Knight School/Tropes

"We welcome you to Knight School; the school you need for seeking out knowledge of medieval history." Oh. I thought it was gonna show you how to be an actual knight. — Ellenor

Knight School is a Cartoon Network Studios CGI feature film directed by Conrad Vernon (Sausage Party, The Addams Family (2019)) and Andrew Adamson (Shrek, Shrek 2). The film centers around Ellenor (Anna Kendrick), a happy-go-lucky teenage girl being transferred to a new school after she failed history class. And this school she transfers to is a medieval-themed school, where students learn about the medieval times, which is run by founder and teacher Professor Gerald Reginald III (John Cleese). There, she meets his Straight-A student Lance (Ben Schwartz) who develops a crush on her on she came. Little did they know, Reginald's assistant Wellington Snide (Rupert Everett) plans on fulfilling his great-great grandfather's legacy to take over the town of Yeoll.

This was the first ever CGI-animated film released by Cartoon Network Studios and not based on any of the studio's original series or franchise. The film later spawned a television series on Cartoon Network itself, followed by two sequels under the names Knight School 2 and Knight School III.

We welcome to the trope page of Knight School; the page where you can read up on the tropes related to the film.
 * Actor Allusion:
 * Ben Schwartz voices yet another character in blue.
 * Yep, Anna Kendrick voices a positive minded girl with somewhat selfish tendencies. Not the first time, honestly.
 * Ellenor asks Reginald if knights rode on foot with coconuts.
 * Ellenor's father sure is overprotective.
 * All CGI-Cartoon: The first ever computer-generated Cartoon Network movie to be released in theaters.
 * Almost Kiss: Between Ellenor and Lance after their first date. Once they reach Ellenor's house, Ellenor leans over to give Lance a kiss... until the front door opens and her mother questions she now has a boyfriend.
 * Anti-Hero: Ellenor introduced as immature but average-intelligent, and shown to be a little self-centered and aggravated.
 * Black Best Friend: Oliver Jade, the only African-American student of Knight School, voiced by none other than Jordan Peele.
 * Blue is Heroic: Lance, while he's a Non-Action Guy.
 * Breaking the Fourth-Wall: Ellenor glances at the audience twice throughout the movie.
 * Chekhov's Gun: Lord Snide's staff, found in a cave only Ellenor knew about.
 * Curse Cut Short: Ellenor utters "Oh, sh--!" before being cut off by Reginald.
 * Dating What Daddy Hates: Gender-inverted to "Dating What Mommy Hates". Ellenor's mom, Gretchen, is less than pleased with her daughter dating a "square" like Lance.
 * Establishing Character Moment: Ellenor is revealed at the start of the movie to be a slob that doesn't clean up her bedroom as much, as well as being out of shape.
 * Girl Posse: Ellenor was once paired with her old friends Darcy and Jane.
 * It's All About Me: Ellenor, at first. She wants to be known for something she does, and has a habit of making it a big deal. Being the first female student is something she hopes would be a headline.
 * Jerkass:
 * Wellington Snide, the main antagonist, is deceitful and mad with power.
 * Andrew is one of Reginald's students that enjoys squealing on his fellow classmates.
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Ellenor. She's immature, selfish, insensitive at times, but she's just been going through at lot of trauma and troubles after the few past few years of her life. She's also not a slouch for being wanting to help her family anyway she can, even if she tries doing something that's out of her reach.
 * Ruder and Cruder: Compared to Cartoon Network's other franchises, minus Regular Show during its time, Knight School was pretty much meant to contrast for its use of mild profanity (consisting of one utterance of "hell", "damn", "crap", and "Oh, my God"). No doubt it couldn't get through a Bowdlerise from such children-oriented networks.
 * Sexy Walk: Ellenor struts while hips swing side-to-side.
 * Shout-Out:
 * The Smurfette Principle: Ellenor is the only lead female character and only female student to the titular school.
 * Spiritual Successor: To Shrek. The film centers features songs from Smash Mouth and Eels, as well as center around a Jerk with a Heart of Gold who falls in love with a redhead.
 * Token Rich Student: Lance is the only student in Knight School that comes from a family with wealth.