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* The movie does a pretty good job of making an otherwise adorable little summer tanager and its chicks absolutely terrifying. While a bird feeding its young obviously isn't scary, [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments quite the opposite in every other situation really]], Hopper's FamilyUnfriendlyDeath shows how horrifying it would be if you were a bug. Consider the sounds the bird makes; they did a convincing job of depicting what birdsong must sound like from a bug's perspective, because the deep and loud screeches it makes would be right at home in ''Film/JurassicPark''. It's a harrowing reminder that despite the widespread belief (especially at the time of the movie's release), [[PrehistoricMonster dinosaurs still walk strong among the living]]. Even more terrifying is the ''speed'' in which the bird jumps in front of Hopper, and then snaps him up to feed to the chicks. It's 100% clear that, from the moment that the bird saw him, there was no escape.

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* The movie does a pretty good job of making an otherwise adorable little summer tanager and its chicks absolutely terrifying. While a bird feeding its young obviously isn't scary, [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments quite the opposite in every other situation really]], Hopper's FamilyUnfriendlyDeath shows how horrifying it would be if you were a bug. Consider the sounds the bird makes; they did a convincing job of depicting what birdsong must sound like from a bug's perspective, because the deep and loud screeches it makes would be right at home in ''Film/JurassicPark''.''Film/JurassicPark1993''. It's a harrowing reminder that despite the widespread belief (especially at the time of the movie's release), [[PrehistoricMonster dinosaurs still walk strong among the living]]. Even more terrifying is the ''speed'' in which the bird jumps in front of Hopper, and then snaps him up to feed to the chicks. It's 100% clear that, from the moment that the bird saw him, there was no escape.
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*** And if that's not enough, Hopper says, "You just lost" ''[[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou as if he's saying that directly to the audience!]]''
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* Hopper's first lines deserve some mention. These seven words explain his very definition.
-->'''Hopper:''' So where is it? ''[the ants don't respond]'' ''Where's my '''FOOD?!!''''' ''[He yells it so loud, "'''''FOOD?!!'''''" echoes throughout the anthill]''
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-->'''Hopper:''' So where is it? ''[the ants don't respond]'' ''Where's my '''FOOD?!!''''' ''[He yells it so loud, '''''FOOD?!!''''' echoes throughout the anthill]''

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-->'''Hopper:''' So where is it? ''[the ants don't respond]'' ''Where's my '''FOOD?!!''''' ''[He yells it so loud, '''''FOOD?!!''''' "'''''FOOD?!!'''''" echoes throughout the anthill]''
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* Hopper's first lines deserve some mention. These seven words explain his very definition.
-->'''Hopper:''' So where is it? ''[the ants don't respond]'' ''Where's my '''FOOD?!!''''' ''[He yells it so loud, '''''FOOD?!!''''' echoes throughout the anthill]''
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** Not to mention the music as well. Once Hopper is picked up by the bird, the instruments you hear are the violins, combined with dramatic horns. The violins in particular produce the same [[PsychoStrings "Psycho strings"]] that can be heard in the score for the climax of ''NightmareFuel/RaidersOfTheLostArk''

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** Not to mention the music as well. Once Hopper is picked up by the bird, the instruments you hear are the violins, combined with dramatic horns. The violins in particular produce the same [[PsychoStrings "Psycho strings"]] that can be heard in the score for the climax of ''NightmareFuel/RaidersOfTheLostArk''''NightmareFuel/RaidersOfTheLostArk''.
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-->'''Atta:''' ''(simultaneously)'' No-no, please!
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'''Counselor:''' If we give up anymore, we'll starve.\\

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'''Counselor:''' '''Thorny:''' If we give up anymore, we'll starve.\\



** On top of that, when Hopper loses one of his antennae to the Pill Bugs, he roars again before glaring at Flik dangling from his hand as if to say "I'll make sure you pay for this one too."

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** On top of that, when Hopper loses one of his antennae to the Pill Bugs, he roars again before glaring at Flik dangling from his hand as if to say "I'll make sure you pay for this one too."too!"

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