with Raoul playing the part of Gaston. Of course none of this is true.

* TalkingAnimal: Charles is an interesting variation. He ''can't'' talk, but circumvents this by writing on cards. And he must be writing ''really'' fast. Likewise, Francœur is incapable of speech (unless he's singing).

* InsistentTerminology: Raoul's coat isn't made of ''straw''! [[spoiler: Yes it is.]]

* EverythingIsBetterWithMonkeys: Charles.

* MaleGaze: The necklace scene in the alleyway with the LadyInRed. The camera notably lingers on her behind.

** Lucille's ReasonYouSuckSpeech to Maynott is more than a little reminiscent of "[[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast He's no monster Gaston, YOU are!]]"

* FanPreferredCouple: Francœr and Lucille.

* NonhumansLackAttributes: Justified with Francœur, since fleas' reproductive organs aren't readily visible or recognizeable as such.

* FairCop: Paté

* HeyItsThatVoice:
** In the English dub, Albert, or should we say, [[WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko Odd]]?
** Francœur's English singing voice is Sean Ono Lennon.
** And in French, he's voiced by M, i.e. Matthieu Chedid.
** Vanessa Paradis plays Lucille in both English and French. You might know her best as [[JohnnyDepp Johnny Depp's]] ex-wife.
** Madame Carlotta is [[TheNightmareBeforeChristmas Catherine O'Hara]].
** Maude is ''[[TheNanny Gracie Sheffield]]''