History Fridge / TheBoxtrolls

* Trolls are commonly thought of to live under bridges. What is the name of the city the boxtrolls live beneath? Cheese'''bridge'''.
* Why is Winnie obsessed with boxtrolls and their lore about being monsters? If you think back to earlier in the movie, you remember Snatcher announcing curfew for all of Cheesebridge, mentioning the boxtrolls have a lair with "Rivers of Blood and Mountains of Bones". Later, in [[spoiler: the boxtrolls cave]], Winnie says those exact words, verbatim. Perhaps hearing the curfew announcing from outside every night has practically been her lullaby since infanthood.
* When Winnie encounters Eggs a second time, she asks if the boxtrolls ate his family, and if they [[FreudianSlip let him watch... or rather make him watch]]. At first, it seems like she's trying to cover up a sadistic side to her. But it actually indicates she must [[ImagineSpot imagine]] her neglectful parents being eaten by boxtrolls. And her saying "did they ''make'' you watch" is her recognizing that Egg's parents probably weren't as bad as hers.
* When Fish explains [[spoiler: what really happened to Egg's father]], there's a bit of foreshadowing as to why [[spoiler: the present day Mr. Trubshaw is obsessed with jelly. Look carefully when Trubshaw lets Fish hold his son. See that jar he picks up? It's a [[BrickJoke jar of jelly jam]].]]
* If you think about it, [[spoiler: Mr. Trubshaw has a point about how his son is a "new species" all his own. His son "evolved" beyond Nature vs. Nurture. Eggs was born a human (Nature), but he turned out less selfish than most humans in Cheesebridge. Eggs was raised by boxtrolls (Nurture), but he wasn't as [[LovableCoward cowardly]] as they are. So he's something else in between.]]

* [[spoiler: Mr. Trubshaw favorite food being jelly isn't ''just'' because he's been driven crazy. It's somewhat [[RuleOfSymbolism symbolic]] of how he's different from the rest of the citizens of Cheesebridge. You have the people of Cheesebridge who make it their trade to sell the cheese, the White hats like Lord Portly-Rind who eat the cheese, and the Red hats like Snatcher who desire the cheese. But not Trubshaw, he'd rather sit down with a nice jar of jelly. He wants something ''other'' than what the majority wants.]]
* Why did Snatcher choose to use the extermination of the Boxtrolls as his way of obtaining higher social status? [[spoiler:A flashback shows that two of them witnessed a crime he committed. So Snatcher was killing two birds with one stone: he found a way to climb the social ladder and a way to discredit and silence potential witnesses at the same time.]]
* The words Snatcher uses to describe the "tastiest cheese known to man" is the exact same one Mr. Trout to describe the (very, very, VERY) mild cheddar back at the lair. It's clear that Snatcher is just parroting what his minion said earlier ''because he doesn't know about cheese''. This signifies he only wants to be a White Hat for [[WantingIsBetterThanHaving the status]], rather than the experience of eating cheese.
* [[spoiler:The names of Snatcher's minions hint at their ultimate fates. Pickles and trout can be gross in certain contexts, but are still food. Gristle, however, is not. And in the context of this film, Pickles and Trout get accepted into society while Gristle does not.]]

* [[spoiler:The names of Snatcher's minions hint at their ultimate fates. Pickles and trout can be gross in certain contexts, but are still food. Gristle is, however, ''not.'' [[StealthPun In other words]], Pickles and Trout are 'palatable' while Gristle is not.]]

* [[spoiler:The names of Snatcher's minions hint at their ultimate fates. Pickles and trout can be gross in certain contexts, but are still food. Gristle is, however, ''not.'']]

* The words Snatcher uses to describe the "tastiest cheese known to man" is the exact same one Mr. Trout to describe the (very, very, VERY) mild cheddar back at the lair. It's clear that Snatcher is just parroting what his minion said earlier ''because he doesn't know about cheese''. This signifies he only wants to be a White Hat for [[WantingIsBetterThanHaving the status]], rather than the experience of eating cheese.

* The speech Snatcher starts to make about the "tastiest cheese known to man" is the exact same one he made about the cheddar he had in his lair. Playing white hat was him rehearsing this line, so that it wouldn't be obvious that he doesn't actually know what he's talking about.

* The speech Snatcher starts to make about the "tastiest cheese known to man" is the exact same one he made about the cheddar he had in his lair. Playing white hat was him rehearsing this line, so that it wouldn't be obvious that he doesn't actually know what he's talking about.

!!FridgeHorror
* Just think about everything [[TheSociopath Snatcher]] may have done to [[spoiler:Mr. Trubshaw]] while the latter was his prisoner... [[spoiler:It lasted ten years and the poor man was left as a broken lunatic by the time Eggs meets him for the first time.]]
** Given that, [[spoiler: it's a good thing Snatcher didn't get his hands on baby Eggs on that fateful night. It would've mirrored [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything all too realistically]] [[AdultFear how a parent goes years wondering if their abducted child is all right]].]]
* If Snatcher had been successful at [[spoiler: strangling Eggs in the closet, the boxtrolls would not only be doomed, they would've never seen Eggs again and never known what happened to him.]]
** Same goes to [[spoiler: poor Mr. Trubshaw.]]

* As part of the movie's theme, [[spoiler: Eggs isn't able to convince the people of Cheesebridge that boxtrolls are harmless, simply by telling them so as a regular-looking boy. In the end, what really convinces the people is when Eggs is [[BeYourself his true self]], a "boxboy" embracing the boxtrolls like they family they've been to him. [[MeaningfulEcho You define you]] [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming indeed]].]]

* [[spoiler: Mr. Trubshaw saying "jelly" isn't ''just'' because he's been driven crazy. In the flashback, he even [[{{Foreshadowing}} enjoys a jar of jelly]].]]
** What's more, [[spoiler: it's somewhat [[RuleOfSymbolism symbolic]] of how he's different from the rest of the citizens of Cheesebridge. You have the people of Cheesebridge who make it their trade to sell the cheese, the White hats like Lord Portly-Rind who eat the cheese, and the Red hats like Snatcher who desire the cheese. But not Trubshaw, he'd rather sit down with a nice jar of jelly. He wants something ''other'' than what the majority wants.]]

** Given that, [[spoiler: it's a good thing Snatcher didn't get his hands on baby Eggs on that fateful night. It would've mirrored [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything all too realistically]] [[AdultFear how a parent goes years wondering if their abducted child is all right]].]]

* As part of the movie's theme, [[spoiler: Eggs isn't able to convince the people of Cheesebridge that boxtrolls are harmlessly, simply by telling them so as a regular-looking boy. In the end, what really convinces the people is when Eggs is [[BeYourself his true self]], a "boxboy" embracing the boxtrolls like they family they've been to him. [[MeaningfulEcho You define you]] [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming indeed]].]]

* When Winnie encounters Eggs a second time, she asks if the boxtrolls ate his family, and if [[FreudianSlip let him watch... or rather make him watch]]. At first, it seems like she's trying to cover up a sadistic side to her. But it actually indicates she must imagine her neglectful parents being eaten by boxtrolls. And her saying "did they ''make'' you watch" is her recognizing that Egg's parents probably weren't as bad as hers.

* Just think about everything [[TheSociopath Snatcher]] may have done to [[spoiler:Mr. Trubshaw]] while the latter was his prisoner... [[spoiler:It lasted ten years and the poor man was left as a broken lunatic by the time Eggs meets him for the first time.]]

* If you think about it, [[spoiler: Mr. Trubshaw has a point about how his son is a "new species" all his own. His son "evolved" beyond Nature vs. Nurture. Eggs was born a human (Nature), but he turned out less selfish than most humans in Cheesebridge. Eggs was raised by boxtrolls (Nurture), but he wasn't as [[LovableCoward cowardly]] as they are. So he's something else in between.]]

* Trolls are commonly thought of to live under bridges. What is the name of the city the boxtrolls live beneath? Cheese '''Bridge'''.
* Why is Winnie obsessed with boxtrolls and their lore about being monsters? If you think back to earlier in the movie, you remember Snatcher announcing curfew for all of Cheese Bridge, mentioning the boxtrolls have a lair with "Rivers of Blood and Mountains of Bones". Later, in [[spoiler: the boxtrolls cave]], Winnie says those exact words, verbatim. Perhaps hearing the curfew announcing from outside every night has practically been her lullaby since infanthood.

* If you think about it, [[spoiler: Mr. Trubshaw has a point about how his son is a "new species" all his own. His son "evolved" beyond Nature vs. Nurture. Eggs was born a human (Nature), but he turned out less selfish than most humans in Cheese Bridge. Eggs was raised by boxtrolls (Nurture), but he wasn't as [[LovableCoward cowardly]] as they are. So he's something else in between.]]