History Film / ShallowHal

->'''Mauricio:''' You hypnotized him?\\
'''Tony Robbins:''' No, I ''de-''hypnotized him. He’s been hypnotized his whole life. He’s been totally focused on the outside. I gave him the ability to see the ''inner'' beauty that’s in everyone including the people you think are not so physically attractive.

-->'''Rosemary''': I'll have a double pizza burger, chili fries, and a vanilla milkshake.
-->'''Hal''': Nicely done! I'll have the exact same thing.

Hal Larson (Black) is a single guy with an unsatisfying dating life, due to the fact that -- having been [[FreudianExcuse unconsciously traumatized by his father's death at age nine]] -- he is one of the shallowest men in the world. Until one day when, trapped in an elevator with self-help guru Tony Robbins, he is unknowingly hypnotized so that, every time he meets someone new from that point onward, he will see their "inner beauty" instead of their real appearance. He meets a woman named Rosemary Shanahan (Paltrow) who, to him, looks like a beautiful, skinny woman because of her great inner beauty. In reality, however, she's extremely fat.

** As abrasive as she might have been in dealing with the situation, Tanya (as the nurse actually responsible for managing that section of the children's hospital ward) had every right to object to a random stranger (Hal) coming in and interacting with the patients. Hal (at only Rosemary's invitation) literally comes in off the street, picking up and hugging random children, and even engages in a "kissing game" with them: this all is especially egregious with the later reveal that [[spoiler: they are all in a Children's Burn Treatment unit, where infection is especially dangerous).dangerous)]]. In hindsight, Tanya was ''extremely'' patient in this circumstance!

* BettyAndVeronica: Hal is Archie, Rosemary is Betty and Jill is Veronica. Rosemary is a fat, sweet and gentle woman, who dresses conservatively (before meeting Hal). Jill is an exotic, sensual woman, a little more rude and cold. Downplayed, though, because Jill is shown later in the movie to be a nice and pleasant person who simply objected to Hal's lechery and overt come-ons, and she makes a move on Hal after seeing what she believed was CharacterDevelopment on his part in dating such a big girl (at this point, Hal is still hypnotized into seeing Rosemary as being thin). That said, the fact that Jill starts flirting with Hal while he's still dating Rosemary is a little... problematic. Anyway, Hal lets her down gently.

-->'''Jill''': And now l know appearances mean absolutely nothing to you. lf anything, you're pathologically unshallow.

* AerithandBob: Mauricio and Hal

* AerithandBob: Mauricio and Hal

* Aerith and Bob: Mauricio and Hal

* AerithandBob: Mauricio and Hal

* FanService: Gwyneth Paltrow, Susan Ward, Brooke Burns and other beautiful actress in scenes wearing dresses, short skirts, lingerie or bikinis, before Hal's hypnosis is undone. For Chubby Chasers, the moment when fat Rosemary appears in a bikini is alto his.

* JerkassHasAPoint: As abrasive as she might have been in dealing with the situation, Tanya (as the nurse actually responsible for managing that section of the children's hospital ward) had every right to object to a random stranger (Hal) coming in and interacting with the patients. Hal (at only Rosemary's invitation) literally comes in off the street, picking up and hugging random children, and even engages in a "kissing game" with them: this all is especially egregious with the later reveal that [[spoiler: they are all in a Children's Burn Treatment unit, where infection is especially dangerous).dangerous)]]. In hindsight, Tanya was ''extremely'' patient in this circumstance!

* SeinfeldianConversation: Hal and Mauricio have one.

Hal Larson (Black) is a single guy with an unsatisfying dating life, due to the fact that -- having been [[FreudianExcuse unconsciously traumatized by his father's death at age nine]] -- he is one of the shallowest men in the world. Until one day when, trapped in an elevator with self-help guru Tony Robbins, he is unknowingly hypnotized so that, every time he meets someone new from that point onward, he will see their "inner beauty" instead of their real appearance. He meets a woman named Rosemary Shanahan (Paltrow) who, to him, looks like the most beautiful woman in the world because of her great inner beauty. In reality, however, she's extremely fat.

* JerkassRealization: After the breaking of his hypnotism, it's seeing the burned face of [[TheCutie Cadence]] that inspires Hal to stop judging women by their looks and recoil with Rosemary.

Hal Larson (Black) is a single guy with an unsatisfying dating life, due to the fact that -- having been [[FreudianExcuse unconsciously traumatized by his father's death at age nine]] -- he is one of the shallowest men in the world. Until one day when, trapped in an elevator with self-help guru Tony Robbins, he is unknowingly hypnotized so that, every time he meets someone new from that point onward, he will see their "inner beauty" instead of their real appearance.

Most notably, he meets a woman named Rosemary Shanahan (Paltrow) who, to him, looks like the most beautiful woman in the world because of her great inner beauty. In reality, however, she's extremely fat. It's not the only cognitive dissonance -- far from it -- but it's the one that made the trailers.

* [[spoiler:TheReveal: Maurcio has a vestigial tail and he broke Hal's hypnosis out of jealousy of his happiness with Rosemary.]]

* TheUglyGuysHotDaughter: Subverted. Hal sees Rosemary as a slim attractive woman but she resembles her father's figure very much.