History YMMV / SamsonAndSally

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: When briefly asked to identify themselves by Samson, a pair of junk-dealing walruses abruptly stage (without any significant impetus) a goofy song-and-dance routine (complete with singing canned sardines, a bizarre re-enactment of Noah's Ark and lyrics entirely composed of nonsense scatting) upon a derelict oilrig, culminating in the pair contracting (and presumably later dying from) [[FridgeHorror radiation sickness]]. Upon witnessing the duo's tusks falling from their mouths in anticipation of their implied horrific fate, Samson nonchalantly mentions that he and Sally need to return home, abruptly concluding the scene (which is never mentioned ''ever'' again). Weirdly enough, considering the tone of the movie, the song is a virulent ear worm.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The haunting electronic score by Jens Vilhelm Pedersen (AKA "Fuzzy"), but especially the slow jam that plays as Samson swims around [[spoiler:the sunken New York ruins.]]

** When the pod dives to go under the oil slick and escape the whalers, the nigh-total darkness and tense music make the threat of the whales dying ''very'' apparent. It culminates in one member of the pod being unable to hold his breath any longer, rising to the surface to breathe, and then [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath promptly suffocating and sinking down into the abyss as his blowhole becomes clogged with oil]]. A bird is also seen trapped in the oil, flopping about on the surface before it sinks out of sight.
** Samson getting sick and passing out at the toxic waste site. He's rescued by the blue whale, but [[spoiler: that whale gives a few brief shudders, indicating he's not so well himself. He's later found dead.]] The creepy music doesn't help.
** The Killer Whales are pretty scary in general. they look much more shark-like than actual killer whales and behave like ravenous beasts.

** [[spoiler:The smiling blue whale even moreso. It's all in the sad look Sampson gives when he realizes what has happened. And given the supposed [[AfterTheEnd state]] of the planet in general and his species' current rarity due to hunting and other pressures, he might well have been one of the, if not ''the'', LastOfHisKind.]]

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: A pair of walruses put on a dance routine around a broken down oilrig, and end up getting [[FridgeHorror radiation sickness]]. Never mentioned ''ever'' again. Weirdly enough, considering the tone of the movie, the song is an ear worm.

* [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment Big Dancing Walrus Moment]]: A pair of walruses put on a dance routine around a broken down oilrig, and end up getting [[FridgeHorror radiation sickness]]. Never mentioned ''ever'' again. Weirdly enough, considering the tone of the movie, the song is an ear worm.

* FridgeHorror:
** By the time Samson meets up with his hero [[spoiler:Moby Dick]], the latter is now an elderly, decrepit, and senile whale who can no longer hunt for food. His home [[spoiler: in the underwater ruins of New York City]] is hidden far away from humans so he won’t have to worry about them, but there are no other whales living there. [[spoiler:Moby]] doesn’t appear to be long for this world by the time of the movie, and if, or more accurately when, he dies, [[DyingAlone he will do so all alone, with no family, friends, or children]].

* {{Anvilicious}}: The GreenAesop of this movie is NOT subtle

** Samson getting sick and passing out at the toxic waste site. He's rescued by the blue whale, but [[spoiler: that whale gives a few brief shudders, indicating he's not so well himself. He's later found dead.]]

** [[spoiler:The smiling blue whale even moreso. It's all in the sad look Sampson gives when he realizes what has happened. And given the supposed [[AfterTheEnd state]] of the planet in general and his species' current rarity due to hunting and other pressures, he might well have been one of the, if not ''the'', LastOfHiskind.]]

** [[spoiler:The smiling blue whale even moreso. It's all in the sad look Sampson gives when he realizes what has happened. And given the supposed [[AfterTheEnd state]] of the planet in general and the species' current rarity, he might well have been one of, if not the ''last'', living blue whales in the world. ]]

** [[spoiler:The smiling whale even moreso. It's all in the sad look Sampson gives when he realizes what has happened]]

** Whenever a killer whale gets beaten by a bigger whale.