History WesternAnimation / Wish2023

* SpecialOccasionsAreMagic: When a Rosas inhabitant turns 18, they give their wish away to King Magnifico in a ceremony in the hopes that one day he'll grant it.

* StepfordSmiler: A whole kingdom of them. They may appear happy at first glance at being separated from their wish, but the further you watch in the film, you can tell their unhappy about not remembering what their deepest desire was.

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Anyone who gives their wish to King Magnifico is given this in return so they can't remember ''what'' they wished for.

** Zigzagged. The film heavily focuses on the moral that wishes and dreams have to be worked for to come true instead of being granted by someone else, and that the power of granting or withholding wishes is too much for a single person to hold. While the messages is somewhat weakened by the fact that [[spoiler:Asha becomes a fairy godmother at the end, one MUST remember that she is using the star method, she will give you the tool, but you need to put in the work.]]

** Zigzagged. The film heavily focuses on the moral that wishes and dreams have to be worked for to come true instead of being granted by someone else, and that the power of granting or withholding wishes is too much for a single person to hold. while the messages IS somewhat weakened by the fact that [[spoiler:Asha becomes a fairy godmother at the end, one MUST remember that she is using the star method, she will give you the tool, but you yourself need to put in the work.]]
** The film initially takes a strictly anti-authoritarian stance, revealing how King Magnifico has [[DrunkWithPower let years of power and paranoia get to his head]] and now [[VillainWithGoodPublicity oppresses his people without them even realizing]], and the film's plot is driven by Asha, her friends, [[spoiler:and even Magnifico's own wife, Queen Amaya,]] moving to overthrow him. [[spoiler:After Magnifico's defeat, instead of installing a new system of government or even having Asha as an advisor, Queen Amaya is simply made the sole ruler of Rosas, and the people are once again shown to be completely happy under her rule. Coupled with the aforementioned example of Asha taking over his role of granting wishes, Magnifico himself is ultimately treated as the problem, and the positions he held remain intact with no solid promise that the cycle won't simply repeat itself in the future.]]

** The film heavily focuses on the moral that wishes and dreams have to be worked for to come true instead of being granted by someone else, and that the power of granting or withholding wishes is too much for a single person to hold. These messages are both weakened by the fact that [[spoiler:Asha becomes a fairy godmother at the end, essentially giving her the exact same power that Magnifico was vilified for having, and still allowing one single person to choose which wishes come true and to realize them without needing to work.]]

* FreudianExcuse: When he was a child, King Magnifico lost everything. His desire to never lose what he has ever again drives most of his decisions.

** The morals of having to work to have your wishes and granted and the power of the granting or withholding wishes being too much for a single person to hold are both made pointless by [[spoiler:making Asha a fairy godmother in the end, essentially giving one single person the power to choose which wishes come true and to realize them without needing to work.]]
** The film is very anti-authoritarian as King Magnifico is a VillainWithGoodPublicity who starts out beloved, but hoards the wishes and only grants those he deems useful, which leads Asha, her friends, and even the Queen to move to overthrow him. Afterward, [[spoiler: instead of installing a new government or even having Asha as an advisor, the people appoint Amaya the new ruler of Rosas and are completely happy to be under her rule, breaking the moral of activists fighting against authority.]]

** The morals of having to work to have your wishes and granted and the power of the granting or withholding wishes being too much for a single person to hold are both made pointless by making Asha a fairy godmother in the end, essentially giving one single person the power to choose which wishes come true and to realize them without needing to work.
** The film is very anti-authoritarian as King Magnifico is a VillainWithGoodPublicity who starts out beloved, but hoards the wishes and only grants those he deems useful, which leads Asha, her friends, and even the Queen to move to overthrow him. Instead of installing a new government or even having Asha as an advisor, the people appoint Amaya the new ruler of Rosas and are completely happy to be under her rule, breaking the moral of activists fighting against authority.

** in "This Is The Thanks I Get?!" Magnifico snarks that he'd ''love'' to see someone else do his job. At the end of the film, [[spoiler:Amaya has taken over ruling Rosas and Asha has taken over wish-granting duties]].

* AdaptationExpansion: The book ''A Recipe for Adventure'' heavily expands on the story and characters of the film, showing how Dahlia and Asha met, expanding on the Teens' personalities and occupations, having Magnifico give a MotiveRant during the climax, and showing what Amaya and Sakina's wishes were.

* AnalogyBackfire: On a meta level, Sabino is a 100-year-old man whose wish is to be an entertainer and influence future generations, which makes him an AllegoricalCharacter representing the 100-year-old Disney company. However, because Magnifico took away his wish and his memory of it, he's spent 100 years never achieving what he wanted, which doesn't reflect well on Disney.

* CreateYourOwnHero: Magnifico does this with his treatment of Asha and his views of handling the wishes.

%%No citation* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: The movie is officially set around the Iberian Peninsula, yet characters are named Valentino (an ''Italian'' name whose Iberian forms would be Valentín or Valentim) and Asha (wholly alien to the peninsula, although it might be a misspelling of Aisha, an Arabian name present in Al-Andalus).

* ImHavingSoulPains: [[spoiler:Whenever Magnifico destroys and absorbs the power of someone's wish, that person feels a deep feeling of grief in their heart.]]
** It implied that this occurs even before Magnifico went off the deep end as two people who gave their wish to Magnifico look as if they were already regretting it and part of the reason why Simon betrays Asha was the fear that he wouldn't become whole, suggesting that even if they don't remember their wish, it is still an integral part of them.

* BigDarnHeroes: Asha is saved by John the Bear when cornered by Simon. John then leaves Simon attacked by an army of rabbits.

* FreezeFrameBonus: [[spoiler:When Magnifico is defeated and sucked into his staff's crystal, the face of [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarves the Magic Mirror]] appears for a split-second within the resulting magical explosion, giving way to the implication that Magnifico and the Mirror may be one and the same.]]

* YoungerThanTheyLook: [[spoiler:In the movie's final scene, Valentino reveals that he's only three weeks old.]]