History Film / UpsideDownMagic

* WrongAssumption: [[spoiler: It's not Upside Downs that are susceptible to the Shadows, it's anyone who's powerful and insecure enough to let Chandra in.]]

* FantasticRacism: ,[=UDMs=] are shunned, segregated and forbidden from practicing magic at Sage Academy under the belief that wonky magic is more vulnerable to possession by shadow magic. This turns out to not be true and the discrimination seems to be more motivated by the fact that [=UDM=] magic is so unconventional.

Set in a fantasy world of superpowered magical beings, 13-year-old Nory Boxwood Horace (played by newcomer Izabella Rose) and her best friend Reina Carvajal (Siena Agudong) attend the Sage Academy of Magical Studies, a magical boarding school where students go to learn magic. While Reina's ability to manipulate fire and flames lands her at the top of the flares class, Nory's ability to transform into unusual creatures lands her in the school of "Upside-Down Magic" ("UDM"), where students who also have wonky powers are prohibited from learning magic because they are vulnerable to shadow magic which could destroy them. Despite the objections of the staff, Nory and her UDM classmates are determined to prove Upside-Down Magic beats right side up.

* AlwaysChaoticEvil: According to the "Sage Way", UDM powers are all this.

* BigGood: Bud Skriff. [[spoiler:It turns out he's also a UDM, and is the one who encourages Nory and the other [=UDMs=] to embrace their magic the way they want.]]

* EqualOpportunityEvil: Contrary to what the heads of Sage believe, shadow magic doesn't only prey on UDMs, in fact Chandra scoffs at the idea.
* FantasticRacism: UDMs are shunned, segregated and forbidden from practicing magic at Sage Academy under the belief that wonky magic is more vulnerable to possession by shadow magic. This turns out to not be true and seems to be more motivated by the fact that UDM magic is so unconventional.

* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The trailer spoils scenes from the final moments of the film, such as Reina using Shadow Magic, the UDM students working to defeat it, and Nory's FlyAtTheCameraEnding.

* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: [[spoiler:The final scene has Nory narrating what happened after the [=UDMs=] saved Reina from the Shadow Magic: the UDM class is shut down, and the students are all placed in their own individual classes so they can study freely, and "the Sage way" has been broken so the students can all congregate together.]]

* MindHive: [[spoiler:After being possessed, Raina only refers to herself in the plural.]]
* MissingMom[=/=]NeverSayDie: At the beginning of the film, Nory says her mom fell ill when she was seven and afterwards, it was just Nory and her dad.

* IKnowYoureinThereSomewhereFight: [[spoiler:Nory gives one to the possessed Reina during the final battle to embrace the magic inside her and banish the Shadow Magic.]]

* IKnowYouAreinTheresomewhereFight: The Final Battle

* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: [[spoiler:The final scene has Nory narrating what happened after the [=UDMs=] saved Reina from the Shadow Magic: the UDM class is shut down, and the students are all placed in their own individual classes so they can study freely, and "the Sage way" has been broken so the students can all congregate together.]]

* PlayingWithFire: The Flares can manipulate fire. This is Reina's power, which lands her in the Honors. Knightslinger also has this power. As does Elliot, but he makes ''steam'' instead.

* BigGood: Bud Skriff. [[spoiler:It turns out he's also a UDM, and is the one who encourages Nory and the other UDMs to embrace their magic the way they want.]]

* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: [[spoiler:The final scene has Nory narrating what happened after the UDMs saved Reina from the Shadow Magic: the UDM class is shut down, and the students are all placed in their own individual classes so they can study freely, and "the Sage way" has been broken so the students can all congregate together.]]

* WizardingSchool: The Sage Academy of Magical Studies.

* PlayingWithFire: The Flares can manipulate fire. This is Reina's power, which lands her in the Honors. Knightslinger also has this power.

* {{Animorphism}}: The "Fluxers" class. This is also Nory's power, though her transformations are unusual and unique.

* PlayingWithFire: Reina's power. It lands her at the top of the Flares class.

* SpeaksFluentAnimal: The Fuzzies class can communicate with all types of animals. [[spoiler: So can Skriff, provided he ''sings'' rather than speaks to them.]]

* MissingMom: At the beginning of the film, Nory says her mom fell ill when she was seven and afterwards, it was just Nory and her dad.

''Upside-Down Magic'' is a Disney Channel Original movie based on the book series of the same name. It will premiere July 31, 2020, exactly five years after the premiere of ''Film/{{Descendants}}''.

* MixAndMatchCritters: Nory can shapeshift into these. Her most common form is a "Dritten" (a kitten with dragon wings).

* SequelHook: The last shot of the movie before the credits is the book on Shadow Magic flying off the shelf and opening to a page of the Sage emblem, implying it could return for revenge.

Set in a fantasy world of superpowered magical beings, 13-year-old Nory Boxwood Horace (played by newcomer Izabella Rose) and her best friend Reina Carvajal (Siena Agudong) attend the Sage Academy of Magical Studies, a magical boarding school where students go to learn magic. While Reina's ability to manipulate fire and flames lands her at the top of the flares class, Nory's ability to transform into unusual creatures lands her in the school of "Upside-Down Magic" ("UDM"), where students who also have wonky powers cannot learn magic because they are vulnerable to shadow magic which could destroy them. Despite the objections of the staff, Nory and her UDM classmates are determined to prove Upside-Down Magic beats right side up.

* SpeaksFluentAnimal: The Fuzzies class can communicate with all types of animals.

* {{Animorphism}}: The "Fuzzies" class. This is also Nory's power, though her transformations are unusual and unique.

Set in a fantasy world of magical beings, 13-year-old Nory Boxwood Horace (played by newcomer Izabella Rose) and her best friend Reina Carvajal (Siena Agudong) attend the Sage Academy of Magical Studies, a magical boarding school where students go to learn magic. While Reina's ability to manipulate fire and flames lands her at the top of the flares class, Nory's ability to transform into unusual creatures lands her in the school of "Upside-Down Magic" ("UDM"), where students who also have wonky powers cannot learn magic because they are vulnerable to shadow magic which could destroy them. Despite the objections of the staff, Nory and her UDM classmates are determined to prove Upside-Down Magic beats right side up.