History ShrinkingViolet / Film

* The female main character in ''Film/InTheCompanyOfMen'' is handpicked by her {{Jerkass}} coworker exactly for this reason. His plan involves emotionally destroying a random woman in alleged revenge against the female gender. Thus, he chooses Christine, the most beautiful girl in the company but very self-conscious about her [[SpeechImpediment strong deaf accent]] and her [[DisabledLoveInterest hearing impairment]] to the point of willingly avoiding to interact with anyone. Justified: the very moment she [[SheCleansUpNicely gets out of her shell]], she ends up viciously bullied and emotionally scarred for life.

* ''Film/JackTheReaper'': Jessie (who is implied to be being abused at home) is shy and reserved, and given to hiding behind her PeekABangs.

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* Need Shrinking Violet personified? Well, look no further than the [[MeaningfulName appropriately-named]] Violet Parr from ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'', pictured above. Not only is she incredibly shy, but she also has the hair, the mumbles, and a desire to [[IJustWantToBeNormal be just another girl]], and she can't even look the school heartthrob, Tony Rydinger, in the eye. Her family are superheroes in hiding, and her powers are invisibility and forcefields--WordOfGod is that these are symbolic of her personality, respectively being her wish to hide from everyone else and her need for insulation from the rest of the world. Needless to say, she embraces her abnormalities, gets an AdrenalineMakeover, and holds her hair back with a headband in the process of helping her family save the world. And to top it all off, by the end of the movie, it's ''Tony'' who can't look ''Violet'' in the eye, instead of the reverse. [[{{Irony}} Think about it.]]

* In ''Film/ArtOfTheDead'', Donna is a shy and awkward teen, with both her family and her school life. This starts to change after she becomes affected by the {{Envy}} painting.

* The title character of Creator/StephenKing's ''Film/{{Carrie}}'' starts out as a normal Shrinking Violet and is pushed over the edge into [[BewareTheNiceOnes supernaturally psycho territory]] by a malicious prank pulled by the popular girls.

* Need Shrinking Violet personified? Well, look no further than the [[MeaningfulName appropriately-named]] Violet Parr from ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'', pictured above. Not only is she incredibly shy, but she also has the hair, the mumbles, and a desire to [[IJustWantToBeNormal be just another girl]], and she can't even look the school heartthrob, Tony Rydinger, in the eye. Her family are superheroes in hiding, and her powers are invisibility and forcefields--WordOfGod is that these are symbolic of her personality, respectively being her wish to hide from everyone else and her need for insulation from the rest of the world. Needless to say, she embraces her abnormalities, gets an AdrenalineMakeover, and holds her hair back with a headband in the process of helping her family save the world.
** And to top it all off, by the end of the movie, it's ''Tony'' who can't look ''Violet'' in the eye, instead of the reverse. [[{{Irony}} Think about it.]]

* ''Film/TheWhiteOrchid'': Claire starts out as a quiet, booking young woman but becomes the opposite after taking on The White Orchid's style to solve a murder.

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[VisualPun No pun intended.]]]]

* The female main character in ''Film/{{InTheCompanyOfMen}}'' is handpicked by her {{Jerkass}} coworker exactly for this reason. His plan involves emotionally destroying a random woman in alleged revenge against the female gender. Thus, he chooses Christine, the most beautiful girl in the company but very self-conscious about her [[SpeechImpediment strong deaf accent]] and her [[DisabledLoveInterest hearing impairment]] to the point of willingly avoiding to interact with anyone. Justified: the very moment she [[SheCleansUpNicely gets out of her shell]], she ends up viciously bullied and emotionally scarred for life.

* The tittle character of Film/{{Little Voice}} is very,very shy. She afraids of people and spends hers time in hers room listening the records and singing.

* The tittle character of "Film/{{Little Voice}}" is very,very shy. She afraids of people and spends hers time in hers room listening the records and singing.

* The tittle character of "Film/ {{Little Voice}}" is very,very shy. She afraids of people and spends hers time in hers room listening the records and singing.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[VisualPun No Pun Intended]]]]

* The female main character in ''Film/{{InTheCompanyOfMen}}'' is handpicked by her [[Jerkass]] coworker exactly for this reason. His plan involves emotionally destroying a random woman in alleged revenge against the female gender. Thus, he chooses Christine, the most beautiful girl in the company but very self-conscious about her [[SpeechImpediment strong deaf accent]] and her [[DisabledLoveInterest hearing impairment]] to the point of willingly avoiding to interact with anyone. Justified: the very moment she [[SheCleansUpNicely gets out of her shell]], she ends up viciously bullied and emotionally scarred for life.

* In another Pixar film, ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'', this is played with by Fear: despite being male (albeit representing the emotions of a girl) and a bit more outspoken in showing how he's afraid, he's still repressed, timid, and his skin is purple.

* The title character of ''Literature/TrainMan2004'' is a rare male example. He's a cripplingly shy Otaku who's perfectly content with living in his own little world and only talking to people online. That is until he meets a kind and beautiful girl who's actually...*gasp* [[NerdsAreSexy interested in him!]] [[ThePowerOfFriendship With encouragement and advice from the members of his online community]], he pursues her and finally learns to open up a little.

* 5, from ''WesternAnimation/{{Nine}}'' is yet another male example (despite being a ragdoll, yes, he is male). Shy, skittish, hardly ever makes eye contact with those "above" him...The fact that he's also TheWoobie help this.

* ''Film/{{Amelie}}'': Amelie and [[BirdsOfAFeather Nino, the fragile guy she meets.]] They're both shy, quiet, and friendy but have a hard time making friends.

* Need Shrinking Violet personified? Well, look no further than the [[MeaningfulName appropriately-named]] Violet Parr from ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'', pictured above. Not only is she incredibly shy, but she also has the hair, the mumbles, and a desire to [[IJustWantToBeNormal be just another girl]], and she can't even look the school heartthrob, Tony Rydiger, in the eye. Her family are superheroes in hiding, and her powers are invisibility and forcefields--WordOfGod is that these are symbolic of her personality, respectively being her wish to hide from everyone else and her need for insulation from the rest of the world. Needless to say, she embraces her abnormalities, gets an AdrenalineMakeover, and puts her hair back in the process of helping her family save the world.

* In another Pixar film, ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'', this is played with by Fear: despite being male (albeit representing the emotions of a girl) and a bit more outspoken in showing how he's afraid, he's still repressed temerous, and his skin is purple.