History YMMV / VukTheLittleFox

* {{Woolseyism}}: In the Finnish dub, Vuk's name is an [[FunWithAcronyms acronym]] for "Viisas, urhea kettu" - [[MeaningfulName "Wise, brave fox".]]

* DesignatedHero: Vuk; while he is the protagonist, he kills lots of innocent, apparently sentient animals. He also systematically destroys a human's property

* OneSceneWonder: Most of the rather entertaining and memorable animal characters Vuk encounters (such as Szú, the grumpy hedgehog, Unka, the lovesick frog or Nyau, the feral cat) appear in exactly one scene in the movie, then are never even mentioned again. This shows that there's a big forest out there with many colourful inhabitants. Some of these characters are CrossOver [[TheCameo cameos]] from István Fekete's other novels, such as Hú the owl, who stars his own book. Special mention needs to go to the two geese, who provide the [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments funniest scenes]] of the movie.

** "Who count as ''people'' is just a matter of perspective."

* {{Woolseyism}}: In the Finnish dub, Vuk's name is an [[FunWithAcronyms acronym]] for "Viisas, urhea kettu" - [[AwesomeMcCoolname "Wise, brave fox".]]

* TearJerker

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: The movie is definitely a children's cartoon thanks to {{disneyfication}}, but the novel (by extension most of István Fekete's works) is also considered children's literature in Hungary. Yes. Despite the [[FamilyUnfriendlyViolence violence]], [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath death]], [[GreyAndGrayMorality moral ambiguity]], heavy themes and [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotDidactic general lack of sugarcoating]].

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: You can argue that this is one of the [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotDidactic not didactic works]], but:
** "As long your victims are not your own people killing for survival is perfectly natural."
** "Vengeance works if you do it smartly."

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: The movie is definitely a children's cartoon thanks to {{disneyfication}}, but the novel (by extension most of István Fekete's works) is also considered children's literature in Hungary. Yes. Despite the [[FamilyUnfriendlyViolence violence]], [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath death]], [[GreyAndGrayMorality moral ambiguity]], [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop heavy themes]] and [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotDidactic general lack of sugarcoating]].

* NightmareFuel: Many characters (even developed ones who had several lines) get not only killed, they are also eaten by our main protagonists. One scene has the title character [[BigEater devouring a duck]] 'till only its head remains. At no point are they drawn realistically -- everybody you see getting mauled is an honest-to-goodness cartoon character. Thankfully explicit {{Gorn}} is avoided, however.

* EarWorm: The theme song.

* OneSceneWonder: Most of the rather entertaining and memorable animal characters Vuk encounters (such as Szú, the grumpy hedgehog, Unka, the lovesick frog or Nyau, the feral cat) appear in exactly one scene in the movie, then are never even mentioned again. This shows that there's a big forest out there with many colourful inhabitants. Some of these characters are CrossOver [[TheCameo cameos]] from István Fekete's other novels, such as Hú the owl, who stars his own book. Special mention needs to go to the two geese, who provide the [[CrowningMomentOfFunny funniest scenes]] of the movie.

* GreenAesop: István Fekete's general intended aesop "Respect nature, strive for balance, but know that nature can be cruel and killing/death is unavoidable." is also in effect here. [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism Not that idealistic]] or [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop family friendly]] but still green.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: The movie is definitely a children's cartoon thanks to {{disneyfication}} but the novel (by extension most of István Fekete's works) is also considered children's literature in Hungary. Yes. Despite the [[FamilyUnfriendlyViolence violence]], [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath death]], [[GreyAndGrayMorality moral ambiguity]], [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop heavy themes]] and [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotDidactic general lack of sugarcoating]].

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: One of the many reasons the sequel was disliked is the [[ArtShiftedSequel Art Shift]] to CGI and the [[YouDontLookLikeYou change of character designs]].

* TheWoobie: Vuk. His entire family was killed. [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds And this prompts him taking terrible revenge.]]

* OneSceneWonder: Most of the rather entertaining and memorable animal characters Vuk encounters (such as Szú, the grumpy hedgehog, Unka, the lovesick frog or Nyau, the feral cat) appear in exactly one scene in the movie, then are never even mentioned again. This shows that there's a big forest out there with many colourful inhabitants. Some of these characters are CrossOver [[TheCameo cameos]] from István Fekete's other novels, such as Hú the owl, who stars his own book.
** Special mention needs to go to the two geese, who provide the [[CrowningMomentOfFunny funniest scenes]] of the movie.

* ToughActToFollow: This was only to be expected when following up on what is considered [[SoCoolItsAwesome one of the greatest animated films of all time]], but the sequel was seen as so bad, it was the complete opposite of its predecessor.

* TheWoobie: Vuk. His entire family was killed.
** WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: And this prompts him taking terrible revenge.

* SoCoolItsAwesome: In Hungary, the original is not only considered a great animated film; it is considered one of the best ever made.

* TheyJustDidntCare: The sequel had various {{Plot Hole}}s, had animation that was outmatched by [[TheNineties late-nineties]] feature films despite being made in 2008, and a total shift in tone from the original. The results were shown in theaters despite being outclassed by many DirectToVideo Creator/{{Disney}} sequels.

* SoCoolItsAwesome: The original is not only considered a great animated film; it is considered one of the best ever made.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: One of the many reasons the sequel was disliked is the ArtEvolution to CGI and the [[YouDontLookLikeYou change of character designs]].

* TheyJustDidntCare: The sequel had various {{Plot Hole}}s, had animation that was outmatched by [[TheNineties late-nineties]] feature films despite being made in 2008, and a total shift in tone from the original. The results were shown in theaters despite being outclassed by many DirectToVideo {{Disney}} sequels.

* ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch: A lots of people who haven't seen the sequel loathe it for various reasons. Those who actually saw it usually agree with them.
** The confused acid trip of a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mubtxYoxmxY trailer]] doesn't do much to attract potential viewers, but does ''plenty'' to keep them away.

* GreenAesop: István Fekete's general intended aesop "Respect nature, strive for balance, but know that nature can be cruel and killing/death is unavoidable." is also in effect here. [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism Not that idealistic]] of [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop family friendly]] but still green.

* GreenAesop: István Fekete's general intended aesop "Respect nature, strive for balance, but know that nature can be cruel and killing/death is unavoidable." is also in effect here. [[SlidingScaleOfIdelismVersusCynism Not that idealistic]] but still green.

*** This is actually probably part of the intended Aesop: "Respect nature, but know that nature can be cruel." which is a non idealistic GreenAesop.