History WesternAnimation / ThePoint

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: The Tree Man, who's in the leaf-manufacturing business, is gruff, preoccupied with "timing," and initially doesn't want to waste time in conversation. The moment he notices Oblio is troubled, though, he softens up and gives him some advice. And when he learns that Oblio has no roots (and therefore no ability to "grow leaves" like him), he's genuinely sorry for him, and sincerely hopes the boy can "grow" riches of his own somehow.

One day, he beats the son of the evil Count at a game of Triangle Toss, the town's equivalent of football. The Count, who intends to have his equally evil son rule the village one day, sees Oblio's popularity as a threat and makes up his mind to get rid of him. He uses the law of the land against Oblio, and the King has no choice but to exile him and Arrow to the Pointless Forest—which, strangely enough, is full of pointed trees. In the Pointless Forest, he meets the [[{{Satan}} Pointed Man]], who points in every direction (you see, "A point in every direction is the same as no point at all.") and seems to exist solely to convince Oblio that the forest and all of his experiences therein are pointless. Oblio also meets and sees other wonders, all of which lead him to understand that, as the [[{{Beatnik}} Rock Man]] puts it, "You don't have to have a ''point'' to have a ''point.'' Dig?" Oblio completes his [[TheHerosJourney hero's journey]], returns to the village, and teaches everyone the main {{Aesop}}: "Everything has a point, whether it shows or not."

* CheatersNeverProsper: During the game of Triangle Toss, the Count's son tackles Oblio, but Arrow catches the triangle anyway.

* BarbieDollAnatomy: They do not consistently draw clothes. They also don't (consistently) draw what lies under them.

* {{Irony}}: In the end, [[spoiler: Oblio gains a point on his head, just like the other villagers' points, but all the other people in his village lose their points—and so do all the buildings! If anything, even if things have changed, one thing [[StatusQuoIsGod remains the same]]: Oblio is still the odd one out in his world. Still, his personal growth has allowed him to gracefully accept he'll always be different. It helps that the rest of the villagers have started assuming that everyone has a point, whether it shows or not.]]

* {{Irony}}: In the end, [[spoiler: Oblio gains a point on his head just like everyone else, but everyone else in his village also loses their point. If anything, even if things have changed, one thing [[StatusQuoIsGod remains the same]]: Oblio is still the odd one out in his world. Still, his personal growth has allowed him to gracefully accept he'll always be different.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: The Needle Man is gruff and quite greedy. The moment he notices Oblio is troubled, though, he softens up and gives him some advice. And when he learns that Oblio has no roots (and therefore no ability to "grow leaves" like him), he's genuinely sorry for him, and sincerely hopes the boy can "grow" riches of his own somehow.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: The Needle Man is gruff and quite greedy. The moment he notices Oblio is troubled, though, he softens up and gives him some advice.

* AffablyEvil: The Pointed Man. He is jolly and talkative, but also trying to lead Oblio astray and make him think everything is pointless.

* EvilChancellor: The Count, convincing the King that Oblio must be banished.

* DistractedByTheSexy: Invoked by the Count's son during the game. He produces a cute female dog. Arrow stops to gaze at her, missing the triangle he was supposed to catch, and the Count's son catches it instead.
-->'''The Count's son:''' Hmm. Pretty neat, huh, Oblio?\\

* MeaningfulEcho: When Oblio's father first greets him with "Hi, Oblio. ...Hi, son," it's said rather nervously (given, this was the first time he saw someone lacking a point). When his son returns from his exile, he says these same words again, in a much happier voice than before.

* MeaningfulEcho: When Oblio's father first greets him "Hi, Oblio. ...Hi, son," it's said rather nervously (given, this was the first time he saw someone lacking a point). When his son returns from his exile, he says these same words again, in a much happier voice than before.

* VisionaryVillain: The Count intends to have his equally evil son rule the village one day. This is why the Count has Oblio banished to the Pointless Forest: so that Oblio's popularity won't be a threat to the leadership credibility of the Count's son.

* CheatersNeverProsper: During the third toss, the Count's son tackles Oblio, but Arrow catches the triangle anyway.

* DistractedByTheSexy: Invoked by the Count's son during the second toss. He produces a cute female dog. Arrow stops to gaze at her, missing the triangle he was supposed to catch, and the Count's son catches it instead.

** On the second toss, this happens to the Count's son, who stops to pose for some girls waving at him. Meanwhile, Oblio and Arrow catch the next triangle, leaving the Count's son hanging his head.

* DistractedByTheSexy: Invoked by the Count's son during second toss. He produces a cute female dog. Arrow stops to gaze at her, missing the triangle he was supposed to catch, and the Count's son catches it instead.

* DistractedByTheSexy: Invoked by the Count's son during the game of Triangle Toss. He produces a cute female dog. Arrow stops to gaze at her, missing the triangle he was supposed to catch, and the Count's son catches it instead.

* CheatersNeverProsper: During the Triangle Toss game, the Count's son tackles Oblio, but Arrow catches the triangle anyway.