The dance party ending is common in animated movies, and often carries on through the credits.
This Is Me
In a feature length animation it’s not uncommon for a narrator to begin by saying “this is me,” and following this up by a brief bio that establishes the main character.
Alien Linguists
Aliens miraculously learn and speak languages, exhibiting instant and complete knowledge of idioms and grammar.
Crisis Therapy
Troubled marriages are often repaired in movieland by crisis, bravery, and mutual devotion to a child or children.
Rainbow Coalition
Representatives of various ethnic minorities come together to fight for a common cause and in the process they learn that the prejudices they began with were wrong.
Serious Problem Simple Solution
To keep parents interested, children’s movies often address serious issues like climate change. But this is done in a vague way so that a simple solution can lead to a happy ending.
Hacker Junior
Pre-teens somehow know more about computer security than seasoned adult computer scientists. They can break into any computer system.
Mirror Surprise
An unsuspecting protagonist, filmed looking into and opening a medicine cabinet, will undoubtedly be startled by someone or something behind her that’s visible when shutting the mirrored cabinet.
Just the Cat
The first tense and scary scene usually involves a false alarm. Sometimes this is a cat that makes a sudden noise.
Brilliant Kids
Children are invariably smarter than adults in movies directed at kids.