History MeaningfulEcho / AnimatedFilms

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}'': "Prove yourself brave, truthful and unselfish, and someday, you will be a real boy."

** The following exchange occurs between the title character and her love interest, John Smith, after the latter is arrested and sentenced to death by Pocahontas' father:

** While trekking through Nostalgic Pines, Kitty comments to Puss how much he's changing from the selfish jerk he was before and how "he doesn't look like that guy anymore". [[spoiler:After Puss valiantly fights Death while vowing to cherish his remaining life, Death complains that he was hunting an "arrogant little legend who thought he was immortal". But he steps down and accepts that "he doesn't see him anymore".]]

** When Ruber suggest that he should be the new king of Camelot, only for Sir Lionel to tell him "I will not serve a false king!" just before the mad knight launches into attack.

* Early on in ''WesternAnimation/{{Sing}}'', Eddie tells Buster he should just accept that he's hit rock bottom and can't save his theatre, to which the eternally optimistic Buster responds "You know what's great about hitting rock bottom? There's only one way left to go, and that's up!" Later on, when Buster is in a HeroicBSOD after [[spoiler:the theatre's [[TrashTheSet literal collapse]]]], Eddie repeats the line to him in order to lift his spirits.

** Early in the movie, Miles' uncle Aaron gives him advice for picking up girls. He tells him to put his hand on her shoulder and go, "Hey." [[spoiler:Miles brings an end to the final fight by putting his hand on the Kingpin's shoulder, going "Hey." and zapping him with his spider shocker powers, honoring Aaron after his death at Kingpin's hands.]]

** When Mario and Luigi are first sent through the Warp Zone, Mario grabs onto Luigi and tries to reassure him, saying that "Nothing can hurt us as long as we're together!", unfortunately [[TemptingFate a moment before the currents separate them]]. The line is repeated again by Mario [[spoiler:after rescuing him from being sacrificed by Bowser; then, finally, during the final battle, Luigi echoes the line [[GrewASpine while saving his brother from Bowser's fury]]. The line even becomes literal when this moment allows them both to grab the Super Star and defeat Bowser]].
** [[spoiler:The words "Save Brooklyn" are first shown in the Mario Bros. Plumbing commercial at the beginning of the movie. Before the final battle, Mario is battered, bruised and [[DespairEventHorizon is about to give up]], when a TV nearby begins to glitch and starts to play the commercial, only for [[RepetitiveAudioGlitch the audio to start glitching as well and begins to repeat "Save Brooklyn" over and over again]]. This gives Mario motivation to come out and fight Bowser, so he can ''really'' save Brooklyn]].

** The first time it's said, Tarzan is mistaking Clayton's name as a term for gunshot, with Clayton being confused by it. The second time [[spoiler:Tarzan is calling out to Clayton for help, whereupon Clayton shows his true treacherous colors]].

** In the first movie: "This isn't flying -- it's falling with style!" It is first used by Woody out of denial after witnessing Buzz, who thinks he's a real Space Ranger, seemingly fly in Andy's room (which to be fair, Woody is RightForTheWrongReasons since Buzz was actually hooked by a toy airplane on the ceiling when he "flew"). At the film's climax, Buzz activates his wings to break out of the toy rocket strapped on his back and somehow miraculously glides to Andy's car. Woody expresses his delight surprise that Buzz can actually fly, only for Buzz to reassure Woody he's not flying but falling with style, signifying how he has finally come to accept himself as a toy.

** ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'': As a CallBack to the second film, Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head exclaim, "[[spoiler:You have saved our lives! We are eternally grateful.]]" after [[spoiler:the aliens save them and the other main characters from a fiery death]].
** "The Claaaw..." in the first movie, the [[LittleGreenMen LGMs]] in the crane game have a religious reverence for said crane. In the third movie, the [[LittleGreenMen LGMs]] that have joined the group say it after [[spoiler:using the giant crane at the dump to save everyone from falling into the incinerator.]]
** ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory4'': Early in the movie, Bonnie takes off Woody's badge and gives it to Jessie since Woody's not one of her favourites. [[spoiler:As Woody's leaving to join Bo Peep, he makes sure to give Jessie the badge before he goes.]]

** Just before the ritual, Grandma Wu tells Mei "May Sun Yee guide you, and keep you safe," seeing it as Mei becoming her true self by banishing the panda. [[spoiler:In the spirit world after everyone saves Ming, Wu repeats this blessing, but now it's an affirmation of Mei's independence and decision to keep the panda.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'' has the motto of Bad Anon. When this is first said, Ralph doesn't join in and the villains there are trying to tell him to accept who he is. At the end of the movie, [[spoiler:Ralph recites it as he's attempting to perform a HeroicSacrifice]].

* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'':
** Albeit with a reversal:
--->'''Roz:''' And I ''don't'' want to see any paperwork on this.
** ''WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity''
--->[[spoiler:"They're always hiring in the mail room."]]