The Flames of Love and War/Tropes


 * An Aesop:
 * Racism and prejudice are destructive forces that, if left unchecked, will result in the destruction of all parties involved.
 * Sometimes, love is all it takes to change the world.
 * There's nothing wrong with being curious and embracing what's new.
 * Awesome Art: The film's hand-drawn animation is a beautiful splash of art and color that feels reminiscent of the Disney Renaissance.
 * Darker And Edgier: The film is one of Disney's darkest love stories in animation, with Grey-and-Gray Morality and WarvIs Hell being both oromenient aspects in addition to its exploration of racism.
 * Jerkass Woobie: Phoenix can be racist abd quite rude, but its hard to not to feel bad for her upon seeing she suffers from PTSD.
 * Narm Charm: Aqua's comeback to her father's assertion that she dosen't know how to use a sword is a simple "She taught me". This out-of-context seems like a Lame Comeback. However, since Basileus has been telling her to avoid learning anything new in her life, it instead comes off as her rejecting her evil father's teachings.
 * Realism-Induced Horror: Arguably one of the scariest part of the film is how realistic both war and its psychological effects are potrayed.
 * Salvaged Story: The film having LGBTQ+ leads is a great relief following Disnry's poor attempts in cinema to potray queer characters. The fact that most of the film's writers are queer certainly helped.
 * Shout-Out: Phoenix at one point describes Aqua as "the incredibly annoying girl in frobt of [her] with the staring problem", calling back to episode 2 of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
 * They Also Did:
 * Director Dana Terrace and co-writers Rachel Vine and Molly Ostertag were the showrunner and writers, respectively, for Disney's The Owl House.
 * ND Stevenson, showrunner of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power also co-wrote the script, in addition to voicing a character himself.
 * What Do You Mean Its For Kids?!: Being a love story by Disney may make people think this is good family-friendly fun. But its potrayal of war is eerily realistic and one of the lead characters explicitly suffers from PTSD. Safe to say, this isn't one for little kids.