History Film / Moxie

* DCupDistress: Kaitlynn "wins" the title of "Best Rack" by the boys, prompting her to zip up her jacket out of insecurity. Later, she gets sent home from school for wearing a tank top because it was allegedly "inappropriate" as she was "showing too much collarbone", even though other students (such as females with small chests or even male students) were also wearing tank tops yet being left alone, which she points out. By the end of the movie, she stops being ashamed of how her clothes fit her body and calls out people who harass her due to her breasts.

** Called out: In the middle of class, Kaitlynn is publicly sent home by Principal Shelly because her tank top is allegedly inappropriate. She points out how another girl and boy are also wearing tank tops, but only ''she's'' being punished for wearing the top. She makes it clear the only reason her tank top is supposedly "against the dress code" is because of her large chest. Principal Shelly dismisses this and still sends her home to change into something more "appropriate" at school.
** The girls' soccer team is actually a winning team, including going to the state championships in the last year. However, the boys' football team gets all the attention and financial support from the school... even though they lose every game during the film.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Implied by the end. Principal Marlene Shelly is a potent concoction of DirtyCoward, AdultsAreUseless, and SlaveToPR with a bit of FemaleMisogynist peppered in. She punishes the actions of Moxie members and singles out female students while willfully okaying how male students grossly mistreat them (if not outright defending them). She feigns ignorance when she's shown that male students rank female students online and defends the worst one, Mitchell, because he's the school's quarterback. But when she finds out that [[spoiler: Mitchell raped a girl the previous year, she seems to finally start taking proper action.]]

* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: [[spoiler:The letter from someone saying she was raped is the climax of the movie, prompting a walkout from all the girls in the school, and the reveal that it was Mitchell is what finally gets him his comeuppance -- see EveryoneHasStandards above.]]

* TheFriendNobodyLikes:
** Discussed. Vivian calls out [[NiceGuy Seth]] for being friends with someone as awful as [[JerkJock Mitchell]]. He counters that he's just used to him because they've been friends since first grade. Vivian points out how weak of an excuse this is. Seth quickly distances himself from him after that.
** This is also Bradley's entire role in the film. He's the team mascot and spends all his time trying to get in with the football jocks who treat him like dirt. The party is at his house and everyone drinks what they like and trash the place. After he's tripped up in costume, everyone finds it hilarious even though he broke his arm. At the first pep rally after this he specifically asks the team not to high five him too hard as his arm still hurts and none of them listen. Emma, his co-host on the morning bulletin, is extremely tired of his lame puns [[spoiler:and does not have any time for his sycophancy of the team that is led by her rapist]] and was absolutely aghast at him bringing Mitchell on without telling her. The reason why is revealed in the climax.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Claudia explains to Vivian that she never did appreciate how her activism will negatively affect the people around her, especially when they're caught. She caps it by explicitly stating that Vivian is a coward who created Moxie because she was too afraid to actually take any risks herself.
** Seth later gives one to Vivian, telling her that she's taking her anger out on people who've done nothing to deserve it, including him. He also notes the situation with Claudia, pointing out that Vivian is taking reckless action and then letting other people take the blame for it.

* AdultsAreUseless: Principal Shelly doesn't just fail to take any action against the bullies in her school, she actively buries her head in the sand and refuses to acknowledge the problem. She specifically asks Lucy to not use the terms "harassment" or "bully" because then she'll be required to take a lot of actions (i.e. ''her job'') and minimizes any bullying or harassment done. She shoos Lucy away again when she shows her the list because "that's social media" and claims it to be outside of her school job requirement. She does so yet again after Mitchell's fake victim speech on air saying that whilst Keira's supporters would have had the right to speak as well; since none of them came forward none were awarded the opportunity. Even though it effectively handed the victory to Mitchell, she blames Lucy and the rest of Keira's supporters for not doing their job properly.

* AllMenArePerverts: Implicitly discussed. Most of the boys in Vivian's school are sexist and royally degrade and harass the girls, making Vivian fed up when no action is done to call it out. The film makes clear that it isn't ''all'' the boys; Seth is one of the good ones, but the perverts stand out. Also, the old guy in the copy shop who copies Vivian’s zine is not: see CoolOldGuy below.

* AllMenArePerverts: The premise of Moxie. Most of the boys in Vivian's school are sexist and royally degrade and harass the girls, making Vivian fed up when no action is done to call it out. The film makes clear that it isn't ''all'' the boys; Seth is one of the good ones, but the perverts stand out.

* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Discussed. Vivian calls out [[NiceGuy Seth]] for being friends with someone as awful as [[JerkJock Mitchell]]. He counters that he’s just used to him because they’ve been friends since first grade. Vivian points out how weak of an excuse this is. Seth quickly distances himself from him after that.

* AdultsAreUseless: Principal Shelly doesn’t just fail to take any action against the bullies in her school, she actively buries her head in the sand and refuses to acknowledge the problem. She specifically asks Lucy to not use the terms “harassment” or “bully” because then she’ll be required to take a lot of actions (i.e. her job) and minimizes any bullying or harassment done. She shoos Lucy away again when she shows her the list because “that’s social media" and claims it to be outside of her school job requirement. She does so yet again after Mitchell's fake victim speech on air saying that whilst Keira's supporters would have had the right to speak as well; since none of them came forward none were awarded the opportunity. Even though it effectively handed the victory to Mitchell, she blames Lucy and the rest of Keira's supporters for not doing their job properly.
* AllMenArePerverts: The premise of Moxie. Most of the boys in Vivian's school are sexist and royally degrade and harass the girls, making Vivian fed up when no action is done to call it out.

* CoolOldLady: When they hold a Moxie party at the VFW center, Helen one of the old women playing mahjong cheers her support when Lucy talks about how they are bringing down the mediocre, old white man.

* DCupDistress: Kaitlynn "wins" the title of "Best Cleavage" by the boys, prompting her to zip up her jacket out of insecurity. Later, she gets sent home from school for wearing a tank top because it was allegedly "inappropriate" as she was "showing too much collarbone", even though other students (such as females with small chests or even male students) were also wearing tank tops yet being left alone, which she points out. By the end of the movie, she stops being ashamed of how her clothes fit her body and calls out people who harass her due to her breasts.

--> '''Vivian''': ''[holding up the first Moxie]'' I’m gonna need a shit ton of these.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Implied by the end. Principal Marlene Shelly is a potent concoction of DirtyCoward, AdultsAreUseless and SlaveToPR with a bit of FemaleMisogynist peppered in. She punishes the actions of Moxie members and singles out female students while willfully okaying how male students grossly mistreat them (if not outright defending them). She feigns ignorance when she’s shown that male students rank female students online and defends the worst one, Mitchell because he’s the school's quarterback. But when she finds out that [[spoiler: Mitchell raped a girl the previous year, she seems to finally start taking proper action.]]

* FirstKiss: During the VFW party, [[spoiler: Amaya and Lucy]] kiss on the dance floor. They both seem thrilled that the other feels the same way.

* FormerTeenRebel: At first, Vivian is amused to find her mother was a protest attending rebel feminist. It becomes a huge source of inspiration for her own rebellion.

** This is also Bradley's entire role in the film. He's the team mascot and spends all his time trying to get in with the football jocks who treat him like dirt. The party is at his house and everyone drinks what they like and trash the place. After he's tripped up in costume, everyone finds it hilarious even though he broke his arm. At the first pep rally after this he specifically asks the team not to high five him too hard as his arm still hurts and none of them listen. Emma, his co-host on the morning bulletin, is extremely tired of his lame puns [[spoiler:and does not have any time for his sycophncy of the team that is lead by her rapist]] and was absolutely aghast at him bringing Mitchell on with out telling her. The reason why is revealed in the climax.

* ThisMeansWar: A soft variation; after Kiera is nominated for a stipendium Mitchell is after, he starts to attack Moxie.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: By the end of the film, Mitchell has done truly despicable things and been awarded a $10,000 scholarship. Principal Shelley arrives to take him out of class to her office, and nothing more is seen of him. Given the way she's handled things previously though, this could ammount to nothing more than a slap on the wrist. He deserves to be kicked out of school, stripped of his scholarship, arrested, tried and imprisoned; but none of this is shown. Nor does the eventul fate of the $10,000 cheque that Keira always deserved get resolved.

''Moxie'' is a 2021 film starring Hadley Robinson, Lauren Tsai, and Alysia Pascual-Pena. Directed by Creator/AmyPoehler, it was based on the novel of the same name by Jennifer Mathieu.

* AsHimself: The Linda Lindas are a real-life band who perform at the Moxie party in the middle of the film.

* DCupDistress: The boys at school "grant" Kaitlynn the position of "Best Cleavage," prompting her to zip up her jacket out of insecurity. Later, she gets sent home for wearing a tank top because it was "inappropriate," even though other students with smaller or no breasts were wearing the same thing and didn't get punished. By the end of the movie, she stops being ashamed and calls out people who harass her due to her breasts.

** Called out: In the middle of class, Kaitlynn is publicly sent home by Principal Shelly because her tank top is allegedly inappropriate. She points out how another girl and boy are also wearing tank tops, but are being left alone. She makes it clear the only reason her tank top is supposedly "against the dress code" because of her large chest. Principal Shelly dismisses this and still sends her home.

* CountryMatters: After Lucy stands up to Mitchell she finds a new category has been added to the list just for her, Biggest... [[CountryMatters yeah]].

* AdultsAreUseless: Principal Shelly doesn’t just fail to take any action against the bullies in her school, she actively buries her head in the sand and refuses to acknowledge them. She specifically asks Lucy to not use the terms “harassment” or “bully” because then she’ll be required to take a lot of actions (i.e. her job) and minimizes any bullying or harassment done. She shoos Lucy away again when she shows her the list because “that’s social media" and claims it to be outside of her school job requirement. Se does so yet again after Mitchell's fake victim speech on air saying that whilst Keira's supporters would have had the right to speak as well; since none of them came forward none were awarded the opportunity. Even though it effectively handed the victory to Mitchell, she blames Lucy and the rest of Keira's supporters for not doing their job properly.

* CelebrityParadox: Claudia mentions a ''Film/MeanGirls'' costume. That film starred Creator/AmyPoehler as Regina’s mom while in this film she portrays Vivian’s mom, Lisa. She’s arguably a much better mom this time around.

* AdultsAreUseless: Principal Shelly doesn’t just fail to take any action against the bullies in her school, she actively buries her head in the sand and refuses to acknowledge them. She specifically asks Lucy to not use the terms “harassment” or “bully” because then she’ll be required to take a lot of actions (i.e. her job) and minimizes any bullying or harassment done. She shoos Lucy away again when she shows her the list because “that’s social media" and claims it to be outside of her school job requirement. Se does so yet again after Mitchell's fake victim speech on air saying that whilst Keira's supporters would have had the right to speak as well since none of them came forward none were awarded the opportunityl even though it effectively handed the victory to Mitchell.

** This is also Bradley's entire role in the film. He's the team mascot and spends all his time trying to get in with the football jocks who treat him like dirt. The party is at his house and everyone drinks what they like and trash the place. After he's tripped up in costume, everyone finds it hilarious even though he broke his arm. At the first pep rally after this he specifically asks the team not to high five him too hard as his arm still hurts and none of them listen. Emma, his co-host on the morning bulletin, doesn't like his suck-up tendencies either [[spoiler:even before he invited her rapist on the show without telling her]] and looks down her nose at him.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: By the end of the film, Mitchell has done truly despicable things and been awarded a $10,000 scholarship. Principal Shelley arrives to take him out of class to her office, andnothing more is seen of him. Given the way she's handled things previously though, this could ammount to nothing more than a slap on the wrist. He deserves to be kicked out of school, stripped of his scholarship, arrested, tried and imprisoned; but none of this is shown. Nor does the eventul fate of the $10,000 cheque that Keira always deserved get resolved.

* AdultsAreUseless: Principal Shelly doesn’t just fail to take any action against the bullies in her school, she actively buries her head in the sand and refuses to acknowledge them. She specifically asks Lucy to not use the terms “harassment” or “bully” because then she’ll be required to take a lot of actions (i.e. her job) and minimizes any bullying or harassment done. She shoos Lucy away again when she shows her the list because “that’s social media" and claims it to be outside of her school job requirement.

** Called out: In the middle of class, Kaitlynn is publicly sent home because her tank top is allegedly inappropriate. She points out how another girl and boy are also wearing tank tops, but are being left alone. She makes it clear the only reason her tank top is supposedly "against the dress code" because of her large chest. The teacher dismisses this and still sends her home.

* OhCrap: Vivian’s reaction when Claudia is suspended for the stickers. The others don’t understand what the big deal is, but Vivian knows how badly Claudia’s mother is going to react.

* OhCrap!: Vivian’s reaction when Claudia is suspended for the stickers. The others don’t understand what the big deal is, but Vivian knows how badly Claudia’s mother is going to react.
* OpenMindedParent: Lisa encourages Vivian to find her voice and reminisces about her own activism with her. When Vivian has her breakdown and shouts all the things that are currently going on for her, Lisa doesn’t blink that her daughter is considering having sex. Vivian is actually mad this doesn’t get a rise out of her.

** Emma ("Most Bangable") [[spoiler:was raped by Mitchell]] and is now being told her body is all she's valued for and the only thing to appreciate about her.

* TheirFirstTime: Vivian and Seth are about to have sex in his car, but Seth stops because though he definitely does want his first time to be with Vivian, [[SubvertedTrope he doesn't want it to be rushing to get it done so they can make it to a football game.]]

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Claudia explains to Vivian that she never did appreciate how her activism will negatively affect the people around her, especially when they're caught. She caps it by explicitly stating that Vivian is a coward who created Moxie because she was too afraid to actually take any of the risk on herself.
** Seth later gives one to Vivian himself, telling her that she's taking out her anger on people who've done nothing to deserve it, including him. He also notes the situation with Claudia, pointing out that Vivian is taking reckless action and then letting other people take the blame for it.

* VictoriousChildhoodFriend: Seth and Vivian have been friends since first grade just like many of their small town classmates. At the beginning of the school year, Vivian realizes how much Seth has [[ShesAllGrownUp grown up]]. That combined with what a genuinely NiceGuy he is, she develops feelings for him and they become a couple before long.

* AdultsAreUseless: Principal Shelly doesn’t just fail to take any action against the bullies in her school, she actively buries her head in the sand. She asks Lucy not to use the terms “harassment” or “bully” because then she’s required to take a lot of actions (i.e. her job) and tries to shoo her away when she shows her the list because “that’s social media. I don’t deal with that.”
* AllMenArePerverts: The premise of Moxie. Since most of the boys in Vivian's school are sexist, she is fed up.

* BlackmailIsSuchAnUglyWord: The school principal explicitly states that if Mitchell is "harassing" Lucy then she has to do a lot of paperwork and take action, whereas if he is only "bothering" her than she can handle it delicately (i.e. ignore it completely). So really, it sounds like Lucy is saying that he's bothering her.

** Called out: Kaitlynn is sent home from school because she is wearing a tank top. The girl and boy who are sitting next to her, also wearing tank tops, are left alone, since Kaitlynn has large breasts, and they don't.
** The girls' soccer team is actually a winning team, including going to the state championships in the last year, but the boys' football team gets all the attention and financial support from the school even though they lose every game we see.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Implied by the end. Principal Marlene Shelly is a potent concoction of DirtyCoward, AdultsAreUseless and SlaveToPR with a bit of FemaleMisogynist peppered in. She punishes the actions of Moxie members and female students while willfully looking the other way from matters concerning the way male students treat them when not outright defending them. She feigns ignorance when she’s shown that male students rank female students online and defends the worst one, Mitchell because he’s the school's quarterback. But when she finds out that [[spoiler: Mitchell raped a girl the previous year, it’s over for him.]]
* EducationMama: Claudia’s mother comes from a strict Asian background and is determined for her daughter to have the best life possible for the sacrifices she made. [[spoiler:Her suspension from school]] is serious business for her. She might as well have robbed a convenience store.

** Emma seems too uncomfortable with Mitchell’s sudden appearance in the news studio. She vacates her chair for him and scurries off like a scared animal. [[spoiler: At the end of the film we find out she’s so upset seeing him there because he ''raped her'' a few months ago.]]
* FormerTeenRebel: At first Vivian is amused to find her mother was a protest attending rebel feminist. It becomes a huge source of inspiration for her own rebellion.

* GotVolunteered: Lucy nominates Kiera for the athletic award in the middle of a school football game, without checking with her first. Since it comes with a $10,000 scholarship Kiera isn't that put out, [[DownplayedTrope and is quickly persuaded by the other girls that it's something she wants, too.]]

* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: Mitchell enjoys a lot of privilege due to his star athlete status and mostly uses it to act like an ass with no consequences. Turns out [[spoiler: the buck stops at rape.]]

* MaritalRapeLicense: [[spoiler:Mitchell and Emma were boyfriend and girlfriend when he raped her, and this is one of the things that made it so hard for Emma to talk about it or expose him. She doesn't know how to accuse him of rape when they were already a couple.]]

* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Mitchell's status as the star quarterback grants him seemingly total immunity from the school authorities, who actively sweep his transgressions under the rug and even explicitly state that it is because he is the quarterback. [[spoiler:It finally collapses when [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil he is exposed as a rapist]], and [[EverybodyHasStandards the principal finally takes action against him]].]]

** Kaitlynn ("Best Rack") covers herself with a sweatshirt immediately after 'winning' because she notices that everybody is staring at her chest. Later, she is sent home by the principal for wearing a tank top [[DoubleStandard despite other people wearing the same top]].
** Kiera ("Best Ass") is insulted that her athletic training and sports skills are only appreciated for how they make her body look. Additionally, it is racist since black women have historically been sexualized specifically for their butts and hair.
** Emma ("Most Bangable") [[spoiler:was raped by Mitchell]].

--> '''Vivian''':(holding up the first Moxie) I’m gonna need a shit ton of these.

--> '''Vivian''': ({{beat}}...) um, fifty?

** The girls soccer team is actually a winning team, including going to the state championships in the last year, but the boys football team gets all the attention and financial support from the school even though they lose every game we see.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Implied by the end. Principal Marlene Shelly is a potent concoction of DirtyCoward, AdultsAreUseless and SlaveToPR with a bit of FemaleMisogynist peppered in. She punishes the actions of Moxie members and female students while willfully looking the other way from matters concerning the way male students treat them when not outright defending them. She feigns ignorance when she’s shown that male students rank female students online and defends the worst one, Mitchell because he’s the schools quarterback. But when she finds out that [[spoiler: Mitchell raped a girl the previous year, it’s over for him.]]

* IGotBigger: Vivian and Claudia notice that “Seth the Shrimp” has [[ShesAllGrownUp really blossomed]] over the summer and is now a head taller than Vivian and very handsome.
* IncompatibleOrientation: Even if [[spoiler: Lucy]] didn’t hate his guts, [[spoiler: Mitchell]] is barking up the wrong tree when they first meet.

* ParentWithNewParamour: When Vivian realizes her mother is dating John she instantly turns hostile towards him.
* ParentalFashionVeto: When Claudia tries to take part in the tank top protest, her mother catches her on the way out of the house. She rails on her for it and sends her upstairs to change.

* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: [[spoiler:The reveal that Mitchell raped someone is the climax of the movie, prompting a walkout from all the girls in the school, and is what finally gets him his comeuppance -- see EveryoneHasStandards above.]]

* SchoolClubsAreSeriousBusiness: The vote on "student athlete ambassador", which sends an athlete from the school to an event later in the school year, comes with a ''$10,000'' scholarship and is decided solely by popular vote of the student body. When Lucy nominates Kiera against Mitchell, the vote also becomes viewed as a referendum on sexism.

** Kiera ("Best Ass") is insulted that her athletic training and sports skills are only appreciated for how they make her body look. Additionally, it is also racist since black women have historically been sexualized specifically for their butts and hair.

* TheirFirstTime: Vivian and Seth area about to have sex in his car, but Seth stops because though he definitely does want his first time to be with Vivian, [[SubvertedTrope he doesn't want it to be rushing to get it done so they can make it to a football game.]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Emma seems too uncomfortable with Mitchell’s sudden appearance in the news studio. She vacates her chair for him and scurries off like a scared animal. [[spoiler: At the end of the film we find out she’s so upset seeing him there because he ''raped her'' a few months ago.]]

* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Mitchell's status as the star quarterback grants him seemingly total immunity from the school authorities, who actively sweep his transgressions under the rug and even explicitly state that it is because he is the quarterback. [[spoiler:It finally collapses when [[RapeIsASpecialKingOfEvil he is exposed as a rapist]], and [[EverybodyHasStandards the principal finally takes action against him]].]]

- Seth later gives one to Vivian himself, telling her that she's taking out her anger on people who've done nothing to deserve it, including him. He also notes the situation with Claudia, pointing out that Vivian is taking reckless action and then letting other people take the blame for it.