History Funny / TheBookOfLife

'''Xibalba:''' Oh, please! I never sent that snake to Maria, [[SayingTooMuch and I never gave that medal to Joaquin!]] (''immediately shuts up with a clearly obvious OhCrap expression'')\\

'''Xibabla:''' The- uhhhhhhh... [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial one I never gave him! Ever, at all! Never! Who is this "Joaquin"?]]\\

'''Xibalba:''' (''sheepishly'') [[ThisIsGonnaSuck ...yes.]]

-->'''Maria:''' (''to Joaquin'') All this... is about a stupid medal? ...ARE YOU ''KIDDING ME?!?''

** [[PostKissCatatonia Maria's disoriented expression following the kiss]] is incredibly amusing, as well as Manolo's satisfied little smirk.

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[[caption-width-right:293:Cue WimpFight.]]

** Then as if he isn't in enough trouble, Xibalba proceeds to put himself in even ''deeper'' hot water!

-->'''Carlos:''' My only son, fighting angry, thousand pound beasts. Just in the family tradition!

-->'''Joaquin:''' "And this medal is for having the most medals."

-->'''Carmen:''' That would explain why there are so many of you down here.

-->'''La Muerte:''' [[ThisIsUnforgivable That is]] ''[[ThisIsUnforgivable unforgivable!]]''
-->'''Xibalba:''' Oh, please! I never sent that snake to Maria, [[SayingTooMuch and I never gave that medal to Joaquin!]] (''immediately shuts up with a clearly obvious OhCrap expression'')
-->'''La Muerte:''' ''What'' medal?
-->'''Xibabla:''' The- uhhhhhhh... [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial one I never gave him! Ever, at all! Never! Who is this "Joaquin"?]]
-->'''La Muerte:''' (''grabs him by his beard up to his mouth and makes him look her in the eye'') You gave Joaquin the Medal of Everlasting Life?!
-->'''Xibalba:''' (''sheepishly'') [[ThisIsGonnaSuck ...yes.]]

-->'''Manolo:''' Medal of Everlasting Life?\\
'''La Muerte:''' (''casually'') Whoever wears the medal cannot die or be injured. (Manolo realizes the secret behind Joaquin's fame and glory)

-->'''The Candlemaker:''' Can I get a slap in too?

-->'''Town Citizen:''' Cause no one's that big, man!

-->'''Goth Kid:''' [[LampshadeHanging What is it with Mexicans and death?]]

--> '''Manolo, Carmen, Luis, and Candle Maker:''' ''(In unison)'' "''Balby''"?!

--> "[[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Man, that is a whole lot of bull.]]"

-->'''La Muerte:''' (''grabs him by his beard up to his mouth, and makes him look her in the eye'') You gave Joaquin the Medal of Everlasting Life?!

-->'''La Muerte:''' (''grabs him by his beard and then his mouth, and makes him look her in the eye'') You gave Joaquin the Medal of Everlasting Life?!

-->'''La Muerte:''' '''''What''''' medal?

-->'''La Muerte:''' (''grabs him by his beard and makes him look her in the eye'') You gave Joaquin the Medal of Everlasting Life?!

* Considering the reveal at the end of her [[GodWasMyCopilot true identity]] at the end of the film, Mary Beth's blithe agreement that La Muerte is pretty takes on a much funnier light.

** When Manolo asks about Joaquin's Medal of Everlasting Life, La Muerte just says it so ''casually'', it gives a lot more "wham" to TheReveal:

-->'''La Muerte:''' [[PunctuatedForEmphasis What. Medal?]]

-->'''Xibalba:''' (''sheepishly'') [[ThisIsGonnaSuck ...yes...]]

-->'''Manolo:''' Wait... wasn't that when you ended up in a coma.

* Manolo's father rhapsodising over Manolo's form, and happily reminiscing about how he started training at the same age.
-->'''Manolo''': Wait... wasn't that when you ended up in a coma.
-->'''Carlos''': *sighs happily* Ah, memories.

-->'''Carlos''': My only son, fighting angry, thousand pound beasts. Just in the family tradition!

* The reason why Manolo's great-grandmother [[spoiler:joins the rest of the Sanchez family just as Manolo fulfills his wager with Xibalba:]]

** The fact that [[spoiler: members of the Sanchez family keep dying and immediately popping up in the Land of the Remembered as this scene goes on. It is BlackComedy, but it's quite funny to see everyone's casual reactions towards death.]]

-->'''Carmen''': That would explain why there are so many of you down here.
* The way Xibalba's [[JawDrop jaw drops]] past his chest, complete with [[StockSoundEffect cartoon sound effect]], [[spoiler:when Manolo wins their wager.]]
* [[spoiler:Manolo emerges completely unscathed from the explosion under the bell. Everyone, including Xibalba, La Muerte, and the Candlemaker, are confused and Manolo turns to La Muerte. Her response?]]

* La Muerte's WTF reaction when [[spoiler: Manolo, Carmen and Luis arrive in the Land of the Forgotten.]]
-->'''La Muerte''': Manolo, Carmen and...the head of Luis?
* When La Muerte finds out that [[spoiler: Xibalba cheated at their bet, she ''[[SkywardScream screams]]'' his name and he appears right away--with a big bottle of wine and two glasses, clearly with ''no'' idea of just how much trouble he's in. Did the absolute ''fury'' not give it away?]]

-->'''Xibalba:''' Oh, please! [[spoiler:I never sent that snake to Maria, [[SayingTooMuch and I never gave that medal to Joaquin!]]]] (''immediately shuts up with a clearly obvious OhCrap expression'')
-->'''La Muerte:''' [[spoiler:[[PunctuatedForEmphasis What. Medal?]]]]
-->'''Xibabla:''' The- uhhhhhhh... [[spoiler:[[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial one I never gave him! Ever, at all! Never! Who is this "Joaquin"?]]]]
-->'''La Muerte:''' (''grabs him by his beard and makes him look her in the eye'') [[spoiler:You gave Joaquin the Medal of Everlasting Life?!]]

** The priest dressed as a ''luchador''. Especially when [[spoiler: he briefly gets his hands on the Medal of Everlasting Life and becomes virtually unstoppable.]]
** [[spoiler:Chuy becoming the leader of a pig army.]]

* Goth Kid's reaction to [[spoiler: hearing about Maria's apparent death:]]

** And shortly after, his reaction to [[spoiler: Manolo being killed by Xibalba's two-headed snake staff:]]

* La Muerte doing a CoyGirlishFlirtPose to Xibalba in order to get the latter [[spoiler:to return Manolo back to life]]. He catches on and ''uses one of his wings to cover her''. La Muerte moves them aside and begins to rubs his feathered wing. And asks in a ''seductive, pleading'' tone, "''Please?'' ''[[AffectionateNickname Balby]]?''"

-->'''Maria:''' (''to Joaquin'') All this... is about [[spoiler:a stupid medal]]? ...ARE YOU ''KIDDING ME?!?''

-->'''Luis''': *sighs happily* Ah, memories.

-->'''Luis''': My only son, fighting angry, thousand pound beasts. Just in the family tradition!

-->'''Maria:''' All this... is about [[spoiler:a stupid medal]]? ...ARE YOU ''KIDDING ME?!?''

** Pablo, the smallest of the group, starts up his turn of romantic wooing songs. Starts counting down aaaand...Cue giant potted cactus. For bonus points: that countdown is the intro to "Woolie Bully". Even less of a romantic choice than Pedro and Pepe's choices.

--->'''Pedro:''' We've already been to four bars. Twice!
** During this scene, Pedro offhandedly mentions how he won over his wife, and his brothers demand, "You're married?!" That these three brothers are never seen apart and yet two of them ''somehow'' don't know that the third is married is hysterical.

-->'''Great-Grandma:''' That didn't count.