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* AmbiguouslyMissingParent: Neither Din's father nor Li's mother are ever mentioned.



* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Pockets fights solely using his feet. He doesn't even point with his hands.



* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Pockets fights solely using his feet. He doesn't even point with his hands.

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* ArrogantKungFuGuy: BaldOfEvil: Pockets fights solely using hasn't a hair on his feet. He doesn't even point with his hands.head and he's vicious.


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* BlandNameProduct: Din tries to buy a suit from a company parodying Armani called "Nomani". When he can't afford one, he goes to a cheaper shop called "Nomoney".


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* EducationMama: Din's mom is furious with him for cutting school and wants him to study for his future.


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* FluffyCloudHeaven: The Spirit World or at least the outside of its gates are this.
* FreeingTheGenie: Variation in that King's due to be freed when he grants three wishes for his tenth and final master. [[He sacrifices his freedom to go back and grant Din's final wish.]]


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* GrandpaGod: The only God we see is a MiniatureSeniorCitizen with a bald head and fluffy, white beard.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Long allows himself to be turned to gold to protect Din. When he gets to Heaven, he demands to be sent back to Earth to grant Din's last wish. The gods give him a deal that he'll have to serve another ten masters.]]


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* AMinorKidtroduction: The movie starts with Din and Li as children before skipping ten years to their teenage years.


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* RefusingParadise: [[spoiler:Long demands to be sent back to Earth to help Din when he gets to the gates. The gods offer him a chance to go back if he serves another ten masters and he takes it.]]
* ReroutedFromHeaven: The movie starts with Long approaching Heavens gates which get locked before he gets sent back to Earth.


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* SpiritWorld: Long's trying to get in. It looks like a FluffyCloudHeaven and there's a parade siting for him when he gets there.
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* CoverInnocentEyesAndEars: A funny inversion. While Din exchanges blows with Pockets from their respective dancing dragons in which they collide, making it look like the two dragons are making out, it's the ''little girl'' who is prompted to cover her grandmother's eyes.

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* CoverInnocentEyesAndEars: A funny inversion. While Din exchanges blows kicks with Pockets from their respective dancing dragons in which they collide, making it look like the two dragons are making out, it's the ''little girl'' who is prompted to cover her grandmother's eyes.
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* CoverInnocentEyesAndEars: A funny inversion. While Din exchanges blows with pockets from their respective dancing dragons in which they collide, making it look like the two dragons are making out, it's the ''little girl'' who is prompted to cover her grandmother's eyes.

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* CoverInnocentEyesAndEars: A funny inversion. While Din exchanges blows with pockets Pockets from their respective dancing dragons in which they collide, making it look like the two dragons are making out, it's the ''little girl'' who is prompted to cover her grandmother's eyes.
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* CoverInnocentEyesAndEars: A funny inversion. While Din exchanges blows with pockets from their respective dancing dragons in which they collide, making it look like the two dragons are making out, it's the ''little girl'' who is prompted to cover her grandmother's eyes.
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* BigThinShortTrio: Pockets and his goons, with the former being tall and thin, and the latter two being bulky and short. [[spoiler: At least until the short goon wishes for longer legs.]]

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* CommonalityConnection: Li Na first befriended Din after throwing a rock at a kid that mocked him for his mom being late picking him up. She's had experience with a father who couldn't always pick her up on time, and they hold hands to walk home together.



* PowerIncontinence: At Li Ma's birthday party, a disguised Long gets a little tipsy and begins losing control over maintaining his human form.

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* PowerIncontinence: At Li Ma's Na's birthday party, a disguised Long gets a little tipsy and begins losing control over maintaining his human form.


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* SheIsNotMyGirlfriend: Din makes it clear to Long that his interest in reconnecting with Li Na is purely platonic. He just wants his best friend back.
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* BrickJoke: Long boasts that he was one a very important mortal and when he finishes being a wish dragon he'll ascend to Heaven where they'll throw him a parade. He clearly doesn't know what he's talking about, but later when he does go to Heaven he does find an actual parade waiting.



* OurDragonsAreDifferent: One of the first things Din notes about long is that he has fur instead of scales. Long is a wish dragon, which is a punishment for mortals before they ascend to Heaven to learn the true value of life instead of selfish materialism. He has to grant three wishes to ten masters before he is freed to move on to the afterlife.



* PowerIncontinence: At Li Ma's birthday party, a disguised Long gets a little tipsy and begins losing control over maintaining his human form.



* WastefulWishing: Long tries to convince Din to use a wish to clear traffic.

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* WastefulWishing: Long tries to convince Din to use a wish to clear traffic.traffic.
* WithMyHandsTied: Pockets generally refuses to use his hands for anything, presumably because he's effective enough to get by [[ExtremityExtremist only using his legs]]. When he gets [[IAmNotLeftHanded serious against Din]], he finally pulls out his hands, and easily curbstomps him with a flurry of blows.
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* ADogNamedDog: "Long" is Mandarin for "dragon".
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* ProductPlacement: The first scene of Din as an adult is him driving his scooter past a billboard advertisement for a Jaguar luxury car. It especially stands out since most of the other billboards are for {{Bland Name Product}}s like the [[{{iPhony}} Potato oPhone]].
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: At one point, Long says "Be care what what you ''don't'' wish for," when Din ''was'' being careful what he wished for.

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: At one point, Long says "Be care what what you ''don't'' wish for," when Din ''was'' being careful what he wished for.
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* DyingAlone: [[spoiler: As a human, this is how Long ended up on his death bed, with none of his family or friends showing up.]]

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Based on a genie-in-a-bottle story retelling by Chris Appelhans (who will also direct the film). Din, a working-class college student with big dreams but small means, and Long, a cynical but all-powerful dragon capable of granting wishes, set off on a hilarious adventure through modern day Shanghai in pursuit of Din’s long-lost childhood friend, Lina. Their journey forces them to answer some of life’s biggest questions – because when you can wish for anything, you have to decide what really matters.

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Based on a genie-in-a-bottle story retelling by Chris Appelhans (who will also direct the film). Din, a working-class college student with big dreams but small means, and Long, a cynical but all-powerful dragon capable of granting wishes, set off on a hilarious adventure through modern day Shanghai in pursuit of Din’s long-lost childhood friend, Lina.Li Na. Their journey forces them to answer some of life’s biggest questions – because when you can wish for anything, you have to decide what really matters.



* TheAtoner: [[spoiler: Long was once a powerful and wealthy lord, but his greed and lust for power alienated him from his subjects and even his family. Because of his selfish actions, the gods cursed him to become a wish dragon and would need serve ten masters to learn humility before being allowed into Heaven.]]



* BarredFromTheAfterlife: [[spoiler: Long is unable to enter Heaven until he completes ten cycles of servitude as a wish dragon.]]



* HonestCorporateExecutive: Mr. Wang built his business from the ground up. [[spoiler: Although he hired questionable people to track down the teapot, he didn't want them to hurt anyone. In the end he and Lina partner with Din and his mom to start a restaurant.]]

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* HonestCorporateExecutive: Mr. Wang built his business from the ground up. [[spoiler: Although he hired questionable people to track down the teapot, he didn't want them to hurt anyone. In the end he and Lina Li Na partner with Din and his mom to start a restaurant.]]


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* WasOnceAMan: [[spoiler: Long was once a powerful ruler before becoming a wish dragon.]]

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* MockMillionaire: Din's wish for wealth is only for 24 hours

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* MockMillionaire: Din's wish for wealth is only for 24 hourshours.



* NosyNeighbor: Everyone around Din's apartment loves gossip.

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* NosyNeighbor: Everyone around Din's apartment building loves gossip.gossip and often eavesdrop on Din and his mother's arguments.


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* PhraseCatcher: Din's neighbors, who are constantly told "You're not helping." by Din and his mother.

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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: The hidden figure who hired The Bald Man to track down the teapot...possibly

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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Subverted. The hidden figure who hired The Bald Man Pockets to track down the teapot...possiblyteapot is actually [[spoiler: Li Na's father, who didn't intend for anyone to get hurt.]]



* GenieInABottle: Or in this case teapot.

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* ExtremityExtremist: Pockets does everything with his feet, including pointing and gesturing.
* GenieInABottle: Or in this case teapot. Long, the wish dragon is trapped in a teapot and made to fulfill the wishes of 10 masters before he can be freed.



* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Din is given the lamp because he is pure of heart. Rather than wish for money or power he insists that friendship is the most important thing. [[spoiler: This is tested when Li Na doesn't want to hurt her father.]]

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* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Din is given the lamp teapot because he is pure of heart. Rather than wish for money or power he insists that friendship is the most important thing. [[spoiler: This is tested when Li Na doesn't want to hurt her father.]]



* JackassGenie: Due to his cynicism, Long can be a {{jerkass}}.
** Becomes a BenevolentGenie by the end.

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* JackassGenie: Due to his cynicism, JerkAss: Long can be has a {{jerkass}}.
** Becomes a BenevolentGenie by the end.
very dim view of human nature.



* RecycledInSpace: It's like Disney's Aladdin, but in modern China.

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* RecycledInSpace: It's like Disney's Aladdin, but in modern China.China (ironic considering Aladdin in the original tale was Chinese).

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The bald man is officially credited as "Pockets".


* ArrogantKungFuGuy: The Bald Man fights solely using his feet. He doesn't even point with his hands.

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* AntiVillain: [[spoiler: Mr. Wang]] only wants the teapot to keep his business afloat and continue to provide for himself and [[spoiler:Li Na.]]
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: The Bald Man Pockets fights solely using his feet. He doesn't even point with his hands.



** The Bald Man [[spoiler: wishes for his left hand to turn anything into gold. When falling he accidentally touches his chest turning himself into gold and shattering when he hits the ground.]]

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** The Bald Man Pockets [[spoiler: wishes for his left hand to turn anything into gold. When falling he accidentally touches his chest turning himself into gold and shattering when he hits the ground.]]



* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Long manages to save his friend from The Bald Man while at the same time earning redemption and entry to the spirit world. However, he is unable to grant the final wish of Din to save Li Na's father. And thus he makes a deal to return to Earth and grant the final wish. However, this means he has to serve ten masters again. It also ends with him parting ways with Din.]]

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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Long manages to save his friend from The Bald Man Pockets while at the same time earning redemption and entry to the spirit world. However, he is unable to grant the final wish of Din to save Li Na's father. And thus he makes a deal to return to Earth and grant the final wish. However, this means he has to serve ten masters again. It also ends with him parting ways with Din.]]



%%* BumblingHenchmenDuo: The Bald Man's two companions credited as Short Goon and Tall Goon.

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%%* * BumblingHenchmenDuo: The Bald Man's Pockets's two companions companions, credited as Short Goon and Tall Goon.Goon, who are significantly less competent than Pockets himself.



* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler: The Bald Man]] turns to gold then shatters into many pieces after falling from a long height.

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* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler: The Bald Man]] Pockets]] turns to gold then [[LiterallyShatteredLives shatters into many pieces pieces]] after falling from a long height.



* MidasTouch: The wish of [[spoiler: The Bald Man]].

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* MidasTouch: The wish of [[spoiler: The Bald Man]].Pockets]].



* TheStarscream: The Bald Man betrays [[spoiler: Mr. Wang as soon as he claims the teapot.]]

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* TheStarscream: The Bald Man Pockets betrays [[spoiler: Mr. Wang as soon as he claims the teapot.]]

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* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Din is given the lamp because he is pure of heart. Rather than wish for money or power he insists that friendship is the most important thing. [[spoiler: This is tested when Li Na doesn't want to hurt her father.]]



* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Din is given the lamp because he is pure of heart. Rather than wish for money or power he insists that friendship is the most important thing. [[spoiler: This is tested when Li Na doesn't want to hurt her father.]]



* KiteRiding: A young Din and Li Na are dragged by the kite they flew together.



* KiteRiding: A young Din and Li Na are dragged by the kite they flew together.

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Alphabetizing. Also, haven't seen the movie yet so I'm not sure whether Short Goon and Tall Goon are a Bumbling Henchmen Duo, but Those Two Bad Guys is now a disambiguation.


%%* BumblingHenchmenDuo: The Bald Man's two companions credited as Short Goon and Tall Goon.



* RecycledInSpace: It's like Disney's Aladdin, but in modern China.
* RestoredMyFaithInHumanity: At first, Long had a very bleak view of humanity, saying they're all money-hungry things, which is mostly due to his own experiences as a human, [[spoiler: but his time with Din's family changed that.]]



* ThoseTwoBadGuys: The Bald Man's two companions credited as Short Goon and Tall Goon.



* RecycledInSpace: It's like Disney's Aladdin, but in modern China.
* RestoredMyFaithInHumanity: At first, Long had a very bleak view of humanity, saying they're all money-hungry things, which is mostly due to his own experiences as a human, [[spoiler: but his time with Din's family changed that.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Long manages to save his friend from The Bald Man while at the same time earning redemption and entry to the spirit world. However, he is unable to grant the final wish of Din to save Li Na's father. And thus he makes a deal to return to Earth and grant the final wish. However, this means he has to serve ten masters again. It also ends with him parting ways with Din.]]
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'''''Wish Dragon''''' is a 2021 computer-animated film produced by Creator/SonyPicturesAnimation, with animation production done by Base FX.

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* AllChinesePeopleKnowKungFu: Averted. Din doesn't know how to fight until he spends a wish on it.
* AngryChef: Possibly averted with Din's mom. When someone else is prepared her recipe she pretends she's going to hit him before complimenting his cooking.



** The Bald Man {{spoiler: wishes for his left hand to turn anything into gold. When falling he accidentally touches his chest turning himself into gold and shattering when he hits the ground.}}

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** The Bald Man {{spoiler: [[spoiler: wishes for his left hand to turn anything into gold. When falling he accidentally touches his chest turning himself into gold and shattering when he hits the ground.}}]]



* TheEmperor: A long time ago [[spoiler: before Long became a wish dragon he was a powerful ruler who spent his life gaining more wealth and land.]]



* SelfMadMan: Mr. Wang.

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* SelfMadMan: SelfMadeMan: Mr. Wang.

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* ActorAllusion: This isn't the first time [[Creator/ConstanceWu Constance Wu]] has played the mother to [[Series/FreshOffTheBoat Ian Chen]]

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* ActorAllusion: This isn't the first time [[Creator/ConstanceWu Constance Wu]] has played the mother to [[Series/FreshOffTheBoat Ian Chen]]Chen]].
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: The Bald Man fights solely using his feet. He doesn't even point with his hands.



* BigHonkingTrafficJam: Din wants to show Long his wish and they end up in traffic. Long eventually gives up and takes Din flying.



* CorruptCorporateExecutive: The hidden figure who hired The Bald Man to track down the teapot...possibly
* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler: The Bald Man]] turns to gold then shatters into many pieces after falling from a long height.



* HonestCorporateExecutive: Mr. Wang built his business from the ground up. [[spoiler: Although he hired questionable people to track down the teapot, he didn't want them to hurt anyone. In the end he and Lina partner with Din and his mom to start a restaurant.]]



** Becomes a BenevolentGenie by the end.
* LonelyRichKid: Li Na leaves her best friend as a child. Later when surrounded by people at her party it's clear that she doesn't have a friend among them.
* KiteRiding: A young Din and Li Na are dragged by the kite they flew together.



* MockMillionaire: Din's wish for wealth is only for 24 hours
** [[spoiler: Mr. Wang's company is going bankrupt.]]
* NonIdleRich: Mr. Wang is too busy to attend his daughter's birthday party because he doesn't want them to go back to an impoverished life.
* NosyNeighbor: Everyone around Din's apartment loves gossip.
* NouveauRiche: Li Na and Mr. Wang.



* SelfMadMan: Mr. Wang.



* ThreeWishes: Long will be free after granted three more to one master.
* TookALevelInKindness: Long by the end of the film especially compared to [[spoiler: his life as a lord who sacrificed his family members to gain wealth and power]]



* RestoredMyFaithInHumanity: At first, Long had a very bleak view of humanity, saying they're all money-hungry things, which is mostly due to his own experiences as a human, {{spoiler: but his time with Din's family changed that.}}

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* RestoredMyFaithInHumanity: At first, Long had a very bleak view of humanity, saying they're all money-hungry things, which is mostly due to his own experiences as a human, {{spoiler: [[spoiler: but his time with Din's family changed that.}}]]
* WastefulWishing: Long tries to convince Din to use a wish to clear traffic.

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* ActorAllusion: This isn't the first time [[Creator/ConstanceWu Constance Wu]] has played the mother to [[Series/FreshOffTheBoat Ian Chen]]



**The Bald Man {{spoiler: wishes for his left hand to turn anything into gold. When falling he accidentally touches his chest turning himself into gold and shattering when he hits the ground.}}
* BlackComedyPetDeath: In the beginning montage Din and Li Na are seen with a pet chicken. They eventually are crying at its grave while eating chicken legs.
* CentralTheme: Meaningful relationships are more important than hard work and financial success.
* ChildhoodFriends: Din and Li Na.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Din is given the lamp because he is pure of heart. Rather than wish for money or power he insists that friendship is the most important thing. [[spoiler: This is tested when Li Na doesn't want to hurt her father.]]
* GenieInABottle: Or in this case teapot.
* InvisibleToNormals: Long can only be seen by the master of the teapot.



* MidasTouch: The wish of [[spoiler: The Bald Man]].
* SelflessWish: Din's final wish is for the [[spoiler: health of Mr. Wang]]
* TheStarscream: The Bald Man betrays [[spoiler: Mr. Wang as soon as he claims the teapot.]]
* ThoseTwoBadGuys: The Bald Man's two companions credited as Short Goon and Tall Goon.



* RestoredMyFaithInHumanity: At first, Long had a very bleak view of humanity, saying they're all money-hungry things, which is mostly due to his own experiences as a human, but his time with Din's family changed that.

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* RestoredMyFaithInHumanity: At first, Long had a very bleak view of humanity, saying they're all money-hungry things, which is mostly due to his own experiences as a human, {{spoiler: but his time with Din's family changed that.}}
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* RecycledInSpace: It's like Disney's Aladdin, but with Chinese people.

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* RecycledInSpace: It's like Disney's Aladdin, but with Chinese people.in modern China.
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* RestoredMyFaithInHumanity: At first, Long had a very bleak view of humanity, saying they're all money-hungry things, but his time with Din's family changed that.

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* RestoredMyFaithInHumanity: At first, Long had a very bleak view of humanity, saying they're all money-hungry things, which is mostly due to his own experiences as a human, but his time with Din's family changed that.
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* BeCarefuLWhatYouWishFor: At one point, Long says "Be care what what you ''don't'' wish for," when Din ''was'' being careful what he wished for.

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* BeCarefuLWhatYouWishFor: BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: At one point, Long says "Be care what what you ''don't'' wish for," when Din ''was'' being careful what he wished for.

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* RecycledInSpace: it's like Disney's Aladdin, but with Chinese people.
* RestoredMyFaithInHumanity: At first, Long had a very bleak view of humanity, but his time with Din's family changed that.

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* BeCarefuLWhatYouWishFor: At one point, Long says "Be care what what you ''don't'' wish for," when Din ''was'' being careful what he wished for.
* JackassGenie: Due to his cynicism, Long can be a {{jerkass}}.
* RecycledInSpace: it's It's like Disney's Aladdin, but with Chinese people.
* RestoredMyFaithInHumanity: At first, Long had a very bleak view of humanity, saying they're all money-hungry things, but his time with Din's family changed that.
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[[caption-width-right:220:Move over, ''WetsernAnimation/Aladdin'']]

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Based on a genie-in-a-bottle story retelling by Chris Appelhans (who will also direct the film). Din, a working-class college student with big dreams but small means, and Long, a cynical but all-powerful dragon capable of granting wishes, set off on a hilarious adventure through modern day Shanghai in pursuit of Din’s long-lost childhood friend, Lina. Their journey forces them to answer some of life’s biggest questions – because when you can wish for anything, you have to decide what really matters.
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* RecycledInSpace: it's like Disney's Aladdin, but with Chinese people.
*RestoredMyFaithInHumanity: At first, Long had a very bleak view of humanity, but his time with Din's family changed that.

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