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* AsianAirhead: Kiko. The only thought occupying her head is having a boyfriend.

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* AsianAirhead: Kiko. The Kiko is Asian (or at least Asian decent) and the only thought occupying her head is having a boyfriend.
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%%* AcademyOfEvil: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The school for Evil.]]

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%%* * AcademyOfEvil: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The school for Evil.]] It forms witches, monsters and antagonists for heroes from the Good school.



%%* ExtranormalInstitute: The two schools.

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%%* * ExtranormalInstitute: The two schools.schools. The school for Good form princes and princesses by learning them, beautification, poise, and survival. In the Evil one, you learn uglification, black magic, and how to antagonize heroes.



%%* FryingPanOfDoom: How Sophie saves Agatha from an attacker in Gavaldon.

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%%* * FryingPanOfDoom: How A man in Gavaldon attacked Agatha, calling her a witch. Sophie saves Agatha from an attacker in Gavaldon.saved her by knocking out the harasser with a frying pan.
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''The School for Good and Evil'' is a 2022 fantasy film [[TheFilmOfTheBook based upon]] [[Literature/TheSchoolForGoodAndEvil the novel of the same name]] by Creator/SomanChainani. It is co-written and directed by Creator/PaulFeig and stars Creator/SophiaAnneCaruso, Creator/SofiaWylie, Creator/LaurenceFishburne, Jamie Flatters, Kit Young, Creator/MichelleYeoh, Creator/PeterSerafinowicz, Creator/KerryWashington, and Creator/CharlizeTheron.

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''The School for Good and Evil'' is a 2022 fantasy film [[TheFilmOfTheBook based upon]] [[Literature/TheSchoolForGoodAndEvil the novel of the same name]] by Creator/SomanChainani. It is co-written and directed by Creator/PaulFeig and stars Creator/SophiaAnneCaruso, Creator/SofiaWylie, Creator/LaurenceFishburne, Jamie Flatters, Kit Young, Creator/KitYoung, Creator/MichelleYeoh, Creator/PeterSerafinowicz, Creator/KerryWashington, and Creator/CharlizeTheron.
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* SomethingElseAlsoRises: upon Sophie’s makeover, Tedros’s finger glows. Finger glows appear when emotions are high, if you remember.

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* %%* SomethingElseAlsoRises: upon Upon Sophie’s makeover, Tedros’s finger glows. Finger glows appear when emotions are high, if you remember.high.
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* AndStarring: The cast credits end with "Creator/CateBlanchett as the voice of the Storian, with Creator/KerryWashington, and Creator/CharlizeTheron."
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''The School for Good and Evil'' is a 2022 fantasy film [[TheFilmOfTheBook based upon]] [[Literature/TheSchoolForGoodAndEvil the novel of the same name]] by Creator/SomanChainani. It is co-written and directed by Creator/PaulFeig and stars Sophia Anne Caruso, Creator/SofiaWylie, Creator/LaurenceFishburne, Jamie Flatters, Kit Young, Creator/MichelleYeoh, Creator/PeterSerafinowicz, Creator/KerryWashington, and Creator/CharlizeTheron.

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''The School for Good and Evil'' is a 2022 fantasy film [[TheFilmOfTheBook based upon]] [[Literature/TheSchoolForGoodAndEvil the novel of the same name]] by Creator/SomanChainani. It is co-written and directed by Creator/PaulFeig and stars Sophia Anne Caruso, Creator/SophiaAnneCaruso, Creator/SofiaWylie, Creator/LaurenceFishburne, Jamie Flatters, Kit Young, Creator/MichelleYeoh, Creator/PeterSerafinowicz, Creator/KerryWashington, and Creator/CharlizeTheron.

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* BerserkButton:
** Whatever you do, do NOT insult Hether's mother.
** Also: Don't touch sophie's hair.



%%** Whatever you do, do NOT insult Hether's mother.



* CainAndAbel: Rafal and Rhian in the backstory.

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* CirclingMonologue: Sophie does this when [[spoiler:revealing Lesso's secret]].

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* %%* CirclingMonologue: Sophie does this when [[spoiler:revealing Lesso's secret]].



* DarkisEvil: The Never students.
* DarkisNotEvil: The Evers princes became this after they attacked first.

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* %%* DarkisEvil: The Never students.
* DarkisNotEvil: %%* DarkIsNotEvil: The Evers princes became this after they attacked first.







* ExtranormalInstitute: The two schools.

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* FryingPanOfDoom: How Sophie saves Agatha from an attacker in Gavaldon.

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* %%* FryingPanOfDoom: How Sophie saves Agatha from an attacker in Gavaldon.



* LightisGood: The Ever students.
* LightisnotGood: The Never students became this after the princes attacked first.

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* LightisnotGood: %%* LightIsnotGood: The Never students became this after the princes attacked first.
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* DarkisEvil: The Never students.
* DarkisNotEvil: The Evers princes became this after they attacked first.


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* LightisGood: The Ever students.
* LightisnotGood: The Never students became this after the princes attacked first.
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: El Cid is presented as the Headmaster as an example of a story character in the same vein as Jack, Hercules and Cinderella... ignoring the fact that he was a very real historical character from Medieval Spain who was far from being a paragon of Good.
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* BerserkButton:
** Whatever you do, do NOT insult Hether's mother.
** Also: Don't touch sophie's hair.
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* AcademyOfEvil: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The school for Evil.]]

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* HollywoodHomely: Everyone is supposed to find Agatha ugly in Gavaldon, but she looks like a pretty girl with messy hair. The only difference between her initial appearance and the one she have post princess-makeover is her tamed hair.
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* AcademyOfEvil: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The school for Evil.]]


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* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Agatha was a sullen {{Goth}} in the book, abrasive towards Sophie and her superficiality. Agatha carried around headless birds killed by her cat, and matches because of her {{Pyromaniac}} tendencies. She also was a NightmareFetishist, and a SweetTooth. All of this was droped in the movie, except when Agatha mentions she likes to read ghost stories.


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* ExtranormalInstitute: The two schools.


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* HollywoodHomely: Everyone is supposed to find Agatha ugly in Gavaldon, but she looks like a pretty girl with messy hair. The only difference between her initial appearance and the one she have post princess-makeover is her tamed hair.
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* VillainsActHeroesReact: It's a stated law of the setting that only Evil can attack, while Good may only defend. [[spoiler: Sophie exploits this by tricking the Evers into attacking the School of Evil, forcing the Nevers to defend themselves, which causes both of them to swap roles.]]
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* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: In the first book, the BigBad Rafal [[spoiler:dies in a fight with the ghost of his twin that he murdered, while in this film adaptation, the heroine Agatha kills him using the sword {{Excalibur}}]].

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** When good and bad reverse during the ball scene, Evers become hideous (humped, scab or metal spike covered, white haired, with an eye or green skin). Tedros in particular is described bald, scrawny, and hideously scarred. In the rendition of this scene, Evers have no physical changes and Tedros is just slightly scarred.

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Evelyn Sader doesn't appear until the second book


** Evelyn Sader and the Beast (roles are both filled by Lady Lesso instead).

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** Evelyn Sader August Sader, and the his History class for that matter.
** The
Beast (roles are both of the Doom Room (the role is filled by Lady Lesso instead).


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* DaddysLittleVillain: Hester is implied to be close with her mother, the witch from ''Literature/HanselAndGretel'', and she's quick to anger whenever Sophie insults her.
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* SomethingElseAlsoRises: upon Sophie’s makeover, Tedros’s finger glows. Finger glows appear when emotions are high, if you remember.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler:Sophie is horrified by Rafal's plan to kill everyone in the schools and wipe the slate clean, both for sentiment (the fiends she's made) and pragmatism (she wanted to rule, not destroy).]]
* EvilFeelsGood: Sophie comments that she likes the new her, after she is corrupted.

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler:Sophie is horrified by Rafal's plan to kill everyone in the schools and wipe the slate clean, both for sentiment (the fiends friends she's made) and pragmatism (she wanted to rule, not destroy).]]
* EvilFeelsGood: Sophie comments that she likes the new her, after she is corrupted.[[CorruptTheCutie corrupted]].
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: After Sophie's make-over, Tedros looks at her, and his finger starts to glow, which he is clearly embarrassed about and fumbles to hide. Since the Dean's just explained this happens with strong feelings, it isn't hard to assume they allude to a boner.
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** Professor Dovey is shown to be superficially light-hearted and cheery but also clearly no pushover and somewhat hiding her fears behind her smiley façade.

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** Professor Dovey is shown to be superficially light-hearted and cheery - but also clearly no pushover and somewhat hiding her fears behind her smiley façade.façade.
** Gregor's first appearance is him clumsily drop his sword during the princes' performance.


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* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Sophie. She is frustrated and bored by her ordinary life in Gavaldon and yearns for greater things. While this does make her more open-minded than the rest of her village, it also makes her a bit prone to getting carried away by her fantasies, especially when they don't always happen the way she thinks they ought.
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* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Rafal's name was not revealed until book 3.
** Stefan and Honora were not married until book 2.
** Agatha waited until book 2 to kiss Tedros.
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* BerserkButton: Sophie is very protective of her long hair. When Hester tries to cut it off, she manages to turn the fight around and overpower her. Later her TraumaticHaircut is what pushes her into her StartOfDarkness.

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* AdaptationalHeroism: Sophie's selfishness and vanity are established a lot earlier in the book, such as how she befriended Agatha only because she thought it would be the kind of charitable act becoming of a princess. Her dead mother Vanessa also genuinely loved her and does not appear to have the same backstory with Honora and Stefan as in the books.

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* AdaptationalHeroism: AdaptationalHeroism:
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Sophie's selfishness and vanity are established a lot earlier in the book, such as how she befriended Agatha only because she thought it would be the kind of charitable act becoming of a princess. princess.
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Her dead mother Vanessa also genuinely loved her and does not appear to have the same backstory with Honora and Stefan as in the books.books.
** Tedros is considerably kinder to Agatha than his book counterpart, who initially judged her by her appearance and called her a witch.



* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Agatha ''and'' Sophie are seen as weirdoes by the rest of Gavaldon. Agatha slightly more than Sophie because she and her mother fit the WitchClassic profile.

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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Agatha ''and'' Sophie are seen as weirdoes by the rest of Gavaldon. Agatha slightly more than Sophie because she and her mother fit the WitchClassic profile. The one person who is nice to them is the bookstore owner.


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* CainAndAbel: Rafal and Rhian in the backstory.


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** Professor Dovey is shown to be superficially light-hearted and cheery but also clearly no pushover and somewhat hiding her fears behind her smiley façade.
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** Agatha learns to shapeshift into a dove, representing her goodness, rather than a cockroach, representing [[IAmNotPretty her self-worth]].



* AdaptationDistillation:
** The girls spent several days trying to figure out the Schoolmaster's riddle in the book. Here, Agatha gives the answer, "True Love," almost instantly.
** Instead of a final exam for the top students, the Trial by Tale is a challenge issued to test Sophie and Tedros' claim of True Love and potentially transfer her to the School for Good.



* ChekhovsClassroom: The dangers of the Blue Forest Agatha learns about come back in full force during the Trial by Tale.



** Tedros is the star of the Good boys' entrance ceremony, and has nearly all the princesses swooning for him.



* SequelHook: [[spoiler:Sophie and Agatha have completed their fairy tale, a new era of unity is established, and Sophie and Agatha return to Gavaldon. But at the very last minute, a new portal opens up and Tedros' voice voice is heard calling for Agatha, and the Storian hints that there's another story to tell.]]

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* SequelHook: [[spoiler:Sophie and Agatha have completed their fairy tale, a new era of unity is established, and Sophie and Agatha return to Gavaldon. But at the very last minute, a new portal opens up and Tedros' voice voice is heard calling for Agatha, and the Storian hints that there's another story to tell.]]

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** Princess Uma, the animal communication teacher.

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** Princess Uma, Castor and Pollux, the talking two-headed dog and the Schoolmaster's main mouthpiece, is cut as the Schoolmaster is less of a recluse.
** Professor Dovey teaches
the animal communication teacher.class instead of Princess Uma.



* AdaptationalHeroism: Sophie's selfishness and vanity are established a lot earlier in the book, such as how she befriended Agatha only because she thought it would be the kind of charitable act becoming of a princess. Her dead mother Vanessa also genuinely loved her and does not appear to have the same backstory with Honoria and Stefan as in the books.

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* AdaptationalHeroism: Sophie's selfishness and vanity are established a lot earlier in the book, such as how she befriended Agatha only because she thought it would be the kind of charitable act becoming of a princess. Her dead mother Vanessa also genuinely loved her and does not appear to have the same backstory with Honoria Honora and Stefan as in the books.



* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Agatha ''and'' Sophie are seen as weirdoes by the rest of Gavaldon, Agatha slightly more than Sophie.

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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Agatha ''and'' Sophie are seen as weirdoes by the rest of Gavaldon, Gavaldon. Agatha slightly more than Sophie.Sophie because she and her mother fit the WitchClassic profile.



* AsianAirhead: Kiko. The only thing occupying her head is having a boyfriend.

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* AsianAirhead: Kiko. The only thing thought occupying her head is having a boyfriend.



* EstablishingCharacterMoment:
** Sophie dreams of being the belle of a fairy tale ball, adored by all, before her stepmother's shouting pulls her back into her mundane life.
** Agatha showing a sweet and gentle side to animals, a traditional princess trait.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler:Sophie is horrified by Rafal's plan to kill everyone in the schools and wipe the slate clean, both for sentiment (the fiends she's made) and pragmatism (she wanted to rule, not destroy).]]



* InteractiveNarrator: Not all the time, but Sophie and Agatha can hear the Storian penning their fairy tale while inside the Schoolmaster's chambers.



* LikeParentLikeSpouse: Inverted; Tedros is consciously looking for a girl who ''isn't'' like his mother because his father chose her for her beauty, and she ended up breaking his heart.



* MoreThanMindControl: [[spoiler:The Blood Magic Rafal gifts Sophie supercharges her vanity and ruthlessness until she has no self-control to stop hurting people.]]

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* MoreThanMindControl: [[spoiler:The Blood [[spoiler:Blood Magic Rafal gifts Sophie supercharges her its wielder's worst traits, e.g. Rafal's ambition and Sophie's vanity and ruthlessness ruthlessness, until she has no they lose all self-control to stop hurting people.]]



* NeverMyFault: [[spoiler:Tedros falls out of love with Sophie when she stays hidden while Agatha rescues him in the Trial by Tale. Rather than acknowledge she just proved to care more about being Tedros' princess than Tedros, Sophie accuses Agatha of trying to steal her destiny and her prince.]]



** So are the two headmasters, Mrs Dovey and Anadil, described with European features in the book. The latter was actually [[AlbinosAreFreaks an albino]].

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** So are the two headmasters, Mrs Schoolmaster and his brother, Professor Dovey and Anadil, described with European features in the book. The latter was actually [[AlbinosAreFreaks an albino]].



* SequelHook: [[spoiler:Sophie and Agatha have completed their fairy tale, a new era of unity is established, and Sophie and Agatha return to Gavaldon. But at the very last minute, a new portal opens up and Rafal's voice is heard calling for Agatha, and the Storian hints that there's another story to tell.]]

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* SequelHook: [[spoiler:Sophie and Agatha have completed their fairy tale, a new era of unity is established, and Sophie and Agatha return to Gavaldon. But at the very last minute, a new portal opens up and Rafal's Tedros' voice voice is heard calling for Agatha, and the Storian hints that there's another story to tell.]]


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* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler:Sophie shields Agatha when Rafal hurls the Storian at her. Such a selfless act proves Sophie is not pure evil, sapping the power Rafal achieved by taking her as his True Love.]]
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** Agatha and her mother described looking pale as corpses, with shadows under their eyes in the books. They look way nicer here. Consequently, Agatha never really has her SheCleansUpNicely moments at the circus and the ball.

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** Agatha and her mother are described looking as pale as corpses, with shadows under their eyes eyes, in the books. They look way nicer here. Consequently, Agatha never really has her SheCleansUpNicely moments at the circus and the ball.
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* BeautyEqualsGoodness: One of the rules of Good and Evil, to the point of having "beautification" and "uglification" classes in the respective schools. Subverted in the actual movie: Evil's ugliness is largely self-inflicted, while Good has a lot of beautiful people behaving in awful ways. The only thing that plays it straight is BloodMagic making the user rapidly age. [[spoiler:Near the end when the schools switch, very little has to change: the Nevers get neater hair and white clothes to show their transformation to Good, while the Evers get black clothes and a few scars that [[BlemishedBeauty don't really detract from their looks]] when they turn Evil.]]


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* HiddenDepths: Tedros seems set up to be a PrinceCharmless who is only focused on beauty, but since his parents were King Arthur and Guinevere he's well aware that looks aren't everything, and despite an initial attraction to Sophie [[spoiler:he ultimately falls for ActionGirl Agatha after she saves him]].


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* SequelHook: [[spoiler:Sophie and Agatha have completed their fairy tale, a new era of unity is established, and Sophie and Agatha return to Gavaldon. But at the very last minute, a new portal opens up and Rafal's voice is heard calling for Agatha, and the Storian hints that there's another story to tell.]]

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