Trolls (Dream234's Version)

This is my remake version of the movie Trolls. It is produced by DreamWorks Animation and Universal Pictures, instead of 20th Century Fox. New characters and songs are added to the film.

Summary
Poppy, the cheerful and optimistic leader of the Trolls, and her friends must embark on a journey to a world where they never been before.

Full Plot
The Trolls are small, colorful creatures who live in an almost perpetual state of happiness, singing, dancing, laughing, hugging, and having fun all day. However, they are discovered by the Bergens, large, ugly, mean and miserable creatures who can only feel happy by consuming a Troll. The Bergens imprison the Trolls and eat them every year on a special occasion, called "Trollstice". The Trolls, led by their king, King Peppy, with his infant daughter Princess Poppy, escape through underground tunnels on the day of Trollstice when young Prince Gristle was going to eat his first Troll. The Bergens found out that all the Trolls replaced themselves with wooden doll trolls. Enraged, Gristle’s father King Gristle Sr. banishes his Chef, who was in charge of preparing for Trollstice. The Chef angrily promises to leave and make sure to find the Trolls herself and have them eaten, while secretly plotting to overthrow the monarchy as revenge for her exile. Meanwhile, the King tells his son that nothing will ever make him happy.

Twenty years later, the now-adult Poppy, alongside her friends The Snack Pack; Biggie, Mr. Dinkles, DJ Suki, Cooper, Satin & Chenille, Smidge, Fuzzbert and Guy Diamond, throws a big party to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Trolls' escape, despite the warnings of the over-cautious and egotistical gray troll, Branch (who has a secret crush on her), and his friends The Trollimals; Wacky, Albert, Lulli, Sleaze, Fixit, Jodie, Dimwit and Raymond, that loud parties will attract the Bergens. Poppy wants Branch to at least start being happy instead of being grumpy, but he refuses. At the party, Branch's warnings come true when the Chef and her rat henchmen Bench, Ringo and Fatso, who had spent the last 20 years searching for the Trolls, see the fireworks and kidnap Poppy's friends, including a "Zen" troll named Creek, whom Poppy is in love with.

The Chef tries to kidnap King Peppy as well, but Poppy pushes him under the mushroom stage used for the party announcement, which lets Poppy camouflage, and hides her and King Peppy from the Chef. The Chef and her rats then take the kidnapped Trolls back to Bergen Town, while secretly plotting to overthrow its monarchy in revenge for her banishment. Alone inside his bunker, Branch looks at a bunch of homemade party invitations, indicating that he appreciates Poppy's offers of friendship, that he has an unrequited love for her, and that he internally would like to have fun with the rest of the other Trolls. His friends see this, and Sleaze recognizes Branch's secret crush on Poppy as true love.

Meanwhile, Poppy decides to go on a rescue mission alone, as no other Troll (including Branch) is willing to venture towards Bergen Town, but somehow finds it a little complicated on her own. She is later joined by Branch and his friends who save her from a group of spiders and a gang of crooks, respectively, as they think she will not make it if she goes on her own. They reluctantly join the journey after Poppy wanting them to help her since they are the only ones who know the road to Bergen Town.

The gang decides to rest for the night. Poppy starts to sing and say goodnight to pictures of all her captured friends, which bugs the gang (mainly Branch, Albert, Sleaze and Raymond), except Jodie, who loves singing during nighttime too. Poppy gets out her ukulele as she and Jodie start singing "The Sound of Silence", with other forest creatures joining in. Raymond asks Poppy for the ukulele and he just tosses it into the fire, to his friends' liking.

After a few misadventured events during the journey, the group comes across a series of tunnels, which just one is supposed to lead them to Bergen Town. They meet an anthropomorphic cloud named Cloud Guy, who offers to show them which path leads to Bergen Town, and which one leads to Sudden Death. The gang gets annoyed with Cloud Guy when he tries to do a high-five, so Branch and Raymond have enough and angrily chase him through the tunnel with the others running after them. Poppy and the gang eventually wind up in Bergen Town and see how gloomy all the Bergens are in their everyday lives.

Once inside the Bergen King's castle, Poppy and the gang witness the now-King Gristle seemingly eat Creek, but Poppy remains hopeful that Creek survived (which Raymond annoyingly says to her, "Wow, you seriously have no brains at all, do you?"). The gang finds the rest of the captured Trolls being guarded by a scullery maid named Bridget. Poppy discovers that Bridget is secretly in love with Gristle (with Sleaze recognizing it as true love as well) and offers to help her get a date with the king while trying to confirm if Creek is alive.

While setting Bridget up for the date with a musical number, Branch refuses to sing and triggers a massive argument with Poppy, revealing that, as a child, his grandmother was captured and got eaten while trying to save him, because his singing compromised his location to the Chef. As a result, his guilt and shame over his grandmother's death caused his color to turn from blue to gray. After Poppy comforts him with a hug, the Trolls (with Branch now joining them) help Bridget, disguised under the name of "Lady Glittersparkles", get her date with Gristle at a roller rink and arcade restaurant and Gristle agrees for her to come to Trollstice as his "plus one". During this time, Poppy notices Creek being held captive inside the jewel adorning the king's mantle, but a reluctant Lulli (who distrusts Creek) somehow feels suspicious about him being alive.

Having helped Bridget, the Trolls attempt to rescue Creek from Gristle's room and steal his jewel, but when they open it, they discover that it is empty. The Trolls are then recaptured by the Chef and her rats (who recognize Poppy as the princess of Troll Village), and Poppy gets shocked to discover that Creek sold them out to the Bergens to spare himself from being eaten, which Lulli tried to tell them before after talking to a sorceress. She then reveals that the Chef is being helped by Creek, who reveals himself to be a coward, a faker and a backstabbing traitor, meaning that he was never a Zen, and that his "captive" in the jewel was actually a trap, much to Poppy's shock and dismay, therefore destroying her whole happiness. This causes a furious Poppy to end her relationship with Creek, who looks a bit heartbroken, but just shrugs it off.

Creek lures out every troll from Troll Village (via Poppy's cowbell) and they are captured by the Chef (who lies in ambush), her rats, and the other Bergen cooks. With all the Trolls captured, thrown into a pot and soon to be eaten, a heartbroken Poppy becomes sad and depressed after being betrayed by her boyfriend, feeling ashamed for falling to an obvious trap. She then falls into despair and loses hope as she and all the other Trolls turn gray when she starts crying.

With the help and encouragement of his friends, Branch tries to sing "True Colors" for Poppy to cheer her up, confessing his love for her. Poppy, after regaining her colors and realizing that she has fallen in love with Branch, returns his feelings, and they restore all the trolls' colors, including Branch's. Just before being served, the Trolls are rescued by Bridget, who is thankful for Poppy's help and for showing her how to be happy, now being ready to accept the Bergens' punishment for her "treason". Poppy can't bring herself to abandon Bridget and, with Branch and their friends, shows Gristle and the Bergens that Bridget is Lady Glittersparkles and that it is not necessary to eat Trolls to be happy, and they too, can find happiness within themselves, just like how Bridget and Gristle had their date.

The vengeful Chef, who sees that her plans were jeopardized, refuses to accept the peace and tries to kill the Trolls, but is knocked by Bridget into a serving cart, set on fire, and sent rolling out of Bergen Town with her rats and the traitor Creek, who is still in her pouch. Both species celebrate, bringing new life to the town, and live in peace together. Poppy is then declared queen of the Trolls while Branch is declared the new hero of the Trolls, and Poppy and Branch share a friendly hug and start a new romantic relationship with each other.

In a mid-credits scene, the Chef, the rats and Creek's cart stops rolling. The Chef prepares to eat Creek herself, as well as her worthless rats, but they soon find out they are on top of a monster, who opens his mouth and eats them all.

Cast and Characters

 * Anna Kendrick as Poppy; the cheerful and optimistic princess-turned-queen of Troll Village. She is sweet and fearless, yet naïve and dimwitted. She used to be in love with Creek, until she was betrayed with the other Trolls.
 * Justin Timberlake as Branch; an over-cautious and pessimistic Troll survivalist who has a secret crush on Poppy. He is short-tempered, egotistical, selfish, cold-hearted, disgruntled, unkind, spoiled, arrogant and cruel, but later, he is revealed to be much nicer and kinder back then. In the end, he becomes the new hero of the Trolls.
 * Zooey Deschanel as Bridget; a young female Bergen who works as a scullery maid. She has a secret crush on Gristle.
 * Christopher Mintz-Plasse as King Gristle Jr.; the prince-turned-king of the Bergens.
 * Christine Baranski as the Chef; the evil and power-hungry chef of the Bergens.
 * Dee Bradley Baker, Kevin Hart, and Frank Welker as Bench, Ringo and Fatso; the Chef's rat henchmen. Bench is the smarter one, Ringo is the egotistical one, and Fatso is the crazy one.
 * Jeffrey Tambor as King Peppy; the former king of Troll Village who is Poppy's father.
 * Russell Brand as Creek; a Troll with a "positive" personality and a "zen-like" charm who later turned out to be the main antagonist of the film. Poppy used to be so in love with him, until he is later revealed to be a coward, a faker, a liar, and a traitor who was willing to betray all the other Trolls just so he won't be eaten.
 * John Cleese as King Gristle Sr.; Gristle's father and the former king of Bergen Town at the start of the film.
 * James Corden as Biggie; a large and friendly Troll who is almost never seen without his pet worm Mr. Dinkles.
 * Kevin Michael Richardson as Mr. Dinkles; Biggie's pet worm.
 * Gwen Stefani as DJ Suki; the Trolls' resident disc jockey who uses DJ equipment made of insects.
 * Ron Funches as Cooper; a giraffe-like Troll who can walk on all fours. He couldn't really sing, but he can rap.
 * Icona Pop as The Fashion Twins; a duo of twin Trolls who are conjoined by their hair and are the most fashion forward. Although they have different personalities, they can still cooperate together. Their names are:
 * Caroline Hjelt as Satin; the tomboyish and funny twin.
 * Aino Jawo as Chenille; the elegant and ladylike twin.
 * Kunal Nayyar as Guy Diamond; a gray Glitter Troll who is always naked. He is known for sneezing or farting out glitter, and singing with a highly auto-tuned voice.
 * Walt Dohrn as:
 * Smidge; a young female Troll with a masculine voice and superhuman strength.
 * Fuzzbert; a hair Troll with two legs.
 * Cloud Guy; an anthropomorphic cloud.
 * Quvenzhané Wallis as Harper; a very artistic Maker Troll who has heterochromia. She sometimes acts as Poppy's right-hand Troll and assistant.
 * The Trollimals; a group of eight hybrid Fauna Trolls who are Branch's friends. They are the only ones who know about his past. They reluctantly join Poppy and Branch on their mission to save the Snack Pack after saving them from the Crook Hunters. Their names are:
 * Zak Orth as Wacky; a brown hybrid TrollPuppy who is the leader of the Trollimals. He is usually fun-loving and generous, and is the one to encourage Branch on anything.
 * Seth MacFarlane as Albert; a white hybrid TrollHare. He is usually egotistical and bossy, and calls Poppy "an idiot".
 * Ariel Winter as Lulli; a blue hybrid TrollBird. She is usually cynical and intelligent. She is the one who was suspicious about Creek being alive.
 * Katy Perry as Sleaze; a purple hybrid TrollUnicorn. She is usually carefree and romantical, and loves romance. She also likes sleeping and napping, and gets cranky when someone disturbs her beauty sleep. She is also a true matchmaker, and always sees Poppy and Branch as a true couple.
 * Yuri Lowenthal as Fixit; a yellow hybrid TrollBeaver. He is usually diligent and thoughtful, and loves to build and create things. He is the voice of reason of the group.
 * Meghan Trainor as Jodie; an indigo hybrid TrollRodent. She is usually aristocratic-like, but very positive and helpful. She is in love with Raymond.
 * Gilbert Gottfried as Dimwit; a green hybrid TrollParrot. He is usually loud-mouthed and clumsy, and is the joker of the group.
 * Dan Castellaneta as Raymond; a black hybrid TrollAlligator. He is usually hotheaded and strong, and will always protect his friends. He is in love with Jodie.
 * The Crook Hunters; a group of hybrid Fauna Trolls who are bullies and troublemakers. They usually bully Branch of being gray until his friends come to the rescue. The members are:
 * Josh Peck as Bash Kaboom; a TrollGoblin who is the leader of the Crook Hunters.
 * Chelsea Kane as Pow; a TrollSprite
 * Adam Ray as Slamm-Oh; a Troll
 * Ray Chase as Peter;
 * Kyle Massey as Smack;

Quotes


(When Branch and the Trollimals walk over to Poppy, Harper and the Snack Pack) (Branch and the Trollimals groan in frustration) (Scene changes to a flashback scene where Branch interrupted a birthday party) (Scene changes to another flashback scene where Branch interrupted a wedding party) (Scene changes to another flashback scene where Branch interrupted a funeral party) (Switches back to the main scene) (Poppy, Harper and the Snack Pack start cheering) (Branch gladly takes the card before furiously smashing it to pieces. Everyone gasps) (The Trollimals try to calm down their friend) (Creek appears with a bug holding him) (Poppy, Harper, the Snack Pack and Creek's Hug Bracelets light up) (Everyone shares a group hug, bringing Branch and the Trollimals in it) (Branch and the Trollimals went out of the hug, falling down. Branch growls) (The Trollimals agree and start walking away) (Poppy watches him with a sad frown)
 * Branch: Unbelievable, guys. Really. Really great. Very impressive. Nice work. Good job. You know, we can hear you from a mile away! (grabbing his sticks while walking towards Poppy and her friends with his friends following him)
 * Albert: Yeah, and we can even see you all dancing around and hugging a lot.
 * Poppy: Oh, good. 'Cause I was worried we weren't projecting enough.
 * Sleaze: Whatever. I feel like I'll never be able to take a nap thanks to your singing and dancing. (yawns)
 * Jodie: I hear ya, girl. Besides, can't you ever give your music a rest or something?
 * Raymond: Yeah, seriously. I'm pretty sure you have other things instead of just having fun.
 * DJ Suki: Oh, but we are gonna have something to do. We're having a huge light festival tonight as a dedication to King Peppy saving our home 20 years ago, and everyone in Troll Village is gonna be there!
 * Poppy: Yeah, and you all should come too!
 * Lulli: Ugh, the village just had to throw another party, which is what they do every single year.
 * Branch: Yeah, I feel like you guys should've at least do something more quiet and serious. Besides, if my friends and I can hear you, so can... (looks both ways; whispers) the Bergens.
 * DJ Suki: Okay, seriously?
 * Guy Diamond: Oh, boy...
 * Cooper: Here we go again.
 * Biggie: Oh, Branch...
 * Satin: Wake up, dude. You always ruin everything.
 * Chenille: Yeah, you're just being paranoid like always, warning about the Bergens.
 * Branch: No, I don't.
 * Branch: The Bergens are coming! AAAHHH! (pushes the cake down)
 * Branch: The Bergens are coming! AAAHHH! (pushes the cake down)
 * Branch: The Bergens are coming! AAAHHH! (pushing the corpse down)
 * Poppy: Oh, come on, Branch! There are no Bergens here. We haven't even seen one in 20 years. They're not gonna find us.
 * Branch: Oh, no. They will find you guys, but not us. Because we're gonna be hiding together in my highly camouflaged, heavily fortified, Bergen-proof survival bunker, where we'll be safe and sound.
 * Albert: Yeah, plus we would be staying safe instead of hanging out with a bunch of idiots like you guys.
 * Poppy: You mean, you guys aren't coming to the party tonight?
 * Wacky: Well, we rather not. We gotta make sure Branch's bunker is secure and all, that's all.
 * Fuzzbert: But it's gonna be the biggest...
 * DJ Suki: The loudest...
 * Cooper: The craziest party ever!
 * Branch: (angrily) Seriously?! Big? Loud? Crazy? Are you all out of your minds? You're just gonna lead the Bergens right to us! I mean, you're basically putting up a sign over the village that says, "Trolls Here!"
 * Fuzzbert: Uh, party pooper much?
 * Cooper: Are you sure you wanna invite this party pooper to poop on your party?
 * Poppy:
 * Branch:
 * Poppy:
 * Card:
 * Dimwit: (clapping)
 * Poppy:
 * Smidge: (shocked) Oh my gah.
 * Fixit: Look, guys. We know that you really wanna have your party tonight, but you have to take caution of what could possibly happen.
 * Branch: Besides, I wouldn't be caught dead at your party. But I am one hundred percent sure you all will be caught and dead.
 * Creek:
 * Branch:
 * Wacky: Uh? Branch, boyo? I don't think that's what he means when he wants you to be positive.
 * Branch: Whatever...
 * Poppy: Hug Time!
 * Creek: It is Hug Time.
 * Harper and the Snack Pack: Hug Time!
 * Harper:
 * Creek:
 * Guy Diamond:
 * Wacky: Let them be, Branch. It's their thing anyway. Come on, guys. Let's go have lunch!
 * Dimwit: Aw, but I wanna join their party. It would be so much fun.
 * Albert: (pushing Dimwit away) Keep dreaming, Dimwit. You coming, Branch?
 * Branch: (sighs) Yeah, I'm coming. (to Poppy) Okay, I'm leaving now. Go ahead and have your party for all I care. But you remember this, Poppy. Someday, when the Bergens do find us, and the survival of every Troll is in your hands, I'm pretty sure the answer would be singing, dancing, laughing, hugging and having fun all day long, 'cause they're obviously the only things you know how to do from what I understand.
 * Biggie: That is not true! Poppy can also scrapbook.
 * Branch: (grunts; cruelly, to Poppy) Albert's right. How could someone as stupid and idiotic as you be the princess? A real princess should be more proper, mature, serious, and focused on big situations like being eaten by the Bergens. I can't believe you're gonna be queen one day. (he then leaves to catch up with his friends)
 * Creek: Oh, don't worry about him, Poppy. Just tune out his negative vibrations. They're extremely topic. He's just being paranoid like he normally was. Some folks just don't wanna be happy. You can't force everyone to be happy, you know?
 * Poppy: (sighs; sadly) Yeah. I guess.
 * Creek: You guessed right. (boops Poppy's nose before he leaves)
 * Poppy: (to herself) I should go talk to Branch about this.



(While Poppy and Branch are inside Branch's bunker) (Branch smirks) (Branch and the Trollimals wave goodbye to Poppy as she walks to the little elevator)
 * Poppy: (to the Trollimals) Oh. Hey guys.
 * The Trollimals: Hey, Poppy.
 * Poppy: (to Branch) Look, you and I were both right. A Bergen came to our village and attacked us all. And it took all of my friends, and my boyfriend too. (sighs) I'm sorry. I should've listened to you. You told me not to throw the party, and I threw it anyway. And it's my fault they were taken. And now I don't know what to do.
 * Branch: Why don't you just try scrapbooking them to freedom?
 * Poppy: Solid burn, Branch.
 * Poppy:
 * Branch:
 * Poppy: And just so you know, guys. A real friend would be there to help, no matter who was in danger.



(After the Trollimals save Poppy and Branch from the Crook Hunters)

(While Poppy, Branch and the Trollimals are on their quest to save the Snack Pack) (The Trollimals try to contain their laughter while Poppy crosses her arms, grumpily)
 * Albert: (annoyed with Poppy) Oh, gosh. Do you have to sing and skip?
 * Poppy: Well, yeah! I always sing and skip when I'm in a good mood!
 * Raymond: Ugh. Do you have to be in a good mood?
 * Poppy: Yes, I do! Why wouldn't I be? By this time tomorrow, we'll be able to reach Bergen Town, and I'll be with all my friends! (sighs happily) I sure can't wait to see them again! Oh, I wonder what they're doing right now.
 * Branch: Probably being digested.
 * Jodie: (sarcastically) Real reassuring, dude.
 * Poppy: Oh, come on. Don't be such a sour rat. They're alive, Branch. I just know it!
 * Branch: When are you gonna learn, Poppy? You don't know anything. I wish you would at least be more serious for once. And once the Bergens eat every single one of us, I honestly can't wait to see the look on your face when you finally realize the world isn't all cupcakes and rainbows. Cause it isn't. In fact, the world is a horrible place filled with fear, suffering and despair. Oh, and don't forget hatred, chaos, pain, dashed hopes, shattered dreams, broken promises and abject misery. Bad things normally happen around here, and there's nothing we can do about it. Ever.
 * Poppy: Hey! I know it's not all cupcakes and rainbows, but I'd rather go through life thinking that it mostly is instead of being all negative like you guys. Especially you, Branch. I mean, look at yourself. You don't sing, you don't dance... You're so gray all the time! Whatever happened to you...?
 * Branch: (puts a finger to her mouth) Wait! Shh! Be quiet just a moment!
 * Poppy: (whispering) Do you hear something? Is it a Bergen?
 * Branch: (whispering) Maybe. (walks ahead a little)
 * Poppy: (stays where she is, looking around carefully, then realizes...) There's no Bergen, is there?
 * Branch: Nope. I just want you to be quiet.
 * Poppy: Seriously? You just said that so I'd stop talking!
 * Branch: Maybe. I just don't wanna deal with your ramblings all day.
 * Poppy: (rolling her eyes) Oh, so you think being sarcastic makes your life better?
 * Branch: (thinks for a moment before he smirks) Yes. Yes, it would.





(When Poppy, Branch and the Trollimals arrive at the escape tunnels)

(When Branch and Raymond are furiously chasing Cloud Guy into the tunnel while Poppy and the rest of the Trollimals are following them)
 * Raymond: (furiously) COME BACK HERE, YOU LAME EXCUSE OF A CLOUD! WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON YOU, I'M GONNA ROLL YOU INTO A BALL AND EAT YOU FOR LUNCH!
 * Branch: (furiously) THAT'S RIGHT! YOU BETTER RUN, CLOUD! I'M GONNA TEAR YOUR LITTLE CLOUD ARMS OFF YOUR CLOUD BODY, AND HIGH-FIVE YOUR FACE WITH THEM!



(After Poppy, Branch and the Trollimals find the Snack Pack being guarded by Bridget) (The Trolls all gasp) (The Trolls sigh in relief) (Everyone looks at her with gulity looks)
 * Fixit: Alright guys, let's all hurry back to Troll Village before Bridget wakes up. The sooner we get you guys out of here... (he unlocks the cage door and opens it so the Snack Pack can come out)
 * Poppy: The sooner we can save Creek!
 * Branch and the Trollimals: What?
 * Bridget: (awake) Hello?
 * Bridget: (sleepy) Is it me you're looking for? (goes back to sleep)
 * Albert: That was a close one. (glares at Poppy) Way to say that sentence out loud, you idiotic princess.
 * Branch: Look, Poppy. I know you're probably looking for the cupcakes and rainbows here because you wanna save everyone, and I lo... I think you're wonderful for it. But we have to be more logical here. Creek's been eaten. And let's face it, there's nothing we can do about this.
 * Biggie: (freaking out) They put him in a taco!
 * DJ Suki: With hot sauce!
 * Fuzzbert: And the Chef just shoved him in the King's mouth!
 * Cooper: (scared) It was horrible!
 * Guy Diamond: Sorry, Poppy. Creek's gone.
 * Raymond: Besides, how could you possibly think Creek's still alive?
 * Jodie: Yeah. We all saw him get eaten.
 * Poppy: I don't think he's alive. I hope he's alive. My boyfriend may have been eaten, but I know he survived somehow. And that's enough. And I thought all of you would understand.
 * Jodie: You're right, Poppy. I'm with you.
 * Sleaze: Yeah, me too!
 * Wacky: We'll help you save Creek.
 * Dimwit: Yeah, we'll help!
 * Fixit: We've got your back.
 * Lulli: Well, since you're pretty serious for once... I'm in.
 * Albert and Raymond: (look at each other before sighing) Oh, what the heck? We're in too.
 * DJ Suki: We'll all help you save Creek, Poppy.
 * The Snack Pack: Yeah!
 * Branch: Ugh, seriously? Your friends, and out of all people, my friends are agreeing with you to save Creek. How it is possible that you're always looking on the bright side, Poppy? There is no bright side. None!
 * Poppy: There's always a bright side, Branch. It's like my dad would always say: No Troll left behind. It's also how he saved the village twenty years ago. And now, it's gonna be how I save Creek and the village too.

(While the Trolls are comforting Bridget, who's crying because Branch refuses to sing, Branch was climbing up to the window with Poppy following after him) (Poppy, Bridget and the Snack Pack look at Branch shocked while the Trollimals look at him sadly as Branch looks down sadly)
 * Poppy: Branch, what are you doing? What's the matter with you? You have to sing with us!
 * Branch: No! I told you, I don't sing anymore.
 * Poppy: Well, you have to! Right now!
 * Branch: I'm sorry, but I can't.
 * Poppy: No, you can. You just won't.
 * Branch: Fine. I just won't.
 * Poppy: Look, you and your friends decided to help me after I told you that a real friend would be there to help.
 * Branch: Yeah, we did. But I would rather be at home safe and sound than be here singing.
 * Poppy: But, Branch! We're all helping Bridget with her date, so you should too!
 * Branch: No! I'm never gonna sing, and you can't make me!
 * Poppy: (angrily) Yes, I'm making you! And you have to!
 * Branch: (angrily) I said, no!
 * Poppy: (angrily) Yes!
 * Branch: (angrily) No!
 * Poppy: (angrily) YES!
 * Branch: (angrily) NO!
 * Poppy: (furiously) YES, YES, YES!
 * Branch: (furiously) NO, NO, NO!
 * Poppy: (furiously) WHY NOT?! WHY WON'T YOU SING?!
 * Branch: (furiously) BECAUSE SINGING KILLED MY GRANDMA, OKAY?!
 * Branch: (sadly and depressingly) Just leave me alone. (sits down in sadness)







(After the Trolls find out that Creek is betraying them by sparing himself from getting eaten by the Bergens) (Then suddenly, Poppy gets very angry and is gripping the cage bars really tight, making them break a bit. Everyone looks at her shocked) (Creek looks at Poppy heartbroken, but shrugs it off as he goes to Troll Village with the Chef and her rats. Poppy is now fully depressed as she falls to her knees and starts crying, knowing she has failed her mission)
 * Poppy: (shocked and betrayed) What? No! Creek, please don't do this.
 * Creek: (pretending to feel sorry) I'm sorry, Poppy. Believe me... I am. I just wish there was some other way that won't end with me being eaten.
 * The Chef: (sharpening her knives) But unfortunately, there isn't. Honestly princess, you should've get the other captured Trolls out of Bergen Town when you had the chance. Although, you were such a complete fool by deciding to go there in the first place.
 * Creek: It's true. And now I have to live with this for the rest of my life. (he then changes his mood to an indifferent and sinister one, revealing that he does not cares about the other Trolls) To be honest, at least you all get to die with a clear conscience. So, in a way... (Poppy gets more shocked) you could just say: I'm doing this for your own good. Oh, one more thing... I don't think you'll need this anymore. (takes Poppy's cowbell out and boops her nose)
 * Poppy: Okay, I was planning to do this anyway. I didn't want to at first because I didn't wanna hurt your feelings. But now that I found out who you really are, it doesn't matter anymore. (furiously) Creek, we... are... OVER!
 * Creek: What? You're breaking up with me? Why?
 * Poppy: (angrily) Seriously? What do you mean "Why"? You sold us out to the Bergens just so you don't get eaten, and that's all you could ever say about this? I can't believe how dumb you are! I guess Lulli was right all along about not trusting you at all. You only care about yourself and no one else. That's being selfish. I can't believe I ever dated a traitor like you in the first place. Besides, there's only one Troll who has always been by my side no matter what. And that's not you. (growling) I can't wait to imagine the look on your face when the Bergens decide to change their mind about sparring you. I sure hope you get eaten instead, you heartless fraud.

(When the Trolls were trapped in the pot by the Chef, the Henchrats and Creek) (Branch and the Trollimals then watch and are a bit surprised) (Everyone gasps) (Moments later, her color begins to fade as the other Trolls watch, feeling saddened) (As Poppy's color has faded away, the Snack Pack, Harper, King Peppy and the rest of the other Trolls also lose their colors as they lose hope. Branch and the Trollimals watch this at fear and sadness.)
 * Bench: (to King Peppy, mockingly) We hope you're proud of your daughter, Your Majesty. Because she was so stupid and idiotic, she unintentionally made your kingdom's doom possible. (he, Ringo, Fatso, the Chef and Creek laugh while they close the pot)
 * King Peppy: (gasps) Poppy? (Poppy turns away in depression, as King Peppy comes to hug her) Poppy! Oh, thank goodness you're alright. I was so worried I lost you.
 * Poppy: (after being hugged) Oh, yeah. I'm doing great. (saddened and sarcastically) I've just got everyone I love thrown in a pot and soon to be eaten by a bunch of bloodthirsty monsters, thanks for asking.
 * Biggie: Poppy, are you being... sarcastic?
 * Poppy: (angrily) YES! I AM SARCASTIC, OKAY?! SO WHAT?!
 * Smidge: (shocked) Oh my gah.
 * Mr. Dinkles: (shocked) Oh snap.
 * Poppy: (remorseful, to the Trolls) I'm sorry. I don't know why I'd thought I could save you. I really thought I could, but I guess I was wrong. Maybe I'm just a total idiot for being happy all the time! All of us were! And Branch was the only down-to-earth Troll, and I never listened to him like I should've done in the first place! And there's nothing positive, ever! Even Lulli was right when she said that the fact about Creek being alive was actually a trap! And I can't believe I'm stupid enough to fall in love with the wrong boy! And now, everyone's about to be eaten by the Bergens, and it's all my fault. How did I ever get into this mess? If I had just listened to Branch or the Trollimals like I supposed to, then none of this would've happened at all. (to King Peppy) All I wanted to do was keep everyone safe like you did, Dad. (trying not to cry, but feels saddened) But I couldn't... Gosh, I made such a fool out of myself.
 * King Peppy: (feeling sorry) Poppy...
 * Poppy: (as she sadly turns away and walks slowly to the middle of the pot) I let everybody down. I got us all trapped. I have no chance to save the village. It's all hopeless now. (she then falls on her knees) Please, forgive me...
 * Branch: (sighs; also feeling sorry) But, Poppy...
 * Poppy: (hopelessly) You were right, Branch. The world isn't all cupcakes and rainbows. It's a horrible place filled with fear, suffering and despair. I wish I believed you sooner before this happened.. (a few tears fall down to the floor)
 * Biggie: Poppy…

Transcript
Main article: Trolls (Dream234's Version)/Transcript

Music/Soundtrack
Main article: Trolls (Dream234's Version)/Soundtrack
 * 1) Hair Up (Performed by Justin Timberlake, Gwen Stefani and Ron Funches)
 * 2) CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! (Performed by Justin Timberlake)
 * 3) True Colors (Performed by Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick)
 * 4) Move Your Feet/D.A.N.C.E/It's a Sunshine Day (Performed by Trolls Cast feat. Anna Kendrick)
 * 5) Party Over Here (Performed by Gwen Stefani)
 * 6) Get Back Up Again (Performed by Anna Kendrick)
 * 7) It's a Very Short Life (Performed by Trolls Cast feat. Zak Orth, Seth MacFarlane, Ariel Winter, Katy Perry, Yuri Lowenthal, Meghan Trainor, Gilbert Gottfried and Dan Castellaneta)
 * 8) The Sound Of Silence (Performed by Anna Kendrick and Meghan Trainor)
 * 9) That's How You Know (Performed by Katy Perry)
 * 10) Bringing Back Happy (Performed by Christine Baranski)
 * 11) Hello (Performed by Zooey Deschanel)
 * 12) I'm Coming Out/Mo' Money, Mo' Problems (Performed by Trolls Cast feat. Zooey Deschanel and Anna Kendrick)
 * 13) They Don't Know (Performed by Ariana Grande)
 * 14) True Colors (Film Version) (Performed by Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick)
 * 15) Can't Stop the Feeling! (Film Version) (Performed by Trolls Cast feat. Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick)
 * 16) September (Performed by Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick feat. Earth, Wind & Fire)
 * 17) What U Workin' With? (Performed by Gwen Stefani and Justin Timberlake)
 * 18) Good to Be Alive (Performed by Meghan Trainor)

Rewrite Changes/Trivia

 * New characters and songs were added to the film.
 * DJ Suki has more lines in the film, and she has a bigger part than in canon where she only has one line.
 * Harper has a bigger part as well. In this version, she acts as Poppy's right-hand Troll and assistant. She sticks with Poppy and the Snack Pack while they are talking with Branch and the Trollimals.
 * Fuzzbert and Mr. Dinkles can now speak.
 * This is based on KKDisney's DreamWorks AU idea if Trolls aired in 1994 (both original and remake). A few characters in my version were based on the characters from the AU idea:
 * Bench, Ringo and Fatso = Lancy, Rascal and Battly (1994 version)
 * Wacky = Wacky; Audrey
 * Albert = Archer
 * Lulli = Lulabelle (2016 version)
 * Sleaze = Sleepy; Lulabelle (1994 version)
 * Fixit = Handy
 * Jodie = Judie; Katie
 * Dimwit = The Parrot; Dimwit (2016 version)
 * Raymond = Reynard; Bernard
 * Lulli, being the cynical and intelligent one, is the one who was suspicious about Creek being alive, as she thinks it could be a trap. In an offscreen scene, when Poppy and the gang arrive at Bergen Town, Lulli meets a sorceress who foretells her a vision from the future of all the Trolls. She wants to tell Poppy and Branch about it, but decides to do it later due to Poppy's plan to help Bridget get a date with Gristle to confirm if Creek is alive (which she nervously calls as "the start of the doomed future"). When Creek confirms to Poppy that he is betraying all of the Trolls, Lulli finally reveals that it was the future which the sorceress spoke to her.
 * Fixit is the one who comes up with the plan to go through the tunnels, instead of Branch.
 * The Chef's song "Bringing Back Happy" appears in the film.
 * Sleaze is the one who recognizes Branch's secret crush on Poppy as true love, as well as Bridget's secret crush on Gristle.
 * Dimwit somehow gets along with Cloud Guy since he likes doing a high-five as well.
 * A few deleted scenes were added to the film.
 * A few new scenes were added to the film, including heart-to-heart conversations with Poppy and Branch.
 * The Crook Hunters are the AU version of the Party Crashers from the TV show Trolls: The Beat Goes On. Instead of being goblin-like creatures, they are now hybrid Trolls who bullies Branch of being gray until his friends come to the rescue.
 * Poppy wears her hair loose throughout the whole film, with the exception of the party, where she wears her hair in a ponytail, along with her royal attire (but with the crown replaced by a pink shiny tiara).
 * DJ Suki was seen getting kidnapped by the Chef unlike in canon.

Tropes

 * Aerith and Bob: Some of the Trolls have real world names, like Poppy and Cooper. Out of the Ogres, Bridget is the only one with a real world name.
 * An Aesop: Happiness doesn't come from an object, it comes from the heart.
 * All Trolls Are Different: These trolls are small, colorful, cheery Ugly Cute beings.
 * Always a Bigger Fish: Parodied at the start of Poppy's journey, with way too many creatures eating each other in succession including a carnivorous plant. Then played straight when Branch rescues Poppy, barely holding out with just his hair-whipping against giant spiders, unknowingly herding them into the maw of a bigger creature. Likewise played straight in the Stinger when the Chef is about to eat Creek, only for the both of them to fall into the maw of a bigger monster.
 * Amusing Injuries: Poppy suffers plenty in her "Get Back Up Again" musical number, but being The Determinator she refuses to give up.
 * And Starring: Robin Williams as Wacky and the Parrot; Julie Andrews as Judie; Danny DeVito as Reynard; and John Cleese as King Gristle Sr. and King Peppy.
 * Animated Musical
 * Answer Cut: In the prologue after Trollstice is ruined for the Ogres, Gristle asks his father, “What’s gonna make me happy now?”. Cut to a close-up of Bridget watching in the background, who will eventually become his love interest later on in the movie.
 * Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: King Peppy says that the Trolls' new home has all they need: "Fresh air, clear water, and sweet acoustics!"
 * "Awesome McCool" Name: Bridget gives her alter ego the name 'Lady Glitter Sparkles'.
 * Awesome Moment of Crowning: Poppy is crowned queen at the end of the film.
 * Barbie Doll Anatomy: Downplayed: though the trolls clearly have no nipples, the opening scene implies they at least have genitals since King Peppy had his crotch area covered.
 * Bastard in Sheep's Clothing: Creek. He was believed to be a spiritually-enlightened guru, even using the phrase "Namaste". However, after receiving what he calls a spiritual revelation (actually his own fear), he reveals himself to be treacherous, cowardly, cunning and evil, and helps the Chef capture all of the remaining Trolls. So Creek almost causes the deaths of everyone in his entire village just to save himself from being eaten.
 * Be Careful What You Wish For: Branch tells Poppy that he can't wait to see the look on her face when she realizes that life isn't all cupcakes and rainbows. Late in the movie, he does get to see the look on her face when she has that realization, and it causes her to fall into despair and lose all her colors, causing the rest of the Trolls to lose their colors too. He clearly does not like it.
 * Big Bad: The Chef, who even after the other Ogres give up their Troll-eating ways is still as hellbent on devouring them regardless.
 * Big Eater: Bridget. This leads the Chef to assume she ate all the Trolls when they've disappeared.
 * Book-Ends:
 * "September" plays at the beginning and at the credits.
 * The movie begins with a storybook opening and ends with it closing.
 * The story begins in Ogre Town with the Trolls making their escape and ends with the Trolls staying in Ogre Town after the Ogres make a Heel–Face Turn.
 * During "Move Your Hair", Smidge uses her hair to lift Poppy into the air. She does the same thing in the end, but Branch is also with Poppy.
 * Poppy is surrounded by the other Trolls when she is crowned Queen. The second time is official, with the Trolls and the Ogres living in peace.
 * The hill monster that almost eats Poppy as she goes to free her friends eats the Chef, her henchanimals and Creek in The Stinger.
 * Bowel-Breaking Bricks: When the Chef, Lancy, Rascal and Battly find the Trolls' new home, Cooper poops cupcakes, which Poppy then offers to them.
 * Break the Cutie: Happens to both Poppy and Bridget during the course of the film.
 * Bring My Brown Pants: Cooper poops cupcakes after being frozen in fear by the Chef's arrival.
 * Bullying a Dragon: Cooper stupidly laughs at Gristle's bib snapping because the latter's neck is too fat. Guess how Gristle reacts.
 * Butt-Monkey: Bridget. She's a Cinderella-like maid who gets mistreated by the Chef, Lancy and Rascal.
 * Cheerful Child:
 * Gristle was this before the Trolls managed to escape.
 * Branch was this as well before he lost his grandmother.
 * Chekhov's Gun: Poppy's cowbell becomes a dark example of this trope: at the beginning of the film, baby Poppy rings it as a celebration of the Trolls liberating themselves from the Ogres. But later in the film, Creek steals the cowbell from the adult Poppy and gives the Trolls a phony "all clear" signal to lure them out of hiding so the Chef can capture them all.
 * Color Failure: After all the Trolls are captured and trapped in a pot, they lose their colors along with their hope, turning gray.
 * Comically Small Bribe: Poppy tries to offering 3 cupcakes to the Chef in exchange for not eating everyone at the party, but failing.
 * Comic Relief: Wacky, Sleepy, Lancy, Rascal and Battly.
 * Crazy-Prepared: Branch lives in a heavily fortified bunker, which ends up saving him from the invasion of Ogres (even though it was also supposed to apparently keep Poppy out). He even says it word for word when he tells Poppy that he's got enough supplies for 10 years - 11 if he's prepared to drink his own sweat, which he is.
 * Creepy Child: The wall-eyed child Troll. For one thing, he likes watching his parents as they're sleeping.
 * Crying Wolf: Branch's multiple cries that "THE OGRES ARE COMING!" even though no Ogre ever comes makes the Trolls, including Poppy, convinced that Branch cannot be relied upon. Though it gets inverted because it turns out Branch would be eventually right and Poppy throwing the party against Branch's warnings gave away their location to the Chef and his henchanimals.
 * The Cameo: Miss Bow Wow and Mr. Mittens from the Dreamtoons franchise make a brief cameo where Mr. Mittens is happily painting a picture of Miss Bow Wow disguised as the Jailer's Daughter from The Wind in the Willows, during the scene where Poppy, her friends, Branch, Wacky, Judie and Reynard steal Gristle's jewel.
 * Dance Party Ending: The movie took this trope to Deus ex Machina levels as it ends with Poppy being crowned queen and all the Trolls, animals and Ogres dancing to "Can't Stop the Feeling".
 * Dark and Troubled Past: The reason why Branch lost his colors and refuses to sing is because when he was a kid, his singing attracted the Chef's attention, and Branch's grandmother was eaten when she tried to save him.
 * Darkest Hour: Because of Creek's betrayal, all the trolls in the village end up captured and thrown into a pot. Poppy decides that Branch and Archer were right (that life isn't all cupcakes and rainbows and that she is an idiot, respectively) and falls into despair and turns completely gray, losing all her colors. The rest of the trolls also lose all their colors, and everything looks hopeless. But then Branch finally sings...
 * Deadpan Snarker: Branch and Judie's roles through most of the film. Even Poppy goes into Sarcasm Mode when Creek betrays them, to the shock of the other Trolls.
 * Determinator: Poppy, as shown by her journey montage, even if Slapstick Knows No Gender.
 * Dirty Coward: To save himself from getting eaten, Creek makes a deal with the Chef, Lancy, Rascal and Battly and attempts to lead them to the other Trolls.
 * Disney Princess: Princess Poppy, naturally.
 * Disney Creatures of the Farce: Parodied with both Poppy's performance of "The Sound of Silence" and Lullabelle's perfomance of "That's How You Know".
 * Does Not Like Shoes: All of the Trolls, the Seven Animals, and the Chef's henchanimals. Even some of the Ogres go barefoot.
 * Doomed Hometown: The Trolls' home is invaded by Ogres, and the protagonists now have to save the Trolls who are kidnapped. Later, all the Trolls are nabbed when Creek betrays them.
 * DreamWorks Face: Surprisingly, Branch is the one making this face on the DVD and Blu-Ray covers, even the film was made years before the DreamWorks Face was created.
 * The Dragon: Lancy, Rascal and Battly, although it's implied that Lancy is mainly that due to being the trio's leader.
 * Dramatically Missing the Point: The Ogres believe that eating a Troll is the only way they can feel happiness. After the Trolls escape the Ogres, King Gristle Sr. tells his son that he will now never know what happiness feels like. This is despite the fact that Gristle was a Cheerful Child who felt happiness just by thinking about eating a Troll, and King Gristle Sr.'s obvious parental pleasure towards his son.
 * Eaten Alive: The Ogres are planning this for the Trolls, as we see a scene of Lancy, Rascal and Battly dressed up with flaming grills going. Creek is put in a taco and goes into Gristle's mouth still-screaming though he is not killed.
 * Ends up being a Karmic Death for the Chef, Lancy, Rascal and Creek for real at the very end of the movie, being eaten by the same monster that tried to eat Poppy before in the film.
 * The Eeyore: The Ogres are an entire race of Eeyores.
 * Branch, who doesn't do dance parties, because they might attract the Ogres' attention and a Ogre ate his grandmother when he was younger.
 * [Judie]
 * Archer, who is very short-tempered and yells at Poppy and her friends by calling them "idiots" for being always happy.
 * Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": The Ogres' chef is only ever called Chef.
 * Everything's Better with Princesses: Princess Poppy, naturally.
 * Everything's Better with Rainbows: One example why the trolls are so colorful. "True Colors" shows this in spades.
 * Everything's Better with Sparkles: The trolls love glitter.
 * Everything Trying to Kill You: For some reason the environment surrounding the Trolls' village is this and Sugar Bowl at the same time. By which we mean it's all made up of felt and wool and glitter and things, barring the odd translucent organic tissue.
 * Eye Scream:
 * Poppy bounces off giant eyeballs by their eyelids before landing on an open one. Realistically, it blinks reflexively. Unrealistically, it then explodes into glitter.
 * Upon getting annoyed with Cooper, the Chef cuts a lemon and squirts it in his eyes.
 * Fantastic Aesop: Happiness comes from inside, not from eating Trolls. More charitably, the Aesop could be summarized as "you can't achieve true happiness by hurting people".
 * Poppy actually sums it up word-for-word: "Happiness isn't something you put inside you, it's already there!" Meaning that you will never find happiness from an outside source; Branch supports this point ("Happiness is inside of all of us, right?")
 * Foil:
 * The perpetually happy Trolls to the perpetually gloomy Ogres in general.
 * The optimistic Poppy, Wacky and Lulabelle to the grumpy Branch, Judie and Reynard, in particular.
 * The kind, friendly and gentle Lulabelle to the selfish, short-tempered and jerk Archer.
 * The energetic and hard-working Wacky to the sleeping and lazy Sleepy.
 * The grouchy but good-hearted, honest and loyal Branch to the seemingly-friendly but truly treacherous, villainous and cowardly Creek.
 * Foreshadowing:
 * During Trollstice in the prologue, Gristle and the Ogres are genuinely happy and excited even before devouring the Trolls. This is the first clue that their happiness is genuine and is coming from the heart instead of something that's happy.
 * Branch's Establishing Character Moment starts off with him telling Poppy and her friends off for singing too loud because that would attract the Ogres. While that does end up happening during the party, it turns out that Branch singing too loud attracted the Chef to him and his grandma sacrificed herself to save him from her.
 * There are three hints that Branch is in love with Poppy, such as the fact that he kept every party invitation she ever gave him; when Lulabelle sees Branch as the right boy which Poppy should have fallen in love with; and when the Trolls attempt at Playing Cyrano for Bridget, he delivers a touching, heartfelt speech while looking right at Poppy, implying he wanted to say those words to her.
 * When discussing how they would free the Trolls, Archer sarcastically asks Poppy if she plans to sing their way to freedom. Turns out to be the answer.
 * When we first meet Creek, we get small hint that he's not exactly an angel when he briefly mocks Branch's pessimist.
 * Judie suspects about Creek being alive, which it turned to be true when Creek betrays the Trolls.
 * After Gristle's first Trollstice comes to an abrupt end, he laments "What's going to make me happy now?" There's a brief Answer Cut to Bridget before his father continues the conversation.
 * Freudian Excuse: The reason Branch is pessimist and doesn't sing is because his singing accidentally lured a Ogre to devour his grandmother.
 * Funny Animal: The Seven Animals, Lancy, Rascal, Battly, the Crook Badgers and most of the animals in the bar sequence.
 * Getting Crap Past the Radar:
 * When the young Gristle is about to eat his first Troll, his father says "don't worry, son. I remember being nervous my first time."
 * "I think I had a sarcasm once."
 * During King Gristle and Lady Glitter Sparkles/Bridget's rollerskating scene, Gristle ends up staring straight at her butt for several seconds. The camera angle makes this very clear.
 * Gilligan Cut: When the Trolls are annoyed that Branch ruins everything because of him always warning them of the Ogres, he replies, “No I don't.” Cue a series of flashbacks of him warning the Trolls at a birthday party, wedding reception and funeral, respectively.
 * Glad You Thought of It: The Chef prods Gristle to reinstate Trollstice, in order to regain her own power.

The Chef: What exactly are you proposing? Bringing back Trollstice? For everyone?

King Gristle: Hmm... Yes! That's exactly what I'm proposing.

The Chef: Great idea sire. Absolutely brilliant. Aren't you smart?

Lancy: But masteress, you said that... (the Chef covers her mouth)

The Chef: Silence, Lancy! (turns to Gristle) And I, your loyal Chef, will be right behind you. (muttering) Holding a knife.
 * Glass Slipper: The roller skate belonging to Lady Glittersparkles who is really Bridget with a Cinderella makeover.
 * The Glomp: Poppy, with her ever so popular "hug times", upon Branch.
 * G-Rated Drug: The Trolls are this to the Ogres. They serve as psychedelic drugs that when consumed orally, they help make a Ogre feel happiness.
 * Grumpy Bear: Branch, Reynard and Judie, contrasting with Poppy's perpetually happy personality.
 * Handshake Refusal: Cloud Guy offers to guide Poppy, Branch and the Trollimals to Bergen Town, if Branch gives him a high-five first. The pessimistic, untrusting Branch refuses, and after some negotiation he agrees to a fist bump. But then Cloud Guy keeps switching to bizarre greetings in order to make everybody laugh (although Branch and the Trollimals get annoyed at this and Poppy and Dimwit was the only who laughs at it until Reynard yells to her "If you laugh again, I'll punch you in the face!"), until Branch snaps and chases after him.
 * Head Desk: Gristle does this when he’s introduced as an adult, banging his head on his throne believing he’ll never be happy again.
 * Heel–Face Turn: The whole Ogre race makes a heel face turn upon witnessing Bridget and Gristle finding happiness in each other, causing the Ogres to realize that they don't have to eat Trolls to make themselves happy. The Chef is the exception; she has to be defeated directly.
 * Heel Realization: For Poppy, there's two. The first one is when Branch reveals that the reason he hates all the happy things she love is because they got his Grandmother killed. Poppy then realizes that all the time she's been trying to drag him into being happy, it's been causing him emotional pain and she didn't even really consider his feelings. The second is when Creek admits that he is betraying all the Trolls. Poppy then realizes her mistakes, that Creek was a fraud, that he has never loved her, and that her journey was all for nothing.
 * Heroic BSoD: Branch's flashback reveals his, and that reaching one drives a troll into Color Failure. After seeing his beloved grandmother perform a Heroic Sacrifice to keep him from being eaten after a Ogre noticed his singing, he vowed never to sing again, and he experienced Color Failure for 20 years. This foreshadows what happens during the Darkest Hour, when every other troll hits the emotional nadir and lose their color as well.
 * Heroic Sacrifice:
 * Branch's grandmother saved him from the Chef years ago, causing her to be taken and eaten.
 * Bridget secretly lets the Trolls go on the night of the feast because she knows that even though she'll be punished for it, it won't be as bad as them being eaten.
 * Hidden Depths:
 * Poppy is perpetually optimistic to the point of naiveté, but she's also very resourceful, as shown during a musical sequence in which she survives multiple dangers in the forest even before Branch and the Trollimals join her. Also, the reason Branch joins her is because Poppy came up with a plan to drive him out of his bunker by inviting all the other Trolls, the
 * Branch also has hidden depths, as while the Trolls are helping Bridget with her date, it almost goes badly, but Branch suddenly starts helping by reciting some very romantic lines, which helps Bridget successfully win Gristle's heart.
 * [Make Albert one]
 * [Make Lulli one]
 * [Make Raymond one]
 * Hypocrite: Creek, who when we first see him, he was believed to be a peaceful mentor, but not only panics when captured by the Chef and her henchrats, but even collaborates with the Chef in leading her to the Trolls' village to save his own self.
 * I Warned You:
 * Branch has been warning the Trolls about the Bergens threat for years and nobody listened. However, when Poppy reveals the Ogre attack he quickly pulls her inside his bunker to hide instead of leaving her for the Bergens he still thinks are out there.
 * Branch later admits he is just following Poppy to give her an "I Told You So" when things finally go wrong to the point where even she has to admit it. However, at the climax when things are at their darkest, Branch cannot bring himself to do it due to Poppy becoming sad and giving a more brutal one to herself.
 * Idiot Hero: Poppy, though she's far more of a naive than an idiot.
 * Ironic Echo: See Be Careful What You Wish For.
 * Jerkass Has a Point:
 * Branch, though he's far more of a buzzkill than a jerkass. Life isn't all fun and games, especially when you know that another species exists that wants nothing more than to eat you. Acting like it is can get people seriously hurt.
 * [Make Albert one]
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold:
 * Branch, who may seem selfish and gloomy, but really does have a heart, as shown when he saves an unconscious Poppy from spiders.
 * Albert, who starts out as a selfish jerk who frequently bullies Poppy by calling her an "idiot" just for being always happy and it seems that he just accepted to join her and Branch to get the reward she promised, but he really does have a heart by leading his fellow animals to rescuing the Trolls after escaping the dungeon, and shows his complete redemption while happily applauding Poppy when she is crowned queen, despite saying "You know, I was never proud of an idiot before".
 * [Make Raymond one]
 * Jukebox Musical: This film can be considered as one. There are a few original songs written for it though - such as "Move Your Hair", "Get Back Up Again" and "Can't Stop The Feeling" (though that was released as a tie-in single).
 * Karmic Death: The Chef, Bench, Ringo, Fatso and Creek are eaten by a monster.
 * Know Your Vines: Poppy eats a berry and ends up swelling into a ball.
 * Line-of-Sight Name: The Trolls help Bridget come up with her disguise name, "Lady Glittersparkles", to impress King Gristle.
 * Love Confession: While singing to bring back her hope, Branch, using the lyrics of "True Colors", tells Poppy that he loves her.
 * Magic Hair: Not only are the Trolls able to control the shape of their hair the way humans control their arms or legs, but they can extend or retract them almost instantaneously and change the colors.
 * Magic Skirt: Averted with Poppy's dress when she's inflated into a ball and rolling around.
 * Manic Pixie Dream Girl: Poppy is like this at the beginning with her efforts to defrost Branch's cynicism, down to making glitter-spewing pop-up dioramas to celebrate their (in her mind) inevitable triumph. Later in the movie, Branch has to act as Poppy's manic pixie dream guy when she becomes depressed after Creek's betrayal, as his singing restores her colors and her hope.
 * A Minor Kidroduction: Poppy, the main protagonist, is seen as a baby in the beginning when her father led the Trolls to escape the Bergens. Gristle and Bridget are also seen as young children during that scene.
 * Missing Steps Plan: Poppy's plan is just "rescue everyone and make it home safely".

Branch: That's not a plan, that's a wish list. Branch: Seriously, more singing?
 * Monochrome to Color: Used as a plot point. When a Troll loses all happiness in life, all the color in their skin and hair fades to gray.
 * Mood Whiplash: Played for funny. Gristle and Bridget touch hands when reaching for the same slice of pizza. We're led to believe that it's going to be a romantic moment... until she smacks his hand away hard to get the pizza for herself and wolf it down. Then whiplashed AGAIN as he then calls her fantastic and is even more entranced.
 * Multicolored Hair: The Trolls use their hair to give Bridget's Lady Glittersparkles persona a rainbow wig.
 * Mythology Gag:
 * At the start of the film, when the Bergens discover that all the Trolls have escaped from the tree, the wooden decoys look exactly like the classic Troll dolls. In fact, the earliest Troll dolls were made of wood.
 * DJ Suki having a gem in her belly is a reference to the Good Luck Trolls who had various gems in the same location while Cooper and the Trollimals are a nod to the animal trolls.
 * Naked People Are Funny: King Peppy moons the viewers in the prologue, when he reunites with the escaped Trolls and declares, "No troll left behind!"
 * Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!: Poppy making her party too loud and flashy causes the Trolls to be discovered by the Chef and her henchrats.
 * Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!: When he was a kid, the Chef takes Branch's grandmother away right in front of him, causing him to lose his color. Later when the other Trolls lose their color waiting to be eaten in the Chef's pot, only Branch can help get them back on their feet because he's been gray long enough to be able to work around the hopelessness.
 * Obliviously Evil: As explained in the beginning of the film, the Bergens want to eat Trolls not out of malice or cruelty, but because they genuinely believe that eating a Troll is their only way to be happy. So when Poppy points out Gristle and Bridget finding happiness despite never having eaten Trolls in their lives, the Bergens see the error of their ways and willingly give up Trollstice for good. Except the Chef, who has to be dealt with more directly.
 * Offscreen Teleportation: The Troll child who watches his parents while they sleep appears in other Trolls' hair about three times.
 * Older Than They Look: The bulk of the film takes place 20 years after the prologue, but Gristle and Bridget, who were children then, come across as adults and are half the height of most other Ogres.
 * Only Sane Man: Branch gives off vibes of this, compared to the hyperactive Poppy and her happy-go-lucky brethren.
 * Orbital Shot: Peppy has one in the prologue as he addresses the Trolls, announcing the groundbreaking of their new homeland following their escape from Ogre Town.
 * Orphaned Etymology: Cloud Guy asks for a high-five from Branch, despite Branch having Four-Fingered Hands.
 * Opposites Attract: Poppy and Branch at the end of the film.
 * Overly Long Gag: Cloud Guy's Secret Handshake lesson.
 * Pink Girl, Blue Boy: As it turns out, Branch used to be blue. He turns back at the end and becomes the Blue Boy to Poppy's Pink Girl.
 * Playing Cyrano: The Trolls attempt this for Bridget while she's on her date with King Gristle Jr.
 * The Pollyanna: Poppy is very close to the actual Trope Namer in that she admits to Branch she knows life isn't all cupcakes and rainbows but she likes to believe most of it is and focus on the good things.
 * Pooping Food: Cooper poops cupcakes at one point.
 * Potty Failure: When the Chef and her henchrats arrive at Poppy's party, all the trolls freeze in fear, and Cooper poops out cupcakes.
 * Prehensile Hair: The Trolls' hair can be used as anything from a whip, to an extra arm, to a grappling hook.
 * Properly Paranoid: Branch may be ridiculously paranoid, but he's right about the Bergens being able to find them.
 * Rhetorical Request Blunder: When Poppy, Branch and the Trollimals are camping out for the night and about to get some rest:

Poppy: Yes, seriously. Singing helps me relax. Maybe you ought to try it.

Branch: I don't sing and I don't relax. This is the way I am and I like it. I also like a little silence!

Archer: Yes, you idiot! Stop your stupid singing and accept reality!
 * Room Full of Crazy: Seen in Branch's bunker, the animal bar, and Bridget's room, respectively.
 * Romantic False Lead: Creek was set up as Poppy's love interest until he betrays all the other Trolls, including Poppy, in exchange for his freedom.
 * Royals Who Actually Do Something: Princess Poppy, who takes it upon herself to go out and save her friends, even if no one else wants to. In the past, her father King Peppy led the Trolls' initial escape from the Ogres.
 * Rule of Three:
 * Poppy's cow bell is rung three times. The first by baby Poppy after the Trolls find a new home, the second by an older Poppy in the present during the beginning of "Move Your Hair", and the third by Creek to lure out the other Trolls so they can be eaten instead of him.
 * The "boop" on the nose gesture. First, when Creek reassures Poppy about her party after Branch cynically dismisses the said party. Second, when Poppy does it to a picture of Creek. The third and final time is the darkest since Creek reveals his true villainous nature and blatantly admits that he is planning to betray the other Trolls in order to spare his own life, and before he leaves with Poppy's cowbell, he does the "boop" thing.
 * Savvy Guy, Energetic Girl: Branch and Poppy, respectively.
 * Scullery Maid: Bridget, who undergoes a makeover to greet young King Gristle disguised as Lady Glittersparkles.
 * "Setting Off" Song: Poppy sings "Get Back Up Again" as she heads for Bergen Town.
 * Shout-Out:
 * Bridget's makeover as Lady Glittersparkles is a notable Cinderella Circumstances example, even down to the lost roller skate as a Glass Slipper.
 * The older Gristle is introduced riding a tricycle down a hallway.
 * During Gristle and Bridget's date at the pizzeria, a Pac-Man machine can be heard in the background.
 * The Chef's line "He who controls the Trolls controls the kingdom" resembles the Arc Words from Dune ("He who controls spice controls the universe.")
 * At one point, Branch accidentally knocks a deceased Troll's body out of the casket at the funeral- much like what happened during the infamous "Lost Scene" in Clerks.
 * One song that didn't make it onto the soundtrack featuring The Bergens being introduced to "Clint Eastwood".
 * Sidetracked by the Analogy:

The Chef: He who controls the Trolls controls the kingdom, and I am that he!

Cooper: You're a dude?
 * Slapstick Knows No Gender: Poppy is subjected to this, especially through the "Get Back Up Again" montage.
 * Small Role, Big Impact:
 * King Gristle Sr. only appears in the prologue but his decision to banish the Chef and her henchrats from Bergen Town is what leads them to devote their lives into recapturing the Trolls.
 * The Crook Hunters only appear in a scene but their attempt to capture Poppy and Branch is what leads Poppy and Branch to be saved by the Trollimals.
 * Branch's grandmother only makes one appearance but her action is what sets off Branch's cynicism which would affect the future.
 * The Starscream: The Chef intends to use the captured Trolls to overthrow Gristle and make herself the Bergens' new ruler.
 * The Stinger: When the ending credits begin, the viewer may be wondering what happened to the Chef, the rats and Creek after they are defeated and sent out of Ogre Town in a burning pot by Poppy, Branch, Bridget and the Trollimals. The answer is revealed partway through the credits: the pot comes to a stop on what appears to be a hill, and while Creek sighs in relief, the Chef then attempts to eat Creek and her rats. But it turns out they're not really on a hill, they're on a giant monster, which then eats them all.
 * Straight Man:
 * Branch, to the rest of the Snack Pack.
 * Jodie, to the rest of the Trollimals.
 * Time Skip: A 20-year time skip after King Peppy succeeds in leading the escape of the Trolls from the Bergens.
 * Too Dumb to Live: Quite honestly, most of the Trolls qualify — after escaping from the Ogres in the opening prologue, they establish a new home in the forest, but don't bother with ANY defenses or warnings against any possible future discovery by the Ogres. Similarly, Branch tells Poppy that her loud singing and boisterous party celebrations might attract the Bergens, but she blithely dismisses his warnings with terrible consequences.
 * Unintentionally Sympathetic: The Chef. While she plans to overthrown Gristle, the viewers would think that her plan and her Villain Song are because she genuinely wants to restore happiness to Bergen Town.
 * Villain Song: The Chef's song "Bringing Back Happy".
 * Vocal Dissonance: Smidge looks a little girl but has a raspy, Harvey Fierstein-like voice.
 * Wedgie: This is how Bergens greet each other, along with kicking one in the butt.
 * Wham Line: When the Trolls give Bridget a makeover, Poppy wants Branch to sing along as well, to which he refuses. When Poppy tries to get an answer out of him as to why he won't sing, he angrily snaps, "Because singing killed my grandma, okay?!"
 * Wham Shot: After all the Trolls are captured thanks to Creek, Poppy is so distraught at the fact that Albert was right when he said that she and the rest of the Trolls are idiots and as good as dead, all the color drains from her person, leaving her looking like Branch. All the other Trolls then follow suit.
 * Whole Plot Reference: Gristle and Bridget's storyline is one for Cinderella, complete with Bridget losing a skate at the castle steps.
 * Wide-Eyed Idealist: Poppy, who's stated as having never faced a real problem before. However, this is played with: Poppy eventually admits that she knows that life isn't all cupcakes and rainbows, but she'd rather go on hoping it is, because if she didn't, she'd end up perpetually depressed like Branch. Later in the movie, that does finally happen, as during the Trolls' darkest hour, Poppy falls into despair and loses all her colors.
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair: The Trolls have a variety of hair colors (silver, blue, pink, etc.), and can change them at will. The Bergens also have a variety of hair colors.