History WesternAnimation / Wish2023

* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Magnifico's Villain Song: "I let you live here and I don't even charge you rent!"

* BrokenAesop:
** Zigzagged with the moral that wishes and dreams have to be worked for to come true instead of being granted by someone else, and that the power of granting or withholding wishes is too much for a single person to hold. While weakened by the fact that [[spoiler:Asha becomes a fairy godmother at the end]], the idea is that the villagers still need to put in the work to actualize the wishes, best exemplified with [[spoiler: Sabino composing a melody and lyrics by himself without Asha's aid - albeit ''after'' the end credits, further muddying the message as it's thus easy to miss]].
** Played straight with the film's strictly anti-authoritarian stance revealing how King Magnifico has [[DrunkWithPower let years of power and paranoia get to his head]] and now [[VillainWithGoodPublicity oppresses his people without them even realizing]], and the film's plot is driven by Asha, her friends, [[spoiler:and even Magnifico's own wife, Queen Amaya,]] moving to overthrow him. [[spoiler:After Magnifico's defeat, instead of installing a new system of government or even having Asha as an advisor, Queen Amaya is simply made the sole ruler of Rosas, and the people are once again shown to be completely happy under her rule. Coupled with the aforementioned example of Asha taking over his role of granting wishes, Magnifico himself is ultimately treated as the problem, and the positions he held remain intact with no solid promise that the cycle won't simply repeat itself in the future]].

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Despite the phrase featuring in the tagline and Magnifico stating that some wishes are too vague and could have unintended consequences should they be granted, this trope ends up subverted, as all the wishes we see are positive and eventually work out as intended, including Asha's wish to help the people of Rosas.

* AdaptationExpansion: The book ''A Recipe for Adventure'' heavily expands on the story and characters of the film, showing how Dahlia and Asha met, expanding on the Teens' personalities and occupations, having Magnifico give a MotiveRant during the climax, and showing what Amaya and Sakina's wishes were.

* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:Magnifico ends up imprisoned inside the crystal that was on top of his staff, and Queen Amaya orders a guard to have it hung up on a wall in the castle dungeon, meaning that Magnifico will likely be trapped forever. It's also implied that this is the origin of the Magic Mirror from ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'', meaning that the crystal will eventually [[DeathOfPersonality strip Magnifico of his personality]] and have him be used as a tool for the Evil Queen (and the Mirror can only tell the truth), which makes it so much worse, karma or not.]]
* AnimalsRespectNature: The forest animals teach Asha that every living thing is made of stardust and explain the cycle of life to her, with a message to cherish life and ourselves because we're all part of the same cosmic existence.

* BigDamnHeroes: Asha is saved by John the Bear when cornered by Simon. John then leaves Simon to the mercy of an army of rabbits.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler:Simon, who seemed to be a laidback NiceGuy, sells Asha out to Magnifico.]]

** Zigzagged with the moral that wishes and dreams have to be worked for to come true instead of being granted by someone else, and that the power of granting or withholding wishes is too much for a single person to hold. While the messages is somewhat weakened by the fact that [[spoiler:Asha becomes a fairy godmother at the end, you need to put in the work. This is best exemplified with Sabino composing a melody and lyrics by himself without Asha's aid.]]
** Played straight with the film's strictly anti-authoritarian stance revealing how King Magnifico has [[DrunkWithPower let years of power and paranoia get to his head]] and now [[VillainWithGoodPublicity oppresses his people without them even realizing]], and the film's plot is driven by Asha, her friends, [[spoiler:and even Magnifico's own wife, Queen Amaya,]] moving to overthrow him. [[spoiler:After Magnifico's defeat, instead of installing a new system of government or even having Asha as an advisor, Queen Amaya is simply made the sole ruler of Rosas, and the people are once again shown to be completely happy under her rule. Coupled with the aforementioned example of Asha taking over his role of granting wishes, Magnifico himself is ultimately treated as the problem, and the positions he held remain intact with no solid promise that the cycle won't simply repeat itself in the future.]]
* BrokenPedestal:
** Asha is horrified to learn that king Magnifico will leave dozens of wishes ungranted, simply because he sees them as possible threats to the kingdom or, more specifically, his rule.
** [[spoiler:Queen Amaya slowly sees that the man she loves is not the benevolent, kind person she always thought he was.]]
* ButNowIMustGo: [[spoiler:Star]] at the end of the movie. Subverted in that it plans to leave sometime soon, but not immediately.

* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: [[spoiler:Magnifico has an entire book of dark magic, which permanently binds those who invoke its power even once to it.]]

* DeerInTheHeadlights: "Bambi" invokes this trope when Asha's wagon almost plows him, with the "headlights" coming from Asha's [[spoiler:magic wand.]]

* EvilIsNotAToy: [[spoiler:Magnifico, unable to find the source of the magic he feels threatened by and angry with the people of Rosas for doubting his authority once word about what he is doing with the townfolks' wishes squeaks out, uses the book of forbidden magic in an attempt to find this source of this magic and force the kingdom to fall back into line, despite knowing full well that he'll be forever bound to it if he does. [[HoistByHisOwnPetard It ultimately ends badly for him]], as when the entire kingdom finally stands up to him and frees Star, the magic backfires on him and pulls him into the dark crystal that he used to top his staff, leaving him stuck inside of it indefinitely.]]

** [[spoiler:When Magnifico and Asha argue over the justification of keeping most of the wishes locked up in his tower, he goes out of his way to spite Asha at the wish ceremony by making her personally witness him taking the wishes of two new citizens, and then makes an ambiguous announcement that makes it seem like he will grant Sabino's wish, only to blindside them by granting the wish of a woman who wants to make the most beautiful dresses in the kingdom. He then walks up to her and blatantly tells her that not only did she not get the job as his apprentice, but that he will never grant her mother's wish or Sabino's, leaving them to a life of unfulfilled dreams they can't even remember. All because Asha disagreed with him.]]
** [[spoiler:The three wishes Magnifico absorbs to make his dark magic staff are from the three citizens who questioned whether their wishes were safe during his announcement of "the traitor." In their minds, they were simply looking for reassurance from the King they trusted, and in return they had their hearts crushed because he arrogantly believed they were being ungrateful.]]

* ExactWords: [[spoiler:As an increasingly DrunkOnTheDarkSide Magnifico confronts her, Queen Amaya assures her husband that she "would not side with traitors" and wanted to keep the kingdom safe. Next we see of her, she sides with Asha and her friends, seeing Magnifico as the traitor who is endangering Rosas due to his use of forbidden magic.]]

* FreezeFrameBonus: [[spoiler:When Magnifico is defeated and sucked into his staff's crystal, the face of [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs the Magic Mirror]] appears for a split-second within the resulting magical explosion, giving way to the implication that Magnifico and the Mirror may be one and the same.]]

* {{Gaslighting}}: Invoked by Magnifico as he only grants wishes that he views are beneficial to the kingdom, or rather... beneficial to him. He then purposely hoards all other wishes and due to the nature of it, the people don't even remember what their wishes were. Which means Magnifico keep his kingdom in a form of stasis where the people have to rely on him to grant their heart desires, unaware that many of them will NOT come true.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Magnifico doesn’t want to grant Asha’s grandfather’s wish because “inspiring the next generation” is “too vague; what if he incites a rebellious mob?”. This inspires Asha to try to get his wish back for him, and by the end of the movie, she’s leading the kingdom to overthrow the power-hungry king. Furthermore, he ends up trapped in the staff he created for himself.]]

* ImHavingSoulPains:
** [[spoiler:Whenever Magnifico destroys and absorbs the power of someone's wish, that person feels a deep feeling of grief and agony in their heart.]]
** It implied that this occurs even before Magnifico went off the deep end, as two people who gave their wish to Magnifico look as if they were already regretting it, and part of the reason why Simon betrays Asha was the fear that he wouldn't become whole if he never knew or achieved his wish; suggesting that even if those that give up their wishes don't remember said wishes, they're still an integral part of them.

* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: [[spoiler:While King Magnifico wasn't as nice as he appeared to begin with, using the book of forbidden magic causes him to become more and more twisted with each deed he performs.]]
* KillerRabbit: [[spoiler:Simon is set upon by a whole horde of adorable-looking rabbits.]]
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Anyone who gives their wish to King Magnifico is given this in return so they can't remember ''what'' they wished for. ''A Recipe for Adventure'' even has it as a motto of sorts, where the people "forget without regret".

* MagicStaff: [[spoiler:[[BigBad King Magnifico]] manifests a magic staff when he decides to use the forbidden magic obtained from his ungranted wishes to take over his kingdom.]]
* MagicWand: [[spoiler:Star crafts a makeshift wand out of a branch for Asha, to protect her from Magnifico. [[WreckedWeapon It ends up being broken during the fight]]. After Magnifico is defeated, Star fixes the wand and improves it, turning it into a proper wand for Asha to keep, becoming a fairy godmother.]]

* MotiveRant: In the climax of ''A Recipe for Adventure'', [[spoiler:Magnifico angrily asks Star where they were when he was young and needed them, and explains to Asha that before she challenged him, he thought he needed his kingdom's trust and the closest thing he could get to happiness was being near their wishes--but thanks to her, he learned he could take what he wanted himself.]]

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Twofold from Amaya and Dahlia.

* OutGambitted: [[spoiler:Magnifico ends up seeing through Asha and the others' scheme to get him away from Rosas when they try to do so, and so disguises the BrainwashedAndCrazy Simon as a fake Magnifico to send Asha on a wild goose chase while he ambushes the Seven Teens and kidnaps Star, sending the plot into its DarkestHour.]]

* RedHerring: [[spoiler:While the grouchy and cynical Gabo appears to stand out as the InUniverse/ObviousJudas out of Asha's friends, the one who ends up ratting her out to King Magnifico is Simon.]]

* SealedEvilInACan: [[spoiler:Since he is bound to the forbidden magic, Magnifico’s ultimate fate is getting imprisoned inside his staff after he fails to contain Star and the wishes. It is implied that he is the Magic Mirror from ''Snow White''.]]
* SealedGoodInACan: [[spoiler:Star is sealed within Magnifico's staff, increasing the wicked king's power considerably.]]
* SerialEscalation: Magnifico goes to increasingly extreme lengths to capture Asha and Star, going from offering another wish ceremony to anyone with information to [[spoiler:brainwashing Simon to be his lieutenant, then chaining his whole kingdom up and crushing people's wishes]].

* SpecialOccasionsAreMagic: When a Rosas inhabitant turns 18, they give their wish away to King Magnifico in a ceremony in the hopes that one day he'll grant it. Every month, he grants one or two wishes. He weaponize this by saying he will grant the next wish to aid him in handling his 'Star' Situation.
* StealthSequel: [[spoiler:The brief image of the Magic Mirror's face as Magnifico is trapped in the crystal implies that he will ultimately become the spirit of said mirror, making the film a Stealth Prequel to ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''.]]

* ThereIsNoCure: [[spoiler:Once Magnifico uses forbidden magic, he's bound to it forever and there's no way to reverse it]].

* TomeOfEldritchLore: The book of Forbidden magic is this as the magic written inside means that you are corrupted forever.
* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: [[spoiler: Unfortunately, any viewer paying attention to the initial trailer will notice that Asha's sleepy friend gets his wish granted, which wouldn't be a problem except for the fact that the plot in the first act revolves around someone turning Asha in and Magnifico vows to grant that person's wish for betraying her. The trailer showing his wish be granted completely spoils the fact that he tattles on Asha and is later mind-controlled by Magnifico as well.]]

* TheWindowOrTheStairs: Everyone in Rosa believe Magnifico may be the easier way to grant their wish, even though no one has any idea whose wish Magnifico will grant or when, with Sabino waiting for decades. Meanwhile, the Star method are harder as while Star does help you, you still have to put the work into it, but ultimately the wish does get granted.

* CanonWelding: The premise of Star being the wishing star that figured into ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'' makes this film this for the Disney Animated Canon. Valentino near the end also wishes for a world where all mammals are treated equally ''and'' wear clothes, figuring ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'' into the weld as well. It’s also implied that [[spoiler: Magnifico becomes the magic mirror from “WesternAnimation/{{SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarves}}”.]]

* CanonWelding: The premise of Star being the wishing star that figured into ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'' makes this film this for the Disney Animated Canon. Valentino near the end also wishes for a world where all mammals are treated equally ''and'' wear clothes, figuring ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'' into the weld as well.

* ToiletHumor: In "You're A Star" Valentino says the line "See, that's where balls of gas come from!" with his butt pointed at the camera.

* CanonWelding: The premise of Star being the wishing star that figured into ''WesternAnimation/Pinocchio1940'' and ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'' makes this film this for the Disney Animated Canon. Valentino near the end also wishes for a world where all mammals are treated equally ''and'' wear clothes, figuring ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'' into the weld as well.

** Zigzagged with the moral that wishes and dreams have to be worked for to come true instead of being granted by someone else, and that the power of granting or withholding wishes is too much for a single person to hold. While the messages is somewhat weakened by the fact that [[spoiler:Asha becomes a fairy godmother at the end, one MUST remember that she is using the star method, she will give you the tool, but you need to put in the work. This is best exemplified with Asha grandfather composing the melody and lyrics by himself without Asha aid.]]

** Zigzagged. The film heavily focuses on the moral that wishes and dreams have to be worked for to come true instead of being granted by someone else, and that the power of granting or withholding wishes is too much for a single person to hold. While the messages is somewhat weakened by the fact that [[spoiler:Asha becomes a fairy godmother at the end, one MUST remember that she is using the star method, she will give you the tool, but you need to put in the work. This is best exemplified with Asha grandfather composing the melody and lyrics by himself without Asha aid.]]
** Played straight with the film initially takes a strictly anti-authoritarian stance, revealing how King Magnifico has [[DrunkWithPower let years of power and paranoia get to his head]] and now [[VillainWithGoodPublicity oppresses his people without them even realizing]], and the film's plot is driven by Asha, her friends, [[spoiler:and even Magnifico's own wife, Queen Amaya,]] moving to overthrow him. [[spoiler:After Magnifico's defeat, instead of installing a new system of government or even having Asha as an advisor, Queen Amaya is simply made the sole ruler of Rosas, and the people are once again shown to be completely happy under her rule. Coupled with the aforementioned example of Asha taking over his role of granting wishes, Magnifico himself is ultimately treated as the problem, and the positions he held remain intact with no solid promise that the cycle won't simply repeat itself in the future.]]

** [[spoiler:Whenever Magnifico destroys and absorbs the power of someone's wish, that person feels a deep feeling of grief in their heart.]]

** There are no shortcuts to having your wishes granted; at the end of the day, your wishes can't come true without you trying to make them come true.

* ToiletHumor: In "You're A Star" Valentino says the line "See that's where balls of gas come from!" with his butt pointed at the camera.

** Asha is horrified to learn that king Magnifico will leave dozens of wishes ungranted, simply because he sees them as possible threats to the kingdom.

* MoralityPet: Queen Amaya tries to be this for Magnifico, reining in on his more negative traits, this gets somewhat deconstructed as this prevents her from seeing how Magnifico fallen till she could no longer talk him out of hurting anyone, the kingdom, herself or even from himself.

* SicklyGreenGlow: King Magnifico's magic has this hue [[spoiler:when he dabbles into forbidden magic, signifying his descent to full villainy]].
* SpecialOccasionsAreMagic: When a Rosas inhabitant turns 18, they give their wish away to King Magnifico in a ceremony in the hopes that one day he'll grant it. Every month, he grants one or more wishes to those he thinks deserve it.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Magnifico doesn’t want to grant Asha’s grandfather’s wish because “inspiring the next generation” is “too vague; what if he incites a rebellious mob?”. This inspires Asha to try to get his wish back for him, and by the end of the movie, she’s leading a mob to overthrow the power-hungry king. Furthermore, he ends up trapped in the staff he created for himself.]]

* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:Magnifico ends up imprisoned inside the crystal that was on top of his staff, and Queen Amaya orders a guard to have it hung up on a wall in the castle dungeon, meaning that Magnifico will likely be trapped forever. It's also implied that this is the origin of the Magic Mirror from ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'', meaning that the crystal will eventually [[DeathOfPersonality strip Magnifico of his personality]] and have him be used as a tool for the Evil Queen, which makes it so much worse, karma or not.]]

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Amaya talks Magnifico down from using forbidden magic, she suggests he turn to his people for advice. When he does so, the people questioning his methods makes him so angry he turns to the forbidden magic and starts a descent into evil, which ends up threatening Amaya, Asha, and all of Rosas.
** Having said that, the only reason the crowd started questioning things was due to [[UnwittingInstigatorofDoom Dahlia]] trying to stop Magnifico from leaving to early before Asha retrieves her grandfather and mother wishes. So it wasn't entirely Amaya fault.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Magnifico doesn’t want to grant Asha’s grandfather’s wish because “inspiring the next generation” is “too vague; what if he incites a rebellious mob?”. This inspires Asha to try to get his wish back for him, and by the end of the movie, she’s leading a mob to overthrow the power-hungry king.]]

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: When Amaya talks Magnifico down from using forbidden magic, she suggests he turn to his people for advice. When he does so, the people questioning his methods makes him so angry he turns to the forbidden magic and starts a descent into evil, which ends up threatening Amaya, Asha, and all of Rosas.

* SpecialOccasionsAreMagic: When a Rosas inhabitant turns 18, they give their wish away to King Magnifico in a ceremony in the hopes that one day he'll grant it.