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Based on a genie-in-a-bottle story retelling by Chris Appelhans (who also directed the film). Din (Creator/JimmyWong), a working-class college student with big dreams but small means, and Long (Creator/JohnCho), a cynical but all-powerful dragon capable of granting wishes, set off on a hilarious adventure through modern-day Shanghai so Din can reconnect with his now-famous, childhood friend, Li Na (Creator/NatashaLiuBordizzo). 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 also directed the film). Din (Creator/JimmyWong), (Jimmy Wong), a working-class college student with big dreams but small means, and Long (Creator/JohnCho), a cynical but all-powerful dragon capable of granting wishes, set off on a hilarious adventure through modern-day Shanghai so Din can reconnect with his now-famous, childhood friend, Li Na (Creator/NatashaLiuBordizzo). 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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* AmbiguousEnding: [[spoiler:The film never reveals if Din and Li Na would stay friends or become lovers, leaving it all up to the viewer's interpretation.]]
* IAteWhat: While in human form at Li Na's party, Long goes to get a drink of water, only to later discover the water he drank was toilet water.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: [[spoiler: The film never reveals if Din and Li Na would stay friends or become lovers, leaving it all up to the viewer's interpretation.]]
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* WhamLine: When Mr. Wang steels his resolve to keep giving Li-Na a better life despite [[spoiler: his business will foreclose soon, he turns away from the audience's view and retains the silhouette of the Pockets' mysterious client. ...while he calls them ''[[TheUnmasking as the client]]''.]]
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* WhamLine: When Mr. Wang steels his resolve to keep giving Li-Na Li Na a better life despite [[spoiler: his business will foreclose soon, he turns away from the audience's view and retains the silhouette of the Pockets' mysterious client. ...while he calls them ''[[TheUnmasking as the client]]''.]]
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Based on a genie-in-a-bottle story retelling by Chris Appelhans (who also directed the film). Din (Jimmy Wong), a working-class college student with big dreams but small means, and Long (Creator/JohnCho), a cynical but all-powerful dragon capable of granting wishes, set off on a hilarious adventure through modern-day Shanghai so Din can reconnect with his now-famous, childhood friend, Li Na (Natasha Liu Bordizzo). 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 also directed the film). Din (Jimmy Wong), (Creator/JimmyWong), a working-class college student with big dreams but small means, and Long (Creator/JohnCho), a cynical but all-powerful dragon capable of granting wishes, set off on a hilarious adventure through modern-day Shanghai so Din can reconnect with his now-famous, childhood friend, Li Na (Natasha Liu Bordizzo).(Creator/NatashaLiuBordizzo). 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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** [[spoiler: As a ruler, Long pushed his subject to build monuments to him, forced his daughters to marry for political gain rather than love, and sent his son on a crusade that ultimately cost the young man's life. In the end, when Long was on his death bed, he was legitimately ''surprised'' that everybody in his life (who was pushed away by his own hand) never showed up.]]
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** [[spoiler: As a ruler, Long pushed his subject subjects to build monuments to him, forced his daughters to marry for political gain rather than love, and sent his son on a crusade that ultimately cost the young man's life. In the end, when Long was on his death bed, he was legitimately ''surprised'' that everybody in his life (who was pushed away by his own hand) never showed up.]]
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* RecycledInSpace: It's like Disney's Aladdin, but in modern Shanghai, and if Aladdin and Jasmine were childhood friends, and it's the Genie that has a character development arc because he's an arrogant snob, and the Genie doesn't require a master's wish to be free, and Aladdin is less of a jerk and more a truly nice guy that values friendship over everything else and [[spoiler: the "pretend to be a prince" lie is quickly put aside as the two friends reconnect]]. But otherwise, ''"it's just like"'' Aladdin.
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* RecycledInSpace: It's like Disney's Aladdin, but in modern Shanghai, and if Aladdin and Jasmine were childhood friends, and it's the Genie that has a character development arc because he's an arrogant snob, and the Genie doesn't require a master's wish to be free, and Aladdin is less of a jerk and more a truly nice guy that values friendship over everything else and [[spoiler: the [[spoiler:the "pretend to be a prince" lie is quickly put aside as the two friends reconnect]]. But otherwise, ''"it's just like"'' Aladdin.
* TheReveal: [[spoiler:Out of despair, Din uses his last wish for instant immense riches. Long summons a magical cloud...only to take him to a desolate desert, indicating that he hasn't granted the wish. Long then reveals the entirety of his life as a rich emperor who abandoned everything for wealth, only to die alone with his kingdom lost to history.]]
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** The Short Goon and Tall Good play with this trope. While their wishes could be considered wasteful because they don't involve vast power or wealth, by the end of the story they are both immensely satisfied and content with the results.
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** The Short Goon and Tall Good Goon play with this trope.trope, where their first (and only) wishes have Short get longer legs while Tall gets a ton of puppies to open a pet store with. While their wishes could be considered wasteful because they don't involve vast power or wealth, by the end of the story they are both immensely satisfied and content with the results.
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* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Long isn't used to being around modern Shanghai (his enquiry if it is still the Qing Dynasty would imply that he served his last master before 1912) and has both good and bad times trying to get used to the setting. He initially grants a wish in the context of how it would be satisfied in ancient Chinese society.
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* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Long isn't used to being around modern Shanghai (his enquiry if it is still the Qing Dynasty would imply that he served his last previous master before 1912) and has both good and bad times trying to get used to the setting. He initially grants a wish in the context of how it would be satisfied in ancient Chinese society.
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* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Long isn't used to being around modern Shanghai and has both good and bad times trying to get used to the setting. He initially grants a wish in the context of how it would be satisfied in ancient Chinese society.
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* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Long isn't used to being around modern Shanghai (his enquiry if it is still the Qing Dynasty would imply that he served his last master before 1912) and has both good and bad times trying to get used to the setting. He initially grants a wish in the context of how it would be satisfied in ancient Chinese society.
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** While perusing through modern China in all its advanced wonders, Long happens upon a Jewelry store and beams "Ah, the spoils of war on display!" [[spoiler: Later, it turns out Long was once a greedy ruler, and he himself used to send others on crusades to win riches from those he conquered.]]
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''Wish Dragon'' is a 2021 computer-animated fantasy comedy film produced by Creator/SonyPicturesAnimation, with animation production done by Creator/BaseFX.
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''Wish Dragon'' is a 2021 computer-animated fantasy comedy {{fantasy}} {{comedy}} film produced by Creator/SonyPicturesAnimation, with animation production done by Creator/BaseFX.
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* WishingForMoreWishes: Din tries to use his second wish to become a princeling with a fancy suit, Rolex watch, a chauffered car and a personal assistant. Long cuts him off saying that'll take ten wishes when he only has two left. Din successfully haggles to get all this with one wish but only for 24 hours.
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* WishingForMoreWishes: Din tries to use his second wish to become a princeling with a fancy suit, Rolex watch, a chauffered car and a personal assistant. Long cuts him off saying that'll take ten wishes when he only has two left. Din successfully haggles to get all this with one wish but only for 24 hours.
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* WishingForMoreWishes: Din tries to use his second wish to become a princeling with a fancy suit, Rolex watch, a chauffered car and a personal assistant. Long cuts him off saying that'll take ten wishes when he only has two left. Din successfully haggles to get all this with one wish but only for 24 hours.
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* DeathlyDiesIrae: A extended variation of the four notes of ''dies irae'' (with the first two notes repeated) plays as [[spoiler:Pockets escapes with Long's teapot while Mr. Wang lays dying]].
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It's not good form to put an entire example behind spoiler tags, also Long intentionally chooses his second cycle of being a wish dragon so he's not barred from the afterlife like he was the first time.
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** [[He later chooses this by returning to Earth to serve another ten masters in order to grant Din’s final wish.]]
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** [[He later chooses this by returning to Earth to serve another ten masters in order to grant Din’s final wish.]]
* DelightfulDragon: Long himself qualifies, while he does Start out a little jaded with people and is a bit snarky, he does grow and becomes a lot more friendly and caring towards Din.
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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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* DyingAlone: [[spoiler: As a human, this is how Long ended up on his death bed, with none of his family or family, friends or subjects showing up.]]
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''Wish Dragon'' is a 2021 computer-animated film produced by Creator/SonyPicturesAnimation, with animation production done by Creator/BaseFX.
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* AmbiguousEnding: [[The film never reveals if Din and Li Na would stay friends or become lovers, leaving it all up to the viewer's interpretation.]]
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* AmbiguousEnding: [[The [[spoiler:The film never reveals if Din and Li Na would stay friends or become lovers, leaving it all up to the viewer's interpretation.]]
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* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: Neither Din's father nor Li's mother are ever mentioned.
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* AmbiguousEnding: [[The film never reveals if Din and Li Na would stay friends or become lovers, leaving it all up to the viewer's interpretation.]]
* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: Neither Din's father norLi's Li Na's mother are ever mentioned.
* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: Neither Din's father nor
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The trope is for when parents are full on abusive and fail to be the protectors of their child. That's not what's shown in the film where Mrs Song, Din's mother, is shown to be comically frenzied when she learns that Din has been skipping school and acting weird because of Long. However, it's shown that she acts this way because she fears he's throwing away his chance to get out of their old, rundown shikumen by going to college. Slapping her son with rolled up homework papers is not abusive, it causes no trauma to Din, and there are numerous times in the film where Mrs. Song makes her intentions clear that she cares for Din and is worried about him. This trope is not in play.
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* AbusiveParents: Din's mom beats him for not doing well in his classes and for acting increasingly weird after discovering Long.
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Based on a genie-in-a-bottle story retelling by Chris Appelhans (who also directed the film). Din (Creator/JimmyWong), (Jimmy Wong), a working-class college student with big dreams but small means, and Long (Creator/JohnCho), a cynical but all-powerful dragon capable of granting wishes, set off on a hilarious adventure through modern-day Shanghai so Din can reconnect with his now-famous, childhood friend, Li Na (Creator/NatashaLiuBordizzo).(Natasha Liu Bordizzo). 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.
* AbusiveParents: Din's mom beats him for not doing well in his classes and for acting increasingly weird after discovering Long.
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** During her date with "Dan", Li-Na voices how nice it feels to have someone who listens like he does. Meanwhile, Long tells Din "Now completely ignore her (and she's yours)."
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** During her date with "Dan", Li-Na voices how nice it feels to have someone who listens like as he does. Meanwhile, Long tells Din "Now completely ignore her (and she's yours)."
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** Not long after, Din wonders why [[spoiler: he's never heard of Long the Mighty Ruler, despite Long's claims of being the greatest and most beloved of them all.]] To this, Long brushes it off as [[spoiler: a rival lord stealing all the credit, rather than owning up that his obscurity was his own doing (between marrying off his daughters, killing his only male heir, and generally being a selfish tyrant).]]
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** Not long after, Din wonders why [[spoiler: he's never heard of Long the Mighty Ruler, despite Long's claims of being the greatest and most beloved of them all.]] To this, Long brushes it off as [[spoiler: a rival lord stealing all the credit, rather than owning up that his obscurity was his own doing (between marrying off his daughters, killing getting his only male heir, heir killed, and generally being a selfish tyrant).]]
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*LettingTheAirOutOfTheBand: [[spoiler:This occurs with the soundtrack and a literal band when Long returns to the afterlife after sacrificing himself, only to beg to return to help Din. It is fitting that his noble act is given literally no fanfare, as Long [[CharacterDevelopment does not care about the praise anymore]].]]
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This entry is such a good example of symbolism that it's a shame to keep it behind spoiler tags. Revising the example to focus on the symbolism of the son's death without providing the spoiler details that Long and his son were human.
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* {{Symbolism}}: As a child, Li-Na used to wear her hair in a ponytail, reflecting her child-like innocence as well as her adventurous tomboy attitude. Ten years later, she wears her hair down since it suits her modeling career, signifying how her rich life has cost her personal happiness and the freedom to be herself. Later, when she and Din are running from the bad guys, Li-Na putting her hair up to psych herself for a fight shows [[HesBack she never quite lost her tomboyish spirit]].
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** As a child, Li-Na used to wear her hair in a ponytail, reflecting her child-like innocence as well as her adventurous tomboy attitude. Ten years later, she wears her hair down since it suits her modeling career, signifying how her rich life has cost her personal happiness and the freedom to be herself. Later, when she and Din are running from the bad guys, Li-Na putting her hair up to psych herself for a fight shows [[HesBack she never quite lost her tomboyish spirit]].
** As a child, Li-Na used to wear her hair in a ponytail, reflecting her child-like innocence as well as her adventurous tomboy attitude. Ten years later, she wears her hair down since it suits her modeling career, signifying how her rich life has cost her personal happiness and the freedom to be herself. Later, when she and Din are running from the bad guys, Li-Na putting her hair up to psych herself for a fight shows [[HesBack she never quite lost her tomboyish spirit]].
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** [[spoiler: While explaining his backstory, Long tells how he sent his son on a crusade to conquer other kingdoms for more gold. When the enemies fire their arrows, one of the immaterial arrows flies through Din's chest, before Long sadly narrates how his son was killed, as though wordlessly establishing that said-son was no older than Din when he died.]]
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** [[spoiler: While explaining When Long relates his backstory, Long he magically animates his tale. He tells how he sent his son on a crusade off to conquer other kingdoms for win more gold. When the enemies fire their arrows, one of the immaterial arrows treasure and an animated arrow flies through Din's chest, before chest. Long sadly narrates how then says his son was killed, as though came home a hero but the animation shows his son carried on bier with an arrow through his heart. This interplay wordlessly establishing implies that said-son Long's son was no older than Din when he died.]]died.
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** [[spoiler: While explaining his backstory, Long tells how he sent his son on a crusade to conquer other kingdoms for more gold. When the enemies fire their arrows, one of the immaterial arrows flies through Din's chest, before Long sadly narrates how his son was killed, as though wordlessly establishing that said-son was no older than Din when he died.]]
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* StepfordSmiler: Mr. Wang's assistant insists that Li-Na should smile and act more pleasant when she associates with other rich families. Sure enough, Li-Na is forced to put on the biggest [[TheUnSmile painted-on smile]] while she claims [[BlatantLies her life is absolutely perfect]]. It's only after her own father fails to come to her birthday that she has to excuse herself from the party and find a quiet, lonely place in her mansion ''just'' to have herself a good cry.
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* StepfordSmiler: Mr. Wang's assistant insists that Li-Na should smile and act more pleasant when she associates with other rich families. Sure enough, Li-Na is forced to put on the biggest [[TheUnSmile painted-on smile]] while she claims [[BlatantLies her life is absolutely perfect]]. Her calling her forced smile a "game face" implies this isn't a rare occurance. It's only after her own father fails to come to her birthday that she has to excuse herself from the party and find a quiet, lonely place in her mansion ''just'' to have herself a good cry.
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** [[spoiler: The last moments of Long's human life was this trope. As a ruler, Long pushed his subject to build monuments to him, forced his daughters to marry for political gain rather than love, and sent his son on a crusade that ultimately cost the young man's life. In the end, when Long was on his death bed, he was [[
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** [[spoiler: As a ruler, Long pushed his subject to build monuments to him, forced his daughters to marry for political gain rather than love, and sent his son on a crusade that ultimately cost the young man's life. In the end, when Long was on his death bed, he was legitimately ''surprised'' that everybody in his life (who was pushed away by his own hand) never showed up.]]
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** Not long after, Din wonders why [[spoiler: he's never heard of Long the Mighty Ruler, despite Long's claims of being the greatest and most beloved of them all.]] To this, Long brushes it off as [[spoiler: a rival lord stealing all the credit, rather than owning up that his obscurity was his own doing (between marrying off his daughters, killing his only male heir, and generally being a selfish tyrant).]]
** [[spoiler: The last moments of Long's human life was this trope. As a ruler, Long pushed his subject to build monuments to him, forced his daughters to marry for political gain rather than love, and sent his son on a crusade that ultimately cost the young man's life. In the end, when Long was on his death bed, he was [[
** [[spoiler: The last moments of Long's human life was this trope. As a ruler, Long pushed his subject to build monuments to him, forced his daughters to marry for political gain rather than love, and sent his son on a crusade that ultimately cost the young man's life. In the end, when Long was on his death bed, he was [[
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* LiarRevealed: Mercifully downplayed with Din. After making his second wish and being exposed to "high society" at Li Na's birthday party, his insecurity caused him to lean more than he ever intended into the facade of "Dan". However, the instant his second wish ends and his trappings of wealth vanish, Din comes clean to Li Na even to admitting that he was afraid everything would end once she found out.
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* RichesToRags: [[spoiler:Mr. Wang's very wealthy business eventually goes bankrupt, but he manages to open a modest restaurant implied with savings alongside Din's mother.]]
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** Downplayed with [[spoiler:Mr.Wang's Wang]]. His very wealthy business eventually goes bankrupt, but doesn't crash into poverty as he manages to open a modest restaurant implied with savings alongside [[spoiler:with Din's mother.]]]]
** In order to accomodate the many trappings of being rich into a single wish, Din limits the wish to 24 hours so right while he's in the middle of his "date" with Li Na, his fancy attire and expensive watch all vanish leaving him in a t-shirt and jeans.
** Downplayed with [[spoiler:Mr.
** In order to accomodate the many trappings of being rich into a single wish, Din limits the wish to 24 hours so right while he's in the middle of his "date" with Li Na, his fancy attire and expensive watch all vanish leaving him in a t-shirt and jeans.
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* WastefulWishing: Long tries to convince Din to use a wish to clear traffic.
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** To get Din to burn through his wishes quickly, Long tries to convince Din to use a wish to cleartraffic.traffic.
** The Short Goon and Tall Good play with this trope. While their wishes could be considered wasteful because they don't involve vast power or wealth, by the end of the story they are both immensely satisfied and content with the results.
** To get Din to burn through his wishes quickly, Long tries to convince Din to use a wish to clear
** The Short Goon and Tall Good play with this trope. While their wishes could be considered wasteful because they don't involve vast power or wealth, by the end of the story they are both immensely satisfied and content with the results.
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This is more a character trait and already has an entry on the character page.
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* BaldOfEvil: Pockets hasn't a hair on his head (not even eyebrows!) and he's vicious.
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* GreaterNeedThanMine: Near the end of the film, Din uses his final wish [[spoiler:to bring Li Na's father back from the dead.]]
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The Big Bad is defined as the cause of all bad happenings in a story. This movie doesn't actually have a Big Bad just antagonists. Mr. Wang sets his mooks in motion in his search for the teapot, but his motives are not selfish and actively commands against doing harm. Pockets is an Elite Mook but still just an antagonist. He steals the teapot and for a few minutes becomes the main threat, but isn't the Big Bad.
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