History WesternAnimation / TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie

* DarkerAndEdgier: Yes, of course. Unlike the rest of the series, this movie is considerably a lot darker and has plenty of horror elements. Plankton is more depraved and vicious than in the series, to the point that shows sadistically excitement and joy when King Neptune is about to kill Mr. Krabs, not to mention the monsters that abound in the way of Bob and Patrick and the mercenary Dennis sent by plankton to kill the duo.

[[caption-width-right:299:For a ''[=SpongeBob=]'' movie, it's [[DarkerAndEdgier much darker]] [[CoversAlwaysLie than this poster makes it look]].]]

-->'''Plankton:''' Oh yes. Well done, [=Sponge''Boob=]''.

-->'''Plankton:''' Oh yes. Well done, [=Sponge''Boob''=].

* AnAesop: Lampshaded and subverted.

* DystopiaJustifiesTheMeans: What Plankton does to Bikini Bottom

* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: When our two protagonists reach the dangerous, hazardous, monster-infested trench that will lead them to Shell City, [=SpongeBob=] just flat-out gives up, turns back to go home, and tearfully tells Patrick that they're just kids who won't survive the rest of this journey.]]

-->'''Plankton:''' Oh yes. Well done, [=SpongeBoob=].
* SeriesFauxnale: This film was meant to serve as the closing to the show, but Nickelodeon insisted on putting the series back in production.

* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: When our two protagonists reach the dangerous, hazardous, monster-infested trench that will lead them to Shell City, [=SpongeBob=] just flat-out gives up, turns back to go home, and tearfully tells Patrick that they're just kids that will die if they carry on.]]

* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: When our two protagonists reach the dangerous, hazardous, monster-infested trench that will lead them to Shell City, [=SpongeBob=] just gives up, and turns back to go home, and tearfully tells Patrick that they're just kids that will die if they continue.]]

* ShoutOut: The "nut bar" at Goofy Goober's has pictures of ''ComicStrip/{{Pogo}}'' and ''{{Popeye}}'' comics. Also, [[spoiler: When Neptune unfreezes Mr. Krabs, he accidentally has his trident on the "Real Boy" setting, turning Mr. Krabs into a {{Pinocchio}} lookalike, before just turning him back to normal.]]

* TheSociopath: Plankton is this in the same movie. He did not seem to feel any remorse for what he did do, worse, undertakes to destroy them all when was arrested.

* DarkerAndEdgier

* YeahShot: The movie ends with SpongeBob [[spoiler: leaping in the air in complete joy after FINALLY getting his well-deserved promotion to manager of the Krusty Krab 2.]]
--> '''SpongeBob:''' [[spoiler: Manager! ''[[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming This is the greatest day of my liiiife!]]'']]

* YeahShot: The movie ends with SpongeBob [[spoiler: leaping in the air in joy after FINALLY getting his well-deserved promotion to manager of the Krusty Krab 2.]]
--> '''SpongeBob:''' [[spoiler: Manager! [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming ''This is the greatest day of my liiiife!'']]]]

* [[spoiler: HijackingCthulhu: Plankton mind-controls King Neptune near the end.]]

* AdultChild: {{Deconstructed}} at first, {{Reconstructed}} later.

* NotSoHarmless: Plankton.

** Then used in a throwaway gag courtesy of Dennis; he notes the obviously fake mustaches, pulls them off the pair's faces, and then shows them what a real mustache looks like. He pulls down his bandana, revealing his clean-shaven face. He then proceeds to grow a particularly bushy one through sheer force of will in an instant.
*** "Is he a mermaid?"

[[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/viacom-paramount-release-spongebob-movie-late-2014-philippe-dauman295695 A sequel has been announced, due for release sometime in 2014.]]

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome: The opening scene features a dramatic scene based around the "crisis" of a customer being given a Krabby Patty without cheese, complete with a slow-motion sequence of [=SpongeBob=] putting some cheese into the patty, played in the same manner as an action hero disarming a bomb. It's a DreamSequence, but still...