History ExactWords / AnimatedFilms

* ''WesternAnimation/IceAge''
** This quote, which also qualifies as a BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor moment:

** And the [[WesternAnimation/IceAgeTheMeltdown second movie]] has this gem:

* In ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe'', when Agnes is heartbroken at not winning the stuffed unicorn she was after in a (very likely rigged) carnival game, [[PapaWolf Gru]] invokes this by saying "My turn!" and using his own gun. The game operator only said that the target had to be knocked over; he said nothing about not ''destroying'' it in the process, along with most of the rest of the stand.
** At the climax of [[WesternAnimation/DespicableMe3 third movie]] where [[BigBad Balthazar Bratt]] has [[spoiler:kidnapped the girls, trapping them inside his giant robot replica of himself]] Edith demands "let us out!" and Bratt opens the prison compartment, picks up the girls with his giant robot's hand, and casually places them on [[spoiler:''the edge of a skyscraper!'']]

* In ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'', Tai Lung hears that Shifu's new student is a warrior unlike anyone who's ever been seen before. He clearly imagines this means an unstoppable powerhouse like himself. So he's completely unprepared to face a comedic protagonist [[StrategySchmategy who has no idea what he's doing]] -- even though that fits the description much better.

-->'''Drizella:''' Mother! Do you realize what you just said!?\\

* ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'' plays with a nonverbal variation when, in one scene, Kuzco confesses to Pacha that he may be [[HeelFaceTurn having second thoughts about demolishing Pacha's village and building his waterpark in its place.]] Pacha, suspicious of Kuzco's intentions, makes him shake hands to prove he means it. When Pacha falls through the wooden bridge in a later scene, Kuzco [[ILied casually reveals the confession was a lie to get Pacha to take him back to the palace.]] He was actually going to have Pacha arrested and imprisoned for life when they arrived, and then move forward with his plans to demolish the village, anyway. Kuzco used the fact that [[BalefulPolymorph he was a llama]] when he shook with Pacha to absolve himself of any obligation to keep his word.

* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory''
** From the original: Woody's (initially harmless) attempt to supplant Buzz as his owner's favorite toy goes awry, and nearly kills Buzz. Buzz eventually catches up to Woody, and they have a chat:

** In the sequel, ''WesternAnimation/ReturnToNeverland'', Hook promises Jane (Wendy's daughter) that he won't harm a hair on Peter's head. When he captures Peter, he plucks out ''the one hair he won't harm'' and gives it to Jane.

** For that matter, at the end of the story Aladdin points out to Jafar that the Genie has a lot more magical power than Jafar himself does. Jafar then uses his third wish to become a Genie himself. While it is true that genies are far more powerful in magic than any human sorcerer... they are also trapped within lamps and bound to serve whomever holds the lamp, and nothing in their magic allows them to go against that. ''Phenomenal cosmic power... itty-bitty living space.''
** Jafar promises Aladdin a reward if he gets the lamp for him. His ''eternal'' reward.

* In ''WesternAnimation/Incredibles2'', Helen asks Bob how Jack-Jack is doing. Bob replies that Jack-Jack is in excellent health, to cover up the difficulties he has been having with Jack-Jack. He's not exactly wrong or lying.

** And the [[WesternAnimation/IceAge2TheMeltdown second movie]] has this gem:

* Jafar promises Aladdin a reward if he gets the lamp for him. His ''eternal'' reward.

* Jafar promises Aladdin a reward if he gets the lamp for him. [[DeadlyEuphemism His]][[DeadlyEuphemism ''eternal'']][[DeadlyEuphemism reward]].

** Rocky promises the rat dealers Nick and Fetcher in exchange for the goods he needs for his most recent attempt to help the chickens fly, he'll give them "every egg [Rocky's] laid this month." Remember, Rocky is a ''rooster'' and physically incapable of laying one, so he's not lying, but neither of them will be getting any benefit. Luckily for him, neither of them realize they've been had until much latter, and at that point Ginger is willing to give them ''actual'' eggs to help them get the tools for their final escape plan which prevents them from just walking off.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'', Aladdin uses this on the Genie, provoking the Genie's pride so that he saves them from the Cave of Wonders without ever actually wishing for it: "I never actually wished to get out of the cave".

* In the 2009 ''WesternAnimation/WonderWoman2009'' animated movie, after breaking free of his imprisonment, [[WarGod Ares]] goes to [[EveryBodyHatesHades Hades]] to remove his RestrainingBolt. Ares believes Hades is the only one of the [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek Gods]] who might consider doing so, largely because the simple act of Ares walking around on Earth without said restraining bolt will cause a HatePlague complete with violence and conflict... and many of the people who die as a result will become helpless slaves to Hades. Hades notes that [[TopGod Zeus]] begged Hades not to help Ares if Ares came to him, but eventually Hades does set Ares free. At the end of the movie, after [[KillTheGod Wonder Woman has killed Ares to stop his plan]], Hades reveals that Zeus begged him not to help Ares... ''because'' if Ares got himself in trouble once again, (as Zeus foresaw he would) Zeus would not be able to save or show mercy to him once again. So Hades "helped" Ares, [[BatmanGambit knowing that Ares would almost certainly attempt a scheme too ambitious for him to actually carry out]], and once Ares died as a result of that scheme, ''Ares himself'' would become a slave of the Underworld under the dominion of Hades. So essentially everything in the movie after Ares breaks free is Hades setting a trap for Ares, Ares blundering right into it, and then Hades sitting back and waiting for the inevitable to happen. [[MagnificentBastard Wow]].

** The whole plot is the result of this: when Rumpelstiltskin first meets Shrek, he offers him a day to be a live like a proper ogre (i.e., scaring villagers, outrunning [[TorchesAndPitchforks angry mobs]]), in exchange for "a day from your past that you don't remember". Turns out, the day Shrek gave away was ''the day he was born'', meaning [[ItMakesSenseInContext Rumpelstiltskin is in power]], Fiona was never freed from the tower, and none of Shrek's friends recognize him.
** [[spoiler: The condition to break the spell is also this, as it requires a "True Love's Kiss". As Fiona was never rescued by Shrek, she doesn't know him and certainly doesn't love him. Not only was this a barrier to getting a kiss from Fiona in the first place, but it also meant that Shrek had to earn her love all over again (as he painfully found out when Fiona kissed him out of frustration after he ruined the ambush and the spell wasn't broken). And due to another exact wording of the contract, he only has 1 day to do so.]]

* Pabbie, the elder troll in ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'', does this twice, and both times his exact words are misinterpreted. First, when the King and Queen of Arandelle bring Elsa to him for help, he warns them that "fear will be her enemy." Her parents believe that the outside world would fear her, so they try to keep her powers a secret. But ultimately it is her own fear that causes her to lose control of her powers, and living in self-imposed isolation only sets those fears in concrete. Later, when Kristoff brings Anna to Pabbie to heal her when Elsa accidentally froze her heart, Pabbie tells them that only "an act of true love can thaw a frozen heart." [[spoiler:Anna believes this means TrueLovesKiss so Kristoff races her home to be reunited with her True Love Hans, who turns out to have been EvilAllAlong. However, Pabbie never said it had to be ''romantic'' love, just ''genuine'' love. In the end, it is Anna's own Act of Love ([[HeroicSacrifice blocking Hans' sword from killing Elsa just as she froze solid]]) that thaws her heart.]]
** Played for laughs when Anna, Kristoff, and Olaf arrive at Elsa's ice palace, and Anna tells the boys to give her a minute alone with her sister. Olaf sits down and starts counting (presumably to sixty), and Kristoff eventually joins in. Bonus points because if you watch the time on the screen, he comes in exactly a minute later!

** In the sequel, ''WesternAnimation/ReturntoNeverland'', Hook promises Jane (Wendy's daughter) that he won't harm a hair on Peter's head. When he captures Peter, he plucks out ''the one hair he won't harm'' and gives it to Jane.