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Emily with Granpa
Granpa is a British short family-oriented film directed by Dianne Jackson (who's known for directing the The Snowman by Raymond Briggs) based of a picture book of the same name by John Burningham , that details the relationship of Emily and her ailing grandfather. Her grandfather, knowing he doesn't have long, takes the time he does have to spend with his granddaughter to share his memories of adventures and days gone by.
Tropes used in Granpa include:
- Adaptation Expansion: The book is pretty minimalistic but the film includes imagination shots not otherwise seen in the book.
- Bittersweet Ending: Granpa dies but leaves behind his memories with Emily
- Children Are Innocent: Emily doesn't seem to understand that her grandfather doesn't have much time to spend with her.
- Death By Newberry Medal
- Empathy Pet: To some degree, Granpa's dog
- No Name Given: So far, the only who's named in the short is Emily and her teddy bear.
- OOC Is Serious Business: How we and Emily know Granpa passed away, as she usually meets him in his greenhouse or finds him sitting in his chair.
- Snow Means Death: Its implied that Granpa died either in late autumn to early winter.
- Wham Line: "I'm not quite quick enough...anymore."
- Your Days Are Numbered: Granpa knows this and he is shown to be growing weaker as the seasons pass