Line #57 Film/ThePrincessDiaries


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4	->'''Clarisse:''' You are Amelia Mignonette Thermopolis Renaldi, princess of Genovia.\
5	'''Mia:''' Me, a princess? SHUT! UP!
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7	Based on the [[Literature/ThePrincessDiaries book series of the same name]], this 2001 RomanticComedy stars Creator/AnneHathaway in her StarMakingRole and Creator/JulieAndrews in her first Disney film since ''Film/MaryPoppins''.
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9	Unpopular San Francisco high school student Amelia "Mia" Thermopolis (Hathaway) learns from her grandmother Clarisse (Andrews) that she's the princess of small European monarchy Genovia. Clarisse is currently serving as regent, but Mia will eventually have to rule. Mia struggles with her newfound status in every way, from learning royal manners, to navigating her high school, including managing her crush on popular guy Josh (Erik Van Detten) and dodging alpha cheerleader Lana (Music/MandyMoore), to her longtime friendships with siblings Michael and Lilly (Creator/RobertSchwartzman and Creator/HeatherMatarazzo). Fortunately, along for the ride are security chief Joe (Creator/HectorElizondo) and her trusty cat Fat Louie.
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11	While most of the core plot from the first book remains, major changes were made to some plot points and characters or some of them were removed entirely. The 2004 sequel, ''Film/ThePrincessDiaries2RoyalEngagement'', is in fact an entirely new creation: the only plot point from the books being used was Mia's mother marrying her teacher and having a baby with him. A 2-movie collection, containing both films, was released on Blu-ray Disc on May 15, 2012. The possibility of a third film has been buzzing since 2016, but would ultimately be confirmed by Disney on November 16, 2022. It is currently unknown if Hathaway and Andrews plan to return.
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14	!!This film series provides examples of:
15	* AccentOnTheWrongSyllable: The InsistentTerminology of addressing Mia as "[=PrinCESS=] of Genovia."
16	* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism:
17	** Downplayed and subverted; Mia struggles with her unwanted new status throughout the first film.
18	** The opportunity to go to a beach party with longtime-crush Josh distracts Mia from the fact that she had already promised to appear on best friend Lilly's TV show.
19	* ActorAllusion:
20	** Mia recites a line from ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'', as a nod to the fact that her actress is named after Creator/WilliamShakespeare's wife.
21	** In the second film, Clarisse says that she's done a lot of flying in her time. An obvious nod to ''Film/MaryPoppins''.
22	** Also in the second film, Joe--during the conversation mentioned in {{Tranquil Fury}} below--mentions that he has diplomatic immunity in Puerto Rico. His actor, Héctor Elizondo, is of Puerto Rican descent.
23	** Clarisse being the one to turn Mia into a lady is a reversal of Julie Andrews' star-making role as Eliza Doolittle in the original Broadway production of ''Theatre/MyFairLady'', where she was the one being made a lady (the big difference being that Clarisse treats Mia better than Professor Higgins treated Eliza, and the reasons for the change are more politically motivated).
24	* AdaptationalAttractiveness:
25	** Mia in the book isn't quite attractive as Anne Hathaway is after {{the makeover}}. The later books make clear Mia is BeautifulAllAlong.
26	** Grandmere is a chain-smoking old harridan in the books. In the film, she's ''Julie Andrews''.
27	** Lilly is played by Heather Matarazzo, in the book she has glasses, is pudgy, and has a faced described as looking like a pug.
28	* AdaptationalLocationChange: The film is set in San Francisco and included quite a bit of on-location footage, while the original book series was set in New York City. This was because Gary Marshall found it a difficult bet and he did not want to shoot the film in Toronto because it was a “fake New York”.
29	* AdaptationalNiceGuy:
30	** Phillipe Renaldo in the books was a LadykillerInLove who ReallyGetsAround because Mia's mother refused to marry him, out of fear of being forced into the royal life. He also makes a series of bad judgments. In the movies, Phillipe was none of these things in life (though in fairness Helen actually did marry him, and they got divorced) and Mia mentions that he covered her school tuition and would send her nice presents.
31	** Clarisse goes from EvilMatriarch and ManipulativeBastard to a CoolOldLady.
32	** While Lily is still a massive SoapboxSadie, the movie tones her down a '''LOT'''. She's more loyal to Mia and is open about her GreenEyedMonster tendencies, namely that Mia can [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre create a lot of change with her status as a princess]].
33	** Josh Richter in the books was a DumbBlonde who didn't even realize that Mia existed until she was outed as a princess. He gets a PetTheDog moment in the film which then doubles as a BaitTheDog moment: when Mia is struggling as goalie in soccer, he gives her the advice to try and stay calm and not be scared of the ball.
34	* AdaptationDyeJob:
35	** Mia in the books is a dirty blonde, and has it cut short and dyed a lighter blonde during her makeover. Movie Mia is brunette with frizzy shoulder-length hair, which gets straightened during the MakeoverMontage.
36	** Also Fat Louie, who is orange in the books but black-and-white in the movies.
37	* AdaptedOut: A lot of characters from the books don't make it to the films, such as Mia's bodyguard Lars and some of her friends: Tina, Perrin, and Ling Su. In the books, it was mentioned that Tina's dad didn't want her featured and threatened to sue unless she was taken out.
38	* AdaptationalVillainy:
39	** Paolo, who was merely Mia's hair stylist and her occasional confidante in the books, outs her as a princess for some money and the glory of having done her stunning makeover.
40	** The later books were not yet written at the time, so Lana Weinberger doesn't get the redeeming moments that she earns later in the series, with [[spoiler:befriending Mia after Michael breaks up with the latter and Mia suffers a TraumaCongaLine as a result and Mia realizing that Lana is just a shallower version of Lily, in that she makes insulting remarks because she thinks she's funny]].
41	* AdultsAreUseless: Played with. While the adults at Mia's school don't punish the kids for bullying her, the adults are at least shown to be on her side throughout the whole thing. This is shown best at the beach party scene, the baseball scene, and the scene when Mia cones Lana and the teachers refuse to chastise Mia for it.
42	* AgeLift: Michael is the same age as his sister Lily and her twin in the film; in the books, he is older than her by 4 years.
43	* AllThereInTheScript: Charlotte's last name, Kutaway.
44	* AmicableExes: It is made very clear that Mia's parents divorced due to the complexity of the situation, as Helen didn't know the full expectations of being a Princess Consort to the Crown Prince. Phillipe had to leave her behind because his brother was meant to be the heir before he abdicated, not because they ever stopped loving one another.
45	-->'''Helen''': ''(to Clarise with a slight tear in her eye)'' Even though it didn't work out between us, I loved your son very much.\
46	'''Clarisse:''': Thank you.
47	* ArtifactTitle: The movies lose the diary format the books are written in. Mia has a diary of low plot importance, making the title ''technically'' applicable, but not really.
48	%%* ArtistsAreAttractive: Micheal is introduced playing in a band
49	* AttentionWhore: Josh is this in the film. He is considered a showoff, and he even goes as far as to humiliate Mia for his 15 minutes of fame.
50	* AwkwardKiss: Mia wants her first kiss to be an epic moment where her foot pops up like in old movies. Unfortunately, her foot gets stuck in fishing net on the floor of the shack they were hiding in, and she was with a RomanticFalseLead. She gets her epic kiss once she realizes the right guy is her [[ChildhoodFriendRomance old friend]].
51	* BaitTheDog:
52	** Josh has one PetTheDog moment towards Mia, where he tries to give her advice on not being scared of soccer balls while she's playing goalie in recess. Then after he finds out she's a princess, he tries to use her to get his "fifteen minutes of fame".
53	** Lana and her friends do this to Mia. They give the latter her clothes and a nice tent for her to change into. Then the trio humiliate her by pulling down the tent, allowing the paparazzis to take photos of Mia in her towel.
54	* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Mia chooses Michael to dance with at the ball because, in her words, "you saw me when I was invisible".
55	* BecomingTheMask: Nicholas eventually allows Mia to have the throne because he thinks she deserves it, and because he genuinely fell in love with her.
56	* BettyAndVeronica: With Mia as the Archie, shy [[BoyNextDoor Michael]] as the Betty and Mia's longtime crush [[JerkJock Josh]] as the Veronica.
57	* BewareTheNiceOnes: Twice with Mia in the movie. She uses her baseball bat to hit a baseball so hard, it hits Josh's groin. The second time, Mia hits Lana with an ice cream cone when the latter insults her.
58	* BigDamnHeroes: When Mia is stuck in her car in the rain, unable to make it to the ball, and all seems lost, Joe pulls up in the limo and retrieves her.
59	* BigShutUp:
60	** Mia says this when Queen Clarisse tells her that she is a princess.
61	--->'''Mia:''' Me, a princess? SHUT. UP!\
62	'''Clarisse:''' (sipping tea, doing a SpitTake) I beg your pardon? "Shut up”?\
63	'''Maitre'D:''' Your Majesty, in America, it doesn't always mean "be quiet". Here it could mean "Wow, gee whiz, golly wolly"...
64	** Lilly also says this when Mia tells her the same thing.
65	* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Blonde Lana, Brunette (and TokenMinority to boot) Fontana and Redhead Anna.
66	* BodyGuardCrush: Queen Clarisse and Joe, the head of the security service, have feelings for each other. They eventually get together in the sequel.
67	* {{Bowdlerise}}: In the books, Mia was a child born out of wedlock to two college grads with BelligerentSexualTension, and she becomes the heir by default when testicular cancer makes her father sterile. In the movies, her parents are divorced, with Helen [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial denying that Grandmere made the divorce happen]], and Philippe having died in an accident years ago.
68	* BrickJoke:
69	** Mia talks to her mother about getting her first FootPopping Kiss. After the debacle at the beach, Mia is crying into her mother's arms and wails "my foot didn't even pop!"
70	** A little less harsh than the previous example, there is a moment near the beginning of the first film where Mia accidentally breaks off one of the fingers of a porcelain statue in the embassy. She tries to hide it by putting the finger in the statue's mouth. Later on, at the grand ball, two officials are admiring the statue and pondering whether or not the item in the statue's mouth is string cheese. In the second film you see the same officials wonder if there will be string cheese at Mia's birthday.
71	** A subtle one, also somewhat related to the beach party debacle. Right before Mia mentions the FootPopping, her mother calls Josh a "[[Music/BackstreetBoys Backstreet Boy]] clone". Later, when Mia shows up at school the day after the scandal, "What Makes You Different" by the Backstreet Boys is playing in the background.
72	* BrokenPedestal: Mia learning that she is, in fact, not the person she thought she was (and that her mother has been ''lying'' to her for her entire life) does ''not'' improve the situation at the Thermopolis household.
73	* ButtMonkey: Poor Mia is constantly put in humiliating situations.
74	* CallBack: Mia asks one of the dignitaries about her grandchildren, two of whom are named Lilly and Charlotte. Those are the names of the little twin girls with Jeremiah that Mia signs autographs for in the first film.
75	* CallingTheOldWomanOut: Mia calls out her mother for failing to inform her that she was a princess.
76	* CerebusRetcon: Two cases:
77	** First at the state dinner, Mia's clumsiness causes a fiasco that's PlayedForLaughs - and luckily for her everyone at the dinner finds it charmingly hilarious. But it then cuts to Mia in her room, sadly saying "I'm sorry I let you down" to a picture of her father.
78	** The second comes at the beach. While getting hounded by the paparazzi isn't treated as funny, it's still played light-heartedly. When Lana and her GirlPosse expose her getting changed, any humour the scene may have had goes away with Mia (who is ''fifteen'')'s panicked "go away, all of you!"
79	* ChekhovsGun: In the first film, Paolo is called in to give Mia a makeover, and Clarisse wants him to sign a confidentiality agreement. Paolo demurs and claims he knows what a secret is. [[spoiler:When Mia goes to school later, paparazzi are swarming all over the place, which Paolo admits to being responsible for, for the sake of [[strike:money]] pride]].
80	* CoolTeacher: Mia's gym teacher, Ms. Harbula. Despite the fact that Mia is failing gym class due to her lack of confidence, and despite Mia accidentally clonking her on the head witha softball, Ms. Harbula keeps trying to encourage her and tell her YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre. When Mia starts a SelfDeprecation speech about how she can't do soccer, her teacher allows her to sub out of the goalie position so she can step back and watch. And when Mia is harassed by paparazzi at the beach party, Ms. Harbula comes to her rescue.
81	* CruelCheerleader: Lana, the school's AlphaBitch, and her GirlPosse are all catty cheerleaders. Lily also invokes this trope by worrying that next week Mia "could be waving pompoms in my face!"
82	* CucumberFacial: "Can I tell you a secret? The cucumber does nothing."
83	* CuteClumsyGirl: Mia's primary "flaw" is her clumsiness. This trope is at least more justified than most uses in that she's a princess and is expected to be graceful and well-mannered.
84	* DamnedByFaintPraise:
85	-->'''Clarisse:''' You look so... young.\
86	'''Mia:''' Uh, thank you. And you look so... ''[long pause]'' ...clean.
87	* DeathByAdaptation: Mia's dad, Philippe. In the books, he is very much alive and only reveals to Mia that she's a Princess because he has testicular cancer and can no longer have any more kids, making the illegitimate Mia his only heir. In the movie, they kill him in order to brush past testicular cancer in a Disney movie, as well as to give Julie Andrews a more substantial role. Clarisse simply mentions a "terrible accident", implying that's how he died.
88	* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: Unlike in the books, where Philippe is alive and makes multiple mistakes, Mia doesn't really talk about her dad's flaws and neither do her mother and grandmother; Helen says that the reason she didn't want to be a princess was that she couldn't be an artist on her terms, and Clarisse for her part doesn't judge her son for marrying Helen, at least in the present.
89	* DecemberDecemberRomance: Joe and Clarisse.
90	* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Joe and Clarisse -- when they announce they're going to get married, even the bishop mouths "finally". Given the first film has the Prime Minister handing Clarisse over to dance with Joe, it doesn't seem they tried hard to hide their feelings.
91	** Mia and Nicholas in the second film. After finding out who he really is, they have a very antagonistic relationship - at least they think so. Meanwhile, EVERYONE around them can tell they are practically DROOLING all over each other to the point where it would put [[Series/{{Cheers}} Sam and Diane]] to shame.
92	* FailedASpotcheck: Because Grandmere never made an effort to visit Mia before Mia's father died, Mia never learned that she was actually a princess.
93	* FemininityFailure: There's the awkward Mia, who takes princess lessons and gets a makeover to which her friend tells her that she sold out. She's still clumsy after the lessons.
94	* FictionalCountry: Genovia, an ambiguously European MicroMonarchy.
95	* {{Foil}}: Josh and Michael, the romantic leads in the first film (neither of whom is relevant in the second). Josh is blonde, popular (when he tries, he can be a fairly charismatic speaker, like during the debate scene; mostly he's just an idiot, like his "Be the Ball" speech during PE class), and a showboat. Michael is brunet, plays keyboard in a garage band (the fangirls mostly show up for the guitarist), remains quiet and low-key, but has actual talent. A good comparison scene is during the band class, where Michael is playing piano and Josh is sitting right beside him: Michael has his head down, focusing on the keys, while Josh is hamming it up beside him, pretending to play the piano with his hands flying around dramatically.
96	* FootPopping: TropeNamer. Mia expresses her wish to do this. She fails to do it with Josh, but succeeds with Michael. Also with Nicholas in the second movie.
97	* ForcefulKiss: Poor Mia gets a particularly embarrassing one from Josh at the climax of the movie while the paparazzi take photos of the two.
98	* FormalFullArrayOfCutlery: All the meals at the first major formal dinner Mia attends are surrounded by a bunch of cutlery. Queen Clarisse once discretely reminds Mia she's supposed to eat fruits with a fork and a knife, instead of using her hands.
99	* FriendToAllChildren:
100	** In the first film, Mia gleefully gives a few girls her autograph.
101	** Mia invites orphan children to join her during Genovia's independence day parade in the second film and is later seen making plans to re-purpose a royal estate as a children's center.
102	* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Actually, Funny Foreground Event. When Clarisse is teaching Mia how to properly wave, Joe is in front of them, pretending to drive the car. Halfway through, Joe realizes he has to leave and mimes actually parking the car.
103	* GagEcho: See BigShutUp above.
104	* GenerationXerox: Many of the problems Mia faces when starting out as a princess are similar to what her grandmother had to deal with (as Clarisse had married into royalty). Even Mia's marriage to Andrew [[spoiler:(had it gone through)]] -- Clarisse was deeply fond of her first husband, calling him her best friend, but judging by how people act around Joe when not in the presence of royalty, it was absolutely no secret that the man she was actually in love with was him. Similarly, it's clear Andrew and Mia care for each other, but not in the romantic sense.
105	* TheGlassesGottaGo
106	-->'''Paolo:''' Do you wear contact lenses?\
107	'''Mia:''' Oh, I have them, but I really don't like to wear them that much.\
108	'''Paolo:''' Now... ''(breaks her glasses in half)'' you do.\
109	'''Mia:''' ''(shocked)'' You broke my glasses!\
110	'''Paolo:''' You broke my brush.
111	* GirlsLikeMusicians: Michael is introduced playing in a garage band to establish that he's the protagonist' (and many other girls') crush.
112	* GreenEyedMonster: Lilly's first reaction to Mia's makeover?
113	-->'''Lilly:''' Who ''destroyed'' you?
114	* GroinAttack: PlayedForLaughs in a scene when Mia is playing baseball and she's the one holding the bat. While Josh taunts Mia, Mia is able to hit the baseball with the bat, and the baseball hits Josh's groin. It doubles as LaserGuidedKarma, due to how much of a jerk Josh was to Mia.
115	* HardTruthAesop: Mia's appearance is a big part of becoming a princess, which is a harsh truth for any public figure. Her original look was fine for a high school student, but being in the public eye would require her to look more 'professional' (which, for women, usually means having to look like a supermodel). Lily even lists this standard to live up to as a reason why Mia should turn down the job at first.
116	* HandsOnApproach: Nicholas teaches Mia to shoot an arrow in the second movie.
117	* HateSink: Lana, her posse, and Josh are given little to no redeeming qualities in the film and only exist to be assholes to the protagonist. Yep, Gina Wendkos really wanted viewers to hate her.
118	* HeelFaceTurn: Nicholas has this in the end.
119	* HeldGaze: One happens between Mia and Nicholas when during their MeetCute in the second movie and ignites the spark between them.
120	* {{Homage}}:
121	** In the second movie, Mia dances with a succession of royal suitors with humorous personalities and/or odd dance styles, much as Creator/AudreyHepburn (also playing a somewhat unorthodox princess) does in ''Film/RomanHoliday''.
122	** One of the cut scenes in the second movie also had a ''Film/BreakfastAtTiffanys'' shout-out.
123	* {{Hypocrite}}:
124	** Lilly in the first film hates the "A-Crowd" right up until she realizes Mia's A-crowd by birth. First, she can't stand Mia's makeover until she learns Mia's a princess, and later she gives a list of reasons why Mia shouldn't be a princess, but since she's a princess anyway, would she mind coming on Lilly's show?
125	** Josh tells Mia he hates phony publicity seekers, and that he broke up with Lana for telling the press she's Mia's best friend. He then goes on to invite Mia to the beach party, where he lures her out of hiding by lying to her that the coast is clear, forces a kiss on her as the paparazzi cameras flash, and happily tells them his name.
126	* HypocriticalHumor: Clarice gifts Mia a Genovian ornament and Mia says "Don't worry. I'll take good care of it..." just as she haphadazardly stuffs it into her bag.
127	* ImagineSpot:
128	** After discussing FootPopping, Mia has an ImagineSpot where a foot attempts to pop but fails due to her shoe being stuck to a piece of gum.
129	** A cut scene from the first movie, which would have taken place before the makeover, has an ImagineSpot of Mia as a wooden puppet, following Clarisse's order.
130	* InnocentlyInsensitive: In the film, Mia happily tells Michael that Josh invited her to a beach party. She was completely unaware of Michael’s feelings for her, and the latter is heartbroken.
131	* ItsAllAboutMe: A lot of the conflict happens between Mia and her mother because each insists the other acknowledges ''her'' feelings first. Mia's mother justifies her decision to divorce her husband (and deny Mia her father and her heritage) in part because she refused to walk behind someone for the rest of her life, and Mia gets upset with her mother (who does -not- have a lot of other prospects that meet standards) for scoring a date from her teacher because "it would give the other kids license to mock me for the rest of my life".
132	* {{Jerkass}}: Lana, her posse, and Josh.
133	* JerkassHasAPoint:
134	** Lana has a good reason to be mad at Mia for (unwittingly) stealing her boyfriend. In the books, Mia realizes this and apologizes.
135	** Lilly is a preachy SoapboxSadie and not above being a little hypocritical herself with Mia's status as a princess, but she was right to call Mia out for ditching her to go to the beach party and (unintentionally) breaking Michael’s heart. Even Mia realizes she blew it.
136	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Lilly has moments of being a terrible friend to Mia, but there are also moments that show her heart is in the right place.
137	* LaserGuidedKarma: The day after Lana humiliates Mia in front of the paparazzi, and then goes on to insult her and her friend Jeremiah, Mia gets back at her by smearing her ice-cream cone all over her shirt in front of the entire school.
138	-->'''Lana''': Mia, you’re such a freak!\
139	'''Mia''': Yeah, yeah, I am, but you know what? Someday, I just might grow out of that, but you, you will never stop being a jerk!\
140	''(the crowd chants "Lana got Coned" in the background)''\
141	'''Lana''': ''(turning to the principal)'' Mrs. Gupta, did you see what she did to me!?!\
142	'''Mrs. Gupta''': ''(sarcastically)'' Oh no honey! I'm sorry, I was in a very important meeting. ''(condescendingly)'' Send it out for dry cleaning.\
143	''(sits back down with the rest of the laughing teachers)''
144	* LessonsInSophistication: The first film covers Mia's princess education. Despite the fact that the [[TheKlutz clumsy]], [[NoSocialSkills awkward]] Mia doesn't take naturally to any of her lessons and clowns her way through them, she still absorbs quite a lot, and is able to demonstrate much of what she's learned in her grand debut at the end of the film.
145	* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: Mia Thermopolis (Light) and her grandmother Clarisse Renaldi (Dark). Mia is feminine and likes girly things, but she’s clumsy and awkward (which is why she’s taking princess lessons in the first place). She’s not a fan of dressing girly and doing her hair and makeup. Clarisse, on the other hand, carries herself well, always dresses in the fanciest clothes, and keeps her hair and makeup well done.
146	* LineOfSightName: Variation when the Queen invents the "Genovian Order of the Rose", after spotting a sign for Rose Street, to get Mia out of a spot of trouble with a police officer.
147	* LoveRedeems: Nicholas' redemption arc in the second film starts when he genuinely develops feelings for Mia.
148	* TheMakeover: Played straight in the movies.
149	* MakeoverMontage: Mia is given a princess makeover by MakeoverFairy Paolo and his assistants. She gets another makeover from the same trio in the sequel.
150	* ModestyShorts: Seen when Mia comes down the spiral steps at the beginning.
151	* NakedPeopleAreFunny: PlayedForDrama in the film when the paparazzis take photos of Mia in nothing but her towel.
152	* NiceGuy:
153	** Michael, Lilly's older brother. He is unfailingly nice to Mia, and unlike Lilly, he gracefully accepts her becoming a princess.
154	** Mia herself is friendly and sweet.
155	** Joe, Mia's chauffeur, is a nice guy as well. He even sticks up for Mia a few times.
156	** Despite being stern towards Mia, Clarisse is a friendly woman and has Mia's interests at heart.
157	* OhCrap: [[{{Camp}} Paolo]] lets out a small shriek upon seeing Mia for the first time.
158	* PimpedOutDress: Mia's princess dresses would count merely as SimpleYetOpulent if not for the intricate embroidery.
159	* PreviouslyOverlookedParamour: Mia's longtime friend Michael has feelings for her, but she is unaware of this for most of the story. Only after she realizes that the RomanticFalseLead Josh wasn't the right guy for her do she and Michael confess to each other.
160	* ProfessionalButtKisser: Downplayed. The ''Vice Principal'' is all over Clarisse Renaldi after she arrives at school in the first film.
161	* PunnyName: Charlotte's unspoken last name Kutaway is because the character frequently appears in cutaway shots.
162	* [[QuirkyTown Quirky Country]]: Genovia, if the second movie is anything to go by. Apparently, marching bands with violin and accordion players are commonplace there, as are goats that moo and pear-flavoured popcorn.
163	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The staff members are shown to always be on Mia's side when the other students mistreat her. The gym teacher even rescued Mia from the paparazzi at the beach party.
164	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Mia gives a brief one to Lana after "coning" her.
165	* {{Ruritania}}: Genovia, a fictional country between France and Spain.
166	* SheCleansUpNicely: Mia. She even provides the picture for the trope page.
167	* ShoutOut: Also an ActorAllusion - in the second movie, Julie Andrews saying "I've done [[Film/MaryPoppins a LOT of flying in my day."]] Also, Lilly compares [[ThoseTwoGuys Brigitt and Brigitta]] first to [[Theatre/{{Hamlet}} Rosencrantz and Guildenstern]], then to [[Series/LaverneAndShirley Lenny and Squiggy]].
168	* ShutUpHannibal: "Lily, just because your hair sucks, get off mine."
169	* ShutUpKiss: Mia gets this from Michael in the first film.
170	* StealthInsult: Delivered during a toast to the film's villains, Baron and Baroness von Troken; ([[spoiler:who hope that Mia fails to accept her royal heritage in order to allow for them to be next in line to rule Genovia]]) in which the toast went "To Baron and Baroness von Troken, may you always remain [[spoiler:barren]]". (This could also be interpreted as [[spoiler:"baron", as in may he stay baron and thus never get to rule Genovia]].)
171	* SternTeacher: Clarisse is this towards Mia regarding her "princess lessons."
172	* UptownGirl: Mia for Michael in the first film and Clarisse for Joe in the second. Both are particularly painful examples as Michael is already pretty close to Mia when he discovers she's royalty instead of an ordinary girl. Joe has been in love with Clarisse for years but has held back from saying anything because of her devotion to Genovia.
173	* UnwittingPawn: Mia becomes this when Josh only invites her to the beach party to get his fifteen minutes of fame.
174	* WantsAPrizeForBasicDecency: Lilly in the first film.
175	-->'''Lilly:''' I kept your royal secret, and do you know how hard it is to have a cable show and keep a secret?
176	* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: In the film, Lilly, Michael, and Mia’s mother understandably have this view towards Mia’s infatuation with Josh.
177	* WhatTheHellHero: Lilly rightfully calls Mia out for ditching her and Michael to go to Josh’s beach party.
178	* YouDoNotWantToKnow: Mia to Clarisse twice over, with the second instance acting as a CallBack.
179	** In the first movie, when Mia shows up wet at the event where she is supposed to announce that she is the new princess.
180	** In the second movie, when she arrives back at the palace after falling into a fountain.
181	* YourTraditionIsNotMine: Mia's initial rejection of her royal parentage.

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