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** Dean getting a [[Phineas and Ferb|squirrel in his pants]].
** Dean getting a [[Phineas and Ferb|squirrel in his pants]].
** Also, Kent Mansley saying "Screw the Country! I Wanna Live" as his final lines in the movie after he unwittingly sent a nuke directly into the town becomes extremely ironic when the President in ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog]]'' (who is strongly implied to be the same president from ''[[Sonic Adventure]] 2'') is redesigned to resemble Kent Mansley.
** Also, Kent Mansley saying "Screw the Country! I Wanna Live" as his final lines in the movie after he unwittingly sent a nuke directly into the town becomes extremely ironic when the President in ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog]]'' (who is strongly implied to be the same president from ''[[Sonic Adventure]] 2'') is redesigned to resemble Kent Mansley.
** Vin Diesel would voice a character who doesn’t talk that much in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]].
* [[Memetic Mutation]]:
* [[Memetic Mutation]]:
** Dean's facial expressions are remarkably well-animated, such that he's become a source for reaction images on certain parts of 4chan.
** Dean's facial expressions are remarkably well-animated, such that he's become a source for reaction images on certain parts of 4chan.
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* [[Some Anvils Need to Be Dropped]]: Friendly giant robots aside, this film is ''very'' explicit in its condemnation of nuclear weapons, and of [[Red Scare|paranoia]] and [[Dirty Communists|xenophobia]] in general.
* [[Some Anvils Need to Be Dropped]]: Friendly giant robots aside, this film is ''very'' explicit in its condemnation of nuclear weapons, and of [[Red Scare|paranoia]] and [[Dirty Communists|xenophobia]] in general.
* [[Tear Jerker]]: See main page quote.
* [[Tear Jerker]]: See main page quote.
* [[Unacceptable Targets]]: Making fun of this film can lead to trouble.
* [[Unacceptable Targets]]: Making fun of this film can lead to trouble.{{verify}}<!-- MOD: From whom? -->
* [[Values Resonance]]: With dozens of firearm shooting incidents since the film’s release, including Sandy Hook, the film’s morals aged so well.
* [[Values Resonance]]: With dozens of firearm shooting incidents since the film's release, including Sandy Hook, the film's morals aged so well.
* [[Vindicated by History]]: The film was praised by critics, but that didn't save the film from a horrible fate at the box office; Warner Bros.' marketing blitz for the home video release (as well as [[Cartoon Network]] airing the film numerous times in the 2000s) led to the film being seen by a wider audience, and now it's considered a modern animation classic.
* [[Vindicated by History]]: The film was praised by critics, but that didn't save it from a horrible fate at the box office; Warner Bros.' marketing blitz for the home video release (as well as [[Cartoon Network]] airing the film numerous times in the 2000s) led to the film being seen by a wider audience, and now it's considered a modern animation classic.
** [[Cartoon Network]] once did a Memorial Day special of airing the movie over and over and over and over and over again back-to-back, three days in a row.
** [[Cartoon Network]] once did a Memorial Day special of airing the movie over and over and over and over and over again back-to-back, three days in a row.
* [[Visual Effects of Awesome]]: The CGI giant blends in with the traditional animation amazingly.
* [[Visual Effects of Awesome]]: The CGI giant blends in with the traditional animation amazingly.