History Film / PeterRabbit

* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: In the original books where Peter, Benjamin, and Peter's sisters are young adults. Benjamin and Flopsy were married and had baby rabbits of their own. In the films, Benjamin and Flopsy's relationship is treated like a typical brother-sister dynamic.

* ComedicUnderwearExposure It occurs to Thomas Mcgregor during his battle with peter in bea's art studio

* FauxFinalLine: When Peter and McGregor are in the middle of a huge fight with one another, Bea keeps reentering at random moments, at which point they pretend to be getting along fine. During one of these instances, McGregor grabs a book and says, "and that's what makes us different from the French."

* GroinAttack:It happens to McGregor when the rabbits are firing fruit at him "You know where to aim".

* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler:After Old Man McGregor dies of a heart attack, a brief {{Montage}} of Old Man McGregor's terrible lifestyle habits plays out:]]
** [[spoiler:Despite having a garden rich with vegetables and fruits, all Old Man McGregor ate throughout the his 78 years of life was heavily processed and artificial junk food (processed cheese spread, chip butty sandwiches, cakes, etc.)]]
** [[spoiler:In one part of Old Man McGregor's unhealthy habits montage, he is shown eating a sandwich while scraping asbestos off a door frame. The toxic flakes land on the sandwich, but McGregor keeps eating it.]]
** [[spoiler:In the penultimate scene of the montage, McGregor drinks water from a ''birdfeeder fountain!'']]

[[caption-width-right:300:''"This is only the beginning. Ha-ha!"'']]

* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler:After Old Man McGregor's dies of a heart attack, a brief {{Montage}} of Old Man [=McGregor=]'s terrible eating habits plays out:

* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler:During the brief {{Montage}} of old Mr. [=McGregor=]'s terrible eating habits, he is shown eating a sandwich while scraping asbestos off a door frame; flakes of the toxic substance land on the sandwich, but he just keeps eating it.]]

* InNameOnly: Sort of. By first glance, it seems like the only thing the film has in common with the original book series is that the characters share the same names and looks as their original counterparts from the books. However, this trope is ultimately subverted as the books do exist InUniverse thanks to Peter's human friend Bea (a not so subtle version of Creator/BeatrixPotter), who did the art for the books based on the real Peter and his family.

* InNameOnly: The only thing the film seems to have in common with the original book series is that the characters share the same names and looks as their original counterparts from the books. Other than that, there's no other resemblance between the movie and the books.

* EvilBrit: Downplayed with Thomas. He is not evil and is actually a really NiceGuy. He is very [[HairTriggerTemper short tempered]] and sometimes holds the JerkWithAHeartOfGold status. He is also from london and has a British accent, like the rest of the characters.

* AdaptationSpeciesChange: In the original books, Benjamin is the same breed as Peter and the rest of his family. In this movie, Benjamin is a Holland lop.

* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: In the original books where Peter, Benjamin, and Peter's sisters are young adults. Benjamin and Flopsy were married and have baby rabbits of their own. In the films, Benjamin and Flopsy's relationship is treated like a typical brother-sister dynamic.

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** Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit alongside her kittens (Tom, Mittens, and Moppet) are also one of the few Beatrix Potter characters that aren't present. Averted in the sequel, where Tom Kitten and his sister Mittens make a proper appearance [AdaptationalVillainy but as antagonists]].

* MoralDissonance: The rabbits are upset that the [=McGregors=] keep them from eating the food that they have done [[EntitledBastard nothing to grow or care for]], so they [[spoiler: host a raucous party after Old Man [=McGregor=] dies of a heart attack and actively attempt to ''[[FamilyUnfriendlyViolence murder]]'' his nephew Thomas by purposefully inducing an anaphylactic shock]]. And while the attitude toward Old Man [=McGregor=] is somewhat justified due to him having [[spoiler: killed Peter's father]], the treatment of Thomas goes completely into DisproportionateRetribution.

* UltimateUniverse: Despite the title, the trailer shows ''every'' character from every Potter story, excepting Pickles, the Two Bad Mice, Robinson's family, and the cats.

* AdaptedOut: Peter's mother Josephine Rabbit and Benjamin's father old Mr. Bouncer are nowhere to be seen. Justified because Josephine died prior to the events of the film. Mrs. Tabiha Twitchit alongside her kittens (Tom, Mittens, and Moppet) are also one of the few Beatrix Potter characters that aren't present. Averted in the sequel, where Tom Kitten and his sister Mittens maker a proper appearance.

* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Peter and Benjamin; in the books they were originally naughty before being trapped by [=McGregor's=] cat helped to [[ScareEmStraight grow them into more responsible rabbits]]. Here they are selfish and immature long after meeting [=McGregor=].

* AdaptedOut: Peter's mother Josephine Rabbit and Benjamin's father old Mr. Bouncer are nowhere to be seen. Justified because Josephine died prior to the events of the film. Mrs. Tabiha Twitchit alongside her kittens (Tom, Mittens, and Moppet) are also one of the few Beatrix Potter characters that aren't present.

ComedicUnderwearExposure It occurs to Thomas Mcgregor during his battle with peter in bea's art studio

GroinAttack:It happens to McGregor when the rabbits are firing fruit at him "You know where to aim"

* RealityEnsues: When Thomas decides he's finally had enough of the rabbits getting in his way, he resorts to killing them with dynamite.