History Film / Babe

* BigShutUp: Fly delivers one to the sheep, who finally clam up and allow her to, ''[[FantasticRacism slowly]]'', ask what killed Maa. One spokesheep replies, ''[[AnimalStereotypes slowly]]'', that Maa was killed by wolves (dogs), and Babe ''saved'' the rest of the flock.

* BigShutUp: Fly delivers one to the sheep, who finally clam up and allow her to, ''[[FantasticRacism slowly]]'', ask what killed Maa. One spokesheep replies, ''[[AnimalStereotypes slowly]]'', that Maa was killed by dogs, and Babe ''saved'' them.

* BigShutUp: Fly delivers one to the sheep, who finally clam up and allow her to, ''[[FantasticRacism slowly]]'', ask what killed Maa. One spokesheep replies, ''[[AnimalSterotypes slowly]]'', that Maa was killed by dogs, and Babe ''saved'' them.

* BigShutUp: Fly delivers one to the sheep, who finally clam up and allow her to, ''[[FantasticRacism slowly]]'', ask what killed Maa. One spokesheep replies that Maa was killed by dogs, and Babe ''saved'' them.

* AintTooProudToBeg: Fly was willing to put aside her prejudice for sheep to politely ask them what happened the morning that Maa was killed so she could prove Babe's innocence.

* AwfulTruth: Babe finds out that most pigs are eaten by humans and that his real family was most likely eaten.

* GreenEyedMonster: This was one of the main reasons why Rex did not like Babe. Rex had the makings of a sheepdog champion but had lost his hearing and therefore couldn't herd sheep as well as he used to. Then came Babe who was able to do what he couldn't.

* DeadpanSnarker: The mice, especially in the sequel. "Je ne regrette rien" after Babe accidentally injures Farmer Hoggett?

* GreekChorus: The mice.

* GadgeteerGenius: Farmer Hoggett. He cobbles together an automatic opening/closing device for the farm's gate, and develops other gadgets around the farm as well. It's his uncanny ability to see purpose in things nobody else does that ends up saving Babe's life.

* GadgeteerGenius: Farmer Hoggett cobbles together an automatic opening/closing device for the farm's gate.

* BigShutUp: Fly delivers one to the sheep, who finally clam up and allow her to, [[FantasticRacism ''slowly'']], ask what killed Maa. One spokesheep replies that Maa was killed by dogs, and Babe ''saved'' them.

* BigShutUp: Fly delivers one to the sheep, who finally clam up and [[spoiler:allow her to, ''slowly'', ask what killed Maa. One spokesheep replies that Maa was killed by dogs, and Babe ''saved'' them.]]

* BigShutUp: Fly delivers one to the sheep, who shut up and [[spoiler:finally tell her, clearly, that Maa was killed by dogs, and Babe ''saved'' them.]]

* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The bull terrier in the sequel [[spoiler:who tries to kill Babe, but then is then rescued by him, immediately employs himself as Babe's right hand man.]]

* TheMessiah: Babe to a sutble degree. Particularily pointed out in the sequel where he saves a bull terrier right after the said dog had tried to kill him, and all the other animals watching retreated from helping.

* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The bull terrier in the sequel who tries to kill Babe but then is then rescued by him, immediately employs himself as Babe's right hand man.
** Also pointed out in his speech of how it's a bull terrier's job to "be malicious" and that most others would have let him drown.

* TheMessiah: Babe to a sutble degree. Particularily pointed out in the sequel where he saves a bull terrier right after the said dog had tried to kill him.

Based on a book named ''The Sheep-Pig'' by {{Dick King-Smith}}, ''Babe'' is the story of a little piglet ("Babe" to the other animals he encounters and "Pig" to all the humans -- [[FridgeBrilliance including the narrator]]) that gets plucked from his life as future dinner to become a prize at a fair, ending up on the farm of sheep rancher Mr. Hoggett. His ranch is quirky already, and taking in Babe, cared for by his sheepdog Fly, only makes things stranger.

As it turns out, Babe is a kind and trusting sort that quickly befriends most of the farm, and uses his friendship to become an effective sheep herder. From there, Farmer Hoggett decides, instead of using Babe as a featured part of the dinner table, to use the little pig to actually compete in sheep dog trials.

* ShoutOut: An inversion, the quote at the top of the page has been referenced in several place from ''TheDresdenFiles'' to ''{{Shrek}}''.

* CatsAreMean: Though the film gives a disclaimer that not ''all'' cats are mean (indeed, the ones in ''City'' are mostly nice). However, Duchess, the spoiled cat, is mean by even cat standards. [[spoiler: She not only gives Babe a nasty scratch, but also tells him that humans eat pigs.]]
** How is it her line "Pigs have no purpose" isn't here? It pretty much defines this trope.

* HeyItsThatVoice: [[HugoWeaving Agent Smith]] as Rex.

* DuelingMovies: Against ''{{Gordy}}'', a slightly earlier film also about a talking pig.

--> "I tried making it with the chickens and it didn't work!"

--> " Fly? May I call you Mom?"

* RaisedByWolves: A variant; Babe is raised by a mother sheepdog, who does teach a somewhat awkward set of manners to the young pig. Somewhat appropriately, the sheep frequently refer to the dogs as "wolves"

** And far more obscurely, in Warcraft 2 the NPC sheep would bleat out 'baa ram ewe' if you clicked on them enough.

* SneezeOfDoom: Subverted. Ferdinand ''almost'' wakes up the cat, but then Babe drops an alarm clock.

The film was followed by a 1998 sequel, ''Babe: Pig in the City,'' which despite its cutesy-poo title manages to take an already fairly dark story and turn it very, very much DarkerAndEdgier. The fact that George Miller takes over as director (he produced the first film and Chris Noonan directed) has quite a bit to do with it. It has been called ''TheCityOfLostChildren -- Except This Time the Children are Adorable Kittens'', which gives you an idea of the tone. More information can be found [[http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-new-cult-canon-babe-pig-in-the-city,2221/ here]].