I recently watched this sequel to the Best Picture winning, charming kids movie Babe, and I was spent most of the viewing experience completely stunned. It is one of the weirdest movies I've ever seen, and it is, without a doubt, the darkest, most depressing kids movie I've ever seen. The following things happen in the KIDS movie Babe: Pig in the City (spoilers, if you care):
A pit bull nearly drowns. The farmer's wife is jailed for, from as far as I can tell, having her purse stolen. A clown named Fugly dies. Babe is implicated by a drug sniffing dog. The drug agents then strip search the farmer's wife. The farmer suffers a life threatening injury (this happens in the first five minutes). The phrase "back off, pussy" is employed by a dog to a cat. A kitten starves. A duck is shot at by about 15 assault rifles at once. An orangutan is shamed by having to remove his clothes (sounds like it could be funny. It is not). A stray dog alludes to the fact that his previous owner tried to drown him.
It is such a bummer. I would love to hear your take on it.
