Fantastic Mr. Fox: Difference between revisions

 

 

''Were none the less equally mean!"'' }}

 

* [[Berserk Button]]: Bean does not like the idea of giving up against a fox.

* [[Best Beer Ever]]:

* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Kristofferson is a soft-spoken fox kit, but if you dare bully his cousin, Ash, you are in for a world of hurt with only the mercy being attacked shoeless to avoid breaking your muzzle.

** The equally quiet Mrs. Fox also permanently scars her husband in a fit of anger, threatens Rat with a length of padlocked chain, and proves to be pretty handy with improvised explosives.

* [[Be Yourself]]: Deconstructed. Mrs. Fox forcing her husband to not Be Himself is what kicks off the plot, and his [[Snap Back]] has fairly dramatic consequences, including {{spoiler|her regretting their marriage}}. The benefit of following this trope is ambiguous.

* [[Big, Thin, Short Trio]]: Boggis, Bunce and Bean (One fat, one short, one lean).

* [[Cut and Paste Note]]: The farmers and the animals each send the other side a cut and paste note, despite the fact that they already know each other's identities. They [[Lampshade Hanging|hang a lampshade]] by having each side ask aloud why the other did this.

* [[Damned By Faint Praise|Cussed By Faint Praise]]:

'''Coach Skip:''' Well, you're sure as cuss not getting any ''worse''. }}

* [[Dance Party Ending]]: {{spoiler|The movie ends with the foxes [[My Friends and Zoidberg|and Kylie]] dancing in the supermarket to the tune of The Bobby Fuller Four's ''Let Her Dance''.}}

* [[Gory Discretion Shot]]: The camera pans down to the lower level of the chicken coop as Mr. Fox kills Kylie's chicken for him.

* [[Gosh Dang It to Heck]]: Instead of a [[Sound Effect Bleep]], the characters literally say "cuss" in the place of swearing. Is a very clever variation of [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|Getting Cuss Past The Radar]]. Examples:

"What the swearing cuss?!" }}

* [[Hot Mom]]: Mrs. Fox is apparently this in-universe for the animal characters.

* [[Jabba Table Manners]], Subverted: All of the animals eat like wild animals, but all act like civilized individuals.

* [[Just Eat Him]]:

'''Kylie:''' I'm trying! My teeth don't work like yours. }}

* [[Kill It with Water]]: Or in this case cider, effectively combining this trope with [[Libation for the Dead]].

* [[Loveable Rogue]]: Mr Fox plays this archetype oh so straight. Especially when [[Fridge Logic]] kicks in. Also acts as a deconstruction, he constantly needs to be the centre of attention, disappointed if he doesn't leave others awestruck. This leads to his compulsion which nearly tears his family apart and gets them killed.

* [[Masochist's Meal]]:

* [[Meaningful Background Event]]: {{spoiler|Rat}} is visible in the background behind Mr. Fox for about a minute before he announces his presence. While not as dramatic, the helicopter that's been puttering back and forth throughout the movie also counts.

* [[Midlife Crisis Car|Midlife Crisis House]]: The tree that Mr. Fox can't really afford is one of these, a way to avoid feeling "poor".

* [[My Girl Is Not a Slut]]: Heavily implied that before she settled down with Mr. Fox, Mrs. Fox very much averted this.

'''Fox:''' Shut up. }}

* [[Never Say "Die"]]: Averted, death is constantly mentioned in graphic detail and is even seen in the final fate of {{spoiler|Rat.}}

* [[New Powers as the Plot Demands]]: Lampshaded.

'''Mr. Fox:''' What?! Since when?! }}

* [[Nice Guy]]: Kylie, the opossum. As Mr. Fox puts it, his special skill is "being available."

* [[Phrase Catcher]]: Ash. He's... *spastic arm gesturing* ''different''.

* [[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner|Pre Cuss Kicking One Liner]]: Subverted. Though Mr. Fox makes a speech to the farmers that could definitely qualify as one, it ultimately ends in him cowering in fear as they open fire on him.

** Kristofferson has one before beating the cuss out of beaver's son.

'''Kristofferson:''' So I don't break your nose when I kick it. }}

* [[Prisoner Exchange]]: Neither side has any intention of keeping up their end of the bargain.

* [[Psycho for Hire]]: Rat is employed as Bean's security guard over the cider cellar. {{spoiler|As he's dying, he reveals he originally took the job for the cider rather than the thrill of fighting off and catching intruders.}}

* [[Pyromaniac]] / [[Mad Bomber]]: Badger, who is a ''lawyer''.

* [[Retraux]]: Blatantly so. Much of the animation takes inspiration from early pioneers of stop motion, such as Willis O'Brian and [[Ray Harryhausen]], and they even intentionally add imperfections to the fur, which is similar to a more unintentional instance in [[King Kong]].

* [[Rule of Three]]: Boggis, Bunce, and Bean.

=== '''The book has examples of:''' (in addition to others above) ===

* [[Better to Die Than Be Killed]]

* [[Just Like Robin Hood]]: The plot to steal from the farmers after the siege begins. Never mind that they were stealing things ''before'' the farmers set themselves against the hill--which makes the line about "decent peace-loving people" rather jarring.

* [[Title Drop]]

** And a couple of other places.