Warner Brothers’Thumbelinais ananimated classic, and one that most millennials remember well.
One night, a toad kidnaps her from her room.
Here are some of the things inThumbelinathat only adults would notice.
But then, she dances on the edge of that same trough and almost falls into the water again.
The dangers don’t end there.
Just seconds later, she falls through a hole and onto a pile of hatching eggs.
All those dangerous things happen when she’s safe at home.
In the beginning, she’s seen watching over an empty cradle.
The mother’s storyline gets even sadder when the child she waited for vanishes without a trace.
But these toads aren’t actually toads at all.
At least, they don’t appear to be.
So, it seems that these characters are actually meant to be frogs.
But then again, maybe these creatures aren’t frogs either.
In the film, Thumbelina is faced with many options for what path to go down in life.
The movie is all about life choices and the paths a person can go down.
However, it’s unclear if she intended to keep Thumbelina captive.
After all, she doesn’t seem particularly ruthless.
These characters aren’t evil, they’re just selfish and don’t act in Thumbelina’s best interests.
Perhaps this makes them less frightening characters for a movie, but they’re more realistic villains.
Prince Cornelius first meets her because he hears hersinging.
Mrs. Toad kidnaps her because her sonsees her(and hears her) and wants to marry her.
But even when Jacquimocomforts Thumbelinaafter the beetles call her ugly, there is still importance placed on her looks.
Thumbelina complains that Mr. Beetle says she’s ugly, so Jacquimo asks if she loves Mr. Beetle.
When she says no, Jacquimo says, “Then never mind the beetle.
The thought puts Thumbelina in a better mood, but it’s still shallow.
Fieldmouse’s underground home.
This is certainly macabre, especially since we know some bugs to be Thumbelina’s friends.
Finally, during Thumbelina and Mr. Mole’swedding, Thumbelinawalks down the aisleto Mr. Mole on a sword.
Not only is that dangerous, but it’s also pretty threatening.
No wonder Thumbelina ended up running away from the alter.
