At the end of Fantastic Mr. Fox, why wasn’t the wife mad at Mr. Fox in the supermarket? Isn’t he again stealing?

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In the final scene of Fantastic Mr. Fox, Fox, Friends, and family sneak into a supermarket to steal food. This to me contradicts the main theme of the movie: Mr. Fox had to grow up and stop risking his life stealing things since he has a wife and kids. He finally realized this at the climax of the film (when the mine got flooded) and promised his wife he’d never do it again. But the last scene shows otherwise and the wife isn’t even mad. Am I misunderstanding something?



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I think you are partly correct, but there is more to it.

First, the climax of the film is not when the mine gets flooded. That's the low point of the film - the climax is when they rescue Kristofferson and escape the farmers. The flood does trigger him to change, but the nature of the climax shows that completely avoiding danger and not antagonising the farmers is not required.

Yes, Mr. Fox does need to change, as his wife tells him he must. This is in keeping with many of the patriarchal figures in Wes Anderson's other films. But that is not the complete message of the film. It repeats, almost ad nauseum, that they are "wild animals". Mr. Fox explains that "foxes traditionally like to...court danger."

There is a thesis-antithesis thing going on here, but by the end they reach a synthesis. They get to be wild animals, still stealing, but from the safety of the supermarket. Remember, Mrs. Fox did not object to stealing for moral reasons - she joins him in it at the start of the film - but because of the danger. The supermarket is a safe enough that she is happy to use it for food (what option does she have otherwise, anyway?) while he gets that thrill of messing with the farmers.

Mr. Fox learns to be content with what he can get; perhaps the apples are fake, but at least they have stars on them. Perhaps it's not as fun as stealing from the farms directly, but at least it's stealing from the farmers.




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What happens at the end of Fantastic Mr. Fox?

In the end, Mr. Fox successfully secures enough food to rescue his community, and in the process creates a network of tunnels that will enable them to live happily, and well-fed, ever after. Fantastic Mr.

What does the wolf at the end of Fantastic Mr. Fox mean?

The wolf represents pure, unbridled, rugged and wild power. Mr Fox tries to communicate with it but realises that being wild is not for him and is best left to the wolf.

Why do they say cuss in Fantastic Mr. Fox?

Well, you can't really put the F word in a kids movie. That's why they just used cuss. By using "Cuss", they did a nice job of turning the phrase, thus allowing both adults and children to watch the movie and extrapolate their own meaning of this word. Or more, getting amused by following conversation.

Is there going to be a Fantastic Mr. Fox 2?

8 Need: Fantastic Mr. Fox. However, it may not be his decision, and the reason we haven't seen a sequel is simply because it isn't financially viable, as the original movie was one of Wes Anderson's least successful movies in terms of revenue.



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