The Tale of Face Paints/Tropes

The Tale of Face Paints is a third animated film by Wes Anderson. This list shows tropes of the film.

Tropes

 * Animation Age Ghetto: This film, similar to Anderson's previous animated film, Isle of Dogs, has been assigned a PG-13 rating. However, this was shown to be more intense than that film. In addition, this film is also the first animated film directed by Anderson himself to be rated 12A by the BBFC.
 * Bloodless Carnage - Although blood is in the movie, there is a bloodless death in the movie.
 * Blood in the Mouth - Colby after being stabbed by Wu.

Tear-Jerker
I hope you brought your Kleenex tissues, because this movie brings out the extreme heartbreaking and may make you cry.
 * Xinga's tear-jerking past. Prior to Wu banishing the Face Paints, Xinga had parents that deeply cared for him and treated him like their favorite son. Soon, his father (and thought his mother) was murdered (unbeknowist to him, it was actually Wu). To make it worse, Xinga's dad was actually Wu's best friend and everybody had no idea why his best friend would ever kill him?
 * (reserved for Coolot)
 * (reserved for Bricky Blocks)
 * Ashton's heartbreaking and major tear jerking past. A sobbing Ashton tells her past and was revealed that she was the only survivor in the shooting (that was caused by Wu offscreen) that her family was in. She had a brother that deeply cared for her and her parents who deeply loved her. The Face Paints, upon hearing it, felt sorry for her, even Xinga, which he comforts her.
 * Colby's death. Shortly before Wu's death, Colby was stabbed in the heart after he got stabbed in the leg and lost his eye. A heartbroken Ashton then attacks Wu, which leads him to meet his end, being eaten alive by tigers. Everyone's reaction was sad, but Ashton's reaction was heartbreaking. Luckily though, he was revived thanks to the Life Juice.

Funny
While tear-jerking, this movie is also known to bring some humor to the fans.
 * Anthony. This character serves as a comedic relief of the whole movie.
 * Theres a Scene where Colby is shown singing in a pond, naked, when Ashton comes in and Colby being shocked she is there.
 * (reserved for Bricky Blocks)
 * There is actually a scene where a random screaming frog interrupting the plan. However, he stops and apologizes and leave.
 * A scene where Colby and Xinga trying to find a door to Wu's secret lab to destroy, and he opens one of them and he sees the two Face Paints having sex offscreen (with heavy breathing). It is actually offscreen to keep the light, but intense rating (PG-13), but what makes it funny is Colby and Xinga's reaction and as he closes, he says "Ignore what just happened."

Heartwarming

 * Xinga's reunion with his mother.
 * Xinga's reaction when his mother was actually still alive.