Line #45 WesternAnimation/BraveLittleTailor


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3	->'''King:''' Did you kill seven [giants] with one blow?
4	->'''Mickey:''' Uh, yes, your honor, and how!
5	->'''King:''' ...well, how?
6	->'''Mickey:''' I was all alone, I heard them coming, I looked up, and I was surrounded!
7	->'''King:''' Yes?
8	->'''Mickey:''' They were here, there, everywhere! A whole bunch of them! They came at me from the right, the left, right, left, left, right!
9	->'''King:''' Yes, yes, go on!
10	->'''Mickey:''' They were coming closer! The fight was on! I swung and missed! I missed and swung! I swung again and again and again! They were right on top of me!
11	->'''King:''' And then?
12	->'''Mickey:''' And then, I let 'em have it!
13	-->--'''Mickey Mouse''', initiating a highlight of animation acting
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15	One of the finest shorts in the WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts lineup, based on Creator/TheBrothersGrimm story [[Literature/TheBraveLittleTailor of the same name]], ''The Brave Little Tailor'' ([[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1938]]) takes place in TheMiddleAges, with WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse playing the role of the tailor of the title, as his boasts of taking down ordinary house flies land him in hot water when the people mistake his claims to be related to giants and choose him to take down a rampaging giant. He'd still do anything for Princess Minnie, though...
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17	On a side note, the most famous scene is, surprisingly, '''NOT''' Mickey's fight with the giant (although that does double as a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome) but rather Mickey describing how he killed the flies, as seen in the opening page quote, which is considered by many an animation nut to be a true highlight of animation acting (and Disney veterans Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston thought so, too). This is also the second to last appearance of the original "White skinned, Dot-eyed" Mickey Mouse design, the last being "Society Dog Show", and the next shorts "Mickey's Surprise Party", "The Pointer" and ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}'''s "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" using a new design for Mickey from there on out (Though, nowadays, Disney will use the old design when they're doing {{retraux}} throwbacks.)
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19	Not to be confused with ''WesternAnimation/TheBraveLittleToaster''.
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21	!!This short provides examples of:
22	* AdaptationalVillainy: In the ''Fifty Happy Years'' book's retelling of the short, the Giant tries to kill Mickey for insulting him.
23	* AllThereInTheManual: Although the giant has NoNameGiven in the short, he gets called Gustav in the comics.
24	* AndIMustScream:
25	** The ultimate fate of the giant: [[spoiler:he's trapped in place and his breath is used to power a windmill, which in turn operates a medieval amusement park. Granted, the giant is asleep at this point, but still.]]
26	** Subverted even further in the ''Fifty Happy Years Book''. [[spoiler: The book suggests that this is indeed a happy ending for the giant and everyone else as well.]]
27	* AnimationBump: Any scene with the giant, courtesy of the talented Creator/BillTytla.
28	* AstonishinglyAppropriateInterruption: What caused the misunderstanding and set the plot in motion. Three men had been talking about the giant outside Mickey's house with one asking the others if they had ever killed a giant, at just the moment Mickey stuck his head out the window saying he had killed seven with one blow. Since he didn't clarify they were ''flies'', the trio assumed he was jumping into their conversation, leading them to spread word of his "accomplishment" to everyone.
29	* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever
30	* BadVibrations: The giant's arrival is heralded by the ground shaking.
31	* ByTheLightsOfTheirEyes: Mickey's eyes are visible when he gets swallowed by the giant.
32	* ColossusClimb
33	* CouldntFindALighter: The giant rolls up a haystack into a cigarette and uses a potbellied stove as a lighter.
34	* CoveredInKisses: Minnie does this to Mickey.
35	* TheDitz: The giant.
36	* GiantFootOfStomping: Mickey has to scramble to keep from being trampled by the giant's foot.
37	* HobblingTheGiant: Mickey defeats the giant by wrapping him up with thread all the way down to his ankles, then pulling on it so he falls and hits his head.
38	* TheMiddleAges: Complete with hennins and poofy sleeves.
39	* MistakenForBadass: Mickey killed seven ''flies'' with one blow, but unluckily, [[OneDialogueTwoConversations people incorrectly assume]] he killed seven ''giants''.
40	* MouthCam: Shown when the giant is about to drink from a well, with Mickey inside his mouth.
41	* OneHitPolykill: Seven at one blow!
42	* PrincessesPreferPink / TrueBlueFemininity: Minnie's dress has a blue top and a pink skirt.
43	* RandomSmokingScene: Despite the fact that this tale is set in the Middle Ages, the giant at one point starts rolling and smoking an improvised cigarette!
44	* SquareCubeLaw: Not directly mentioned, but the giant's size is certainly used to Mickey's advantage and plays a big role in the giant's literal downfall.
45	* SpiritualSequel: Received one in 1985 through the very first book in the "Walt Disney Fun to Read Library", called "Mickey Meets the Giant". This book adapts the second half of the original fairy tale where Mickey has to use his wits and farming tools to defeat the Giant (who is a PaletteSwap of the one from the short). Unlike in the short, Mickey's outfit in the book is the same as in "Mickey and the Beanstalk".
46	* StandardHeroReward: Mickey is promised the Princess's hand if he can stop the giant.
47	* SustainedMisunderstanding: After Mickey boasts about how he "killed seven [flies] in one blow", everyone in the kingdom thinks he was talking about giants while Mickey thinks they're impressed that he killed so many flies at once. It's only after the King appoints Mickey as the "Royal High Killer of the Giant" [[OhCrap that he realizes the misunderstanding]].
48	* SwallowedWhole: Happens to Mickey as the giant absentmindly tosses him into his mouth with some pumpkins and then drinks from a well. The bucket tied to the well saves him from the giant's stomach.
49	* ThisBillboardNeedsSomeSalt: The giant picks up an entire well and drinks from it, then rolls up a haystack and smokes it, using a stove as a lighter.
50	* UvulaEscapeRoute: Mickey is swallowed by the giant when he eats from a pumpkin cart Mickey was hiding. Mickey hangs onto the giant's uvula to keep from being swallowed. This gives the giant hiccups, so he picks up an entire well and drinks from it; Mickey escapes by hanging on to the well's bucket.
51	* VocalDissonance: The baby who says "Jiminy Crickets!" has a deep, gravelly voice.
52	* TheVoiceless: Minnie has no dialogue in this short, except for whispering in the King's ear (though the sound used is the same one used for when the knight whispers to the King). The opposite happens in the ''Fifty Happy Years'' book, where she verbally gives Mickey words of encouragement for his bravery, then showering him with kisses.
53	* VisualPun: The wanted sign for the giant says, "Citizens beware! Giant at large." This is posted next to a ''wall-sized'' poster of the giant himself.
54	* WantedPoster: There's one of the giant which appears to be almost life-sized.
55	* WeDoTheImpossible: "Seven in one blow!" Played with in that Mickey was only referring to flies with that statement, and chose the wrong moment to make that declaration without specifying what he killed seven ''of''.
56	* YeOldeButcheredEnglish: During the montage of citizens talking about Mickey supposedly killing seven giants, a worker in a manhole is next to a sign reading "Ye Man at Worke".

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