real beast

Palma 2022-04-20 09:01:25

In my opinion, the film tells a story of responsibility and abandonment.

The fox father gave up the freedom and desire of being a beast because he took on the responsibilities of being a husband and a father.

To become a real beast, you have to give up, give up warmth, give up stability, but have freedom alone.

Is there a way to get the best of both worlds? Maybe not.

But there is the next best thing—to pursue one's own heroism within the limits of responsibility.

It’s not the saddest thing to be the next best thing. The saddest thing is that you don’t even know what your own desires are, and you can never become a real beast.

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  • Hillary 2022-03-22 09:01:26

    Fantastic! Yes, I am a super Wes fan~

  • Edythe 2021-10-22 14:40:18

    In this story of thinking about sneaking, digging, and digging holes every day, I actually saw "Don't forget your original intentions, and you can always do it"! Webster digs out the complex human nature from simple fairy tales. He is a father to protect the family and suppresses wild nature. When the nature of the middle-aged animal reappears, after a series of adventurous growth, he achieves a balance between freedom and responsibility in his heart. This kind of innocent poetry of "searching for myself" is the great thing about Daddy Fox. Four and a half stars.

Fantastic Mr. Fox quotes

  • Petey: [singing around a campfire with his banjo] 'Bout a handsome little fox let me sing you folks a yarn. / Hey, diddle-dee daddle-da doddle-do doodle-dum! / 'Twas a splendid little feller full of wit 'n' grace 'n' charm. / Say, zippy-zee zappa-za yappy-yo doodle-dum! / Well, like any little critter needin' vittels for his littl'uns, / Well, he stole, and he cheated, and he lied just to survive. / With a doodle-dum diddle-die doddle-diddle doodle-dum!

    Other singers: Doodle-dum diddle-die doddle-diddle doodle-dum!

    Petey: Zippy-zo zippy-zay zippy-zappy zoopy-zee!

    Other singers: Zippy-zo zippy-zay zippy-zappy zoopy-zee!

    Petey: Doo-dah doo-day day...

    Petey: Let me take a little tick now to color in the scene: / 'Cross the valley lived three yokels name of Boggis, Bunce, and Bean. / Now these three crazy jackies had our hero on the run. / Shot the tail off the cuss with a fox-shootin' gun. / But that stylish little fox was as clever as a whip / Dug as quick as a gopher that was hyper-ack-a-tive.

    Other singers: Yeah!

    Petey: Now those three farmers sit 'twhere there's a hole 'twas once a hill. / Singin' diddle-dee daddle-da doddle-do doodle-dum! / And as far as I can reckon they're a-settin' up there still. Singin' zippy-zee zappa-za yappy-yo...

    Franklin Bean: [standing behind him] What are you singing, Petey?

    Petey: Just... just making it up as I went- as I went along, really.

    Franklin Bean: That's just weak songwriting. You wrote a bad song, Petey!

  • Kristofferson: Uh, do you mind if I slide my bed roll slightly out from under the train set? It's hard to sleep in that corkscrew position.

    Ash: [in the top bunk] There's a lot of attitudes going on around here. Don't let me get one.

    Kristofferson: No, it's only just my spinal cord getting...

    Ash: Sleep wherever you want, man. Here, take my bed! I'll just uh... I'll crawl under the bookcase! Who cares if I get splinters in my ears?

    Kristofferson: Never mind.

    Ash: Oh, you gonna pout about it? 'Cuz I've had it up to HERE

    [gestures with his hand]

    Ash: with the "sad houseguest" routine.

    [Ash turns off the light and continues to read his White Cape comic in bed]

    Kristofferson: Good night.

    [he lies down under the train set and begins to quietly sob; Ash comes down, turns on the train, Kris gets up and they watch it]