Across
- 2. “The buttered popcorn smell filled the theater like a warm, salty cloud”
- 4. when a movie shows a younger version of a character—like Carl and Ellie’s story in *Up*
- 7. Harry Potter—the kid with glasses, a wand, and a giant “main character” vibe
- 8. Katniss says “I volunteer as tribute!”—we’re in her head the whole time
- 10. Hogwarts—a castle with magic stairs, moving paintings, and questionable safety standards
- 11. when Elsa sings “Let It Go” and finally builds her sparkly ice castle of solitude
- 12. when Scar in *The Lion King* says “I’m surrounded by idiots”… and then does something villainous
- 14. “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!” (Relax, just order pizza.)
- 16. first person = “I did this,” third person = “They did that”—like reading Harry Potter vs. Katniss in *The Hunger Games*
- 19. Shrek says “Ogres are onions”—he means he has layers, not that he makes people cry (well… maybe both)
- 20. when Gru adopts the girls and finally becomes a soft-hearted supervillain dad
- 26. Olaf from *Frozen* is a snowman who dreams about summer—how’s that for personality?
- 28. the part after the big fight when characters catch their breath and fix what’s broken
- 30. Jim from *The Office* talks directly to the camera (and us) all the time
- 31. in *Inside Out*, the glowing memory balls represent Riley’s emotions
Down
- 1. Gru's love for unicorns, girls, and evil gadgets shows he’s more than just a villain
- 3. when someone says “He’s a total Scrooge”—they mean he's cheap, like the guy from *A Christmas Carol*
- 5. Voldemort—bald, scary, and seriously not a fan of noses
- 6. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers—try saying that 5 times fast
- 9. “BOOM!” “CRASH!” and “SPLAT!”—it’s like a cartoon sound effects party
- 13. when Nemo touches the boat and everything goes downhill—bad fish move
- 15. the beginning of *The Incredibles* when news clips explain why superheroes had to go into hiding
- 17. when Olaf says “some people are worth melting for”—the tone is sweet and emotional
- 18. in *Diary of a Wimpy Kid*, Greg tells his own story but it’s written like we’re watching it happen to him
- 21. what happens in a story—from “Once upon a time” to “The End”
- 22. when the fire station burns down—yes, that actually happened in *The Office*
- 23. when the music in *Jaws* starts playing and suddenly you feel like something bad is about to happen
- 24. everything that leads up to the big showdown—like when the Avengers start arguing and then aliens attack
- 25. when characters want different things—like in *Toy Story* when Woody’s not loving Buzz stealing his spotlight
- 27. comparing two things with “like” or “as” (e.g., “as clueless as Patrick Star”)
- 29. *Finding Nemo* teaches us to “just keep swimming,” no matter what