History YMMV / Ferdinand

* BaseBreakingCharacter. Lupe the goat. Some love her while others [[TheScrappy see her as the]] unholy offspring of [[WesternAnimation/IceAge Sid The Sloth]] and Flo from the ''Progressive Direct'' commercials.

* UnfortunateImplications: All the sympathetic characters have American or British accents, while the more antagonistic characters are the ones to have actual Spanish accents. [[https://medium.com/@Mullerornis/ferdinand-and-coco-setting-standoff-4d733309e49f The movie as a whole can be constructed as anti-Spain]].

* {{Narm}}: From a distance, the slaughterhouse is seen as a dark and dreaded place, the final destination of all bulls considered unfit to fight in the ring. [[spoiler:When Ferdinand eventually goes into the slaughterhouse to rescue Valiente and Guapo, it turns out to be an unrealistically goofy ConveyerBeltOfDoom.]]

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The film did particularly well in Sweden, where the original short film is broadcast every Christmas Eve as part of the Disney special "From All Of Us".

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped:
** [[spoiler:Don't conform to harmful stereotypes of what you should be, especially if they'll get you ''killed''; as Ferdinand learns to his horror, the bull never wins the bullfight, so be they tough or soft, every bull who competes in the ring is doomed.]]
** It's okay not to conform to gender stereotypes (like men being tough and unemotional), [[spoiler:as the scene where Ferdinand comforts Bones after Guapo is taken to the slaughterhouse shows.]] Cruel and haughty demeanor is harmful, but there's also nothing inherently wrong with being assertive, competitive, and tough. Ultimately, the film concludes, that as long as you're courageous, altruistic and benevolent, there's no wrong way to be a guy.
** Bullfighting is a blood-sport that's based on teasing and killing a bull for entertainment. The movie was controversial in Spain for this reason, since bullfighting is a beloved sport there. The fact this is an American film doesn't help matters either.

* ViewerSpeciesConfusion: Dos is thinner and ganglier than Una and Quatro (and [[HeWhoMustNotBeSeen maybe]] Tres) and his spines aren't as pronounced or visible, which causes him to look more like a stereotypical rat rather than a hedgehog.

* ViewerSpeciesConfusion: Dos is thinner and ganglier than Uno and Tres and his spines aren't as pronounced or visible, which causes him to look more like a stereotypical rat rather than a hedgehog.

* {{Narm}}: The slaughterhouse is a dark and dreaded place, the final destination of all bulls considered unfit to fight in the ring. [[spoiler:When we actually get inside, it turns out to be an unrealistically goofy ConveyerBeltOfDoom.]]

* ViewerSpeciesConfusion: Dos looks a bit more like a stereotypical rat than a hedgehog.

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: Fighting isn’t strength, which is a good moral, but fighting in self-defense also being wrong is a bit dubious.

In 1939, Disney produced [[WesternAnimation/FerdinandTheBull a short film]] based on the same source material. Shortly after the film was released, Creator/BlueSkyStudios (and by extension, this movie) was purchased by Disney.

* HilariousInHindsight: In 1939, Disney produced [[WesternAnimation/FerdinandTheBull a short film]] based on the same source material. Shortly after the film was released, Creator/BlueSkyStudios (and by extension, this movie) was purchased by Disney.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The film did particularly well in Sweden, where the original short film is broadcast every Christmas Eve as part of the Disney special FromAllOfUs.

** Similarly, It's okay not to conform to gender stereotypes (like men being tough and unemotional), [[spoiler:as the scene where Ferdinand comforts Bones after Guapo is taken to the slaughterhouse shows.]] Cruel and haughty demeanor is harmful, but there's also nothing inherently wrong with being assertive, competitive, and tough. Ultimately, the film concludes, that as long as you're courageous, altruistic and benevolent, there's no wrong way to be a guy.
** Also, bullfighting is a blood-sport that's based on teasing and killing a bull for entertainment. The movie was controversial in Spain for this reason, since bullfighting is a beloved sport there. The fact this is an American film doesn't help matters either.
* SugarWiki/SweetDreamsFuel: All of Ferdinand's interactions with his owner Nina are just too cute!

* WTHCastingAgency: Subverted. Casting John Cena as the lead character, at first, feels like StuntCasting until you realize how much it makes sense for someone who fake-fights for a living to play a character who has to fake a fight. Come the actual movie, his acting was actually held up as one of the more redeeming things about it. In fact, Cena was a failed voice actor before becoming a wrestler.

* AmericansHateTingle: While it did reasonably well in Spain, Portugal and other countries where bullfighting is still popular, local MoralGuardians and celebrities of all sorts have had their veins boiling with lava at this movie because it portrays bullfighting for the sociopathic "sport" that it is.

* HilariousInHindsight:
** In the Japanese dub, the titular hero is voiced by Creator/RyotaroOkiayu, whose most famous role was as Alucard in the ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' franchise, and especially in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'', when he have to face many bull-like enemies through the game. In this film, he voice a ''literal'' bull this time.
** In 1939, Disney produced [[WesternAnimation/FerdinandTheBull a short film]] based on the same source material. Shortly after the film was released, Creator/BlueSkyStudios (and by extension, this movie) was purchased by Disney.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: [[spoiler:Don't conform to harmful stereotypes of what you should be, especially if they'll get you ''killed''; as Ferdinand learns to his horror, the bull never wins the bullfight, so be they tough or soft, every bull who competes in the ring is doomed.]]

* AmericansHateTingle: While it did reasonably well in Spain, Portugal and other countries where bullfighting is still popular, local MoralGuardians and celebrities of all sorts have had their veins boiling with lava at this movie because it portrays bullfighting for the sociopathic sport that it is.

* HilariousInHindsight: In the Japanese dub, the titular hero is voiced by Creator/RyotaroOkiayu, whose most famous role was as Alucard in the ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' franchise, and especially in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'', when he have to face many bull-like enemies through the game. In this film, he voice a ''literal'' bull this time.

* AmericansHateTingle: While it's doing reasonably well in Spain, Portugal and other countries where bullfighting is still popular, MoralGuardians and celebrities of all sorts have their veins boiling with lava at this movie because it portrays bullfighting for the sociopathic sport that it is.

** Similarly, It's okay not to conform to gender stereotypes (like men being tough), [[spoiler:as the scene where Ferdinand comforts Bones after Guapo is taken to the slaughterhouse shows.]] Toxic masculinity is harmful, but there's also nothing inherently wrong with being traditionally masculine, competitive, and tough. Ultimately, the film concludes, that as long as you're courageous and kind, there's no wrong way to be a guy.