History WesternAnimation / AMonsterInParis

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Averted with Maude, the ticket girl Émile asks out at the beginning of the film, when she re-appears near the end, [[spoiler: and takes part in helping Lucille, Raoul, and Émile save Francœur from Commissioner Albert, when she shows up at the Eiffel Tower]] for her and Émile's date.

** The newspaper seller nearly run over by Raoul at the start of the movie is shouting a headline about the "Commissioner's popularity at an all time low". How does Maynott get his public approval rating back? [[spoiler:By publicly hunting down an enlarged flea who would never hurt anyone because it will make him look heroic to save Paris from the alleged monster.]]
** During Lucille's and Francœur's fantasy dance sequence, at one point he is peeking over the edge of the lighthouse cap. [[spoiler:This is his exact location when Maynott attempted to kill him at the end of the movie. Doubles as a DarkReprise]]

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: P&acirce;té shows UndyingLoyalty towards Maynott, despite that his [[BadBoss boss]] is [[ItsAllAboutMe arrogant, vapid and self-centered]]. [[spoiler: Towards the end, he gets better once he [[HeelFaceTurn comes to his senses]].]]

** Contrasted with Francœur who must sneak about at night to avoid detection, wears a dark coat and hat as part of his diguise, and is quite possibly the kindest character in the film. DarkIsNotEvil indeed.

* LittlePeopleAreSurreal: Averted. While Emile is technically a little person, the film treats this characteristic with sensitivity, touching on how this impacts his self-esteem.

** During Lucille's and Francœur's fantasy dance sequence, at one point he is peeking over the edge of the lighthouse cap. [[spoiler:This is his exact location when Maynott is attempting to kill him at the end of the movie.]]

* WomanInWhite: Lucille in her stage costume.

* ArtisticLicenseLaw: [[spoiler: Maynott is defeated when he is apprehended by French police for Francoeur's murder.]] This would not be a crime at all, unless Francœur was [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman legally recognized as a (human) person]]. Granted, it could that he was really being charged with [[spoiler: destroying the funicular and threatening to shoot Lucille, and the "murder of Francoeur" charge was just one last dig at Maynott's douchieness.]]

* ArtisticLicenseLaw: [[spoiler: Maynott is defeated when he is apprehended by French police for Francoeur's murder.]] This would not be a crime at all, unless Francœur was [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman legally recognized as a (human) person]].

* SpiritedYoungLady: Lucille.

* UnlimitedWardrobe: Lucille.

* YouthfulFreckles: Lucille.

* CallBack: Émile [[spoiler:using an umbrella as a weapon against Maynott]] is a callback to his daydream at the start of the film. So is [[spoiler:what he says to Maynott when he turns the searchlight on: "It's showtime!"]] He says this in his daydream when he fights the crocodile/dragon.

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

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: During the scene where Victor Maynott and Inspector Paté are talking with each other about the current flood and how to take care of it, all the while you can see Albert fruitlessly struggling to uncork the bottle of wine he's brought for the pair, from using his teeth to holding it with his feet, until finally he manages to get it off after the word "pop".

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Paté.]]

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Paté.

* 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.]]

''A Monster In Paris'' (''Un Monstre à Paris'') is a French animated film directed by [[WesternAnimation/TheRoadToElDorado Eric "Bibo"]] [[WesternAnimation/SharkTale Bergeron]], with music by Matthieu Chedid, aka -M-.

During the Great Flood of 1910, Emile, a shy movie projectionist, and Raoul, a colorful inventor, find themselves embarked on the hunt for a monster terrorizing the citizens of Paris. However, the monster takes refuge with a beautiful, kind-hearted singer named Lucille and is revealed to be actually quite harmless. Now all of them must continue to protect the monster, Francœur, from the chief of police who's out to kill him.

!!This film contains examples of:
* {{Adorkable}}: Francœur, Emile, and Raoul.
* AlternateHistory: The ''real'' flood of 1910 didn't have to deal with a giant flea, and [[spoiler:wasn't settled by giant sunflowers]].

* ArtisticLicenseLaw: [[spoiler: Maynott is defeated when he is apprehended by French police for Francoeur's murder.]] This would not be a crime at all, unless Francouer was [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman legally recognized as a (human) person]].

* BetaCouple: Emile and Maude.

* CallBack: Emile [[spoiler:using an umbrella as a weapon against Maynott]] is a callback to his daydream at the start of the film.
** So is [[spoiler:what he says to Maynott when he turns the searchlight on: "It's showtime!"]] He says this in his daydream when he fights the crocodile/dragon.

* 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]].

* CuteMonster: [[http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsenjtBUhI1qfhipjo1_500.jpg Francœur]] is absolutely ''adorable.''

* {{Fainting}}: Lucille does the "Monster" fainting variation when she first sees Francoeur.

** The newspaper seller nearly runover by Raoul at the start of the movie is shouting a headline about the "Commissioner's popularity at an all time low". How does Maynott get his public approval rating back? [[spoiler:By publicly hunting down an enlarged flea who would never hurt anyone because it will make him look heroic to save Paris from the alleged monster.]]
** During Lucille's and Francœur's fantasy dance sequence, at one point he is peeking over the edge of the lighthouse cap. [[spoiler: this is his exact location when Maynott is attempting to kill him at the end of the movie.]]
* FourLegsGoodTwoLegsBetter: Francœur is bipedal dispite the fact that fleas naturally walk on six legs.
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: During the scene where Victor Maynott and Inspector Pate are talking with each other about the current flood and how to take care of it, all the while you can see Albert fruitlessly struggling to uncork the bottle of wine he's brought for the pair, from using his teeth to holding it with his feet, until finally he manages to get it off after the word 'pop'.

* HeterosexualLifePartners: Raoul and Emile.

* ImagineSpot: Emile daydreams about dating Maud at the beginning of the movie.

* InstantExpert: Francœur learns to sing, dance and play guitar ''damn fast''.
** Sing, dance and play guitar nothing, he's later seen ''writing a piano piece''!!!

* LightIsNotGood: Maynott's signature outfit is a light brown suit, verging on yellow, and his presence is always indicated either by a spotlight, daylight, or a well-lit room. He's also a pompous psychopath.
** Contrasted with Francoeur who must sneak about at night to avoid detection, wears a dark coat and hat as part of his diguise, and is quite possibly the kindest character in the film. DarkIsNotEvil indeed.

* NonhumansLackAttributes: Justified with Francœur, since fleas' reproductive organs aren't readily visible or recognizeable as such. Played straight with Charles.
* PaperThinDisguise: Francœur's [[CoatHatMask coat, hat, and mask]] magically trick people into thinking he's human, despite the fact that his blue face, [[SupernaturalGoldEyes huge yellow eyes]], and large PINCERS are still quite visible from under his small mask.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Paté

* ShoutOut

** Madame Carlotta's name can be a reference to The Phantom of the Opera.
** Raoul has the same name as the VictoriousChildhoodFriend of Phantom of the Opera.

* ShrinkingViolet: Emile is a male example.
--> "The smaller you are, the less people look at you. At... At least that's been my experience."

** At the end of the movie, [[spoiler:when Lucille is about to kiss Raoul and confesses she stole his toy car when they were children to entice him to come to her, he interuppts the romantic moment to ask if she still has the toy.]]
* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: Lucille.
* TheSpeechless: Francœur, outside of the songs, is incapable of speaking and chirps (or sings basic sounds) instead, which makes him even cuter.
** The set-up for ''A Monster in Paris'' (the song) implies he needs to hear music of any sort to be able to talk/sing.

* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:Emile]], during the climax.
* {{Tsundere}}: Lucille has been this to Raoul since the first grade. [[spoiler: She finally stops at the end.]]

** ManInWhite: Francœur dresses to compliment.

* SkewedPriorities: At the end of the movie, [[spoiler:when Lucille is about to kiss Raoul and confesses she stole his toy car when they were children to entice him to come to her, he interuppts the romantic moment to ask if she still has the toy.]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: The newspaper seller nearly runover by Raoul at the start of the movie is shouting a headline about the "Commissioner's popularity at an all time low". How does Maynott get his public approval rating back? [[spoiler:By publicly hunting down an enlarged flea who would never hurt anyone because it will make him look heroic to save Paris from the alleged monster.]]

* [[RedHeadedHero Red-Headed Heroine]]: Lucille.

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

''A Monster In Paris'' (''Un Monstre à Paris'') is a French animated film directed by [[TheRoadToElDorado Eric "Bibo"]] [[WesternAnimation/SharkTale Bergeron]], with music by Matthieu Chedid, aka -M-.

** Raoul has the same name as the VictoriousChildhoodFriend of Phantom of the Opera

** Dating is a thing in the film. However, during that time period, courting was still in trend. Dating is a thing of the modern day.

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

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