Line #8 Heartwarming/ThePagemaster


1	* The budding friendship between Richard and Long John Silver, with Richard pretty much taking Jim Hawkins's place in the story, it was bound to happen.
2	** Richard's friendship with all the books is a good example.
3	* The scene near the end when the Pagemaster ''summoned'' the fictional characters Richard had to face in his challenges. They all congratulate him, each in their own way.
4	-->'''Jekyll''': You prevailed over evil.
5	-->'''Ahab''': Ah, you looked Moby Dick in the eye, boy.
6	-->'''Silver''': Ah, you had pirate stuff, me lad! An' don't no one speak any different.
7	-->'''The Pagemaster:''' If I hadn't brought you here, you would've never found the strength to face your own fears.
8	* The very end of the film, [[spoiler: when Richard's parents find him asleep in the treehouse, finally having gotten over his fear of climbing the tree.]]
9	** And almost immediately prior to that, when Richard sees the ramp the other kids were jumping. He stares at it a moment, licks his lips...[[spoiler: and pedals top-speed at it, and jumps it, letting out a triumphant ''"[[BigYes YES!]]"'' as he lands. It's even better in the novelization, when the kids from before are ''watching.'']]
10	* At the end, Richard, who told all three books that he'd check them out from the library, is told he can only take two. The librarian, Mr. Dewey, removes [[LovableCoward Horror]] from the top of the stack. Richard protests.
11	-->'''Richard:''' But I promised I'd check him out.
12	-->'''Mr. Dewey:''' You promised whom?
13	-->'''Richard:''' ''(pointing to Horror}'' Him...I mean...umm... Do you think just this once I could?... Please, Mr. Dewey, I really need...
14	-->'''Mr. Dewey:''' ''(raising his hand to quiet Richard's protests}'' Shhh. [[MeaningfulEcho I have a talent for guessing what people need]].
15	--> ''(After looking around to make sure no one is watching, he puts Horror back in Richard's arms}''
16	-->'''Mr: Dewey:'''...Just this once.
17	* The PC adventure game has Richard help Frankenstein's Monster find a girlfriend.
18	* With all the things Richard has in his room, from the earthquake kit to the broken glass boots, one can only assume he either saved up money for them, which would take a while for a child. Or else his parents bought them for him, to give him peace of mind. If the latter, it really is nice to see his parents so willing to help him feel safe in their home.
19	* Perhaps bordering on fridge heartwarming, but Richard's bike is pretty impressively set up. With the board across the front and the lights. Considering we see his father working on the treehouse, it's not a far stretch to imagine he was the one who created the safety additions to his son's bike. No matter how much he feels disconnected from his son and seems to be losing patience with his paranoia, he still wants him to feel safe enough to ride his bike and goes out of his way to accommodate his needs.
20	* After snapping at Horror, Adventure is later horrified to find him being subjected to a GulliverTieDown and immediately comes to his rescue. He has a brief MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment when Horror appears to be dead, with them becoming VitriolicBestBuds afterward.
21	** During the ending, we briefly see the three books' silhouettes on the wall of Richard's treehouse. Horror starts crying TearsOfJoy that he finally has friends, Adventure saying "That you do, matey, that you do."

Context Heartwarming / ThePagemaster