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, or maybe get a knight hood.— 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.
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* 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.
* An Aesop: Don't let your expectations get the best of you.
* 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.
* Comically Missing the Point: When Ellenor was hyped at first for joining Knight School, she dreamed of having a knight hood or learn to be a knight. Unfortunately, as quoted above, the name was just figurative when she first arrives.
* Curse Cut Short: Ellenor utters "Oh, sh--!" before being cut off by Reginald.
* Dance Party Ending: After the final day of Knight School ends, Ellenor requested a celebratory dance party before she and the others can enjoy summer.
* 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.
* Getting Crap Past the Radar: Ellenor's introduction scene has her wake up out of bed, only showing her feet down. As she walks to her bathroom, she passes by her clothes that are scattered on the floor.
* Girl Posse: Ellenor was once paired with her old friends Darcy and Jane.
* Hell-Bent for Leather: A fashion trend in Yeoll High by the Jocks.
* Heroes Want Redheads: Ellenor for Lance, who has dark-orange hair.
* Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: During the climax, Snide stabs Ellenor with her own sword (off-screen, that is).
* Insult Backfire:Andrew: Look at the new girl. I mean, look at her neck, she almost looks like a giraffe.Ellenor: Lookin' for a mate?Andrew: Gross! You win this round.
* 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. He also tends to be snarky to almost everyone.
* 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.
* Kissing Discretion Shot: Ellenor and Lance kiss near the end of the movie's Dance Party Ending.
* Logo Joke: With the Cartoon Network Studios logo. The logo text is the same as the movie's title's and the DreamWorks Pictures logo.
* Love at First Sight: Lance develops an attraction to Ellenor as he finds her much different from the girls he knows. Ellenor is surprised he fell for her instantly, and she always wished for the "love at first sight" cliché to happen to her in real life.
* Made of Iron: Ellenor during the learning montage on her first time in Knight School. She falls off and gets kicked by her own horse during the jousting class, not even receiving any broken bones.
* New Transfer Student: Ellenor's transferred to Knight School after failing history class, which was on the topic of medieval history.
* Non-Action Guy: Lance. While not a coward, he doesn't participate in violence.
* Not So Above It All: Reginald, while savvy on medieval history, doesn't know much about American culture.
* Not-So-Harmless Villain: Snide in the climax. Shows how he's pretty much a Determinator in reigning over Yeoll.
* Only One Name: The the exceptions of Gerald Reginald III and Oliver Jade, there are many characters that aren't with any revealed last names. 
* Parents as People: Ellenor's mother, Gretchen.
* "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Snide gives one to Ellenor in the climax after stabbing her in the gut.Snide: Just look at yourself. You thought you could defeat me, like the heroes do with their villains in that pathetic motion picture hogwash?! Grow up! All you are is a girl who think way too much into the world of fiction rather than face reality like every other intellectual like me! Reginald was right about you. You are pathetic.
* 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.
* The Smurfette Principle: Ellenor is the only lead female character and only female student to the titular school.
* Spiritual Successor: To Shrek. The film 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 Minority: To Knight School, Oliver (the only black student) and Ellenor (the only female student).
* Wrong Genre Savvy: A recurring flaw with Ellenor. She believes many fictional things, like if they used coconut-pounding servants as horses. Even gets called out by Snide for believing she could stop him like how it works in pop-culture.
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