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* The[[http://www.impawards.com/1990/nutcracker_prince.html Mouse King's picture]] on the film's poster is menacing.

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* The[[http://www.The [[http://www.impawards.com/1990/nutcracker_prince.html Mouse King's picture]] on the film's poster is menacing.
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* After seeing the more comedic interpretation of the Mouse King in Drosselmeyer's flashback, the story would imply this wacky nature would continue into the current story. When Clara's kitten wanders underneath a tablecloth, it quickly backs away as a closeup of a gleaming sword cuts through, revealing a far more menacing design. The previously [[YellowEyesOfSneakiness yellow eyes]] have been replaced with [[RedEyesTakeWarning bloodshot reddish pink]], which occasionally [[WingdingEyes will flash interchanging white rings]]. Hinting that his {{Revenge}} has driven the previously brutish, but silly Mouse King into a vengeance-crazed lunatic that hasn't slept since his tail was ruined.
** Or alternatively, [[LighterAndSofter Drosselmeyer was deliberately toning down the backstory in-universe to be more comedic to spare her from how nightmarish the actual events were and the Mouse King's appearance is an indication of the grim reality of that situation]].

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* After seeing the more comedic interpretation of the Mouse King in Drosselmeyer's flashback, the story would imply this wacky nature would continue into the current story. When Clara's kitten wanders underneath a tablecloth, it quickly backs away as a closeup of a gleaming sword cuts through, revealing a far more menacing design. The previously [[YellowEyesOfSneakiness yellow eyes]] have been replaced with [[RedEyesTakeWarning bloodshot reddish pink]], which occasionally [[WingdingEyes will flash interchanging white rings]]. Hinting that his {{Revenge}} has driven the previously brutish, but silly Mouse King into a vengeance-crazed lunatic that hasn't slept since his tail was ruined.
ruined. And while he acts [[LaughablyEvil very over-the-top]], [[BewareTheSillyOnes his danger and capacity for violence is very much present]].
** Or alternatively, [[LighterAndSofter Drosselmeyer was deliberately toning down the backstory in-universe to be more comedic to spare her from how nightmarish the actual events were and the Mouse King's appearance is an indication of the grim reality of that situation]].
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** Or alternatively, [[LighterAndSofter Drosselmeyer was deliberately toning down the backstory in-universe to be more comedic to spare her from how nightmarish the actual events were and the Mouse King's appearance is an indication of the grim reality of that situation]].
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* After seeing the more comedic interpretation of the Mouse King in Drosselmeyer's flashback, the story would imply this wacky nature would continue into the current story. When

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* After seeing the more comedic interpretation of the Mouse King in Drosselmeyer's flashback, the story would imply this wacky nature would continue into the current story. When Clara's kitten wanders underneath a tablecloth, it quickly backs away as a closeup of a gleaming sword cuts through, revealing a far more menacing design. The previously [[YellowEyesOfSneakiness yellow eyes]] have been replaced with [[RedEyesTakeWarning bloodshot reddish pink]], which occasionally [[WingdingEyes will flash interchanging white rings]]. Hinting that his {{Revenge}} has driven the previously brutish, but silly Mouse King into a vengeance-crazed lunatic that hasn't slept since his tail was ruined.



* The Mouse Queen's death can be a bit disturbing, especially since we can see her corpse flattened underneath a large pillar when the pillar fell on top of her. And while it's not made graphic, it's heavily implied her '''brains''' are sticking out of the impace of the pillar.

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* The Mouse Queen's death can be a bit disturbing, especially since we can see her corpse flattened underneath a large pillar when the pillar fell on top of her. And while it's not made graphic, it's heavily implied her '''brains''' are sticking out of the impace impact of the pillar.

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* It comes in the unexpected twist where a dying Mouse King suddenly appears one last time at the Land of the Dolls, while everything is shutting down, to try and kill Clara, though if it's just to spite the Nutcracker or if he's losing his senses and can't tell she's not the Nutcracker is anyone's guess - [[SanitySlippage his crazy eyes strongly suggest the latter.]]
** Keep in mind that he was able to come all this way ''and'' attack her after being ''stabbed in the heart''.
* Heck, even just the [[http://www.impawards.com/1990/nutcracker_prince.html Mouse King's picture]] on the film's poster is revolting to look at!
* The entire final minutes of the film prior to the ending, where [[GrowingUpSucks Clara deciding she needs to put her childish fantasies behind and grow up causes everyone and everything in the Land of Dolls to turn lifeless and be engulfed by mist]] and she then wakes up to find her Nutcracker has vanished, is this mixed with TearJerker. The sections of Tchaikovsky's "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4OGNqjA4Xw Pas de Deux]]" that play during this sequence only adds to this. [[spoiler: Fortunately, the ending reveals that she hadn’t lost the Nutcracker after all.]]
* One other thing to note when the Mouse Queen comes to Princess Perlipat's bedchamber, as she chants her spell, her voice starts merging with a very creepy like voice and as that happened, her claws in the shadows look very disturbing around the sleeping girl.
* The Mouse Queen's death can be a bit disturbing, especially since we can see her corpse flattened underneath a large pillar when the pillar fell on top of her.

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* It comes in After seeing the unexpected twist where a dying more comedic interpretation of the Mouse King suddenly appears one last time at in Drosselmeyer's flashback, the Land of the Dolls, while everything is shutting down, to try and kill Clara, though if it's just to spite the Nutcracker or if he's losing his senses and can't tell she's not the Nutcracker is anyone's guess - [[SanitySlippage his crazy eyes strongly suggest the latter.]]
** Keep in mind that he was able to come all
story would imply this way ''and'' attack her after being ''stabbed in wacky nature would continue into the heart''.
* Heck, even just the [[http://www.impawards.com/1990/nutcracker_prince.html Mouse King's picture]] on the film's poster is revolting to look at!
current story. When
* The entire final minutes of the film prior to before the ending, where [[GrowingUpSucks Clara deciding she needs to put her childish fantasies behind and grow up causes everyone and everything in the Land of Dolls to turn lifeless and be engulfed by mist]] and she then wakes up to find her Nutcracker has vanished, is this mixed with TearJerker. The sections of Tchaikovsky's "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4OGNqjA4Xw Pas de Deux]]" that play during this sequence only adds add to this. [[spoiler: Fortunately, the ending reveals that she hadn’t lost the Nutcracker after all.]]
** And to make things worse, it has the additional twist of a dying Mouse King suddenly appearing one last time at the Land of the Dolls, while everything is shutting down, to try and kill Clara, though if it's just to spite the Nutcracker or if he's losing his senses and can't tell she's not the Nutcracker is anyone's guess - [[SanitySlippage his crazy eyes strongly suggest the latter.]] All while everyone is unable to help. For such a mostly, light-hearted film, this finale is [[MoodWhiplash surprisingly dark]]
** Keep in mind that he was able to come all this way ''and'' attack her after being ''stabbed in the heart''. And compared to how [[EvilIsHammy bombastic he was beforehand]], the Mouse King is wheezing, [[{{Determinator}} forcing himself to remain alive long enough to finish the kill, going through the very convoluted path to reach her]]. Losing what little comedic traits he has to be a half-crazed, nearly dying monster.
* The[[http://www.impawards.com/1990/nutcracker_prince.html Mouse King's picture]] on the film's poster is menacing.
* One other thing to note when the Mouse Queen comes to Princess Perlipat's bedchamber, bed-chamber, as she chants her spell, her voice starts merging with gets[[VoiceOfTheLegion a very creepy like voice demonic reverb as she chants the spell]] and as that happened, happens, her claws in the shadows look very disturbing around the sleeping girl.
* The Mouse Queen's death can be a bit disturbing, especially since we can see her corpse flattened underneath a large pillar when the pillar fell on top of her. And while it's not made graphic, it's heavily implied her '''brains''' are sticking out of the impace of the pillar.
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* The entire final minutes of the film prior to the ending, where [[GrowingUpSucks Clara deciding she needs to put her childish fantasies behind and grow up causes everyone and everything in the Land of Dolls to turn lifeless and be engulfed by mist]] and she then wakes up to find her Nutcracker has vanished, is this mixed with TearJerker. The sections of Tchaikovsky's "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4OGNqjA4Xw Pas de Deux]]" that play during this sequence only adds to this.

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* The entire final minutes of the film prior to the ending, where [[GrowingUpSucks Clara deciding she needs to put her childish fantasies behind and grow up causes everyone and everything in the Land of Dolls to turn lifeless and be engulfed by mist]] and she then wakes up to find her Nutcracker has vanished, is this mixed with TearJerker. The sections of Tchaikovsky's "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4OGNqjA4Xw Pas de Deux]]" that play during this sequence only adds to this. [[spoiler: Fortunately, the ending reveals that she hadn’t lost the Nutcracker after all.]]
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* The Mouse Queen's death can be a bit disturbing, especially since we can see her corpse flattened underneath a large pillar when the pillar fell on top of her.

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* The Mouse Queen's death can be a bit disturbing, especially since we can see her corpse flattened underneath a large pillar when the pillar fell on top of her.her.
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* The entire final minutes of the film prior to the ending, where [[GrowingUpSucks Clara deciding she needs to put her childish fantasies behind and grow up causes everyone and everything in the Land of Dolls to turn lifeless and be engulfed by mist]] and she then wakes up to find her Nutcracker has vanished, is this mixed with TearJerker.

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* The entire final minutes of the film prior to the ending, where [[GrowingUpSucks Clara deciding she needs to put her childish fantasies behind and grow up causes everyone and everything in the Land of Dolls to turn lifeless and be engulfed by mist]] and she then wakes up to find her Nutcracker has vanished, is this mixed with TearJerker. The sections of Tchaikovsky's "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4OGNqjA4Xw Pas de Deux]]" that play during this sequence only adds to this.
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* The entire final minutes of the film prior to the ending, where [[GrowingUpSucks Clara deciding she needs to put her childish fantasies behind and grow up causes everyone and everything in the Land of Dolls to turn lifeless and be engulfed my mist]] and she then wakes up to find her Nutcracker has vanished, is this mixed with TearJerker.

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* The entire final minutes of the film prior to the ending, where [[GrowingUpSucks Clara deciding she needs to put her childish fantasies behind and grow up causes everyone and everything in the Land of Dolls to turn lifeless and be engulfed my by mist]] and she then wakes up to find her Nutcracker has vanished, is this mixed with TearJerker.
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* The entire final minutes of the film prior to the ending, where [[GrowingUpSucks Clara deciding she needs to put her childish fantasies behind and grow up causes everyone and everything in the Land of Dolls to turn lifeless and be engulfed my mist]] and she then wakes up to find her Nutcracker has vanished, is this mixed with TearJerker.
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* It comes in the unexpected twist where a dying Mouse King suddenly appears one last time to try and kill Clara, though if it's just to spite the Nutcracker or if he's losing his senses and can't tell she's not the Nutcracker is anyone's guess.

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* It comes in the unexpected twist where a dying Mouse King suddenly appears one last time at the Land of the Dolls, while everything is shutting down, to try and kill Clara, though if it's just to spite the Nutcracker or if he's losing his senses and can't tell she's not the Nutcracker is anyone's guess.guess - [[SanitySlippage his crazy eyes strongly suggest the latter.]]
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* It comes in the unexpected twist where a dying mouse king suddenly appears one last time to try and kill Clara, though if it's just to spite the Nutcracker or if he's losing his senses and can't tell she's not the Nutcracker is anyone's guess.

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* It comes in the unexpected twist where a dying mouse king Mouse King suddenly appears one last time to try and kill Clara, though if it's just to spite the Nutcracker or if he's losing his senses and can't tell she's not the Nutcracker is anyone's guess.



* One other thing to note when the Mouse Queen comes to Princess Perlipat's bedchamber, as she chants her spell, her voice starts merging with a very creepy like voice and as that happened, her claws in the shadows looked very disturbing around the sleeping girl.

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* One other thing to note when the Mouse Queen comes to Princess Perlipat's bedchamber, as she chants her spell, her voice starts merging with a very creepy like voice and as that happened, her claws in the shadows looked look very disturbing around the sleeping girl.
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* Heck, even just the [[http://www.impawards.com/1990/posters/nutcracker_prince.jpg Mouse King's picture]] on the film's poster is revolting to look at!

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* Heck, even just the [[http://www.impawards.com/1990/posters/nutcracker_prince.jpg com/1990/nutcracker_prince.html Mouse King's picture]] on the film's poster is revolting to look at!
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** Keep in mind that he was able to come all this way ''and'' attack her after being ''stabbed in the heart''.
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* One other thing to note when the Mouse Queen comes to Princess Perlipat's bedchamber, as she chants her spell, her voice starts merging with a very creepy like voice and as that happened, her claws in the shadows looked very disturbing around the sleeping girl.

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* One other thing to note when the Mouse Queen comes to Princess Perlipat's bedchamber, as she chants her spell, her voice starts merging with a very creepy like voice and as that happened, her claws in the shadows looked very disturbing around the sleeping girl.girl.
* The Mouse Queen's death can be a bit disturbing, especially since we can see her corpse flattened underneath a large pillar when the pillar fell on top of her.
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* Heck, even just the [[http://www.impawards.com/1990/posters/nutcracker_prince.jpg Mouse King's picture]] on the film's poster is revolting to look at!

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* Heck, even just the [[http://www.impawards.com/1990/posters/nutcracker_prince.jpg Mouse King's picture]] on the film's poster is revolting to look at!at!
* One other thing to note when the Mouse Queen comes to Princess Perlipat's bedchamber, as she chants her spell, her voice starts merging with a very creepy like voice and as that happened, her claws in the shadows looked very disturbing around the sleeping girl.
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* It comes in the unexpected twist where a dying mouse king suddenly appears one last time to try and kill Clara, though if it's just to spite the Nutcracker or if he's losing his senses and can't tell she's not the Nutcracker is anyone's guess.

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* It comes in the unexpected twist where a dying mouse king suddenly appears one last time to try and kill Clara, though if it's just to spite the Nutcracker or if he's losing his senses and can't tell she's not the Nutcracker is anyone's guess.guess.
* Heck, even just the [[http://www.impawards.com/1990/posters/nutcracker_prince.jpg Mouse King's picture]] on the film's poster is revolting to look at!
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