Line #19 WesternAnimation/LionOfOz


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2	[[caption-width-right:245:Before courage can be lost, it must be found...]]
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4	''Lion of Oz'' is a 2000 AnimatedMusical based on the book ''Lion of Oz and the Badge of Courage'' by Roger S. Baum (great-grandson of Creator/LFrankBaum, the original author of the ''[[Literature/LandOfOz Oz]]'' books). It was made by Creator/CineGroupe and distributed by both Creator/{{Lionsgate}} and Creator/{{Disney}}.
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6	The film tells the story of how the famous CowardlyLion, formerly part of the Omaha Circus, came to be in Oz and how he stopped the Wicked Witch of the East from getting the [[MacGuffin Flower of Oz]].
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9	!!''Lion of Oz'' provide examples of the following tropes:
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11	* ADogNamedDog: Lion is just called "Lion".
12	* AllAnimalsAreDogs: Lion acts more like this when he's still on Earth.
13	* AnimatedAdaptation: Of ''Lion of Oz and the Badge of Courage'' by Roger S. Baum.
14	* AnimatedMusical
15	* ArcWords: ''True Friends can never be lost.''
16	* AscendedExtra: The Cowardly Lion and the Wicked Witch of the East are the protagonist and antagonist here.
17	* AwardBaitSong: "Something About You".
18	* BigBad: The Wicked Witch of the East, who's after the Flower of Oz to expand her rule.
19	* ButNowIMustGo: Lion [[spoiler: at the end of the movie, leaves to find Oscar and his courage.]]
20	* TheCameo: [[spoiler: The movie ends with Lion leaping out to meet [[Film/TheWizardOfOz Dorothy Gale, the Scarecrow and the Tin Man]] as they travel along the Yellow Brick Road.]]
21	* CowardlyLion: It stars the original TropeNamer.
22	* DamselInDistress: Lion rescues Starburst the fairy from the Witch's henchman when they meet.
23	* DeadpanSnarker: Caroline the doll is one.
24	* TheDitz: [[MeaningfulName Silly]]. When Lion meets him he asks for help ''crossing a river'' so he can go to a castle for a drink of water...
25	* FiveSecondForeshadowing: The Flower of Oz's petal is [[spoiler: actually part of her throne.]]
26	* {{Foreshadowing}}: Wimsik has [[GreenThumb plant-based powers]], and is first seen residing in Castle Gray. [[spoiler: Turns out, she ''is'' the Flower of Oz.]]
27	* ForegoneConclusion: The movie is actually a prequel to ''The Wizard of Oz'', told from the Lion's perspective, and ends on a cliffhanger where [[spoiler: the Lion meets Dorothy, Toto, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Man on the way to Emerald City.]]
28	* GreaterScopeVillain: The unseen Wicked Witch of the West. Curiously enough, in the original story, the Wicked Witch of the East is this instead.
29	* ItWasWithYouAllAlong: Both Lion's courage and the Flower of Oz.
30	* LivingToys: Wimzik's two friends; Caroline, the ballerina doll, and Captain Fitzgerald, the toy soldier.
31	* MacGuffin: The Flower of Oz.
32	** MacGuffinPersonReveal: The Flower of Oz, the beautiful symbol of all that is good in Oz that our heroes were trying to find? It was [[spoiler:Wimsik]] the whole time!
33	* MagicFeather: [[spoiler: Lion's badge of courage. He's distraught to lose it, Wimzik explains his courage and everything he's done weren't because of a badge but Lion's brave and noble heart.]]
34	* NiceGirl: Wimsik.
35	* NoIndoorVoice: Silly shouts most of his dialogue.
36	* PluckyComicRelief: Caroline and her dry wit certainly qualify.
37	* RhymesOnADime: The Mini-Munchkins are rather fond of doing this.
38	-->'''Munchkin Mayor:''' Oh, we didn't start out this small. It was an evil spell from the Wicked Witch.
39	-->'''Munchkin Villagers:''' Even her name makes us twitch!
40	* TalkingAnimal: The titular Lion, though only once he gets to Oz.
41	* VillainSong: "Wicked Ways".

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