History WesternAnimation / OverTheMoon

* RealityEnsues: [[spoiler:Fei Fei's choppy hairstyle was borne from when she tried to cut her own hair out of grief. While movies often depict hair cut with household scissors as cleanly cut, we see here that's not actually the case.]]
** A goddess who is partly ''defined'' by her longstanding grief might not be the most reasonable person to try and ask a favor from. She's also someone with her own goals and desires and doesn't exist merely to fulfill Fei Fei's quest.

* GenreBuster: The moon looks like how it does in real life… except hidden in the dark side of the moon is a cartoon alien city, which is home to a mythical Chinese goddess with magical powers and has also become a local popstar.

* NotSoDifferent: Fei Fei and Chang'e. One is but an ordinary Earth girl, the other is a moon goddess, but they are alike in many ways. They are both struggling with the loss of a loved one, and because of their grief, they exile their still-living loved ones and refuse to accept anything new. They both learn how to deal with their grief and move on in life.

** In-universe, Fei Fei's aunts squabble that Chang'e was actually selfish and hoarded two doses of immortality to herself with a lie that she was "hiding them in her mouth" while Houyi was preoccupied. Fei Fei objects to this line of discussion, as it's counter to the romantically ideal interpretation her late mother raised her on.

*** It's a bit of a GeniusBonus, as there are a ''lot'' of variations of the story, with varying degrees of sympathy for Chang'e and Houyi. Two of the most common are either that Chang'e drank the immortality potion out of selfishness, or out of selflessness, to prevent a cruel and evil man from getting his hands on it.

* CostumePorn: Chang'e has an incredible variety of outfits from her regal court gowns, her neon performance skirt, and sports clothes, all courtesy of world-renowned fashion designer, Guo Pei.

* MoonRabbit: Fei Fei has a pet rabbit, Bungee, and in the first trailer, we see it looking up at the moon. Chang'e also has Jade, who works as her DJ and alchemist. At the end, the former decides to remain with the latter.

* AmbiguousSituation: Mrs. Zhong's relation to Houyi. While she jokes at the beginning that her family has blood relations to the man, she shares a lot of his philosphy, his color scheme, and [[spoiler:the mooncake from her home town she gives to Fei Fei has The Gift hidden inside]]. It's entirely possible that [[spoiler:Houyi really did move on and have descendants in Mrs. Zhong's area]], but the answer is merely implied.

** In-universe Fei Fei's aunts squabble that Chang'e was actually selfish and hoarded two doses of immortality to herself with a lie that she was "hiding them in her mouth" while Houyi was preoccupied. Fei Fei objects to this line of discussion, as it's counter to the romantically ideal interpretation her late mother raised her on.

* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Chin, Fei Fei's little stepbrother-to-be. She thinks of him as not very bright and it turns out towards the end of it that he's snuck himself onto Fei Fei's rocket.

* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: Fei Fei, Chin and their pets almost suffocate on the surface of the Moon until some winged lions grant them the ability to breathe there. They suffer no other ill effects from being in space however.

* ChekhovsSkill: Played with; Chin's "superpower" never comes into play [[BarrierBustingBlow the way he intends]] while at one point his championship ping pong skills helps him win a bet against Chang'e. [[spoiler:It comes up again when he breaks the barrier to save Fei Fei]].
* ChessWithDeath: Chin challenges Chang'e to a game of Ping Pong for Fei Fei's photo. After losing a few rounds, he gets the hang of the weird gravity and goes toe to toe with the goddess. [[spoiler:Even though he wins, she refuses to hand over the only thing that's keeping Fei Fei searching for the gift, and locks Chin in the interrogation room.]]

* EmotionalPowers: Owing to her being a Fisher Queen, Chang'e can cause meteor showers and a massive blackout with her sadness/anger.

* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Fei Fei is introduced wearing her hair long, but after her mother's death she wears it messily cut short. A vision at one point of the movie shows she cut it in grief after her mother's passing, and she's kept it that way since.
* FantasyKeepsake: Subverted; Fei Fei gets a picture with Chang'e as proof of her existence, but Chang'e withholds it from her unless Fei Fei can bring her the "gift". Though Fei Fei succeeds, the picture burns upon reentry to Earth, but at that point, she's fine with it.
* FisherKing: The city of Lunaria, and to some extent the moon in general, is impacted by the moods of Chang'e. When she's angry she causes a meteor shower, and when she's depressed, the city goes completely dark as its people blackout momentarily.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: The story Fei Fei's mother tells her of Chang'e and Houyi shows Chang'e's amulet breaking, and even in her popstar garb the still-broken necklace is prominently displayed by the goddess. [[spoiler: The Gift is the other half of the necklace, kept by Houyi's descendants.]]

* IAmGreatSong: Chang'e has "Ultraluminary", a vainglorious pop performance about how everyone looks up to her as the brightest thing in the skies above.

* ItWasWithYouAllAlong: Chang'e tells Fei Fei this during the song "Love Someone New". What she needed wasn't to build a rocket and come to the Moon, but find the strength to move on from her mother passing, which she always had.

* MissingMom: Fei Fei's mother dies early on in the movie, and it's what sets the plot in motion as Fei Fei thinks he father has forgotten her mother due to his new romance with Ms. Zhong.
* ModernizedGod: In modern times Chang'e has styled herself as an ultra-glamorous C-Pop idol.
* MoonRabbit: Fei Fei has a pet rabbit, Bungee, and in the first trailer, we first see it looking up at the moon. Chang'e also has Jade, who works as her DJ and alchemist. At the end the former decides to remain with the latter.
* TheMusical: The movie has several musical numbers, sung by the characters.

* NotSoDifferent: Fei Fei and Chang'e. One is but an ordinary Earth girl, the other is a moon goddess, but they are alike in many ways. They are both struggling with the loss of a loved one, and because of their grief, they exile their loved ones and refuse to accept anything new. They both learn how to deal with their grief and move on in life.

* RealityEnsues: [[spoiler: Fei Fei's choppy hairstyle was borne from when she tried to cut her own hair out of grief. While movies often depict hair cut with household scissors as cleanly cut, we see hear that's not actually the case.]]
** A goddess who is partly ''defined'' by her longstanding grief might not be the most reasonable person to try and ask a favor from. She's also someone with her own goals and desires, and doesn't exist merely to fulfill Fei Fei's quest.

* SourOutsideSadInside: Chang'e is a demanding diva with all the gravitas of a goddess but she's just desperate to be reunited with the only man she'll ever love after thousands of years without him. [[spoiler:When she sees Fei Fei suffering in grief with her, she expresses sincere concern and encourages her to let herself be open to love again or else she'll be trapped in grief forever]].

* TrappedInAnotherWorld: Fei Fei, her soon to be stepbrother Chin, and their pets end up in a fantastical city on the dark side of the Moon and they're not allowed to leave unless they can produce "the gift". The only evidence they have of its existence ends up burning up upon reentry. The journey helps them grow closer as a family and helps Fei Fei move on from the death of her mother.

** Fei Fei packs her grandfather's diapers for her journey, just in case. Gobi later takes them for "moon pants".
** Chin taunting Chang'e with fart noises in "Hey Boy".

* WhoWantsToLiveForever: The tragedy of the story of Chang'e is part of the central theme, as when she was made immortal she was immediately separated from the mortal Houyi forever.

* EpiphanicPrison: Chang'e has one called the "Room of Exquisite Sadness" that she retreats into when her grief over Houyi peaks. It's a pocket dimension full of distant stars that others can usually only enter through having their own feelings of grief. Outsiders run the risk of being trapped forever as they see visions of their saddest moments. It's broken open not necessarily by force but by Chin's determination to retrieve his sister. Fei Fei and Chang'e both leave when they resolve to move on and love again.

** Fei Fei packs her grandfather's diapers for her journey, just in case. Gobi later takes them for "space pants".

* PoorCommunicationKills: Had Chnag'e been even ''slightly'' more patient with Fei Fei, Fei Fei could have explained to her that the gift would be on the crashed rocket and easily narrowed the search, possibly even using her ability to sense the gift to find it once in closer proximity. Instead, she's so incensed that the children don't know what she's tlaking about that she sends ''all of Lunaria'' looking for it and Fei Fei, the only person who knows where the crash site is other than Chin, is nearly left behind entirely.

* AmbiguousSituation: Mrs. Zhong's relation to Houyi. While she jokes at the beginnig that her family has blood relations to the man, she shares a lot of his philosphy, his color scheme, and [[spoiler:the mooncake from her home town she gives to Fei Fei has The Gift hidden inside]]. It's entirely possible that [[spoiler:Houyi really did move on and have descendants in Mrs. Zhong's area]], but the answer is merely implied.

* HardWorkMontage: Fei Fei begins working at building a functional rocket ship when she resolves to prove Chang'e exists.

* MissingMom: Fei Fei's mother dies early on in the movie, and it's what sets the plot in motion.

* NoAntagonist: The movie does not have an antagonist whatsoever. The closest thing are the Biker Chicks who betray Fei Fei by stealing her doll because they believe it to be the gift Chang'e wanted and Chang'e, who is not necessarily evil -- she's just hurting.

* ShoutOut: Lunaria's design was inspired by the cover to ''Music/TheDarkSideOfTheMoon'' by Music/PinkFloyd.

* IChooseToStay: [[spoiler:Fei Fei's pet rabbit Bungie chooses to stay on the moon with Jade Rabbit, having fallen in love]].

* MoonRabbit: Fei Fei has a pet rabbit, Bungie, and in the first trailer, we first see it looking up at the moon. Chang'e also has Jade, who works as her DJ and alchemist. At the end the former decides to remain with the latter.

* ThePowerOfLove: Jade Rabbit was having no luck recreating the immortality serum until Fei Fei's rabbit Bungie arrived and nuzzled his nose, creating a sparkling dust that was the final ingredient. Love also seems to be how [[spoiler:Chin manages to break through the barrier keeping him from rescuing Fei Fei.]]

* TrappedInAnotherWorld: Fei Fei, her brother Chin and their pets both end up in a fantastical city on the dark side of the Moon and they're not allowed to leave unless they can produce "the gift". The only evidence they have of its existence ends up burning up upon reentry. The journey helps them grow closer as a family and helps Fei Fei move on from the death of her mother.

* ThePowerOfLove: Jade Rabbit was having no luck recreating the immortality serum until Fei Fei's rabbit Bungie arrived and nuzzled his nose, creating a sparkling dust that was the final ingredient. Love also seems to be how [[spoiler:Chin manages to break through the barrier keeping him from rescuing Fei Fei.]]

* ChessWithDeath: Chin challenges Chang'e to a game of Ping Pong for Fei Fei's photo. After losing a few rounds, he gets the hang of the weird gravity and goes toe to toe with the moon goddess. [[spoiler:Even though he wins, she refuses to hand over the only thing that's keeping Fei Fei searching for the gift, and locks Chin in the interrogation room.]]

* EmotionalPowers: Owing to her being a Fisher Queen, Chang'e can cause meteor showers and a whole galaxy blackout with her sadness/anger.

* IAmGreatSong: Chang'e has ''Ultraluminary'', a vainglorious pop performance about how everyone looks up to her as the brightest thing in the skies above.

''Over the Moon'' is a 2020 animated musical film on Creator/{{Netflix}}, featuring Creator/GlenKeane in his directoral debut, animated by Creator/SonyPicturesAnimation, and produced by Creator/PearlStudio (''WesternAnimation/{{Abominable}}'').