Babe

In the movie Babe Pig in the City, anthropomorphism was shown throughout the entire film. All of the animals that were in film could talk, and they all showed their emotions and personalities. By having the animals have human traits this helped me to be more connected to the film and the characters in it. The part of the film which was my favorite was when the orangutan finally seemed as if he gained respect for Babe when he told the other chimpanzees to “thank the pig”. He told the other chimps to thank Babe when Babe spotted that the baby chimp was about to fall from the chandelier.

The part in the film which really related to anthropomorphism was when the orangutan had the other animals wait for him before they escaped from the animal laboratory. The orangutan said he had to get dressed before he could leave. This relates to anthropomorphism because humans don’t go out into public without wearing clothes. Also another example that showed anthropomorphism well was when the Chimp had her babies and Babe started singing a song and all the other animals in the house joined in. This is really similar to when people start singing happy birthday to someone out in public, normally everyone else joins in.

Lastly this movie showed how some humans think of animals as being an annoyance. An example of this is when the lady across the street from the hotel called the animal control people to come and get the animals. I found it quite funny how after the hotel was closed down a club was put their instead. It made me wonder what would that lady really like to be their animals in a house or a night club. Another example was when Babe and Ms. Hoggett were stuck in the airport and they wouldn’t let them stay because she had Babe with her, even though they were not bothering anyone. This is true in the real world also. Some individuals do not like animals and if an animal is loose in their yard they will call the SPCA instead of trying to help the animal on their own. In conclusion I agree with Chelsea that animals are on different levels than humans intellectually and morally in real life. But that still doesn’t mean that animals don’t have human traits because, they do show emotion even though they don’t speak. The film depicts some anthropomorphic traits which are actually present in the real world among animals.