Gravity Falls (2033 film)/Tropes


 * And the Fandom Rejoiced: Being a Gravity Falls-related production, it was bound to happen.
 * Animation Bump: Due to both half the animation being handled by Walt Disney Animation Studios and the higher budget, the animation is more fluid compared to the TV series.
 * Author's Saving Throw:
 * Mabel was highly criticized througth the series' run due to her constant Aesop Amnesia. However, the film managed to correct course by establishing that, this time, what she learned stuck and openly struggling whether to leave her family or not.
 * The series finale got some flak by how Mabel practically forced Dipper into staying with her. The film rectifies this by having the two mutually agree on separating, while remaining in contact. The film also acknowledges how Mabel acted selfishly in her decision by having her struggles on returning home or not to be partially due to fearing that choosing to leave would make her a hypocrite due to her previous actions, and by having Mabel apologize to Dipper after coming to, in a way, understand his point-of-view.
 * Creator's Oddball: The film is one for Walt Disney Animation Studios due to the film being based on a TV series (previous TV adaptation having been produced by Disney Television Animation or DisneyToon Studios) and heavy use of live-action imagery (as previous films within the Disney Animated Canon only had a number of segments made in live-action, while films like Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Enchanted were produced by the live-action Disney division).
 * Darker and Edgier: Thanks to its horror elements, and while still having humorous scenes, this is one of the darker films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios in recent times. Justified as the film is intended to replicate the original series' tone.
 * Live-Action Adaptation: Played with. While the film does feature live-action characters and enviroments, it is a live-action/animated movie, with all the characters from the original series being made througth hand-drawn animation.
 * The Movie: A live-action/animated follow up to the series of the same name.
 * Rescued From the Scrappy Head: Mabel was easily on the most Base Breaking Character in the series, due to her Aesop Amnesia and selfishness, with many feeling it made the character unlikeable. However, the film toned down her selfishness and averted her Aesop Amnesia for once, througth she still shows impulsiveness, winning over many of her detractors.
 * Role Reprise: Most characters coming from the original series retain their original voice actors, except for Soos, who instead is voiced by Eugenio Derbez.
 * Roger Rabbit Effect: The film's plot centers on the hand-drawn Pines trio (and Waddles) being transported into a live-action dimension. The film is a notable example in that it manages to evoke this effect masterfuly, thanks to the filmmakers actually using several of the same techniques used by the Trope Namer, as well as for CG/live-action hybrids.
 * Shout-Out:
 * Several during the film's opening sequence:
 * When Dipper notes how some lf the creatures they've met after the series' ending, a picture of Mabel's ex, Marmando, introducing the twines to some sea creatures would be seen. Among the creatures shown would be Daniela Paguro from Pixar's Luca.
 * Later, when he notes other creatures were cool, a picture of him and Mabel watching Goliath flying would be shown.
 * And finally, when Dipper mentions how some creatures were dangerous, an image of the duo fighting Marshmellow from Frozen would be seen. In the image, Olaf and the "sandmen" that appeared during his "In Summer" song would be seen in the background.
 * Additionally, the book would have written in it a code that, once translated, says "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious".
 * The book would also have drawings of glyphs from The Owl House (2020-present) on it.
 * A Disney Adventures magazine with Darkwing Duck on its cover would be seen in Rodalind's room.
 * Right before attempting to kill Dipper, Bill would randomly start to sing "Goodbye So Soon" from The Great Mouse Detective (1983).
 * The scene itself would be a reference to the climax The Rescuers Down Under (1990), where Percival C. McLeach would start to randomly sing before attempting yo ffed Cody to a group of cocodriles.
 * Among the monsters seen during the Weirdmaggedon, there would be the Olms from the Amphibia (2019-present) episode "Quarreler's Pass", and several monsters from The Owl House.
 * Throw It In: Both live-action and voice actors were allowed to improvise during production, with new recording techniques being invented to allow this to be done
 * Visual Effects of Awesome: The combination of live-action and animation has Roger Rabbit-levels of awesomeness. Every time the hand-drawn characters interact with live-action, you truly feel as if they were there. And when weirdness comes to the live-action world, the CG animation really looks like live-action enviroments altered by hand-drawn weirdness.
 * Win the Crowd: Upon the film's announcement, many fans were afraid that it would come out as a total failure and a Human Focused Adaptation like The Smurfs or Tom and Jerry, as well as that it might tone down the terrifying aslects of the series to appeal to a wider demographic. However, once the trailers started to come put, the fandom began to grow excited for the film upon seeing it closely followed the series' tone and showed the animated characters to becrucial to the story. Once the film was released, fans fully embraced it as a worthy addition to the series' canon that truly felt like a return to the show for older fans while also appealing to those who never watched it.