History TearJerker / FantasticMrFox

** The song during the bedroom scene is ''Buckeye Jim'' by Burl Ives, the lyrics are "Way down yonder in a wooden trough, an old woman died of the whooping cough.", no wonder Kristofferson finally broke down.

* Despite the character's relationship with Mr. Fox, [[spoiler: the death of Rat is quite sad... even if it features a few laughs with Kylie commenting that "he went bananas" and Mr. Fox breaking the soberness by agreeing]].

* The wolf scene when you realize what it all means is this and heartwarming at the same time. Mr. Fox encounters the wild animal he wishes to be but can never truly become. The revelation is enough to bring him to tears...

** Ash feels threatened and usurped because Kristofferson unwittingly proved himself as better than Ash and immediately gained favor with Mr. Fox. Kristofferson, on the other hand, does not mean to upset Ash and is already dealing with his father suffering from pneumonia and fears that it could turn fatal. Kristofferson is mature enough to understand what's going on with his father but is too young and powerless to help.
** When Ash and Kristofferson are getting ready for bed, Ash forces him to sleep under a table but hears Kristofferson crying after he turns off the light. After confirming that Kristofferson is indeed crying, he silently realized he pushed him too far and they make amends by turning on a model train and watching it. It doesn't stop their rivalry but it shows that Ash understands where the boundaries are with him.

** Ash feels threatened and usurped because Kristofferson unwittingly proved himself as better than Ash and immediately gained favor with Mr. Fox. Kristofferson, on the other hand, does not mean to upset Ash and is already dealing with a situation in his family that he's mature enough to understand but too young to actually do anything about it. When the two are getting ready for bed, Ash forces Kristofferson to sleep under a table but hears Kristofferson crying after he turns off the light. After confirming that Kristofferson is indeed crying, he silently realized he pushed him too far and they make amends by turning on a model train and watching it.

* Ash and Kristofferson's rivalry, Ash feels threatened and usurped because Kristofferson unwittingly proved himself as better than Ash and immediately gained favor with Mr. Fox. Kristofferson, on the other hand, does not mean to upset Ash and is already dealing with a situation in his family that he's mature enough to understand but too young to actually do anything about it. When the two are getting ready for bed, Ash forces Kristofferson to sleep under a table but hears Kristofferson crying after he turns off the light. After confirming that Kristofferson is crying, he silently realized he pushed him too far and they make amends by turning on a model train and watching it. The song during the bedroom scene is ''Buckeye Jim'' by Burl Ives, the lyrics are "Way down yonder in a hollow trough, an old woman died of the whooping cough.", no wonder Kristofferson finally broke down.

** On Mr. Fox's side, he's doing all this because he's essentially going through a midlife crisis. He isn't malicious, he loves his wife and son, but at the same time he has existential turmoils now that he's gotten this far in life. He has a hard time admitting his faults because acting like his former fox self brought him a form of solace that he desperately needed. And [[NotSoDifferent similar to his son Ash]], Mr. Fox wants to be the most cunning and successful trickster fox because he wants to be viewed that way, he seeks ''approval'' from others, but he's been handling this issue in the wrong way, much like how Ash does in his attempts of getting his dad's approval, resulting in disasters (the animals being forced underground by Fox's actions, and Kristofferson getting kidnapped due to Ash's plan of getting his dad's tail back).

** On Mr. Fox's side, he's doing all this because he's essentially going through a midlife crisis. He isn't malicious, he loves his wife and son, but at the same time he has existential turmoils now that he's gotten this far in life. He has a hard time admitting his faults because acting like his former fox self brought him a form of solace that he desperately needed.

* Despite the character's relationship with Mr. Fox, [[spoiler: the death of Rat is quite sad... even if it features a few laughs with Kylie commenting that "he was bananas" and Mr. Fox breaking the soberness and agreeing]].

* Despite the character's relationship with Mr. Fox, [[spoiler: the death of Rat is quite sad... even if it features a few laughs]]:

** On Mr. Fox's side, he's doing all this because he's essentially going through a midlife crisis. He isn't malicious, he loves his wife and son, but at the same time he has existential turmoils now that he's gotten this far in life.

* Felicity Fox's devastating ArmorPiercingResponse to her husband when he tells her that deep down, she loves him--"I love you too... but I ''shouldn't'' have married you." You can tell this is what truly pushes Mr. Fox to reform.

* Felicity Fox's devastating ArmorPiercingResponse to her husband when he tells her that deep down, she loves him--"Yes, I do...but I ''never'' should have married you." You can tell this is what truly pushes Mr. Fox to reform.

* Felicity Fox's devastating ArmorPiercingResponse to her husband when he tells her that deep down, she loves him--"Yes, I do...but I ''never'' should have married you." You can tell this is what truly pushes Mr. Fox to reform.

* Not a complete tear jerker, but still stronger than Heartwarming, seven words one statement: ''Ash, I'm so glad he was you.''

* Not a complete tear jerker, but still stronger than Heartwarming, seven words one statement: Ash, I'm so glad he was you.