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  • Ugly Cute: Miggery is intended to be pig-like, but when you realize what a sweet person she is, and that she does all of her bad deeds because she's so lonely, you can't help but find her adorable.

Film

  • Big-Lipped Alligator Moment: Boldo the Magical Soup Genie, a man made out of fruit who suddenly appears out of nowhere once the chef starts making soup again. You'd assume he's imaginary, but nope - he's an actual, physical being who directly interacts with other characters, dies, and is never mentioned again. His entire existence fits the points perfectly: a character who is weird by the film's standards, who comes out of nowhere, and dies shortly after, never being mentioned again.
  • Questionable Casting: Despereaux and Mig are both children, but have deep, adult-sounding voices, provided by 46-year-old Matthew Broderick and 49-year-old Tracey Ullman, respectively.
  • Special Effect Failure: While the animation isn't horrible by any means, the quality of it isn't very high. Several of the objects in the opening credits have visibly low-resolution textures and the ocean water is completely still.

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