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* VillainRecruitmentSong: ''Hottest Place in Town'' is one of these, with Frankie and Hurricane making the Steelworks sound like a great place to work. It even includes the line "And before you know it, you'll be joining us in our song" before Thomas joins in towards the end. The song is less successful later in the film when the pair try to sing it to James, who cuts it short.
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->'''Henry:''' What did I miss?
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* RefrainFromAssuming: "We Can't Do Anything" is sometimes referred to as "What Can't We Do".
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* ContinuityNod: This is the second time [[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS1E19TheFlyingKipper Henry crashes into a brake van.]]
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* ContinuityNod: This is the second time [[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS1E19TheFlyingKipper [[Recap/ThomasAndFriendsS1E19TheFlyingKipper Henry crashes into a brake van.]]
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* ActuallyQuiteCatchy: James constantly annoys Thomas by boasting through his IAmGreatSong that "Somebody Has To Be The Favourite". To only infuriate him further, despite the song's shamelessly egomaniacal context, its jaunty cheerful tone means pretty much no one else can resist merrily dancing along to it.
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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: A non-lethal example - Hurricane pushes Thomas out of the way of molten metal, and gets stuck in it himself, causing his wheels to melt]].
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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: A non-lethal example - Hurricane pushes Thomas out of the way of molten metal, and gets stuck in it himself, causing his wheels to melt]].melt. Merlin pushes him out of the way before the molten steel can do any further damage to him]].
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* {{Bookends}}: The movie starts and ends on Sodor.
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** It's such an ear worm, Bertie sings it while trundling along in the next movie!
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: While the series already has some subtle allegories to slavery, this film hits the nail on the head in a very dark way with the Steelworks engines, who sweet talk engines their way and then force them against their will to work for them.
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* EasilyForgiven: Thomas and James forgive each other for their problems. Frankie and Hurricane are also forgiven for trying to enslave both of them, with the Experimental engines even offering to help with their workload.
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* ItIsDehumanizing: Frankie's referal to Thomas a "little tank engine". When Thomas eventually grows annoyed with it and points out he has a name, she responds by saying the same referral with extra emphasis.
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* EarWorm: "Somebody Has To Be The Favourite" is a predictably self indulgent tune courtesy of James, but is so jaunty and cheerful that pretty much no one, passengers or workman can resist bouncing and dancing around to it, much to Thomas' chagrin.
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* ItsAllAboutMe: James sings a song about how he's the favorite and when he gets to take a goods train to the mainland.
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** "Somebody Has to Be the Favorite" shifts up one-and-a-half steps then one full step for each new verse.
** The second part of "I Want To Go Home" modulates up a half step.
** "The Most Important Thing Is Being Friends" modulates up a half step for the second chorus, then another half step for the final chorus.
** "Somebody Has to Be the Favorite" shifts up one-and-a-half steps then one full step for each new verse.
** The second part of "I Want To Go Home" modulates up a half step.
** "The Most Important Thing Is Being Friends" modulates up a half step for the second chorus, then another half step for the final chorus.
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* HomesicknessHymn: "I Want To Go Home" has Thomas singing about how he misses his fiends and home while being held captive at the Steelworks.
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* HomesicknessHymn: "I Want To Go Home" has Thomas singing about how he misses his fiends friends and home while being held captive at the Steelworks.
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* PatterSong: "Who's Thomas?", as Thomas is blocked by Beresford who demands to learn more about him.
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* PunctuatedPounding: During Thomas' HomesicknessHymn, he slams against the locked gates of the Steelworks in time with the music.
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* TemptingFate: In the beginning, Thomas enjoys the day so much he feels like bursting into song. Then James immediately enters and beats him to it.
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* ReflectiveEyes: When Hurricane introduced himself to Thomas and lets off sparks of fire from his rear end, the sparks reflect into Thomas' eyes for a moment.
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* ContinuityNod: This is the second time [[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS1E17TheFlyingKipper Henry crashes into a brake van.]]
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* TwoGuysAndAGirl: The Experimental Engines consist of Merlin (Male), Theo (Male), and Lexi (Female).
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* ContinuityNod: This is the second time [[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS1E17TheFlyingKipper Henry crashes into a brake van.]]
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* EasilyForgiven: Thomas and James forgive each other for their problems.
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* HomesicknessHymn: "I Want To Go Home" has Thomas singing about how he misses his fiends and home while being held captive at the Steelworks.
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* AnAesop: It doesn’t matter if either one of you is the best; what’s most important is your friendship and how much you care about each other.
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* ExactWords: Hurricane and Frankie weren’t exaggerating when they said the Steelworks was “the hottest place in town” — matter of fact, it’s literally hot.
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* CompressedVice: James has, for seemingly no reason, started insisting that he is the Fat Controller's favorite engine. Thomas tells him he's wrong and this kicks off their rivalry that jumpstarts the plot.
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* LiteralMetaphor: Hurricane and Frankie refer to the Steelworks as the “hottest place in town”, it turns out it’s literally hot.
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* VisualPun, Frankie and Hurricane sing "This is the place you can have some fun, where you can feel like a number one" as the camera zooms in on the #1 on Thomas' tanks. Later when Thomas says this, he is filling a #1 with slag.
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* VisualPun, VisualPun: Frankie and Hurricane sing "This is the place you can have some fun, where you can feel like a number one" as the camera zooms in on the #1 on Thomas' tanks. Later when Thomas says this, he is filling a #1 with slag.
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* LoopholeAbuse: Beresford refuses to let Thomas pass unless he tells Beresford something he's never heard before. Thomas realizes that Beresford's never heard of Thomas himself, and uses that to get Beresford to let him go.
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* AnimatedMusical: Just like the previous movie.
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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: A non-lethal example - Hurricane pushes Thomas out of the way of molten metal, and gets stuck in it himself, causing his wheels to melt]].
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[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/journeybeyondsodorposter2_4.jpg]] '''Journey Beyond Sodor''' is the 2017 ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' special.
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Determined to prove his importance on Sodor, Thomas takes James' trucks and sets off on a big adventure to the Mainland. On the way he makes friends with the cheerful and helpful "Experimental Engines" but, after a wrong turn, finds himself lost in the steelworks. There, Thomas encounters two mysterious engines who instantly make him feel welcome but who aren’t what they first seem... After Thomas fails to return, James sets off to the mainland but runs into trouble himself and it is up to Thomas and the Experimental Engines to save the day. Join Thomas in a tale of daring escapes, heroic rescues and discover that true friendship comes in all shapes and sizes.
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Determined to prove his importance on Sodor, Thomas takes James' trucks and sets off on a big adventure to the Mainland. On the way he makes friends with the cheerful and helpful "Experimental Engines" but, after a wrong turn, finds himself lost in the steelworks. There, Thomas encounters two mysterious engines who instantly make him feel welcome but who aren’t what they first seem... After Thomas fails to return, James sets off to the mainland but runs into trouble himself and it is up to Thomas and the Experimental Engines to save the day. Join Thomas in a tale of daring escapes, heroic rescues and discover that true friendship comes in all shapes and sizes.
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* {{Bookends}}: The movie starts and ends on Sodor.
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** This is actually lampshaded during "The Hottest Place In Town":
-->''Rails so smooth that you'll be gliding along, and before you know it, you'll be joining us in our song!''
* RefrainFromAssuming: "We Can't Do Anything" is sometimes referred to as "What Can't We Do".
* ThatRemindsMeOfASong: Thomas says this at the beginning of the movie as he enjoys the beautiful day so much, only to be interrupted by James as ''he'' starts singing before him.
* TriumphantReprise: "The Most Important Thing is Being Friends" is a reprise of "Somebody Has To Be The Favorite", shown when Thomas and James rekindle their friendship and head back home.
-->''Rails so smooth that you'll be gliding along, and before you know it, you'll be joining us in our song!''
* RefrainFromAssuming: "We Can't Do Anything" is sometimes referred to as "What Can't We Do".
* ThatRemindsMeOfASong: Thomas says this at the beginning of the movie as he enjoys the beautiful day so much, only to be interrupted by James as ''he'' starts singing before him.
* TriumphantReprise: "The Most Important Thing is Being Friends" is a reprise of "Somebody Has To Be The Favorite", shown when Thomas and James rekindle their friendship and head back home.
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'''Journey Beyond Sodor''' is the 2017 ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' special.
Determined to prove his importance on Sodor, Thomas takes James' trucks and sets off on a big adventure to the Mainland. On the way he makes friends with the cheerful and helpful "Experimental Engines" but, after a wrong turn, finds himself lost in the steelworks. There, Thomas encounters two mysterious engines who instantly make him feel welcome but who aren’t what they first seem... After Thomas fails to return, James sets off to the mainland but runs into trouble himself and it is up to Thomas and the Experimental Engines to save the day. Join Thomas in a tale of daring escapes, heroic rescues and discover that true friendship comes in all shapes and sizes.
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* AnimationBump: The animation has become much more fluid, featuring even better camera angles and more expressive faces on the engines. In addition, the engines tend to sway their frames around and appear to bounce to the beat during the musical numbers.
* CrowdedCastShot: One of these is seen in "I Want To Go Home".
* IAmSong: "We Can't Do Anything", sung by Lexi and Theo about why they're run-down and are unable to be useful.
* IWantSong: Thomas sings "I Want To Go Home" as he suffers work at the Steelworks and wishes to leave.
* MusicalWorldHypotheses: Generally the Alternate Universe type, though the opening number appears to be Diegetic. "The Hottest Place In Town" seems to be Diegetic in James' presence.
* VisualPun, Frankie and Hurricane sing "This is the place you can have some fun, where you can feel like a number one" as the camera zooms in on the #1 on Thomas' tanks. Later when Thomas says this, he is filling a #1 with slag.
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Determined to prove his importance on Sodor, Thomas takes James' trucks and sets off on a big adventure to the Mainland. On the way he makes friends with the cheerful and helpful "Experimental Engines" but, after a wrong turn, finds himself lost in the steelworks. There, Thomas encounters two mysterious engines who instantly make him feel welcome but who aren’t what they first seem... After Thomas fails to return, James sets off to the mainland but runs into trouble himself and it is up to Thomas and the Experimental Engines to save the day. Join Thomas in a tale of daring escapes, heroic rescues and discover that true friendship comes in all shapes and sizes.
!!''Journey Beyond Sodor'' contains examples of:
* AnimationBump: The animation has become much more fluid, featuring even better camera angles and more expressive faces on the engines. In addition, the engines tend to sway their frames around and appear to bounce to the beat during the musical numbers.
* CrowdedCastShot: One of these is seen in "I Want To Go Home".
* IAmSong: "We Can't Do Anything", sung by Lexi and Theo about why they're run-down and are unable to be useful.
* IWantSong: Thomas sings "I Want To Go Home" as he suffers work at the Steelworks and wishes to leave.
* MusicalWorldHypotheses: Generally the Alternate Universe type, though the opening number appears to be Diegetic. "The Hottest Place In Town" seems to be Diegetic in James' presence.
* VisualPun, Frankie and Hurricane sing "This is the place you can have some fun, where you can feel like a number one" as the camera zooms in on the #1 on Thomas' tanks. Later when Thomas says this, he is filling a #1 with slag.
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