History Film / YouAgain

* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: [[spoiler: Grandma Bunny, played by Creator/BettyWhite, meets an old high school rival Helen, played by Creator/ClorisLeachman. They had worked together on ''Series/TheMaryTylerMooreShow'']].

* WorstWeddingEver: Played with. [[spoiler: The ''reception'' is the worst ever, as Marni uses it to not only expose how Joanna was previously engaged to Tim, but also the video tape documenting her bully-some past.]]

* EvilIsEasy: Implied. [[spoiler: In her video, Joanna's younger self boasts about how high school is "''so'' easy". How? Why by [[AlphaBitch being top dog and using it to make everyone's lives miserable]], just like she does. As she so puts it, "it's better to be bad". This is deconstructed, however, as Joanna not only [[IHatePastMe regrets it]] in the long run, but has to face consequences in the form of Will calling off the wedding.]]

* BlasphemousBoast: In [[spoiler: Joanna's time capsule video, true to her [[AlphaBitch character]]]], she boasts to the camera "The meek shall ''[[DarkReprise not]]'' inherit the Earth". [[spoiler: This [[IronicEcho comes back to bite her]] when Joanna (who TookALevelInKindness in the years since) has her engagement broken off by Will.]]

* FairyTaleMotifs: An Aesop called "The Cat and Venus". A cat (Joanna) prayed to Venus (Marni) to change her into a woman (pretend their past never happened) so she could be with a man (Will). Venus initially allows the cat her wish, but suspects the cat hasn't really changed all that much. She sends a mouse (drops hints about Joanna's past) to test the cat, and the cat-turned-woman chases it (sings "We are the Champions"). Venus is offended to see that the cat hasn't truly changed. And so, she changes the woman back into a cat before the man's eyes (Sabotages the reception, via [[spoiler: Tim's speech, Time capsule video]].)

* {{Forgiveness}}: Played with. At first, it's clear that Marni would have every good reason to not want to forgive Joanna, especially when the latter keeps trying to sweep the past under the rug and act like it wasn't a big deal. [[spoiler:Ultimately, once a [[BreakTheHaughty humbled]] Joanna acknowledges the pain she'd caused Marni and that she's [[IHatePastMe genuinely sorry for everything she did]], Marni finally finds the closure to truly let go of the past.]]

* {{Forgiveness}}: Played with. At first, it's clear that Marni's path to forgiving her high school bully is nigh impossible, especially when the latter keeps trying to bury the past. [[spoiler: But later on, it's reconstructed once a [[BreakTheHaughty humbled]] Joanna acknowledges that she's [[IHatePastMe genuinely sorry for everything she did to Marni]], and in turn, Marni finds the closure to let truly let go of her grudge.]]

* ActorAllusion: Catherine Bach plays [[Series/TheDukesOfHazzard Daisy]]

* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Played with. When Joanna first meets Marni as Marni's future sister-in-law, she seemingly doesn't recognize or remember Marni in the slightest. Later when Marni confronts her in private, [[spoiler: Joanna shows that she remembers perfectly and is unrepentant, dismissive and condescending]]. Later, [[spoiler: after Marni blows up the wedding rehearsal by exposing Joanna's lies, Joanna admits to Marni that she really is sorry and only invoked the trope because she was terrified of the fact that she was marrying the brother of her former victim]].

* FunWithAcronyms: Marni Oliva Olsen. M.O.O. [[DeconstructedTrope Unfortunately]], it was one of Joanna's cruel excuses to bully Marni back in High School.
* GenerationXerox: Played with. Marni was a dork in school and Joanna was the AlphaBitch. While the same situation applies to Gail and Ramona, it was Gail who was the popular one and Ramona always left in the dust. [[spoiler:For Grandma Bunny, see HereWeGoAgain.]]

** Grandma Bunny initially [[spoiler: but ultimately averted after her own long lost rival [[HereWeGoAgain shows up at the end of the movie]].]]

* ReformedBully: Played with. Joanna is not a bully any longer, she has no intention of mistreating Marni as they meet again and [[SincerityMode genuinely]] does want to put the past behind them. However, she does this by acting like what happened back in high school was not a big deal, much to Marni's consternation.

* SchoolBullyingIsHarmless: Subverted and deconstructed. The bullying Joanna put Marni through deeply hurt Marni to the point that she moved away from their hometown as soon as she got the chance and reinvent herself drastically so as to never experience that pain again. When they finally confront each other, Marni states that Joanna can't just brush off her actions just because it happened in high school, since it had lasting damage on Marni's mentality and self-image.
* SchoolyardBullyAllGrownUp: The main premise.

* ThenLetMeBeEvil: After becoming increasingly infuriated by Marni not letting her AlphaBitch past go, Joanna reverts to her catty ways towards her. Cue the cat fight.

* TheCheerleader: Joanna and Gail were this in high school. At the end, so were [[spoiler:Bunny and Helen]].

%% * {{Meganekko}}: Marni initially.

* BigBrotherInstinct: Will is very protective of Marni, and even offers himself to solve all of her issues if she just give him the names of the girls who bully her. He also [[spoiler:breaks off his engagement to Joanna as soon as he sees how she treated Marni in high school]].
* BlasphemousBoast: In [[spoiler: Joanna's time capsule video, true to her [[AlphaBitch character]]]], she boasts to the camera "The meek shall ''[[DarkReprise not]]'' inherit the Earth". [[spoiler: This [[IronicEcho comes back to bite her]] when Joanna (who has become [[TookALevelInKindness kind and "meek"]]) has her engagement broken off by Will.]]

* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: [[spoiler: If Joanna had just apologized to Marni for being the horrible person she admits she was, they really could have started over like she said she wanted. The blame for the mess is not one sided however. Marni could have just as easily confronted Joanna in private rather than the RoaringRampageOfRevenge and gotten the apology she wanted in a quiet and dignified manner]]

** Grandma Bunny initially [[spoiler: but ultimately averted after her long lost rival [[HereWeGoAgain shows up at the end of the movie]].]]

* ReformedBully: Played with. Joanna is not a bully any longer, she has no intention of mistreating Marni as they meet again and [[spoiler: [[SincerityMode genuinely]] does want to start over again. However, she does this by acting like what happened back in high school was not a big deal]].

* SchoolBullyingIsHarmless: Subverted, Marni was entirely too messed up for what Joanna put her through, to such a level that she moved away from the city as soon as she got the chance. When they finally confront each other, Marni states that Joanna can't just brush off her actions just because it happened in high school, since [[{{Deconstruction}} it had lasting damage on Marni's mentality and self-image]].

* TookALevelInKindness: Joanna, though it takes Marni the entire movie to realize it.

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!!This work contains the following tropes:

* BlasphemousBoast: In [[spoiler: Joanna's time capsule video, true to her [[AlphaBitch character]]]], she boasts to the camera "The meek shall ''[[DarkReprise not]]'' inherit the Earth".

* TheCameo: [[spoiler:Wrestling/DwayneJohnson, uncredited, as the Air Marshal on Marni's plane; and Cloris Leachman (also uncredited) as Helen. And, of course, Hall And Oates perform at the end.]]

* SchoolBullyingIsHarmless: Subverted, Marni was entirely too messed up for what Joanna put her through, to such a level that she moved away from the city as soon as she got the chance. When they finally confront each other, Marni states that Joanna can't just brush off her actions just because it happened in high school, since it had lasting damage on Marni's mentality and self-image.

* SmugSnake: Probably why [[spoiler: teenage Joanna thought it was a good idea to bully Marni in front of the camera and bitterly advertise "It's better to be bad" was because she was certain at the time that nobody would see the video for 50 years. How wrong she was.]]

* FunWithAcronyms: Marci Oliva Olsen. M.O.O.

* ReformedBully: Played with. Joanna is not a bully any longer, she has no intention of mistreating Marni as they meet again and [[spoiler:genuinely does want to start over again. However, she does this by acting like what happened back in high school was not a big deal]].

* AlphaBitch: Joanna [[spoiler:formerly]].

* TheBrideWithAPast: Marni realizes her brother is about to marry the Alpha Bitch who made her life miserable in high school.

** In the present, despite her adamance to prove she has changed for the better, she stubbornly refuses to acknowledge and apologize for her wrongdoings towards Marni, which she later reasons was because she thought it would be better to just leave it all in the past and start over.

** Grandma Bunny initially [[spoiler: but ultimatly averted after her long lost rival [[HereWeGoAgain shows up at the end of the movie]].]]

* ReformedBully: Played with. Joanna is not a bully any longer, she has no intention of mistreating Marni as they meet again and [[spoiler:do intend to start over their relationships, however, she does this by pretending to not know who she is and brushing off or flat-out ignoring their awful relation in high school]].

* SmugSnake: Probably why [[spoiler: teenage Joanna thought it was a good idea to bully Marni in front of the camera and bitterly advertise "It's better to be bad" was because she was %100 certain at the time that nobody would see the video for 50 years. How wrong she was.]]

** In the present, despite her adamance to prove she has changed for the better, she stubbornly brushes off attempts to accept and apologize for her wrong doings towards Marni, which she later reasons was because she thought it would be better to just ignore and start over.